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Mosgiel restaurateur who offered homeless teen cash for sex named
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Mosgiel restaurateur who offered homeless teen cash for sex named
A Mosgiel restaurateur who offered a 17-year-old girl $700 for sex can now be named.
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Mt Cook climbers 'buried by unsurvivable avalanche'
Mt Cook climbers 'buried by unsurvivable avalanche'
Two climbers missing on Aoraki/Mount Cook were likely caught in a large ice avalanche and are not believed to be alive, police say.
Brown Uni gunman 'could be anywhere'
Brown Uni gunman 'could be anywhere'
The gunman who killed two Brown University students in the United States remains at large, and there is no indication that authorities have grown closer to identifying the suspect four days after the attack.
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Walk-outs, insults and cackling councillors
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Walk-outs, insults and cackling councillors
Walk-outs, insults, political manoeuvring and cackling councillors. It was anything but your usual Dunedin City Council meeting.
Aussie PM unveils hate speech crackdown
Aussie PM unveils hate speech crackdown in wake of Bondi attack
Hate preachers who promote violence will face tough new penalties and people spouting racial hatred could have their visas cancelled, in the wake of the Bondi massacre.
Burn-off sends smoke across city
Burn-off sends smoke across city
Smoke from a controlled burn-off could be seen across Dunedin today.
Fears over plan to ditch flu tracking tool
Fears over plan to ditch flu tracking tool
A leading epidemiologist says a plan to ditch an online tool tracking respiratory illness is short-sighted, and will leave a big gap in surveillance.
Youngest and oldest Bondi victims laid to rest
Youngest and oldest Bondi victims laid to rest
Funerals have been held for the youngest and oldest victims of a mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach as the community continues grieving after the terrorist attack.
Officers cop abuse in wake of McSkimming scandal
Officers cop abuse in wake of McSkimming scandal
The police union's president says officers now face a long process to regain the public's trust.
Primary school teachers reject govt’s pay offer
Primary school teachers reject govt’s pay offer
Primary school teachers belonging to the NZEI Te Riu Roa union have rejected the government’s latest pay offer.
Police denied chopper request thinking girl dead
Police denied chopper request thinking girl dead
Firefighters begged police for a helicopter to help rescue a teenage girl from a Coromandel cliff face.
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All go for South Dunedin industrial precinct
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All go for South Dunedin industrial precinct
A developer aiming to bring 12 businesses to a new multimillion-dollar industrial precinct in South Dunedin says the city is on the cusp of a boom.
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Farra gets first woman CEO
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New Farra CEO well suited to role
For the first time in its more than 160-year history, Dunedin’s Farra Engineering will have a woman leading the business.
‘Bit uncertain’: Christmas weather not shaping up well
‘Bit uncertain’: Christmas weather not shaping up well
If you see blue sky in the run-up to Christmas, you should probably make the most of it.
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Otago mayors pledge co-operation
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Otago mayors pledge co-operation
Otago mayors say they are keen to get involved in new local government reforms, but have sounded warnings over workload, equity and maintaining a local voice.
Owaka hit-and-run killer badly beaten by ex-cellmate
Owaka hit-and-run killer badly beaten by ex-cellmate
Double-bunking in a cell at the Otago Corrections Facility, Dion James Baker and Alun Garth McLachlan forged an unlikely friendship.
Lotto 2543
Lotto 2543
Results from last night's Lotto draw
Aurora, Alpine working on integrating operations
Aurora, Alpine working on integrating operations
Southern electricity lines companies Aurora Energy and Alpine Energy are joining forces in a bid to lower costs, but are stopping short of a full merger.
Wakari ward 10A makeover confirmed
Wakari ward 10A makeover confirmed
A major makeover is confirmed for a troubled ward at Wakari Hospital.
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Fund cut will hurt disabled people: advocate
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Fund cut will hurt disabled people: advocate
The decrease of the subsidy for a transport assistance scheme will leave disabled people with fewer options and feeling like they are no longer a full member of society, a disability advocate says.