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    Kiwis in Middle East a 'difficult situation'

    NZ First leader Winston Peters Photo: RNZ

    Kiwis in Middle East a 'difficult situation'

    Thousands of stranded Kiwis in the Middle East add up to a "difficult" situation for the government, the Foreign Affairs Minister says.

    Red light runner's lunch dash ends in cop crash

    The aftermath of the collision nears Queens Garden yesterday. Photo: Craig Baxter

    Red light runner's lunch dash ends in cop crash

    A hungry driver ran a red light and crashed into an unmarked police car in his bid to get home for lunch.

    Homeowners sell up as council enacts flood plan

    Homeowners sell up as council enacts flood plan

    Close to 50 homes in an Auckland suburb are being compulsorily bought to make way for new flood plains and uncover a buried stream.

    Push to limit protests in Christchurch

    Push to limit protests in Christchurch

    Protesting could be banned from some parts of Christchurch if a city councillor gets his way.

    Middle East conflict widens, Trump says 'everything knocked out' in Iran

    People stand near the destroyed building of Iran's Assembly of Experts in Qom, Iran. Photo:...

    Middle East conflict widens, Trump says 'everything knocked out' in Iran

    US has shut embassies in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Lebanon and markets tumble as as Middle East energy is disrupted.

    Person trapped between truck and skip seriously hurt

    Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii

    Person trapped between truck and skip seriously hurt

    A person has been seriously injured after getting trapped between a rubbish truck and what is understood to be a skip bin in Wellington.

    Questions over ocean sewage discharge plan

    The Bromley wastewater plant. Photo: CPL Sam Shepherd/NZ Defence Force

    Questions over ocean sewage discharge plan

    Christchurch City Council is meeting with ECan today to discuss how sewage will be treated before being pumped into the ocean under a new plan to reduce the putrid stench coming from Bromley's damaged treatment plant.

    'Not Winston Churchill': Trump slams Starmer

    'Not Winston Churchill': Trump slams Starmer

    President Donald Trump has castigated one of the US' closest allies, comparing Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer unfavourably to Sir Winston Churchill over Britain's limited support for US strikes on Iran.

    Lunar eclipse glows in South

    Lunar eclipse glows in South

    It's the celestial highlight of the year: a total lunar eclipse - and sky watchers in the South were out to capture it.

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    Vacancy rates load stress on doctors after hiring bungle

    "What we have been hearing is that districts in particular have been completely out of the loop...

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    Vacancy rates load stress on doctors after hiring bungle

    Stressed senior doctors in the South are dealing with sky-high vacancy rates which they blame on Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand (HNZ) bungling the rollout of a new recruitment system.

    Toddler’s butterflies to adorn Phoenix shirts

    Dunedin toddler Edmund Rosevear’s butterfly drawings, which mum Jordy Fogarty helped with, will...

    Toddler’s butterflies to adorn Phoenix shirts

    A symbol of inspiration for one Dunedin family has become a badge of honour for a professional football club.

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    No jury not an option: trial postponed

    Photo: ODT files

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    No jury not an option: trial postponed

    A Dunedin sex trial has been postponed after the court ran out of jurors to hear the case.

    Alleged animal abuse

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    Alleged animal abuse

    An angry Dunedin dog owner allegedly grabbed his dog by the throat and threw it through a glass door because he was "frustrated".

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    Yeardley’s pain will result in gain

    Phil Yeardley is all set to run 100km at the Caledonian Ground on Saturday. PHOTO: STEPHEN...

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    Yeardley’s pain will result in gain

    It is not what most 22-year-olds do on a Saturday night.

    Conservationist, author a ‘deeply loving’ man

    The late Neville Peat, of Dunedin, with the Antarctic Society Conservation Trophy he received in...

    Conservationist, author a ‘deeply loving’ man

    Dunedin author and photographer Neville Peat has been remembered by his family as a "kind, wise, talented and deeply loving husband, father and pop".

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    Neighbours split on City Rise cafe plan

    Tansy Hayden pictured last year outside the former corner shop and upstairs dwelling, built for...

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    Neighbours split on City Rise cafe plan

    A planned Dunedin cafe would either enliven the community or make parking a nightmare - it depends on which neighbour you listen to.

    Sports day a full colour spectrum of competition

    Photo: Gregor Richardson

    Sports day a full colour spectrum of competition

    Logan Park High School students having a blast yesterday during their annual athletic sports day at the Caledonian Ground in North Dunedin.

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    'It’s disgusting': Outrage as state houses land listed for third of value

    Land originally assigned for state housing in Port Chalmers is now for sale on Trademe. PHOTO:...

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    'It’s disgusting': Outrage as state houses land listed for third of value

    Kāinga Ora is defending its decision to sell off Port Chalmers land once destined for new homes for a third of its original valuation.

    Warmer weather coming this week

    Hitting the waves between the books, year 12 students from King’s High School leave the water at...

    Warmer weather coming this week

    If you thought summer was lousy — don’t despair, there might be some respite over the next few days.

    Saving penguins, one tasty fish at a time

    Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Saving penguins, one tasty fish at a time

    Dunedin Wildlife Hospital vet nurse Emily Brewer tries to ply a replica penguin with a salmon at Dunedin's railway station yesterday.
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