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Physics proves a binding force for student siblings

Dunedin siblings (from left) Emilie, Reuben and Liam Cook are all studying physics at the...

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Physics proves a binding force for student siblings

Too many cooks in the kitchen can be a problem, but apparently you can never have too many Cooks in the University of Otago physics department.

Explosive acting, dazzling pace create funny and memorable event

Writer and performer Nick Tipa delivers an intensely physical performance in his show Babyface....

Explosive acting, dazzling pace create funny and memorable event

A capacity house at the Athenaeum Theatre on Monday night enthusiastically applauded Nick Tipa’s one-man work Babyface.

Drunk as a newt

A 20m-long puppet of a giant newt called Alf, created by the street performance group Macnas, is...

Drunk as a newt

Revellers celebrate during the St Patrick's Day parade in Dublin, Ireland, yesterday.

Farmer says wild dogs should be classed as pests

Farmer says wild dogs should be classed as pests

A Far North farmer who has been losing dozens of sheep to wild dogs wants the canine attackers officially labelled pests, so there can be more freedom to eradicate them.

Petition launched to get uni sculpture removed

John Middleditch's sculpture Eleven Bronze Rods supporting Albatross Wingspan which is on display...

Petition launched to get Middleditch sculpture removed from university

An Otago student has set up a petition to have disgraced Dunedin artist John Middleditch's sculpture removed from public display at the University of Otago.

85 people murdered in New South Wales last year

Murders have spiked in New South Wales, driven by multiple-victim homicides including a shopping centre massacre in which six people were killed.

Man found unconscious on road dies in hospital

A man who was found critically injured on a roadside in Miramar, Wellington, has died in hospital.

Hundreds reported dead after Israeli strikes on Gaza

Injured Palestinians are brought to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al Balah, Gaza, after...

Hundreds reported dead after Israeli strikes on Gaza

Israeli air strikes have pounded Gaza, killing more than 250 people, Palestinian health authorities say.

Wickliffe on hunger strike after alleged beating

Dean Wickliffe on hunger strike after alleged beating by guards

The lawyers of Dean Wickliffe say he is on hunger strike at the Spring Hill Corrections Facility after alleging he was beaten by prison guards.

Huge Dunedin Lotto prize still unclaimed

Huge Dunedin Lotto prize still unclaimed

One of two South Island multimillion-dollar Lotto prizes from the weekend has been picked up, in Christchurch, but the Dunedin one has yet to be claimed.

Dunedin woman's killer denied parole again

Gareth Lawrence Smither murdered Karen Jacobs in 1997. File photo

Dunedin woman's killer denied parole again

A Dunedin man who used knives and a spade to murder his ex-girlfriend will remain locked up until he finds a suitable release facility.

Kate hopes to bring family to New Zealand

Catherine, Princess of Wales attends the St Patrick's Day Parade at Wellington Barracks in London...

Princess Kate hopes to bring family to New Zealand

Catherine, Princess of Wales wants to take her children to New Zealand and Australia.

Billionaire's NZME takeover bid draws watchdog's eye

Jim Grenon (inset) has signalled his intentions to sack the NZME board. Photos: Supplied via RNZ

Billionaire's NZME takeover bid draws watchdog's eye

An attempt by Canadian-born billionaire Jim Grenon to take control of NZME's board is "under consideration" by the government's takeovers regulator.

Alleged Cosy Dell Rd rapist appears in court

News of the alleged sex attack had spread quickly among Cosy Dell Rd residents. Photo: Stephen...

Alleged Cosy Dell Rd rapist appears in court

A man who allegedly broke into a Dunedin flat and raped a student will remain behind bars without plea.

Robber's midnight raid on liquor store with teen in tow

An alleged liquor burglar with a teenage accomplice assaulted four officers and was pepper sprayed in his bid to resist arrest.

St Patrick's Day in Dunedin

Taken in Wakari on St Patrick's Day morning.

Bloody mayhem as women cut by flying bottles at St Patrick's party

Roads leading to the Lake House flat are cleaned of St Patrick's day rubbish this morning. Photo:...

Bloody mayhem as women cut by flying bottles at St Patrick's party

Eight women received cuts to the head while partying when glass bottles were lobbed into the crowd at the annual Lake House St Patrick’s Day celebrations.

Lucy Letby: Calls for inquiry into baby deaths to be halted

Lucy Letby during her arrest in 2018 over the deaths of multiple newborn babies at Countess of...

Lucy Letby: Calls for inquiry into baby deaths to be halted

A judge looking into the murder of newborn babies by British nurse Lucy Letby has said she would hear arguments why the inquiry should be paused, after request to overturn Letby's conviction.

Chch school wants exemption from 'totally unsatisfactory' lunches

Chch school wants exemption from 'totally unsatisfactory' lunches

A Christchurch principal says her school wants to get out of its free lunch programme contract with Compass Group following several weeks of problems and "disappointing" service.

Teen facing serious sex charges after Chch assault

Police at the scene of the alleged attack in the Richmond Village Green on Stanmore Rd. Photo: RNZ

Teen facing serious sex charges after Chch assault

A 16-year-old Christchurch boy accused of assaulting a woman at a Richmond park in February has been charged with serious violent sexual offending.

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