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    Animals to replace people on UK bank notes

    Animals will replace people on the next set of British pound bank notes. Photo: Getty Images

    Animals to replace people on UK bank notes

    Images of animals will feature on the next series of bank notes from the Bank of England, as the central bank shifts away from historical figures such as William Shakespeare, Winston Churchill and...

    Gregg's coffee factory in line for closure under new proposal

    The Dunedin Gregg's coffee factory is in line for closure under a new proposal. Photo: Gerard O...

    Gregg's coffee factory in line for closure under new proposal

    Dunedin's Gregg's coffee factory is in line for closure under proposed changes from its parent company.

    Teacher struck off after filming for porn side-hustle at school

    Primary school teachers have voted the reject the 1% pay rise offer. Photo: Getty Images

    Teacher struck off after filming for porn side-hustle at school

    A teacher’s pornographic side-hustle saw her urinating on school property, including a child’s lost sunhat, then posting the videos online.

    NZ First calls for inquiry into Covid vaccination safety

    Photo: Supplied via Local Democracy Reporting

    NZ First calls for inquiry into Covid vaccination safety

    New Zealand First has called for yet another inquiry into Covid-19 - this one focused on vaccine injuries.

    Heaviest day of strikes yet on Iran

    Smoke rises in the Kerman province, following a reported strike on its airport amid the US...

    Heaviest day of strikes yet on Iran

    The US and Israel have pounded Iran with what the Pentagon and Iranians on the ground called the most intense airstrikes of the war.

    Cromwell College student second in national poetry competition

    Cromwell College student second in national poetry competition

    A Year 9 Cromwell College student has come second in the junior section of a national poetry competition.

    Andersen takes over education in Labour portfolio reshuffle

    Ginny Andersen will take on the education portfolio. Photo: RNZ / Reece Baker

    Andersen takes over education in Labour portfolio reshuffle

    Willow-Jean Prime has lost the education portfolio, but picked up social development, as Labour reshuffles its decks ahead of the election.

    Tracking a far-flying flock of kea

    A kea at Red Tarns. Doc says tagging the parrot is a cost-effective way of monitoring them. Photo...

    Tracking a far-flying flock of kea

    An unusually large flock of young kea visiting  Canterbury's Aoraki Mount Cook National Park is part of a trial tracking the movements of the far-flying parrot. 

    Person critically hurt after car hits cafe

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    Person critically hurt after car hits cafe

    Three people have been hurt - one critically - after a car collided with a cafe in Auckland.

    Low vaccination rates driving Covid wave: expert

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    Low vaccination rates driving Covid wave: expert

    The latest wave of Covid-19 is being driven by low vaccination rates, a health expert says.

    Accused Christchurch sex offender found in Australia

    Accused Christchurch sex offender found in Australia

    An accused Christchurch sex offender, declared too sick to stand trial because he had “months to live”, has been found residing on the Sunshine Coast in Australia.

    Police and tourists save man’s life

    Constable Peyton Fields and road policing Senior Constable Andy Camp, both of Dunedin, with the...

    Police and tourists save man’s life

    A medical emergency at a Dunedin campground could have ended in tragedy had it not been for a series of lucky breaks that saved a life.

    Peninsula proudly proclaimed possumless place

    Otago Peninsula Biodiversity Group chairman Hoani Langsbury (left) and Predator Free Dunedin...

    Peninsula proudly proclaimed possumless place

    Possums have had their final termination on the Otago Peninsula.

    Teens break into car

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    Teens break into car

    A Dunedin teenager allegedly spat in the face of a police officer after being caught red-handed breaking into a car.

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    Growing it out to support those living with cancer

    Daniel Lewis is taking care of his lengthening hair, in preparation for its removal on September...

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    Growing it out to support those living with cancer

    Fundraising can be a truly curly activity, but Daniel Lewis reckons there is no need for it to be a knotty affair — you just need to sit back and let it grow.

    ‘Constant fear’: rapist jailed

    Keith Wicks-Cairns will only be released from prison if and when the Parole Board believes he is...

    ‘Constant fear’: rapist jailed

    A woman who was raped by a stranger who broke into her Dunedin flat says she now lives in "constant fear".

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    Gold card discount issue ‘annoying’

    Dunedin pensioner Rob Donaldson holds his SuperGold Card outside Woolworths Dunedin South. Photo:...

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    Gold card discount issue ‘annoying’

    Customers at a South Dunedin supermarket are so incensed about their SuperGold cards not being accepted they are ditching their trolleys and storming out, a pensioner says.

    Fenz’s threat to cut wages halts action

    Wattie Watson. Photo: supplied

    Fenz’s threat to cut wages halts action

    Striking firefighters were met with threats of a double-digit wage deduction after an attempt to change strike tactics went down in flames.

    Identity of manslaughter-accused revealed

    The judge said the man was driven by “emotional dysregulation and alcohol” on the night and...

    Identity of manslaughter-accused revealed

    A man who allegedly caused a fatal crash in Port Chalmers has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and can now be named.

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    Prisoner ‘exited’ from rehab

    Photo: ODT files

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    Prisoner ‘exited’ from rehab

    A man who stabbed his flatmate to death is back in prison after getting kicked out of a Dunedin rehabilitation programme.
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