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Dunedin Police are hoping to find the owners of four pieces of jewellery found during a police search in June.

Two men are being sought following the theft of a septic waste truck in Dunedin yesterday.

A train and car collided this afternoon, leaving a woman seriously injured.

The wait is over: the final four designs for a proposed new national flag have been revealed.

Missing 83-year-old Wanaka woman Janette Eleanor Anderson has been found safe and well.

The White House is considering a "wide array" of options for closing the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, spokesman Josh Earnest said on Monday, declining to rule out executive action as an option.

An Italian forklift driver has lost his job after greeting his female manager with the words "hi darling".

Jetstar today announced it will start flying between Dunedin and Wellington three times a week from October, and will boost trans-Tasman flights to Queenstown and Chirstchurch this summer.

Dunedin businessman Ian Taylor and media specialist Helen Grattan have been appointed to the board of NZ On Air.

Dunedin will host the first test between the Black Caps and Sri Lanka in early December, but otherwise misses out on international cricket this summer.

Swiss authorities expect to decide next month whether to extradite six soccer officials to face corruption charges in the United States, a Justice Ministry spokesman said.

Police have released the name of the Dunedin woman killed in a crash just north of Hampden on Tuesday.

Residents in the Queenstown Lakes area were shaken this evening by a magnitude 4.1 earthquake, centred about 25km northwest of Wanaka.

Last week's flooding affected about 1250 properties across the city, according to the Dunedin City Council.

Snow is expected to fall in Dunedin and other parts of the South tonight, and strong winds will continue to blow.

Kiwi Regional Air has confirmed it will provide a daily Dunedin-Queenstown service.

Police have formally charged a 22 year-old man with murder after a woman was found dead at a Waldronville address on Friday night.

Jake Gyllenhaal takes on the role of a champion boxer who tries to turn his life around after tragedy strikes in Southpaw, a drama the Hollywood actor says is essentially about family.