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    Flooding in Whitianga on the Coromandel Peninsula on Thursday morning. Photo: RNZ

    Two missing after slip in Tauranga as weather woes continue

    Updated 8.10 am

    One person has serious injuries and two people are unaccounted for after a landslide in Tauranga, as rain and flooding continue to cause problems across the country.

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    650-lot Mosgiel subdivision set for launch soon

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    650-lot Mosgiel subdivision set for launch soon

    One of the largest developments in recent history in Dunedin is set to be launched in the coming months.

    November 7 election date set, post-US mid-terms

    Christopher Luxon. Photo: Getty Images

    November 7 election date set, post-US mid-terms

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced this year’s election will be held on November 7.

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    'Remorseful’ for supplying teens with booze, drugs

    Photo: Getty Images

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    'Remorseful’ for supplying teens with booze, drugs

    A Dunedin man supplied alcohol and offered prescription drugs to three vulnerable children, leaving one so intoxicated she had to be hospitalised.

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    Love in the time of rail’s revival

    Geraldine couple Margaret, 71, and John Maclean, 80, catch The Mainlander to Invercargill from...

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    Love in the time of rail’s revival

    Nearly 50 years ago, John Maclean travelled from Auckland to Gore by rail to propose to his wife.

    Lashed out after no ride

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    Lashed out after no ride

    A woman denied a ride to Balclutha by police ended up spending the night in the cells after allegedly attacking a nearby campervan.

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    Olympic champion provides inspiration

    British Olympic gold medallist and 2025 European Eventing Champion Laura Collett shares some of...

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    Olympic champion provides inspiration

    They say when you get knocked off your horse, you just have to get back on again.

    Lotto 2553

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    Lotto 2553

    Results from last night's Lotto draw.

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    Mountain bike injuries fall but still high in Otago: ACC

    PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Mountain bike injuries fall but still high in Otago: ACC

    Otago mountain bikers are still among the leaders in New Zealand when it comes to injuring themselves, but the numbers appear to be declining.

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    Firearms licences denied to 63 in the South

    Photo: file

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    Firearms licences denied to 63 in the South

    Domestic violence and alcohol abuse are among the reasons people in the South have been denied firearms licences.

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    Playwright ‘blown away’ to be chosen for workshop

    Dunedin playwright Cindy Diver is one of 10 New Zealand playwrights to be selected for a workshop...

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    Playwright ‘blown away’ to be chosen for workshop

    Burnout is nature’s way of saying you are going through the motions of your work but your passion for it has left the building.

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    Markings relate to aqueduct upgrade

    Chequered squares at St Clair in Dunedin are part of survey work for an upgrade of the Forbury...

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    Markings relate to aqueduct upgrade

    Chequered markings at St Clair and Forbury in Dunedin do indeed relate to an aqueduct upgrade, the city council has confirmed.

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    Support to taper off medication

    Ashburn Clinic consultant psychiatrist Dr Rod Pik and clinical pharmacist prescriber Marleen van...

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    Support to taper off medication

    Going cold turkey on long-term medications — particularly antidepressants and antipsychotics — can leave some people with flu-like symptoms

    94-year-old rescued by 'community of carers'

    Flooding on the Coromandel Peninsula today. Photo: Supplied

    94-year-old rescued by 'community of carers'

    A Palmerston North woman is praising a "community of carers" who came to the rescue of her elderly dad on a flooded Coromandel Peninsula.

    Hipkins takes aim at govt's performance

    Labour leader Chris Hipkins. Photo: RNZ

    Hipkins takes aim at govt's performance

    Labour leader Chris Hipkins has come out swinging at the government in his first speech of election year, saying it's responsible for the situation NZ is in.

    Inquiry into health portal cybersecurity breach

    Privacy commissioner Michael Webster. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Inquiry into health portal cybersecurity breach

    The Privacy Commissioner has announced an inquiry into the cybersecurity breach of patient portal Manage My Health.

    Women plucked to safety in dramatic kayak rescue

    John Welch paddles Jazmyn Welch’s partner Holly to safety after their Kūaotunu home was surround...

    Women plucked to safety in dramatic kayak rescue

    A woman rescued by kayak from the deck of her Coromandel home on Wednesday morning says she has never seen flooding like it - not even during Cyclone Gabrielle.

    Family 'shattered' after teen found dead on beach

    Piper James was found dead on K'gari, formerly known as Fraser Island, surrounded by a pack of...

    Family 'shattered' after teen found dead near dingoes on Queensland beach

    The father of a teenager found dead surrounded by wild dingoes at an iconic Australian tourist spot says her family's "hearts are shattered" by the tragedy.

    Luxon confirms 2026 election date

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon confirms 2026 election date

    The 2026 election will be held on November 7, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced.

    Dunedin campervan attack earns woman night in cells

    Officers witnessed the man damaging their vehicles from ‘‘out the window’’ of the station. Photo:...

    Dunedin campervan attack earns woman night in cells

    A woman denied a ride to Balclutha by police ended up spending the night in the cells instead after allegedly attacking a nearby campervan.
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