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    A seal corralled at Bunnings in Whangarei. Photo: DOC/Supplied

    Tracking to keep sea lions and seals safe

    As the seal and sea lion season begins and populations grow, so do our encounters.

    Man who murdered his mother jailed for life

    Paul Armon during sentencing in the High Court in Blenheim. Photo: Tracy Neal

    Blenheim man who murdered his mother jailed for life

    A Blenheim man who killed his mother in her home after an argument has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

    Luxon wants answers as press secretary resigns after sex revelations

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon takes questions at the Beehive after the resignation of press...

    Luxon wants answers as press secretary resigns after sex revelations

    The Prime Minister is demanding answers from multiple agencies about the Beehive's vetting and disclosure processes for staff following the resignation of his deputy chief press secretary.

    Need for speed gets man busted for weed

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    Need for speed gets man busted for weed

    A man speeding through Mornington was found with a haul of cannabis in the boot of his car when pulled over, police say.

    Help sought to find missing Christchurch woman

    Elisabeth has been missing since Wednesday night. Photo: NZ Police

    Help sought to find missing Christchurch woman

    Christchurch police are appealing for help to find a "vulnerable" missing woman. 

    Mass evacuation after wartime bombs found

    An area was cordoned off opposite Cologne Cathedral after the discovery of World War 2-era bombs....

    Mass evacuation after wartime bombs found

    Thousands of people have been evacuated from central Cologne in Germany following the discovery of three wartime bombs.

    Loafers Lodge fire: Three charged with manslaughter

    Five people died in the blaze that began shortly after midnight on May 16 in 2023. Photo:...

    Loafers Lodge fire: Three charged with manslaughter

    By Sam Sherwood of RNZThree people have been charged with manslaughter in relation to a fire at a Wellington boarding house that killed five of the building's 92 residents.

    Elderly Christchurch woman caught in puppy scam

    Senior Constable Paul Hampton, pictured here at the front desk, gave Maggie his card which meant...

    Elderly Christchurch woman caught in puppy scam

    A Christchurch 78-year-old’s search for a canine companion took a disappointing turn when she fell victim to a scam.

    Why wasn't PM told about inquiry into staffer Michael Forbes?

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon talking to media. His deputy chief press secretary Michael...

    Why wasn't PM told about inquiry into staffer Michael Forbes?

    The sudden resignation of one of the Prime Minister's senior press secretaries is raising questions about why Christopher Luxon's office wasn't told about the 2024 police investigation.

    Blast to plunge NZ 'deep into winter'

    Snow warnings for South; bitter chill to come

    Updated 12.51 pm

    A snow warning has been issued for Dunedin with the northern motorway expected to be affected on Friday.

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    Is Dunedin bar NZ's strangest pub?

    The Harbourview Stadium Hotel, in Ravensbourne — while open only four hours a week — has had its...

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    Is Dunedin bar NZ's strangest pub?

    It is open for only four hours a week and last served a meal before the Covid lockdown — is this New Zealand’s most peculiar pub?

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    ‘Nothing’ achieved since bus hub killing

    Smiths Sports Shoes owner Greg Lapwood says there has been "a lack of responsiveness" from both...

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    ‘Nothing’ achieved since bus hub killing

    The owner of a Dunedin business in the heart of the city’s bus hub has accused city leaders of doing nothing other than a survey to address safety concerns.

    Car slides, flips on rural road

    Photo: file

    Car slides, flips on rural road

    A driver found himself crawling out of his flipped car after hitting some loose gravel on a rural Dunedin road.

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    Five-star social housing ‘still wonderful’ despite tenant's threats

    The Suzanne Lund Community Loft Apartments in Thomas Burns St provide long-term social housing....

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    Five-star social housing ‘still wonderful’ despite tenant's threats

    A five-star Dunedin social housing complex remains a "wonderful place" despite a tenant being evicted for threatening to blow up his neighbours with a gas bottle, the Salvation Army says.

    Masked trio attacked man at his home

    Police interviewed both Ashton's mother and her then partner three times.

    Masked trio attacked man at his home

    A balaclava-wearing trio wielding a crowbar and home-made taser attacked a man at his Wakari home, police say.

    Lotto 2487

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    Lotto 2487

    Results from last night's Lotto draw.

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    Otago rivers by and large ‘in really good state’

    A container sits in Otokia Creek at Dunedin’s Brighton Beach as the creek goes to sea. The area...

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    Otago rivers by and large ‘in really good state’

    Otago's rivers are by and large "in a really good state", the latest summer recreation report card says.

    Calm before the storm

    Photo: Peter McIntosh

    Calm before the storm

    University of Otago students line up in the rain for their exams at Smithells Gym yesterday.

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    Wastewater more reliable: prof

    University of Otago public health expert Professor Michael Baker. Photo: file

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    Wastewater more reliable: prof

    With another wave of Covid-19 on the horizon, wastewater testing has become a more reliable sign of community infection than self-reporting, a Dunedin expert has said.

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    Scale of planting to meet zero carbon goal ‘unachievable’

    Cr Jinty MacTavish has decided not to contest the Dunedin City Council elections in October....

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    Scale of planting to meet zero carbon goal ‘unachievable’

    It is "unachievable" for Dunedin to plant a path to its zero carbon goals, city councillors have been told.
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