Height associated with cancer risk
Height associated with cancer risk
The tall and short of it is, new research shows the many different types of genetic factors that can influence height in people can also affect their health.
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Rugby offers leadership experience
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Rugby offers leadership experience
A Dunedin school’s new principal is planning on bringing some of the lessons he has learnt on the rugby field into the classroom.
Fleeing driver’s ankle bracelet keeps police hot on trail
Fleeing driver’s ankle bracelet keeps police hot on trail
A Dunedin man who led police on a 60km car chase to Palmerston may have been wondering why he just could not shake them off.
Another fatal bus stop assault in Auckland
Another fatal bus stop assault in Auckland
A man assaulted at a bus stop in Auckland's Papatoetoe at the weekend has now died in hospital.
Global Insight: Trump causing tension for NZ govt
Global Insight: Trump causing tension for NZ govt
Donald Trump’s aggressive protectionism could threaten the unity of New Zealand’s coalition government, warns Prof Robert Patman.
Young woman's killer said neighbours were 'all elderly'
Young woman's killer said neighbours were 'all elderly'
A probation officer for a convicted rapist who stabbed a woman to death in Christchurch has told her grieving sister they had no authority to check who was living next door to him.
Passport fees to increase from tomorrow
Passport fees to increase from tomorrow
Passport fees are set to increase from tomorrow, as a result of rising costs to produce them.
Husband emotional on stand in mushroom trial
Estranged husband emotional on stand in mushroom murder trial
Erin Patterson's estranged husband has cried while recalling his dad discoloured, unable to speak and "really struggling" in hospital after being poisoned.
Young thieves targeting motorised scooters
Young thieves targeting motorised scooters
There has been a big rise in the number of nifty-fifties and moped scooters being stolen by young thieves in Christchurch.
Clampdown on St Clair parking signalled
Clampdown on St Clair parking signalled
The days of parking up all day for a surf at St Clair beach could be numbered.
Wind warning downgraded for Wellington
Wind warning downgraded for Wellington
MetService has this evening downgraded a red strong wind warning for Wellington to orange, but says there could still be some severe gale southwesterlies.
Most expensive state house worth almost $4m
Most expensive state house worth almost $4m
The woman living in the country's most valuable state house says it should be sold, as Kāinga Ora plans to put hundreds of homes on the market.
'Speeding' driver plunges into Leith
'Speeding' driver plunges into Leith
A woman allegedly speeding beside the Water of Leith slid off the road and plunged into the river after losing control.
Snow at Mt Cook this morning
Snow at Mt Cook this morning
A real Jingle Bells morning up here this morning.
Senior hospital doctors walk off the job
Senior hospital doctors walk off the job
More than 5000 senior hospital doctors and specialists have walked off the job for an unprecedented 24-hour strike in protest over stalled contract negotiations.
Rescues, evacuations amid wild weather in Canterbury
Rescues, evacuations amid wild weather in Canterbury
Homes have been evacuated and motorists rescued from floodwaters in Canterbury, where a state of emergency has been declared in waterlogged Christchurch.
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ICU beds: Mayor has 'no intention’ of fighting cut
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ICU beds: Mayor has 'no intention’ of fighting cut
Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich says he has no problem with the govt’s plan to cut a third of intensive care unit beds from the city’s new hospital and has "no intention" of fighting the move.
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Teen car thieves to go unpunished
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Teen car thieves to go unpunished
A Dunedin woman says she is being "punished for someone else’s crime" after the teenagers who stole her car got away with a "mere slap on the hand".
Meet Doug from the uni
Robots quickening enrolment, admission processes
Doug is one of the more unusual members of staff.
Ooops . . . fleeing driver's ankle bracelet dobs him in
Ooops . . . fleeing driver's ankle bracelet dobs him in
A Dunedin man who took police on a 60km chase up to Palmerston may have been wondering why he just could not shake them off.