Why Christmas tree prices are higher
Why Christmas tree prices are higher
Wherever you buy your Christmas tree this year, you might notice it is a little dearer than 12 months ago.
Drink-drive teen's car teetering on bank: police
Drink-drive teen's car teetering on bank: police
An allegedly drunk teenager who crashed his car near Evansdale was found with the vehicle teetering on the edge of a steep bank.
McDonald's staff threatened over order
McDonald's staff threatened over order
A man upset over his dinner order threatened to shoot a staff member at a Dunedin fast food restaurant.
Wife of charity boxing match victim says practice is 'barbaric'
Wife of charity boxing match victim says practice is 'barbaric'
The wife of a man who died after taking part in a charity boxing match in Christchurch says she thinks the practice is abhorrent - and wants to see it stopped.
Defence Force battling $360m deficit
Defence Force battling $360m deficit
The Defence Force's operating deficit is in danger of hitting $360 million next year, putting more jobs at risk.
Climate change: Barbados completes world first debt swap
Climate change: Barbados completes world first debt swap
Barbados has completed what it calls the world's first 'debt-for-climate resilience' swap and will invest multimillions in water infrastructure, food security and environmental protection.
Wrong job titles in health restructure plans
Wrong job titles in health restructure plans
Letters sent to IT employees at Te Whatu Ora Waikato, outlining a proposed restructure and possible disestablishment of their jobs, included the wrong job titles.
Elton John tells audience he's lost eyesight
Elton John tells audience he's lost eyesight
British singer Sir Elton John has told a theatre audience that he has lost his sight.
Vanuatu urges top court recognise climate change harms
Vanuatu urges top court recognise climate change harms
Vanuatu has urged the top UN court to recognise the harm caused by climate change in its judgment on the legal obligation of countries to address consequences of them contributing to global warming.
Trump promises 'hell to pay' if Gaza hostages not released
Trump promises 'hell to pay' if Gaza hostages not released
US President-elect Donald Trump says there will be "hell to pay" in the Middle East if hostages held in the Gaza Strip were not released before his inauguration next month.
Equipment found but weather hampers search for climbers
Equipment found but weather hampers search for climbers
A search for three climbers on Aoraki Mt Cook has been unable to resume today, due to weather conditions on the mountain.
Nurses go on strike across the nation today
Nurses go on strike across the nation today
About 36,000 nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants are walking off the job for eight hours today over what they say are critical threats to patient safety.
Front-line hospital workers told jobs could soon be gone
Front-line hospital workers told jobs could soon be gone
A team of front-line hospital workers who make beds, tidy wards and replenish supplies to ease the load on clinical staff have been told their jobs could be gone next year.
World interest in dissection of rare, little-known whale
World interest in dissection of rare, little-known whale
Researchers have travelled from as far as the United States to get a first-hand look at the dissection of a rare whale that washed ashore on a Dunedin beach earlier this year.
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Police ‘let down’ victim of robbery
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Police ‘let down’ victim of robbery
A Dunedin grandmother says the police let her grandson down after he was robbed of his shoes by a trio of teenagers on the doorstep of the central police station.
Summer unleashes the heat
Summer unleashes the heat
Only three days into summer and already it looks as if parts of Dunedin and Mosgiel could reach that magical 30°C mark today.
Retain your scepticism of AI: academic
Retain your scepticism of AI: academic
An authority on world-leading technologies says society has not yet figured out the best way to control artificial intelligence.
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Interactions with sea lions 'disappointing' - Rūnanga
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Interactions with sea lions 'disappointing' - Rūnanga
Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou is urging people to alert authorities if they see injured, entangled, or harassed sea lions after a pair of tourists were seen throwing sand at an animal for the sake of a photograph.
Fitting finale
Fitting finale
Members of the Royal Dunedin Male Choir entertain during the choir’s end-of-year concert at St Paul’s Cathedral last night.
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ORC set to discuss shared pathways using floodbanks
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ORC set to discuss shared pathways using floodbanks
Developers of cycling and walking trails may soon have a fairly clear steer about whether they can use floodbanks in Otago.