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Building and gallery upgrades seen as vital to museum’s future

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Building and gallery upgrades seen as vital to museum’s future

Redevelopment and restoration of two key parts of Tūhura Otago Museum could be vital to the institution’s strength for decades, its director says.

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'I feared for my life': Bloodied Dunedin woman leapt from moving car

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'I feared for my life': Bloodied Dunedin woman leapt from moving car

A Dunedin woman fearing for her life jumped out of a moving car to save herself from the ‘‘creep’’ who robbed and assaulted her, a court has heard.

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Dr Glam to play guitar again

After a decade in the closet, Dr Glam (aka Dr Ian Chapman) will be back in action in Ziggy’s Glam...

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Dr Glam to play guitar again

Break out your spandex pants, your wild wig, flashy jewellery, anything else with glitter and sequins on, and cement on a loud layer of makeup — your chance to dress up as a ’70s glam rock alter...

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Auction ‘protest against extinction’

Anna Sutherland and son Lachie Booth, 8, of Wānaka, admire some of the hoiho yellow-eyed penguin...

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Auction ‘protest against extinction’

Bidding on an endangered species of penguin in a dimly lit auction room may seem slightly fishy.

Man jailed for fatal dog attack sexually abused child

Abel Wira has been jailed for sexual abuse of a child. Photo: NZ Herald

Man jailed for fatal dog attack sexually abused child

A man who once raped a teenage hitchhiker and more recently owned a pack of starving dogs that killed someone has now been convicted for sexually abusing a child.

Ready teddy

Ready teddy

Amelia Havill, 3, of Dunedin, watches carefully as Dunedin School of Medicine third-year student Laurence Guite gives her teddy bear a check-up at Tūhura Otago Museum’s Teddy...

Staff facing burnout over hospital conditions

Christchurch's Hillmorton Hospital. Photo: RNZ

'The job eats away at you': Hospital staff facing burnout over working conditions

Nurses at a Christchurch hospital say they're facing burnout and anxiety over working conditions, which include chronic understaffing, broken doors, faulty alarms and rat infestations.

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Dunedin cruise passengers unsure what to do

Azamara Onward (left) and Carnival Splendorfront at Port Chalmers in February. A total of 110,000...

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Dunedin cruise passengers unsure what to do

Many cruise ship passengers are arriving in the centre of Dunedin without knowing what to do, a meeting has been told.

Measles likely circulating in the community in Wellington

The US CDC says measles is very contagious and can be serious, and anyone who is not protected...

Measles likely circulating in the community in Wellington

Health New Zealand says it's likely that measles is circulating in the Wellington community.

Vendor takes 'little hit' on burnt-out Christchurch house

The burnt-out property at 104 Estuary Rd, South New Brighton. Photo: Supplied

Vendor takes 'little hit' on burnt-out Christchurch house

A trader who paid $368,000 for a junk-filled Christchurch home last year has taken a loss, selling the same property for $8000 less at auction.

Navy officer allegedly threatened to kill interpreter

The court martial is under way at Devonport Naval Base in Auckland. Photo: RNZ

Navy officer allegedly threatened to kill interpreter

A navy officer charged with threatening to kill an interpreter in Afghanistan has pleaded not guilty.

Fuel rationing to be considered only in severe crisis

National's deputy leader Nicola Willis. Photo: RNZ

Fuel rationing to be considered only in severe crisis

Significant fuel rationing will only come into force if the country moves into the highest "phase" of its fuel response plan, the government says.

Discussions to bring Kiwi home from hantavirus-hit ship

The hantavirus-hit MV Hondius after docking in the Granadilla Port in Tenerife. Photo: Getty Images

Discussions to bring Kiwi home from hantavirus-hit ship

Discussions are ongoing with international partners on options to repatriate a New Zealander aboard a Dutch-flagged luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly strain of hantavirus.

Hanson looks to kingmaker role after party's by-election win

Pauline Hanson is open to forming a political alliance with the Liberals and Nationals, but opposition MPs have rejected a coalition with One Nation.

European ties key focus as Starmer to begin fightback

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photo: Reuters

European ties key focus as Starmer to begin fightback

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will begin a political fightback today.

Greens propose capping power bill increases

Green Party co-leaders Marama Davidson (left) and Chlöe Swarbrick have written to the finance and...

Greens propose capping power bill increases

The Green Party wants the government to force power companies to cap power bill increases at the the rate of inflation.

Te Pāti Māori splits as Kapa-Kingi forms new party

Mariameno Kapa-Kingi has split from Te Pāti Māori to begin Te Tai Tokerau Party. Photo: Samuel...

Te Pāti Māori splits as Kapa-Kingi forms new party

Te Tai Tokerau MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi has announced a new political party - named after her electorate.

What is hantavirus and how worried should we be?

Passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, stand on land...

What is hantavirus and how worried should we be?

Explainer - The internet is filling with panic about hantavirus, but is it really as dangerous as Covid-19? Here's what we know so far.

Threat to kill follows suspended driver's failed escape: police

Threat to kill follows suspended driver's failed escape: police

A foiled escape on wheels followed by a 30m foot chase culminated in a woman allegedly threatening to kill officers in Mosgiel, police say.

Dunedin woman duped by scammer impersonating US general

Officers witnessed the man damaging their vehicles from ‘‘out the window’’ of the station. Photo:...

Dunedin woman duped by scammer impersonating US general

A Dunedin woman was duped out of up to $800,000 over five years by a scammer who she believed to be a retired four-star US general.

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