Octopus hit and kicked across beach
MPI is investigating after a video of a teen hitting and kicking a live octopus on a Bay of Plenty beach has emerged.
Friend was with NZ woman set on fire in Brisbane
Friend was with NZ woman set on fire in Brisbane
A friend who was with a New Zealander when she was allegedly set on fire by her ex-partner in Australia says is glad she was able to be there with her friend.
Kiribati pushes back over no-show at meetings
Kiribati pushes back over no-show at meetings
Kiribati President Taneti Maamau was unable to meet NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters because he had "a pre-planned and significant historical event", a Cabinet minister in Kiribati says.
Gulf of America to replace Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of America to replace Gulf of Mexico
Google Maps says it will change the name of Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America once it is officially updated in the US Geographic Names System.
Toto coming to Christchurch
Toto coming to Christchurch
US band Toto is bringing their Dogz of Oz tour as far south as Christchurch in April.
PM hints National could campaign on asset sales
PM hints National could campaign on asset sales
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The Prime Minister has hinted National will campaign on asset sales next year, saying an election win in 2026 would be the mandate he needed to push ahead with asset sales next term.
Homeowner blindsided by tree cost-cutting
Homeowner blindsided by tree cost-cutting
The local council says it will no longer help a Canterbury woman maintain a huge California Redwood tree towering over her property.
Trump to take aim at DEI, Covid expulsions in military
Trump to take aim at DEI, Covid expulsions in military
US President Donald Trump will soon sign executive orders removing DEI from the military and reinstating thousands of troops who were kicked out for refusing Covid vaccines.
Aussie PM dismisses worsening poll
Aussie PM dismisses worsening poll
Labor is still on track to form government at the next election, Australia's PM says, despite more voters expecting the coalition will win.
Hearings to decide fate of wastewater plant
Hearings to decide fate of Banks Peninsula wastewater plant
Resource consent hearings will start in Akaroa as Christchurch City Council seeks to move a controversial wastewater plant from the site of a 19th-century massacre.
Auschwitz survivors warn of rising antisemitism
Auschwitz survivors warn of rising antisemitism
Auschwitz survivors have warned of the dangers of rising antisemitism, as they mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German death camp in one of the last such gatherings of those who experienced its horrors.
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Train service on track to return
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Train service on track to return
Momentum appears to be building for bringing trains back to Middlemarch, but a sustainable model has yet to be thrashed out.
Outbreak thought contained after dead birds found away from site
Outbreak thought contained after dead birds found away from site
Dead birds have been found up to 80m from a DCC-run site where avian botulism has been confirmed, but the council believes the disease is contained at the plant.
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$92m tag for new landfill
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$92m tag for new landfill
The proposed budget for a new Dunedin landfill at Smooth Hill has nearly doubled to $92 million.
Disappointment as DCC hits brakes on trail
Disappointment as DCC hits brakes on trail
The team behind a highly anticipated cycling trail from Dunedin to Mosgiel is "extremely disappointed" it has been removed from the city council’s nine-year plan.
Safe driving called for as schools resume
Safe driving called for as schools resume
Pupils are starting to trickle back to school this week and police are urging drivers to keep their heads on a swivel for children on the region’s roads.
Tramper accused of sexual violation
Tramper accused of sexual violation
A drunk man on a tramping trip allegedly violently pursued a woman and groped another while she slept, a jury has heard.
Redressing the gender imbalance on Wikipedia
Redressing the gender imbalance on Wikipedia
What started out as a hobby is now "an obsession" for Tamsin Braisher.
Submitters have their say on divisive Treaty Bill
Submitters have their say on divisive Treaty Bill
Two Otago submitters lined up to have their say as the next stage of the proposed Treaty Principles Bill began.
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Homeless still housed in motels
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Homeless still housed in motels
Homeless people are still stuck sleeping in Dunedin motels waiting for a home, despite a government minister announcing the practice was a policy "disaster" that had mostly ended.