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Pentagon halting healthcare for transgender troops

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (left) with President Donald Trump an event at Selfridge Air...

Pentagon halting healthcare for transgender troops

The Pentagon is halting gender-affirming healthcare for transgender troops as it moves to implement President Donald Trump's plan to kick them out of the US military, according to a memo.

Bus driver ‘a fighter’ who gave his all for his family

A Dunedin bus driver who was given a second lease on life has been remembered as "a fighter" who used his final moments to give back to his family.

New maths check sparks claims of too much testing

The government has been accused of "testing children to death". Photo: Getty Images

New maths check sparks claims of too much testing

The government is "testing children to death" with the announcement of a new maths test for the youngest children, says the head of the Principals Federation.

Luxon accuses pay equity shake-up critics of 'scaremongering'

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says there are some "areas for us to work on" with the boot camp...

Luxon accuses pay equity shake-up critics of 'scaremongering'

Prime minister Christopher Luxon has accused critics of the government's pay equity shake-up of "scaremongering" and levelling "gendered abuse".

John Minto unlawfully pepper-sprayed and arrested

John Minto was charged with obstructing and resisting police during a protest in Lyttelton on...

Veteran activist John Minto unlawfully pepper-sprayed and arrested

Police unlawfully pepper-sprayed and arrested veteran activist John Minto at a pro-Palestinian protest in Christchurch, the Independent Police Conduct Authority has found.

US in talks to launch more satellites from NZ

Cape Canaveral, in Florida, is one of two home spaceports the US relies on for missions. Photo:...

US in talks to launch more satellites from NZ

The US military is holding talks with New Zealand about launching more satellites from this country.

Health NZ to outsource thousands of cases

Health NZ to outsource thousands of cases

Health NZ plans to cut its elective surgery waitlist by outsourcing thousands of simple cases to private hospitals, while asking public hospital doctors to work longer hours on the more complex cases.

Eye surgeon granted parole after attempted murder

Eye surgeon granted parole after attempted murder

A Christchurch eye surgeon who attempted to murder his former business landlord has been granted parole and will be released from prison early next month.

'Objectionable material' allegedly found on cop's work computer

Jevon McSkimming resigned as deputy commissioner yesterday. Photo: RNZ

'Objectionable material' allegedly found on cop's work computer

Pornography allegedly found on the work computer of former deputy commissioner Jevon McSkimming is being investigated as objectionable material, RNZ understands.

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Enrolment zone proposed as school bursting at seams

Queen’s High School head girl Frankie McAuliffe, 17, stands in front of her peers and principal...

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Enrolment zone proposed as school bursting at seams

A South Dunedin school has turned itself around so drastically an enrolment zone is set to be introduced to limit its growth.

Sex tape accused: ‘I slept with the wrong person’

Sex tape accused: ‘I slept with the wrong person’

A government employee accused of making a secret sex tape told police the allegation was "bulls..." and had ruined his life.

‘Gutted’ over fire at restaurant

Brazen resturant owner Jacinda Reid, PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

‘Gutted’ over fire at restaurant

The owner of a Dunedin restaurant destroyed in a fire says she’s "absolutely gutted" and does not know what she will do next.

Person cut from car after crash injures three

A head-on crash in Blanket Bay Rd, between Dunedin and Port Chalmers, left three people in a...

Person cut from car after crash injures three

A person had to be cut from a wrecked car after a head-on crash in which three people were badly injured.

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‘Out of it’ 179kmh speedster GPS-tracked

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‘Out of it’ 179kmh speedster GPS-tracked

An "out of it" man who sped through the streets of Alexandra in a stolen vehicle and burnt out four cars was undone by a GPS tracker.

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A most revealing cooking show

University of Otago pathology and molecular medicine department head Associate Prof Diane...

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A most revealing cooking show

Were it not for the sight being so mentally scarring, Diane Kenwright’s cooking show might make a great new dieting regime.

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‘Adolescence’ teaches us about ‘the broader context we live in’

Erin Doherty and Owen Cooper in a scene from the Netflix series Adolescence. PHOTO: NETFLIX

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‘Adolescence’ teaches us about ‘the broader context we live in’

Hit Netflix show Adolescence should be the start of the conversation about society and social media, a University of Otago media specialist says.

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Fewer top staff sign of ‘disrespect’

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Fewer top staff sign of ‘disrespect’

The absence of senior staff from Dunedin’s long-term plan hearings showed a lack of respect for submitters and a "thumbing of the nose" towards elected members, a councillor says.

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Environment changes at heart of deaths, penguin trust says

Buster the yellow-eyed penguin surveys Little Papanui Beach Wildlife Reserve on Otago Peninsula....

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Environment changes at heart of deaths, penguin trust says

Unexplained mortalities where yellow-eyed penguins "seem to drop dead out of the blue" have been blamed on harmful environmental changes, prompting the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust to endorse a co-ordinated response.

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