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    The Ipsos Issues Monitor survey showed Labour rated most capable of managing seven of the top 10...

    Latest poll shows trust in Labour on key issues

    Despite a dearth of policies, including on some major issues, a survey has found Labour is more trusted on 7 out of 10 key issues.

    Police feared man was planning terror attack

    A notice on the door of Troy Dubovskiy's St Martin's house. Photo: Karen Brown

    Police feared Christchurch man was planning terror attack

    Police feared a Christchurch man who died after a stand-off was planning a terror attack of the scale of the mosque shootings, an inquest has heard.

    'Crossed a very sacred line': Man jailed for raping grandmother

    'Crossed a very sacred line': Man jailed for raping grandmother

    A New Zealand woman has told her grandson that he “crossed a very sacred line” when he raped her in her own home.

    Britain swelters under record heat in May

    People walk past a souvenir vendor in front of Big Ben in London as the UK experiences record...

    Britain swelters under record heat in May

    Britain had its hottest day on record for May on Monday, the country's national weather service said, with the temperature nearing 35 degrees Celsius.

    Digital Kiwi Access Card to be launched soon

    Kiwi Access Cards are going digital. Photo: kiwiaccess.co.nz

    Digital Kiwi Access Card to be launched soon

    The hospitality industry is being reassured it won't be burdened with more red tape once the Digital Kiwi Access Credential is launched sometime over the winter months.

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    Dame Jools’ ‘humour, generosity, talent’ will be missed

    The Topp Twins (Lynda, left, and Jools) perform at the Dunedin Town Hall ahead of the Fifa Women...

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    Dame Jools’ ‘humour, generosity, talent’ will be missed

    Dame Jools Topp - one half of the Topp Twins duo - has been remembered across the South as a ‘‘bloody good performer’’ and a talent that will be profoundly missed.

    Shortlisted for ‘amazing storytelling’

    Tūhura Otago Museum staff members Annah Taggart (left) and Shanaya Cunningham at the Museums and...

    Shortlisted for ‘amazing storytelling’

    A Dunedin museum has proved small budgets can create great things after one of its exhibitions was shortlisted among the top five exhibitions in the world.

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    Handrail upgrade begins

    PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH/ALLIED MEDIA

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    Handrail upgrade begins

    Work has started on upgrading and replacing the ageing handrail at the Esplanade in St Clair.

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    Pair enter school, assault student

    Almost $365,000 was ‘‘misappropriated’’ over five years at Logan Park High School. Photo: ODT Files

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    Pair enter school, assault student

    Two members of the public entered a Dunedin secondary school yesterday and assaulted a student before leaving in a vehicle.

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    Bid to steal car done in instalments

    The ignition of Michael Gooch’s Madza MX5 after a pair of youths allegedly attempted to steal it....

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    Bid to steal car done in instalments

    A Dunedin man is worried nothing will stop a pair of youths who have tried to steal his car three times.

    Cath lab petition handed over to MPs

    Sam Weepers, of Dunedin, hands over a petition to (from left) Labour MPs Ingrid Leary and Rachel...

    Cath lab petition handed over to MPs

    After months of street campaigning for Dunedin Hospital’s catheterisation lab to be open 24/7, a grieving widower’s hard work has been handed over to the city’s MPs.

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    Alcoholic who slashed police car tyres told to ‘deal with demons’

    Photo: ODT files

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    Alcoholic who slashed police car tyres told to ‘deal with demons’

    A Dunedin alcoholic who slashed the tyres of police vehicles parked at a busy station will drink himself to an early grave, a judge says.

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    Dozens of flights into city axed

    Air New Zealand has announced it is cutting a further 81 flights from Dunedin over the next three...

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    Dozens of flights into city axed

    Air New Zealand has canned 81 flights over the next three months into Dunedin, and a 50-year-old veteran of the travel industry says he has never seen domestic prices so expensive.

    Family of killed Dunedin man ‘trying to cope’ with loss

    Police at the scene of a property which had a death on the corner of Somerville St and Marne St...

    Family of killed Dunedin man ‘trying to cope’ with loss

    The father of a man killed in suburban Dunedin described the victim as ‘‘the most happy-go-lucky, laid-back sort of person you’d ever meet’’.

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    Set-up lets staff 'drill, drill, drill’

    Winch operator Maddy Burns practises her skills with critical care paramedic Anthony Hoets in...

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    Set-up lets staff 'drill, drill, drill’

    A helicopter strung up on the side of an aircraft hangar is more than just a lovely wall feature.

    Nursing students help Welsh seaside town up sun smarts

    Otago Polytechnic bachelor of nursing graduates Monique Hingston (left) and Maria Mckeen helped...

    Nursing students help Welsh seaside town up sun smarts

    A group of Otago Polytechnic nursing students has been instrumental in helping a tiny coastal town in northern Wales start to tackle its rising skin cancer rates.

    Religious group accused of killing woman, dumping body in harbour

    (From left) Lanyue Xiao, Kaixiao Liu, an interpreter, Jingui Liu, Xiuyun Li in the Auckland High...

    Religious group accused of killing woman, dumping body in harbour

    The Chinese woman whose body was found in Auckland's Gulf Harbour came to seek religious instruction from Kaixiao Liu, one of the people accused of killing her, the Crown says.

    PM has 'real questions to answer' over undisclosed document - Hipkins

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the incident has provided a good reminder for Ministerial...

    PM has 'real questions to answer' over undisclosed document - Hipkins

    Christopher Luxon has told Ministerial Services everyone needs to be "fully aware of their obligations", after his office said it had no record of a document that came to light following a court order.

    Queenstown-based company to pay $20K to harassed employee

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    Queenstown-based company to pay $20K to harassed employee

    A former account manager for a recruitment company still becomes emotional thinking about the harassment she endured from a colleague.

    Govt accused of covering up influence of lobbyists

    Mike Smith says there appears to be a "deliberate effort" to conceal communications between the...

    Govt accused of covering up influence of lobbyists

    Iwi leader and climate activist Mike Smith is accusing the government of a "co-ordinated campaign of secret lobbying, political interference and corporate influence at the highest levels of power".
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