Snow begins to clear on South Island roads
Snow begins to clear on South Island roads
Snow that forced the closure of parts of State Highway 8 and State Highway 80 is starting to finally clear, MetService says.
Immigration NZ alerted to child smuggling, families adopting more than 10 kids
Immigration NZ alerted to child smuggling, families adopting more than 10 kids
Some New Zealanders have adopted more than 10 children from overseas and one woman with previous convictions smuggled children into the country, government briefings have revealed.
Hospices warn critical services under threat amid funding crisis
Hospices warn critical services under threat amid funding crisis
Hospices are warning that critical services for the dying are under threat, with nothing for palliative care providers in the Budget.
Schools serving own lunches
Schools serving own lunches
Schools that still serve up their own lunches they have made - despite slashed funding from the government's free school lunch scheme - are determined to stick with it.
Tensions flare as National Guard arrives in LA
Tensions flare as National Guard arrives in LA
California National Guard troops have clashed with protesters in Los Angeles hours after arriving in the city on the orders of President Trump.
Young drivers' offending cut in half over decade: AA
Young drivers' offending cut in half over decade: AA
Young drivers are committing fewer driving offences than a decade ago, but road deaths remain high, according to new research from the Automobile Association.
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E-book allows replicas to be 3-D printed
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E-book allows replicas to be 3-D printed
Forget your yellow rubber ducky — what about a plesiosaur to play with in the bathtub?
Govt asks airport for more value
Govt asks airport for more value
The cash-strapped government is demanding Dunedin Airport put its international flight plan under the microscope amid a call for higher profits.
168km effort to raise funds
168km effort to raise funds
At 16, most boys are discovering girls and immersing themselves in a busy social life.
Doing the twist
Doing the twist
Lucia Luxton, 17, of Dunedin, performs a back 1½ twist and a 1½ twist while competing in the junior elite A girls category at the South Island Diving Championships at Moana Pool on Saturday.
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Road-safety advocate took sleeping pills before crash
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Road-safety advocate took sleeping pills before crash
A Dunedin father and road-safety advocate has admitted crashing his car on the motorway, wiping out 200m of the wire barrier.
Disco a fundraiser for hip-hop trip
Disco a fundraiser for hip-hop trip
Children have fun at the Rasa School of Dance disco fundraiser on Saturday night.
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Radich sets out campaign aims
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Radich sets out campaign aims
Dunedin's incumbent mayor has outlined key points of his re-election campaign, while one of his challengers has done an about-turn on an issue he has previously taken a very public stand on.
‘Everyone seems to leave event really happy’
‘Everyone seems to leave event really happy’
They came in out of the cold in North East Valley and were rewarded with hot food and new clothes.
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Avoid slip-sliding into winter injuries: ACC
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Avoid slip-sliding into winter injuries: ACC
Winter has arrived and with it come the inevitable hazardous conditions that cause injury.
Discovery of genes relevant to disease a ‘eureka moment’
Discovery of genes relevant to disease a ‘eureka moment’
Treatment for calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease — more commonly known as inflammatory arthritis — may soon take a major step forward following a major discovery by a University of...
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Landfill decision ‘thorough’: DCC
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Landfill decision ‘thorough’: DCC
Dunedin residents can be assured, "hand on heart", the process leading to the approval of the Smooth Hill landfill was thorough, council staff say.
Prominent buildings nearing completion
Prominent buildings nearing completion
A group of prominent buildings in Dunedin’s city centre are nearing completion.
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Call for action on creating more health roles for Māori
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Call for action on creating more health roles for Māori
Calls for the government to create more roles for Māori in health in the Southern region will mean nothing if they are not followed by action, the leader of a major Māori health organisation says.
Indecent act on Halloween lands man home detention
Indecent act on Halloween lands man home detention
A night of trick or treating turned into a Halloween horror for two young teens when a man parked his car beside them and began indecently touching himself.