Loafers Lodge murder-accused previously convicted of attempted arson
The man accused of lighting the fatal Loafers Lodge fire told a forensic psychiatrist voices in his head told him to burn the place down, a court has heard.
Uber driver stabbed, left for dead on Gold Coast
Female Uber driver stabbed, left for dead on Gold Coast
A 16-year-old boy is assisting police after a female rideshare driver was repeatedly stabbed and left for dead in a Gold Coast car park.
Mum confronts attacker who killed her baby on New Year's Day
Mum confronts attacker who killed her baby on New Year's Day
A woman has confronted the man who killed her baby and stabbed her and a toddler in a New Year's Day attack in Hamilton.
Another quake shakes Afghanistan as toll passes 1400
Another quake shakes Afghanistan as toll passes 1400
An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 has shaken southeastern Afghanistan, almost two days after a large quake in the same region killed more than 1400 people and injured thousands more.
Kiwi volunteer firies battling Canadian blazes
'Right on the fire-front': Kiwi volunteer firies battling Canadian blazes
Five long weeks of battling wildfires in Canada day after day had an impact on seasoned Canterbury volunteer firefighter Tim Clark.
Pupils take action to slow speeding drivers
Pupils take action to slow speeding drivers
Pupils at a Christchurch school have petitioned the local community for action to slow traffic that is "too fast and too dangerous".
'Wrong message': Clark, Key at China's military parade
'Wrong message': Clark, Key at China's military parade
A Canterbury University professor has criticised Helen Clark and John Key's appearance at a military parade in China attended by the likes of Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un.
Thousands of Epstein files released
Thousands of Epstein files released
A Republican-led US House of Representatives committee has released more than 33,000 pages of files on disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
China's Xi says world faces war or peace
China's Xi says world faces war or peace
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned the world was facing a choice between peace or war as he kicked off his country's largest-ever military parade in Beijing.
'Abnormal bone' likely cause of baby's fractures, court told
'Abnormal bone' likely cause of baby's fractures, court told
A medical expert says an infant’s fractures were likely caused by “normal force on abnormal bone” rather than abuse from a prominent sportsman.
Australians want NZ-born neo-Nazi deported
NZ-born neo-Nazi charged over attack on Aboriginal protest site
A self-confessed white nationalist has been charged after he and his followers allegedly attacked an Aboriginal protest site.
'Unprecedented demand': St John hit with record callouts
'Unprecedented demand': St John hit with record callouts
Hato Hone St John has had the busiest winter on record with a rise in respiratory illness creating "unprecedented demand" for ambulances.
Major changes for disability support system
Major changes for disability support system
Assessment processes and allocations for services helping the disabled are set to be standardised throughout NZ, the govt has announced.
Student pilot makes 'hard landing' at aero club
Student pilot makes 'hard landing' at aero club
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A student pilot had "a hard landing" when the plane they were flying came down heavily and tipped on to its nose at a Taieri airfield this morning.
Chopper fleet in city flyover
Chopper fleet in city flyover
The sky above Dunedin has been buzzing with helicopters as HeliOtago takes its fleet out for a run.
Father Ted creator arrested in UK
Father Ted creator arrested in UK
Graham Linehan, the Irish co-creator of TV comedy show Father Ted, said he had been arrested at London's Heathrow Airport on suspicion of inciting violence.
Parents' plea after son's drink-driving death
Parents' plea after son's drink-driving death
The night 16-year-old Silas Sims died he and his friends were sold alcohol multiple times despite being under-age and drunk.
Homeless workers resorting to living in cars
Homeless workers resorting to living in cars
"Sadly nowadays if you have got a car, it is more shelter than some have got."
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Conditions in Dunedin ED ‘often unbearable’: nurse
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Conditions in Dunedin ED ‘often unbearable’: nurse
An emergency department nurse at Dunedin Hospital says conditions are "often unbearable" for overworked staff as more patient horror stories emerge.
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Old Hyde hotel ‘brought back to life’
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Old Hyde hotel, cafe ‘brought back to life’
A grand old hotel is being brought back to life thanks to a chance encounter on the Otago Central Rail Trail.