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Boy left swimming for his life as rescue delayed by police

Boy left swimming for his life as rescue delayed by police

A boy with no lifejacket spent an hour swimming away from his burning boat on Lake Taupō while rescue helicopter calls were delayed by police.

Person dies in Christmas Eve fire

Person dies in Christmas Eve fire

One person has died after a house fire in New Plymouth early on Christmas Eve.

Pensioner wields hammer in Caversham music feud

Pensioner wields hammer in Caversham music feud

A "neighbours at war" situation bubbling away in Dunedin has boiled over after a disagreement over music led to a man waving a hammer at his neighbour.

NSW passes new gun, anti-protest laws in wake of Bondi

NSW Premier Chris Minns in the Legislative Assembly at Parliament House in Sydney. Photo: Reuters

NSW passes new gun, anti-protest laws in wake of Bondi

Controversial anti-protest laws and tightened gun rules have passed after a marathon parliamentary debate running into the early hours of Christmas Eve.

'Deeply unfair': Nurse's autistic son may be deported

Nelson elder care nurse Nithin Mankeel with his wife Aparna Jayandhan Geetha and five-year-old...

'Deeply unfair': Nurse's autistic son may be deported

A Nelson nurse says he is living in fear as he tries to stop the deportation of his autistic child.

Drunk driver crashes through fence, into property - police

A Dunedin man got a rude awakening when he went outside his house to find a car crashed in his yard and the driver sauntering away.

Trump flew on Epstein jet eight times in the '90s

Ghislaine Maxwell and Donald Trump are shown in this image released by the Department of Justice...

Trump flew on Epstein jet eight times in the '90s

President Donald Trump flew on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's private jet "many more times than previously has been reported," according to an email from a New York prosecutor that forms part of a new batch of documents about Epstein.

NZTA orders investigation into full scale of breath testing scandal

NZTA orders investigation into full scale of breath testing scandal

The New Zealand Transport Agency has commissioned an independent analysis of breath testing data to try and identify the full scale of falsely recorded tests.

Russell Brand charged with two more sex offences

British police say that comedian and actor Russell Brand had been charged with a new count of rape and another of sexual assault.

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Last playground plan work a ‘milestone’

Concept plans for multimillion-dollar upgrades to St Kilda’s Marlow Park released in 2023, which...

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Last playground plan work a ‘milestone’

The Dunedin City Council is ready to roll up its sleeves and get to work transforming Dunedin’s dinosaur park into the "most exciting destination playground possible".

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AA chairman ‘frustrated’ by trial closure

AA Otago district council chairman Malcolm Budd is concerned the closure of part of Queens Dr...

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AA chairman ‘frustrated’ by trial closure

The AA Otago district council chairman has roundly lambasted the "anti-car" Dunedin City Council for closing a section of the city’s scenic driving route to trial a shared pathway.

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Ham, lights among injury sources

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Ham, lights among injury sources

Surprisingly, most of the injuries at this time of year are not caused by too much mulled wine or eggnog.

No ‘ODT’ tomorrow

There will be no publication of the Otago Daily Times tomorrow, Christmas Day.

Cyclist hospitalised

Police were notified about 4.40pm yesterday of a crash involving a vehicle and cyclist at the intersection of Knox St and Opoho Rd.

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‘Forever lost in a broken system’

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‘Forever lost in a broken system’

Patients are sharing their horror stories as data shows those in the Southern region face the longest waits for elective surgeries in New Zealand.

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Controversial Albany Street Connection $1.8m over budget

The Albany St project was part of a initiative which aimed to provide a safe walking and cycling...

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Controversial Albany Street Connection $1.8m over budget

The controversial Albany Street Connection and safety improvements project has come in at nearly $5 million.

‘Call of Duty’ creator dies

‘Call of Duty’ creator dies

Vince Zampella, the video game developer who helped launch the Call of Duty franchise and Apex Legends studio Respawn Entertainment, has died.

Return deportees: judge

President Donald Trump told reporters he thought the United States could make a deal with China,...

Return deportees: judge

A judge ruled President Donald Trump’s administration must arrange for the return of a group of alleged Venezuelan gang members deported to a prison in El Salvador.