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    Putin, Trump to skip talks with Ukraine

    Photographs of the event have reached a reportedly unimpressed Putin. Photo: Reuters

    Putin, Trump to skip talks with Ukraine

    Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin won't attend what could be the first direct peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv in three years.

    Portobello man 'demanding money' smashes window with fists

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    Portobello man 'demanding money' smashes window with fists

    A man allegedly demanding money from a Portobello resident was arrested after he smashed a window with his fists, police said.

    Victims speak out about sexual predator

    Victims speak out as sex predator put back behind bars

    A father-to-be who was abused as a child was one of three victims - two men and a woman - who described the harm David Brent Phillips caused through his sexual offending.

    Willis announces $190m Social Investment Fund

    Social Investment Minister Nicola Willis says the fund will "change lives". Image: RNZ

    Willis announces $190m Social Investment Fund

    Finance Minister Nicola Willis has unveiled a new $190m Social Investment Fund designed to transform the way the social services are delivered to vulnerable New Zealanders.

    'Smirking' predator targeted overseas teen in cruel campaign

    Seoras Martin-Smith met his victim through Discord, a messaging platform, in January 2022.

    'Smirking' predator targeted overseas teen in cruel campaign

    A man who met a young overseas teen on social media sent her nudes of himself and encouraged her to do the same before launching a cruel campaign of manipulation when she cut contact with him.

    New Zealand has highest child suicide rate: report

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    New Zealand has highest child suicide rate: report

    New Zealand has the highest suicide rate for children, a survey of wealthy countries shows.

    Crews battle massive hay bale blaze

    Crews battle massive hay bale blaze

    Fire crews south of Ashburton have been battling a large rural fire burning through around 14,000 hay bales since late on Wednesday night.

    Hipkins takes responsibility for C-word question in u-turn

    Labour leader Chris Hipkins said he would be surprised if there had been much change in safety...

    Hipkins takes responsibility for C-word question in u-turn

    In a belated u-turn Labour's Chris Hipkins has taken responsibility for one of his MP's using Question Time to quote a newspaper column that called female ministers the c-word.

    Te Pāti Māori punishment 'not taken lightly'

    Attorney-General Judith Collins. Photo: RNZ

    Te Pāti Māori punishment 'not taken lightly'

    The head of Parliament's powerful Privileges Committee says the decision to impose an unprecedented punishment on Te Pāti Māori MPs over a protest haka in Parliament was not taken lightly.

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    Boozed driver injured wife in crash with 7yo daughter in car

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    Boozed driver injured wife in crash with 7yo daughter in car

    A Mosgiel man who drove while three times over the legal limit with his 7-year-old daughter, causing a crash, has avoided prison.

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    Allegations turn to threats as feud boils over

    Dunedin Taxis chairman Paul Oliver listens to the complaints of the aggrieved taxi drivers at a...

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    Allegations turn to threats as feud boils over

    A bitter feud between drivers at Dunedin’s biggest taxi company erupted into threats of violence at a meeting called to address rising tensions.

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    'Voice of an Irish man told me to do it': sex offender

    Shane Jack, pictured here in 2019, was jailed for 13 months after admitting a charge of inducing...

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    'Voice of an Irish man told me to do it': sex offender

    A Dunedin man who pretended to be an immigration officer to scare a prostitute into performing a sex act for free, says the voice of an Irish man told him to do it.

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    Prominent member of immigrant community jailed

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    Prominent member of immigrant community jailed

    A respected member of the Dunedin immigrant community has spent time in prison after spitting on a man and breaching court orders.

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    Dunedin woman fled naked to escape violent abuser

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    Dunedin woman fled naked to escape violent abuser

    A Dunedin woman ran into the street naked to escape her abuser, a court has heard.

    Lotto 2481

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    Lotto 2481

    Results from Wednesday night's Lotto draw.

    Missing man 'kind-hearted sort of fella'

    Murray Wakefield is shown on his boat in this 2018 photo. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Missing man Murray 'kind-hearted sort of fella'

    A man missing around the Otago Harbour has been described as a "kind-hearted man" living his best bachelor life onboard his yacht.

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    Greens keen to get Southerner back on track

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    Greens want to get passenger rail back on track

    The Green Party wants to supercharge passenger rail in the South - including reviving the Southerner.

    Runner rescued after slipping on track

    PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    Runner rescued after slipping on track

    An injured runner is carried out of the bush at the North East Valley Quarry by firefighters yesterday.

    'Insulted' Dunedin survivor files UN complaint

    Darryl Smith. File photo: Linda Robertson

    'Insulted' Dunedin survivor files UN complaint

    A former Dunedin survivor of historical sexual abuse says he was so "insulted" by the government’s compensation scheme he is taking it up with the United Nations.

    Dunedin author wins top award for her poetry

    Emma Neale. Photo: supplied

    Dunedin author wins top award for her poetry

    A Dunedin author has been honoured at the country’s biggest literary arts awards.
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