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    Auckland fog cancels flights nationwide

    More than 20 flights including to Queenstown have been cancelled due to fog in Auckland.

    Stolen property benefits housing charity in Canterbury

    Stolen goods have been donated to Habitat for Humanity New Zealand. Photo: NZ Police

    Stolen property benefits housing charity in Canterbury

    A local charity is to benefit from stolen kitchen items, after a North Canterbury burglar was sentenced in court. 

    Person dies after crash at Beachlands Speedway

    Beachlands Speedway is a private racing venue. Photo: ODT files

    Person dies after crash at Beachlands Speedway

    Updated 10.17 am

    A person has died following a serious crash at the Beachlands speedway in the Dunedin suburb of Waldronville.

    Epstein scandal: US bank agrees big settlement with women

    Bank of America is the second biggest bank in the United States. Photo: Getty Images

    Epstein scandal: US bank agrees big settlement with women

    The Bank of America has agreed to pay to settle a civil lawsuit brought by women who accused it of facilitating their sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein, court records show.

    New fuel security powers in Australia to address supply crisis

    Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Photo: Getty Images

    New fuel security powers in Australia to address supply crisis

    Australian PM Anthony Albanese says the government is taking steps to be "over prepared" in the face of uncertainty about the Iran war.

    Rubio: Iran war to last 'weeks not months'

    US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in France for a G7 meeting. Photo: Reuters/Pool

    Rubio: Iran war to last 'weeks not months'

    The US expects its military operations against Iran to conclude within weeks, not months, and Washington can meet all its objectives without using ground troops, Secretary of State Marco Rubio says. 

    Twins say raised to shoplift so they could eat

    Courtney Habib (pictured) was sentenced alongside twin Carmen in the Manukau District Court this...

    Twins say raised to shoplift so they could eat

    Courtney Habib said stealing is "just a way of life" for her, while identical twin Carmen said she was "never happy" shoplifting with her family.

    Faults, delays dog Cook Strait ferries

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

    Faults, delays dog Cook Strait ferries

    Bluebridge ferry passengers are feeling deflated and frustrated by ongoing disruption to sailings, with one vessel out of action and the other running hours behind schedule.

    Peters pledges $15m for Cathedral rebuild

    The Cathedral remains unfinished since the devastating earthquake in 2011. Image: Frank Films

    Peters pledges $15m for Cathedral rebuild

    Winston Peters has committed $15 million to completing the rebuild of Christchurch's Cathedral if NZ First is part of the next government.

    Mayor questions need to close factories

    Central Hawke's Bay mayor Will Foley. Photo: Supplied

    Mayor questions need to close factories

    The mayor of Central Hawke's Bay says the region has been hit hard by back-to-back announcements of factory closures.

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    Council debate - when things get out of hand

    Lee Vandervis. Photo: supplied

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    Council debate - when things get out of hand

    A councillor tired of being interrupted walks out. The mayor warns councillors it is "not OK" to pick on departments. Has debate been stifled at the Dunedin City...

    Appeal after store worker's arm 'broken in robbery'

    Photo: RNZ

    Appeal after store worker's arm 'broken in robbery'

    Christchurch police are appealing for the public's help after they say a store worker's arm was broken during an aggravated robbery.

    Communities concerned about alcohol reforms

    The government says the bill aims to reduce red tape, make it easier for businesses to obtain...

    Communities concerned about alcohol reforms

    Concerns are growing among health providers and whānau about the governments proposed alcohol reforms, with warnings they could increase harm in vulnerable communities.

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    Council staff — on or off the agenda?

    "Staff work here as part of our team to serve and deliver for our city so, please, please,...

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    Council staff — on or off the agenda?

    Councillors were advised at a DCC budgets meeting to be cautious over how they spoke about staff. Grant Miller looks into perceived stifling of debate.

    Closure to leave over 30 jobless

    Heinz Wattie’s is closing the Gregg’s factory in Dunedin. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Closure to leave over 30 jobless

    Closure of the Gregg’s coffee factory in Dunedin will cost more than 30 people their jobs.

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    Rural fuel theft likely to increase, Fed Farmers says

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    Rural fuel theft likely to increase, Fed Farmers says

    Thieves striking under the cover of darkness stole 1000 litres of diesel from a Southland truck yard as the country grapples with skyrocketing fuel prices.

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    Powerful wind causes damage in Dunedin

    A Mini was damaged after gale-force winds blew a tree on to it, in Balmacewen Rd, yesterday....

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    Powerful wind causes damage in Dunedin

    After powerful winds, reaching 146kmh, brought down trees and powerlines in parts of Dunedin yesterday, today’s weather is expected to become far more sedate.

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    ‘I didn’t hear anything’

    The roof of a Connell St house, in the Dunedin suburb of Waverley, lies on the drive after being...

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    ‘I didn’t hear anything’

    Jim Keenan has no idea what woke him up late on Thursday night.

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    Fine for rat infestation ‘slap on the wrist’

    A rat (and its reflection in a mirrored shelf partition) on a supermarket shelf, taken by a staff...

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    Fine for rat infestation ‘slap on the wrist’

    A worker who blew the whistle on the Woolworths rat infestation says a $33,000 fine is ‘‘a slap on the wrist’’.

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    Hey, you behind the shed

    Two weka, thought to be a male and female, spotted wandering, and trying to mate, outside Logan...

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    Hey, you behind the shed

    A pair of birds getting frisky on school grounds is a promising sight, an ornithologist says.
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      Southern driver racks up 117 speeding offences in rental car

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