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    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and US President Donald Trump (R) and (L) shake...

    'Everybody hates you,' Trump reportedly tells Netanyahu

    US President Donald Trump reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "everyone hates you" during an expletive-filled phone call.

    'Toxic, brutal culture': NSW police's use of force questioned

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    'Toxic, brutal culture': NSW police's use of force questioned

    There are calls for a police watchdog to have its powers bolstered after allegations of gratuitous violence and cover-ups.

    Australia raises minimum wage by 4.75%

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    Australia raises minimum wage by 4.75%

    Almost three million Australian workers will receive a 4.75% pay boost after the industrial umpire's annual minimum and award wage review.

    Error sends thousands of 'emergency' texts to volunteer firefighters

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    Error sends thousands of 'emergency' texts to volunteer firefighters

    Mary Argue of RNZThousands of texts about non-existant emergencies have caused confusion among firefighters. Fire and Emergency said its alert system was undergoing testing on Tuesday morning, when...

    NZer gagged by Facebook forced to sit in silence

    Author Sarah Wynn-Williams sits on stage in silence at Hay Festival. Photo: Instagram

    Kiwi author gagged by Facebook forced to sit in silence on stage

    New Zealand author Sarah Wynn-Williams was forced to sit in silence during an hour-long panel discussion about the memoir that details her time working at Facebook.

    Funding woes halt camera trial to detect WOF fraud

    A trial using cameras in billboards has helped spot cars with fraudulent warrants of fitness....

    Funding woes halt camera trial to detect WOF fraud

    A trial using cameras in billboards has helped spot cars with fraudulent warrants of fitness (WOF) but the Transport Agency is not rolling out more of this surveillance because it can't afford to.

    DoW AI war project info ‘delusional’

    Participants in the Five Eyes combined digital leadership summit, held in Washington in earlier...

    DoW AI war project info ‘delusional’

    "Delusional" and a possible "piss-take" is how geopolitical and security analysts are describing information from the United States Department of War (DoW) about an artificial intelligence-enabled,...

    'Atrocious': Hefty price tag for library website slammed

    Wellington's deputy mayor Ben McNulty. Photo: Ben McNulty

    'Atrocious': Hefty price tag for library website slammed

    Wellington's deputy mayor has slammed the council's more than $600,000 spend on a website for the capital's new library, labelling it ''an atrocious amount of money''.

    Republicans break with Trump over $1.8b 'slush fund'

    The President has come in for sharp criticism after details of the fund were made public. File...

    Republicans break with Trump over $1.8b 'slush fund'

    President Donald Trump's nearly US$1.8 billion fund to compensate ‌victims of alleged government “weaponization" has been put on hold after the White House faced fierce opposition from Republicans in Congress.

    Long weekend road toll worst in a decade

    Emergency staff at the scene on Friday night. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    Long weekend road toll worst in a decade

    Seven people have been killed the roads this long weekend, and the small town of Waiouru is reeling after a triple fatal crash on the Desert Road, the area's mayor says.

    Saturday sunrise in St Clair

    Jed and Peep

    Saturday sunrise in St Clair

    Managed to get Jed n Peep to pose long enough to get this shot.

    Roads closed but warnings lifted for sodden Tasman

    Photo: RNZ / Louis Dunham

    Roads closed but warnings lifted for sodden Tasman

    Homes have lost power and roads are closed across the top of the South Island after heavy rain caused flooding overnight.

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    Aim to get poor land back to earlier state

    Eddie Roxburgh gets ready to plant a flax at Karitane yesterday. PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH

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    Aim to get poor land back to earlier state

    A slice of nature is being laid out in Karitane — driven by personal experiences from living further south.

    What is it, home town or birth town?

    Cr Benedict Ong. PHOTO: ODT FILES

    What is it, home town or birth town?

    Embattled councillor Benedict Ong has cast doubt on a statement he made repeatedly during his election campaign — that he was born in Dunedin.

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    Ong dodges business interest questions

    Cr Benedict Ong. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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    Ong dodges business interest questions

    A verbose Dunedin city councillor is dodging questions about his companies and a promise he made before the election.

    Crews arrive to find house fire ‘well-involved’

    PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    Crews arrive to find house fire ‘well-involved’

    A firefighter is sprayed down after attending a house fire in Mosgiel yesterday.

    Support for festival humbling

    Coco Sun, of Japan, brings some colour, rhythm and celebration at the Edgar Centre yesterday....

    Support for festival humbling

    This year’s Eid al-Adha multicultural festival went so well the organisers want it to become even bigger next year and get other groups on board.

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    Drug could double survival time: prof

    Chris Jackson. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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    Drug could double survival time: prof

    A newly tested drug for treating pancreatic cancer could double the survival time of sufferers, a University of Otago oncologist says.

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    For sale — but with a wee catch

    Planner Conrad Anderson is hoping someone will remove the historic house at 56 Cargill St rather...

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    For sale — but with a wee catch

    The house of Dunedin’s first  secondary school rector has sat, long forgotten, below a central city street, and now someone has the chance to breathe new life into it.

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    Speed limit set to be lowered despite wishes of submitters

    Kuri Bush residents (from left) Anette Seifert, Keryn Jenkins, Tony Reeder, David Fisher, John...

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    Speed limit set to be lowered despite wishes of submitters

    A speed reduction on a stretch of coastal Dunedin road is one step closer to being approved, despite most submissions backing the status quo.
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