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    Fighter jets take off from the USS Abraham Lincoln in support of America's Operation Epic Fury...

    Trump 'quite interested' in asking Arab allies to pay for war

    US President Donald Trump would be interested in calling on Arab countries to pay for the cost of the Iran war, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters, adding that she thinks Trump would have more to say on the issue.

    Care unions taking action against HNZ over petrol costs

    Great Barrier Island care worker Kerris Adlam. Photo: Supplied

    Care unions taking action against HNZ over petrol costs

    Care workers' unions are taking legal action against Health NZ, with carers in remote areas saying the price of petrol is so high they're losing money visiting more remote clients.

    Bluebridge ferry detained by Maritime NZ after inspection

    The Connemara has been out of service since last week. Photo: RNZ (file)

    Bluebridge ferry detained by Maritime NZ after inspection

    Maritime NZ has detained Bluebridge's Connemara at its Wellington berth after more than a week of cancelled crossings.

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    Spoof poster wrONG move, mayor says

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    Spoof poster wrONG move, mayor says

    Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong appears to enjoy movie parody posters in which he features.

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    Besieged councillor may present ‘cogent summary’

    Benedict Ong

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    Besieged councillor may present ‘cogent summary’

    His ideas may ‘‘make no sense in the real world of finance’’, but Benedict Ong might yet get a chance to present them to the Dunedin City Council.

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    Global admissions consultant ranks Columba in NZ top 20

    Columba College head girls (from left) Lula Joseph, Shanti Kara and Anika Leyser say the students...

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    Global admissions consultant ranks Columba in NZ top 20

    A Dunedin secondary school’s place among the elite of New Zealand schools is down to its students, its principal says.

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    Uni South Dunedin dental service cut

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    Uni South Dunedin dental service cut

    The University of Otago has pulled the pin on a South Dunedin dental service, citing a strengthening of provision for Māori in its own faculty clinics.

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    Cafe will be ‘positive’ for community

    An architect's rendition of the now-approved Tomboy cafe in a more than century-old heritage...

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    Cafe will be ‘positive’ for community

    A suburban cafe planned in a historic Dunedin corner store has been approved after a panel ruled it would be an overall positive addition to the neighbourhood.

    Big welcome for latest round of international students

    Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki chairman Matapura Ellison is flanked by international secondary...

    Big welcome for latest round of international students

    Dunedin rolled out the red carpet yesterday to welcome the latest cohort of international students, as the city celebrates year-on-year growth in the international education industry.

    Kiwi embraced ice-cracking experience

    Royal New Zealand Navy able hydrographic systems operator (AHSO) Joshua Phillips at McMurdo...

    Kiwi embraced ice-cracking experience

    Trying to get some sleep aboard a 10,000-tonne icebreaker as it crunches and shatters its way noisily towards Antarctica is something that takes a little getting used to.

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    Mystery surrounds cancelled flight

    An Air New Zealand Airbus A320-232 at Dunedin Airport yesterday, after an unknown incident,...

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    Mystery surrounds cancelled flight

    Air New Zealand is refusing to comment after one of its planes was grounded at Dunedin Airport, forcing the cancellation of an Auckland-bound flight.

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    Fears poison deliberately left

    Bailey is one of several dogs treated by vets in Dunedin at the weekend after accidentally eating...

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    Fears poison deliberately left

    Dunedin dog owners are being urged to keep an eye out for ‘‘greeny-blue’’ matchbox-sized rat bait cubes in John Wilson Ocean Dr after the poisoning of several dogs at the weekend.

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    Racer was ‘brought up’ around stockcars

    One of the tributes to Dunedin speedway driver Paul Simon that was shared widely on social media...

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    Racer was ‘brought up’ around stockcars

    The grieving father of a Dunedin streetstock racer killed in a fatal crash at the weekend says his son was ‘‘brought up amongst stockcars’’.

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    Allegedly kidnapped, assaulted woman

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    Allegedly kidnapped, assaulted woman

    A woman says a Dunedin Uber driver pressured her into a game of rock-paper-scissors before sexually assaulting her while she was locked in his cab.

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    Firefighters choose to ‘strike for good’

    Dunedin firefighters (back, from left) Tim Penn, Kyle Johnston, Mike Taylor and Jamie McBride...

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    Firefighters choose to ‘strike for good’

    Months of strikes with no end in sight have led to Dunedin firefighters deciding to spend an hour serving the community in a different way.

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    CCTV captures chaos of attempted arrest

    Photo: Getty Images

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    CCTV captures chaos of attempted arrest

    Dramatic footage has emerged showing a bystander ducking for cover in a Dunedin petrol station forecourt as police point their guns at a man before a shot is fired.

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    Licence suspended after minor sold alcohol

    Vogel St burger restaurant Good Good’s liquor licence was suspended for 72 hours earlier this...

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    Licence suspended after minor sold alcohol

    A worker at a Dunedin burger store who sold alcohol to a minor admitted they were ‘‘not very good at maths’’ when inspecting the teenager’s ID.

    Man in custody after armed police callout

    Man in custody after armed police callout on Helensburgh Rd

    A man is in custody after armed police were called out to a Dunedin hill suburb this evening.

    'Alarming': Fiji's HIV cases climb towards 1 percent of population

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    'Alarming': Fiji's HIV cases climb towards 1 percent of population

    The number of Fijians who are HIV positive has risen to at least 9000 - almost one percent of the population - and infections are surging.

    NZ pursuing fuel options 'with urgency': Luxon

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says his language has been consistent. Photo: RNZ

    NZ pursuing fuel options 'with urgency': Luxon

    Fuel stocks remain strong, the prime minister says, but Cabinet has today discussed pursuing further commercial opportunities to add to current supplies.
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