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    Air rifle prompts lockdown

    East Taieri Preschool was in lockdown for a short time yesterday while police apprehended a 72...

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    Air rifle prompts lockdown

    A man wandering around the graves of East Taieri Cemetery with a firearm sent a neighbouring school and preschool into lockdown, and struck fear into residents yesterday.

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    Tuition fee increase regrettable: Robertson

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    Tuition fee increase regrettable: Robertson

    University of Otago vice-chancellor Grant Robertson says it is "highly regrettable" the university has had to increase tuition fees by 6% for the second consecutive year.

    New fossil fish species named after late prof

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    Second Green Island player sentenced over secret filming

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    Second Green Island player sentenced over secret filming

    A second player from a Green Island rugby team who secretly filmed a woman in bed and sent it to a group chat is part of a culture of misogyny, a judge says.

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    End of WW1 remembered in Otago

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    Relocated war memorial unveiled

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    Relocated war memorial unveiled

    Otago Military History Group member Charlie Boyes (left) and KiwiRail Hillside Workshops general manager Alan Hill unveil the relocated war memorial

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    Leopard seal sunbathing, while sea lion prioritises working on handicap

    Summer is supposedly right around the corner and marine mammals are heading our way — some have already arrived.

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    Albany St project to go ahead - over budget

    Dunedin's much-debated Albany St cycling and walking link will proceed.

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    Govt acts after scathing McSkimming report

    The govt is appointing an Inspector General of Police following a damning report into the handling of the Jevod McSkimming case. Former police commissioner Andrew Coster has been placed on leave from his current role.

    Dunedin MP casts proxy vote for expelled pair

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    Dunedin MP casts proxy vote for expelled pair

    Tākuta Ferris and Mariameno Kapa-Kingi have delivered their first votes as independent MPs from afar, using the Green Party as proxies.

    Police slammed in report on disgraced cop

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    When police did eventually refer a woman's claims about Jevon McSkimming to the watchdog, senior police attempted to influence the investigation, a new report says.

    Man with firearm in Taieri cemetery sparks lockdown

    East Taieri Preschool was in lockdown for a short time today while police apprehended a 72-year...

    Man with firearm in Taieri cemetery sparks lockdown

    A man wandering around the graves of East Taieri Cemetery with a firearm sent a neighbouring school and preschool into lockdown and struck fear into residents.

    Climate summit opens with plea for countries to get along

    UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell told attendees: "In this arena of COP30, your...

    Climate summit opens with plea for countries to get along

    The COP30 climate summit has opened with the UN climate chief urging countries to cooperate rather than battle over priorities.

    Court poised to reject Rastafarian man shaved bald in jail

    Court poised to reject Rastafarian man shaved bald in jail

    The US Supreme Court's conservative majority appears inclined to reject a Rastafarian man's bid to sue prison officials after guards shaved him bald in violation of his religious beliefs.

    First Hungarian-British author wins Booker Prize

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    First Hungarian-British author wins Booker Prize

    David Szalay has won the 2025 Booker Prize for his novel Flesh, becoming the first Hungarian-British author to win one of top awards in the English-speaking world.

    'He's been here 50 years': PM brushes off Peters' criticism

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    'He's been here 50 years': PM brushes off Peters' criticism

    The NZ First leader says National wants to sell assets because it has "failed to run the economy properly".

    New roadside drug testing trial to begin

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    New roadside drug testing trial to begin

    Police are poised to begin testing drivers for drugs with a device that involves a quick swipe of the driver's tongue.

    Labour 'absolutely' comfortable if Te Pāti Māori lose seats

    Labour's campaign manager Willie Jackson. Photo: RNZ

    Labour 'absolutely' comfortable if Te Pāti Māori lose seats

    Labour is "absolutely" campaigning to get Te Pāti Māori out of Parliament and says that while the party's internal ructions are sad for te ao Māori, that is politics.

    Details of gun law reforms unveiled

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    Details of gun law reforms unveiled

    Cabinet has signed off on an overhaul of the country's gun laws that shifts the responsibility of the firearms regulator from the Police Minister to the Firearms Minister.

    Prisoner slips hospital escort, goes on the run

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    Prisoner slips hospital escort, goes on the run

    A prisoner has been on the run for four days after escaping while on a hospital escort in Auckland.
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