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    Health Minister Simeon Brown. Photo: RNZ

    'Faster and more efficient': AI scribe tool being used in emergency departments

    The health minister says a doctor using an artificial intelligence scribe tool is able to see, on average, one additional patient per shift.

    'I saw nothing,' Clinton tells Epstein inquiry

    Former US president Bill Clinton gestures during the 2025 Clinton Global Initiative in New York...

    'I saw nothing,' Clinton tells Epstein inquiry

    Bill Clinton said he "saw nothing that gave me pause" when he spent time with Jeffrey Epstein, as he gave closed-door testimony about his relationship with the late sex offender.

    All of South Australia on flood watch after bone-dry summer

    A week of wild weather comes amid warnings that marine heatwave conditions currently enveloping...

    All of South Australia on flood watch after bone-dry summer

    A weather system hovering over the Australian interior all week is set to move south, delivering badly needed rain to farmers.

    One critical, one serious after Auckland assault

    Police were called to the crash on Highsted Rd last night. Photo: Supplied

    One critical, one serious after Auckland assault

    A man has been arrested after a serious assault in Auckland's CBD on Friday night that left two people with serious injuries.

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    DCC signals possible 10.5% rates increase

    "... there are some things we have no control over, such as the increasing maintenance costs,...

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    DCC signals possible 10.5% rates increase

    A rates increase of 10.5% could be coming for Dunedin residents, as bigger council budgets are needed for water services, roading and footpaths and an extra stadium bill.

    Only five ‘warm’ days all summer

    Members of the public battle the rain near the Octagon in Dunedin in late December. The city’s...

    Only five ‘warm’ days all summer

    If you thought Dunedin’s weather was lousy this summer, you were not alone.

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    Staff left in dark as owner leaves NZ

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    Staff left in dark as owner leaves NZ

    Dart Engineering owner Regan Williamson is living in Canada, leaving workers in the company’s Queenstown and Dunedin businesses emotional and unsure of their futures.

    Flippin’ wreck

    Photo: Gregor Richardson

    Flippin’ wreck

    A crushed car body blocks the footpath and cycleway in Thomas Burns St, Dunedin.

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    New fast-food outlet on way for South D

    Photo: supplied

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    Popeyes set to open in South Dunedin

    Fried chicken fast-food giant Popeyes has been given the nod for a Dunedin store.

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    Inland Revenue shift to new premises

    PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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    Inland Revenue shift to new premises

    Inland Revenue Te Tari Taake site leader Emma Butler stands outside the government department’s new offices in the Mataukareao building in Great King St yesterday.

    Sensitive adaptation of Lawrence novel

    Cast members in Keith Scott’s adaptation of D.H. Lawrence’s The Fox, (from left) Caitlin Gordon,...

    Sensitive adaptation of Lawrence novel

    D.H. Lawrence’s The FoxGlobe TheatreThursday, March 26 In 1918, two women struggle with a farm that’s too much for them and are plagued by a fox that steals their hens.

    Green-fingered, house-proud: but no harm in looking

    Photo: Peter McIntosh

    Green-fingered, house-proud: but no harm in looking

    Tania Candy looks at a sculpture by artist Brad Jackson during the 2026 Home and Garden Show at the Edgar Centre yesterday.

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    Alexandra man region's 'worst drink-driver'

    Dunedin officers operate a roadside testing station along Anzac Ave. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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    Alexandra man region's 'worst drink-driver'

    An Alexandra man who almost caused a crash in a parking lot has been labelled Otago’s worst drink-driver after being found to be more than seven times the legal limit at 9am.

    Work to get rid of of invasive sycamore continues

    Halo Project's Source to Sea project manager Alice Macklow holds a sycamore tree on Blueskin Rd...

    Work to get rid of of invasive sycamore continues

    Work continues to get  rid of sycamore trees around the Mt Cargill area, but that is only the tip of the iceberg, say those doing the work.

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    Community service for deceased estate burglar

    Photo: ODT files

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    Community service for deceased estate burglar

    A Dunedin man who burgled the deceased estate of a recluse who made international headlines has been sentenced.

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    Two new NPD fuel stations coming

    A new NPD station at Mosgiel is due to open in the next couple of months. IMAGES: SUPPLIED

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    Two new NPD fuel stations coming

    The chief executive of one of the biggest self-serve fuel companies in New Zealand says there is unlikely to be a demise of staffed fuel stations in the future.

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    Conman wrecks countless lives

    Dalliston Dias has repeatedly been hauled before the Disputes Tribunal and been ordered to refund...

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    Conman wrecks countless lives

    Dalliston Dias fled the country this month amid intense scrutiny from Immigration over treatment of the workers at his Dunedin-based painting business.

    Colours of faith

    PHOTO: REUTERS

    Colours of faith

    A man daubed in colours participates in "Lathmar Holi" celebrations at Barsana, Uttar Pradesh, India, yesterday, which marks the triumph of good over evil. 

    Paramount wins bid

    Photo: RNZ

    Paramount wins bid

    Netflix bowed out of the Warner Bros. Discovery sweepstakes yesterday, conceding the prize to Paramount Skydance.

    Thousands leave US

    Thousands leave US

    For the first time in about 90 years the United States has seen more people moving out of the country than moving in.
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