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League: Warriors hold off late Sharks attack
League: Warriors hold off late Sharks attack
It wasn't pretty but the Warriors did enough to dispatch an understrength Cronulla Sharks outfit in front of 13,939 fans at Mt Smart Stadium today.
Rugby:1st XV scores
Rugby:1st XV scores
Scores from Highlanders First XV matches played this weekend.
Toddler sparks security lockdown at White House
Toddler sparks security lockdown at White House
A toddler squeezed through the White House gates, causing a brief security lockdown on Pennsylvania Avenue and amusing White House reporters awaiting late-breaking news on Iraq.
Rugby: Otago beat Southland in warm-up match
Rugby: Otago beat Southland in warm-up match
Otago has beaten Southland 12-8 in a warm-up match in Alexandra this afternoon.
Video: Snow coats Dunedin
Video: Snow coats Dunedin
Snow fell to low levels overnight and this morning in Dunedin, forcing the closure of many schools and roads and the cancellation of flights.
Summers' season under way
Summers' season under way
A Dunedin woman has returned home to make her theatre debut.
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Reindeer invade tunnel in Norway to escape heat
Reindeer invade tunnel in Norway to escape heat
Norway has been forced to close a major highway in the Arctic after reindeer invaded a road tunnel seeking refuge from unusually high temperatures.
Act leader's comments 'grotesque and inflammatory'
Act leader's comments 'grotesque and inflammatory'
Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy has let rip at Act Leader Jamie Whyte, labelling his comments that Maori enjoy legal privilege "grotesque and inflammatory'' and "incredibly naïve''.
Crushed man in critical condition
Crushed man in critical condition
The wife of a man crushed between two trucks near Auckland airport this morning is by his bedside as he remains in a critical condition in hospital.
Residents warned to keep doors locked
Residents warned to keep doors locked
An intruder apparently tried to gain entry to a house at Drivers Rd, Dunedin, about 9pm on Monday, but ran off when challenged by a resident, police said.
Football: Newcastle down Phoenix
Football: Newcastle down Phoenix
We are always told that pre-season is about the performance rather than the result.
Man arrested after castrations in Chinese nursing home
Man arrested after castrations in Chinese nursing home
Police in China have arrested a man on suspicion of castrating or partially castrating four patients at a nursing home, state media said, in the latest scandal to hit the country's medical sector.
Temporary fix for Wanaka pool
Temporary fix for Wanaka pool
Wanaka's public pool is expected to reopen within two months, following a Queenstown Lakes District Council decision to spend $115,000 to strengthen the Wanaka Community Pool building as a temporary measure.
Rugby Chat: Who will win the Premier final?
Rugby Chat: Who will win the Premier final?
ODT rugby columnist Paul Dwyer talks with Taieri halfback Kurt Hammer and University halfback Nick Annear ahead of their Dunedin Premier final clash this weekend. He also names his form XV for the...
110 jobs likely to go at Fonterra plant
110 jobs likely to go at Fonterra plant
Around 110 jobs are likely to lose their jobs at Fonterra's Canpac plant in Waikato as it changes its focus.
Athletics: Dunedin runner nears end of ultramarathon
Athletics: Dunedin runner nears end of ultramarathon
After more than 30 hours, Dunedin runner Glenn Sutton is nearing the end of his first Badwater 135 Ultramarathon through Death Valley in the US.
Is this the world's weirdest festival?
Is this the world's weirdest festival?
Millions of people are expected to get down and dirty in South Korea over the next couple of weeks to celebrate the annual Boryeong Mud Festival.
Video: Jaffas thunder down world's steepest street
Video: Jaffas thunder down world's steepest street
Up to 75,000 Jaffas thundered down Dunedin's Baldwin Street this afternoon during the highlight of the Cadbury Chocolate Festival.