Lucky to be alive after 'coward punch'
Lucky to be alive after 'coward punch'
"It could've gone either way," says Ben Leng, who was left in a coma after being blindsided by a bouncer.
Icy motorway crash prompts warning
Icy motorway crash prompts warning
Police say a Dunedin woman who came to grief on black ice was trying to overtake a grit truck.
Shot man remains critical after surgery
Shot man remains critical after surgery
A man wounded in a police shooting at a Christchurch house remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital.
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Refugee jailed for five years for filmed sexual assault
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Refugee jailed for five years for filmed sexual assault
A refugee who fled war-torn Iraq will now spend more than five years behind bars after filming his sex attack on a woman as her child protested.
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Mosgiel child sex abuser jailed
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Mosgiel child sex abuser jailed
Mosgiel man Gerald Wedlock's sexual abuse left his young victim suffering post-traumatic stress disorder and condemned the boy to 20 years of shame
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No parking ‘sting’, council boss insists
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No parking ‘sting’, council boss insists
The Dunedin City Council has denied targeting hospital workers with early-morning parking stings and says it has the evidence to prove it.
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Evicted couple forced to keep watch over belongings
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Evicted couple forced to keep watch over belongings
The belongings of a Kaikorai couple have been dumped in a Dunedin park after they were evicted from their rental property.
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Councillor off Albany St panel after ‘ill-judged outbursts’
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Councillor off Albany St panel after ‘ill-judged outbursts’
A councillor who lashed out at businesses has been forced off a hearings panel deciding on changes to a contentious central Dunedin cycleway.
Firefighters pushing for better conditions
Firefighters pushing for better conditions
Firefighters around the city are campaigning for better work conditions after talks between the union and Fire and Emergency New Zealand failed this month.
Rethink of quit smoking approach
Rethink of quit smoking approach
Tips on how to stop smoking, alongside the usual images of cancer-ridden organs on cigarette packaging, may help New Zealand’s remaining smokers to quit.
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Dairy fined for selling vape to minor
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Dairy fined for selling vape to minor
A Dunedin dairy has been fined after an undercover sting revealed it sold a vape to a minor.
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When a seat at the table brings safety and security
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When a seat at the table brings safety and security
They may just look like picnic tables, but for Dunedin families escaping domestic violence, they represent places of safety and security.
High school brings back uniforms for seniors
High school brings back uniforms for seniors after decades without
A Christchurch secondary school is bringing back uniforms for senior students after decades of them wearing their own clothes
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Extinct duck DNA shows evolution pathway to ‘flightlessness’: study
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Extinct duck DNA shows evolution pathway to ‘flightlessness’: study
Rēkohu shelducks are a prime example of what happens when you spend too much time in the stress-free lifestyle of island time.
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Council U-turn on tree protection
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Council U-turn on tree protection
A Mosgiel man worries he will be left to foot the bill for century-old trees after a council U-turn over whether they are dangerous.
One reportedly dead after stabbing in Bay of Plenty
One reportedly dead after stabbing in Bay of Plenty
A person is reportedly dead after a stabbing in the Bay of Plenty village of Awakeri today.
Bath St focus moves to above-ground works
Bath St focus moves to above-ground works
The underground work for an upgrade to a central Dunedin street is complete.
Espionage trial of NZ soldier shrouded in secrecy
Espionage trial of NZ soldier shrouded in secrecy
A soldier with links to far-right groups and who is accused of spying will face a court martial hearing next week - a first-of-its-kind prosecution shrouded in secrecy for now.
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DCC investigating how it could implement AI
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DCC investigating how it could implement AI
The Dunedin City Council (DCC) is exploring in detail how it can incorporate artificial intelligence into its operation.
Charges laid over three-decade cold case
Murder, rape charges laid over three-decade Aussie cold case
A man has been charged with raping and murdering a young mother after she was allegedly beaten and left to die in bushes more than 30 years ago.