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Skies across the South Island awash with aurora display

Taken at Hoopers Inlet. Photo: Tania Stockdale

Skies across the South Island awash with aurora display

Aurora fans have been treated to a bright display lighting up the skies, with photographers capturing the lights across the South Island on Wednesday night.

Disinformation front of mind for symposium speakers

Disinformation front of mind for symposium speakers

A major symposium in Dunedin on cancer research features two guest speakers who have been on the frontline of health’s information wars.

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Cancer treatment targets ‘meaningless’

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Cancer treatment targets ‘meaningless’

A University of Otago oncology professor says the government cancer treatment targets have become "meaningless" and need to be rewritten.

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Efforts to create ‘better kitchen cultures’ recognised

Otago Polytechnic Food Design Institute senior lecturer Juliane Tautz (left) and bachelor of...

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Efforts to create ‘better kitchen cultures’ recognised

Michelin star chefs Marco Pierre White and Gordon Ramsay could learn a thing or two from two Otago Polytechnic Food Design Institute senior lecturers.

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Dream fulfilled with art gallery opening

Dunedin artist Ana Teofilo basks in the light of her new gallery and studio in Prince Albert Rd....

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Dream fulfilled with art gallery opening

A Dunedin artist has realised a longtime goal by opening a gallery and studio in the area in which she grew up.

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'Very calming presence': Goodall remembered fondly

The late Dame Dr Jane Goodall, during a public talk at the Regent Theatre in 2017. PHOTO: NEVILLE...

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'Very calming presence': Goodall remembered fondly

In an era of climate change, habitat destruction and species decline, world-renowned conservationist Jane Goodall managed to find a balance between being realistic about what she was up against,...

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Dunedin man jailed after threat to rob bank, stab workers

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Dunedin man jailed after threat to rob bank, stab workers

A Dunedin man has been locked up after threatening to rob a local bank and stab workers there.

Anti-sex violence scheme boost

A sexual violence prevention programme is receiving $450,000 of funding from the Otago Community Trust.

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Niche side on offer at seafood festival

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Niche side on offer at seafood festival

A Dunedin fishing outfit plans to offer the perfect side dish with a niche seaweed at tomorrow’s seafood festival.

Dunedin woman withdrew money before disappearance

Te Anihana Pomana was last seen in central Auckland on August 21. Photo: NZ Police

Dunedin woman withdrew money before disappearance

Police have confirmed missing Dunedin woman Te Anihana Pomana withdrew cash from her bank account before disappearing from central Auckland in August.

13 Gaza aid boats stopped as dozens sail on

Crew raise their hands after Israeli navy forces boarded the Gaza-bound vessel Florida, part of...

13 Gaza aid boats stopped as dozens sail on

Thirty boats are continuing towards Gaza despite Israeli interception, as international protests and diplomatic tensions arise.

Two killed, three hurt in Auckland house blaze

Crews were called to the blaze in Bucklands Beach just after 2.30am. IMAGE: SUPPLIED

Two killed, three hurt in Auckland house blaze

Police are investigating after two people died and three were hurt in an early morning house fire in Auckland.

Slain student's mother appeals for witnesses

Carole Whorrall (centre) attending a service in memory of Kyle at St John's Reserve in Meadowbank...

Slain student's mother appeals for witnesses

The mother of an American student fatally attacked at an Auckland bus stop wants people withholding information to contact police.

Big day for strike action coming

Allied health workers on strike in Auckland in 2022. Photo: RNZ

Big day for strike action coming

October 23 is shaping up to be New Zealand's largest strike in decades, the Council of Trade Unions says.

Driver hurt as car smashes through fence in Mosgiel

A driver was injured when their car smashed through a fence into a residential Mosgiel front yard after careening off Quarry Rd today.

Aurora puts on show across South Island

The aurora captured in Twizel. Photo: Jeff Ng / supplied

Aurora puts on show across South Island

Aurora fans have been treated to a bright display lighting up the skies, with photographers capturing the spectacle across the South Island.

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Teen wunderkind wins chess championship

Eventual champion Isabelle Ning is all concentration during one of her games at the Otago Chess...

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Teen wunderkind wins chess championship

Isabelle Ning says the key to playing chess is having fun.

Britain plans tougher settlement rules for refugees

The new proposal means permanent residence is not guaranteed and will be subject to a longer...

Britain plans tougher settlement rules for refugees

Britain will no longer automatically extend settlement and family reunion rights to migrants granted asylum, the government says, in a further effort to curb immigration.

Mushroom murderer to appeal convictions

Erin Patterson was jailed for life in September with a non-parole period of 33 years. Photo:...

Mushroom murderer to appeal convictions

Australia's mushroom murderer Erin Patterson will appeal her convictions but she has been given an extra 28 days to file the paperwork.

Trump AI videos of Democrat a joke, says Vance

The AI-generated fake video posted on President Donald Trump’s social media account depicts House...

Trump AI videos of Democrat a joke, says Vance

US Vice President JD Vance says AI-manipulated videos President Donald Trump posted on social media of House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries as a joke, dismissing complaints the videos are racist.

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