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    Iran talks could resume 'over next two days': Trump

    A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province. File photo: Reuters

    Iran talks could resume 'over next two days': Trump

    Talks to end the Iran war could resume in Pakistan over the next two days, US President Donald Trump says.

    Canterbury café gets hospital calls after AI glitch

    Sopheze Coffee Lounge and Catering on Stafford St. Photo: Sopheze Coffee Lounge and Catering

    Canterbury café gets hospital calls after AI glitch

    The phone has been ringing off the hook at a Timaru café, but many of the callers are trying to reach the local hospital after Google's AI mixed up their phone numbers.

    Queues clear at Auckland Airport after security breach caused delays

    Delayed passengers at Auckland Airport on Wednesday. Photo: RNZ

    Queues clear at Auckland Airport after security breach caused delays

    Long queues at Auckland Airport are starting to clear after a security breach caused major delays this morning.

    Ministry document claims 'no evidence' hundreds without shelter

    A government document says there is "no evidence" hundreds of New Zealanders live without shelter...

    Ministry document claims 'no evidence' hundreds without shelter

    A government document says it is a "narrative" that hundreds of New Zealanders live without shelter, and there is "no evidence" to validate that.

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    Reduced waiting times aim of new unit

    Dunedin Hospital medical director Mark Thompson-Fawcett and charge nurse manager Trish Hoskin cut...

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    Reduced waiting times aim of new unit

    A new nurse-led unit at Dunedin Hospital aimed at reducing the burden of the pressured emergency department (ED) is now fully operational.

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    Firm owes $5.4m after owner flees: report

    Regan Williamson. Photo: ODT Files

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    Firm owes $5.4m after owner flees: report

    A defunct Otago engineering company owes nearly $5.4 million after its owner fled overseas, according to documents released yesterday.

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    Speight’s brewing now electric-powered

    MP for Dunedin Rachel Brooking flicks the switch on Speight’s Brewery new electric boiler...

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    Speight’s brewing now electric-powered

    Speight's are brewing up a sustainable future by becoming the first Lion-owned brewery to install an electric boiler.

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    $25k bus stop extension to stop snarl debated

    A bus pulls into a stop in Princes St, Dunedin, yesterday. A proposed extension to the bus stop...

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    $25k bus stop extension to stop snarl debated

    Extending a bus stop in central Dunedin could cost up to $25,000, as a tree, lamppost, bench and rubbish bins would need to make way.

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    Staff shortages affecting care: rest-home resident

    Hugh Pedofski outside the Mossbrae rest-home. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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    Staff shortages affecting care: rest-home resident

    A Mossbrae rest-home resident is not happy with his care, saying there has been no hot water in his room for more than two weeks and night-time meals are inedible.

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    Candidates grilled at by-election meeting

    Dunedin City Council candidates at Dunedin Area Citizens Association meeting last night are (from...

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    Candidates grilled at by-election meeting

    Finances, transparency and infrastructure were top of mind for voters and candidates at the first public meeting of Dunedin’s by-election.

    Taine Randell candidate for NZ First: report

    Taine Randell candidate for NZ First: report

    Former Highlanders captain Taine Randell will be New Zealand First’s candidate in the Hawke’s Bay electorate of Tukituki, The New Zealand Herald reported last night.

    Every bit helps cause: Pink Ribbon Breakfast hosts

    Logan Park High School teachers Catherine Craik (left) and Bianca Camplin are tickled pink to be...

    Every bit helps cause: Pink Ribbon Breakfast hosts

    Two Dunedin teachers preparing to host their third Pink Ribbon Breakfast are encouraging others to back the cause.

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    Cruise spending up despite cancellations

    The Discovery Princess (left) carrying 3660 passengers and 1346 crew, docks at Port Otago,...

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    Cruise spending up despite cancellations

    Dunedin's 2025-26 cruise ship season has ended prematurely with a splash.

    Māori diet largely plants, study finds

    Rebecca Kinaston. Photo: supplied

    Māori diet largely plants, study finds

    New light has been shed on Māori diet and burial practices prior to European colonisation.

    Travelling through time, space to Antartica

    Photo: Peter McIntosh

    Travelling through time, space to Antartica

    Tāmati Matthews, of Dunedin, uses immersive virtual reality to explore Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s Discovery Hut at an exhibition in Tūhura Otago Museum.

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    Minister, prof clash on peer mental health service use

    Paul Glue. Photos: Gregor Richardson

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    Minister, prof clash on peer mental health service use

    A University of Otago health academic has criticised the Mental Health Minister’s shift towards "peer-led" support to address the looming crisis.

    Double delight

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    Double delight

    The delight was doubled over Otago Harbour on Monday afternoon, when a double rainbow stretched from one side to the other.

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    Building demolition for supermarket carpark

    PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

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    Building demolition for supermarket carpark

    Demolition has begun on a second building that is being cleared to make way for an expansion at a Dunedin supermarket.

    Israel and Lebanon head for rare talks in Washington

    A woman walks past a damaged building at the site of an Israeli strike at Corniche al-Mazraa in...

    Israel and Lebanon head for rare talks in Washington

    Israeli and Lebanese envoys will meet for US-mediated talks in Washington on Tuesday as Trump seeks to calm weeks of Israeli fighting with Hezbollah.
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