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'Deeply personal' event to honour stepmother

Kate Vaha'akolo is hosting a Pink Ribbon event to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Foundation,...

'Deeply personal' event to honour stepmother

When Kate Vaha'akolo lost her stepmother to breast cancer earlier this year, it left her searching — searching for a way to deal with the grief, and bring awareness of breast cancer to other women.

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Club seeks help for new lights

The rugby training lights at the Green Island Rugby Football Club top ground on Thursday night....

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Club seeks help for new lights

One of Dunedin’s biggest rugby clubs is asking the council to help keep the lights on at one of the city’s busiest training fields.

Aim to create drugs to combat antibiotic resistance in animals

University of Otago researchers Dr Allan Gamble and Prof Sarah Hook are re-engineering...

Aim to create drugs to combat antibiotic resistance in animals

Chemically modified antibiotics which only activate in the presence of infection may be the answer to the world’s growing antibiotic resistance problem.

Henry and chums ready to delight

Henry and chums ready to delight

Dunedin Model Train Show organiser Trevor Buchanan places Henry on a Thomas the Tank Engine track yesterday at the Taieri Bowling Club.

Community pitches in to aid flood victims

Dunedin resident Krystal Brens and Proctor Auctions owner Ronnie Proctor hope a charity auction...

Community pitches in to aid flood victims

A little bit of everything is up for auction to support a Dunedin family still dealing with the fallout from last year’s floods.

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Stream of toxicity

The Kaikorai stream emerges, bottom centre, from Kaikorai Valley, under and around industrial...

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Stream of toxicity

A Dunedin river sits at death’s door, hidden from sight and needing rescue for more than a century.

Anger, frustration after Canterbury floods

Some Canterbury residents have voiced their frustration following flooding this week that they say could have been prevented.

Thailand reports first anthrax death

Thailand has reported its first anthrax-related death, prompting a public health alert after authorities identified hundreds potentially exposed.

Party-goer damaged $333k art piece at gallery

Olafur Eliasson, Firefly biosphere (falling magma star), 2023; Installation view: Olafur Eliasson...

Name suppression for party-goer who damaged $333k art piece

A woman who damaged a piece of artwork worth $333,000 while attending a ball at Auckland Art gallery last month has been granted interim name suppression.

'Huge night' for Reform UK party

Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage celebrates the victory by his party's candidate in the...

'Huge night' for Reform UK party

Nigel Farage's Reform UK party made early gains in local English election results and dramatically won a parliamentary by-election by the smallest ever margin.

Labor in driver's seat as Aussies go to polls

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. File photo

Labor in driver's seat as Aussies go to polls

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have made last-ditch bids to convince Australians why they should lead for the next three years.

Tourist dies after house bus wood burner left open

Tourist dies after house bus wood burner left open

A Coroner has found a fatal house bus fire might have been avoided if there had been clear instructions on how to use the wood burner.

'Huge loss': Sir Bob Jones dead at 85

Sir Bob Jones is being remembered for his intellect and humour in tributes following his death, which was announced today.

Senior doctors not ruling out more strike action

Newly qualified public health specialist Maeve Hume-Nixon says she's struggled to get a job in...

Senior doctors not ruling out more strike action

The senior doctors' union is not ruling out further industrial action, as Health NZ scrambles to reschedule the thousands of cancelled operations and specialist appointments.

Hundreds of tyres shredded after metal spill

Hundreds of tyres shredded after metal spill on Aussie motorway

Flying metal shards punctured hundreds of car tyres along a major highway connecting two Australian cities, bringing traffic to a screeching halt.

Hunt on for driver after fatal crash in Auckland

Hunt on for driver after fatal crash in Auckland

One person is dead and another critically injured after two cars crashed on Auckland's Dominion Rd overnight.

Stolen vehicle found being stripped in South D garage

A man spotted speeding at over 100kmh on George St had a stolen vehicle being stripped for parts in his garage, police say.

Boy charged over car thefts 'went to see some mates'

A 15-year-old boy has been charged following a spate of car thefts across the South Island.

Scott Technology set to reopen after worker's death

Michael Sherry died in a workplace accident at Scott Technology last week. Photo: Supplied

Scott Technology set to reopen after worker's death

Scott Technology is due to return to normal operations on Monday after the death of an employee in a workplace accident.

Vaping linked to serious lung disease

Vaping linked to serious lung disease

A new study has found vaping more than doubles the risk of serious lung disease.

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