'Metaphorical': Willis defends telling Greens to 'call off the dogs'
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has defended using the phrase "call off the dogs", saying people shouldn't be precious about metaphorical speech.
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Rates cap decision before year end: plan
Rates cap decision before year end: plan
The final quarterly plan for the year comprises 33 actions for the coalition to carry out.
Mum had 18 drinks the night before crash that killed 6yo daughter
Mum had 18 drinks the night before crash that killed 6yo daughter
A mum who drank 18 premixed vodkas, then drove the next morning with her two children in the backseat is living with the death of her six-year-old.
Protesters hauled away from Christchurch aerospace summit
Protesters hauled away from Christchurch aerospace summit
Twenty-two people have been arrested at a demonstration outside an aerospace summit in Christchurch.
Rescued penguins given second chance
Rescued penguins given second chance
Four little blue penguins have landed in Christchurch on their way to the West Coast Wildlife Centre.
Tom Phillips: Another injunction granted
Tom Phillips: Another injunction granted
The hunt continues for people who were assisting fugitive dad Tom Phillips as he evaded authorities, a month after being fatally shot by police.
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We need to talk about Steve
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We need to talk about Steve
Travelling 12,832km from Dunedin to Fairbanks, Alaska, sounds like an awfully long way to go just to talk about "Steve".
'Really exciting': School keen to make park one of NZ's best
'Really exciting': School keen to make park one of NZ's best
As far as playgrounds go, Belford Street Park is pretty uninspiring for children.
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Uni plans to accept AI use
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Uni plans to accept AI use
The University of Otago is opening the door to students using artificial intelligence after accepting the "disruptive" technology cannot be stopped.
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Seven-hour meeting to decide one-year extension
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Seven-hour meeting to decide one-year extension
Extending Dunedin City Council chief executive Sandy Graham’s contract by a year was a compromise reached towards the end of a marathon meeting, documents show.
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Outdoor bowls facility completed
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Outdoor bowls facility completed
A more than 10-year vision for an outdoor bowls surface next to the Dunedin Lawn Bowls Stadium has been delivered on time and within budget.
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Celebrated actor calls for new Dunedin venue
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Celebrated actor calls for new Dunedin venue
An award-winning New Zealand actor says Dunedin is crying out for a new venue after the demise of the Fortune Theatre.
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Taking of buoy puts lives at risk: lifeguard
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Taking of buoy puts lives at risk: lifeguard
The disappearance of public rescue equipment from a Dunedin beach could cost lives, a surf lifeguard has warned.
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Outgoing councillor lists his hopes for future
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Outgoing councillor lists his hopes for future
Influential retiring Dunedin city councillor David Benson-Pope has some hopes for the next council.
Word on the street
Word on the street
With the countdown to election day well and truly on, officials are expecting most votes to be cast this week, before polls close at noon on Saturday.
Bringing in the reinforcement
Bringing in the reinforcement
A crane lifts a large section of prefabricated steel reinforcing into a hole at the new Dunedin hospital inpatient building site yesterday afternoon.
‘Call to arms’ expected at university’s first Freshwater Forum
‘Call to arms’ expected at university’s first Freshwater Forum
A "call to arms" to move more quickly in dealing with New Zealand’s water quality issues is expected to be made today, during the University of Otago’s first Freshwater Forum.
Vocal support
Vocal support
Argentine President Javier Milei sings with his band during the presentation of his book Construction of the Miracle, at the Movistar Arena, in Buenos Aires, yesterday.
Distressing 111 calls played at Cyclone Gabrielle inquest
Distressing 111 calls played at Cyclone Gabrielle inquest
Some people who were stranded on roofs in Hawke's Bay during Cyclone Gabrielle as the floodwaters rose waited nearly an hour to be connected to 111, an inquest has heard.
Council putting a hex on Taieri Mouth Rd erosion
Council putting a hex on Taieri Mouth Rd erosion
The centre of Dunedin has the Octagon.