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One with the tide, going with the flow

One with the tide, going with the flow

A seagull casts its eye over the first rehearsal of University of Melbourne Victorian College of Arts head of dance Professor Carol Brown’s Saltlines for Sealion Women at St Clair Beach...

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Back in ‘rat race’: Performance returns after 25 years

Taking to the streets of Dunedin yesterday are masked performers (from left) Blaise Barham,...

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Back in ‘rat race’: Performance returns after 25 years

Four masked businessmen held together by their ties are about to hit the streets of Dunedin.

Milestone celebrated

Milestone celebrated

Ready to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Dunedin Fringe Festival ahead of its opening night birthday event is festival co-director Ruth Harvey.

Search for surfer mauled by shark suspended

Wharton Beach, near Esperance in Western Australia. File photo: Getty Images

Search for surfer mauled by shark suspended

The search for a surfer fatally mauled by a shark at a remote beach has been suspended.

Former Georgia president jailed for nine more years

Mikheil Saakashvili. Photo: Getty Images

Former Georgia president jailed for nine more years

Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili has been sentenced to nine more years in prison after being found guilty of embezzlement, the Interpress news agency reported.

World-first discharge for artificial heart patient

Doctor Daniel Timms, the founder of BiVACOR, holds up a spinning disk component as he speaks...

World-first discharge for artificial heart patient

Almost two decades after his father died from heart failure, Daniel Timms has helped to transform treatment for patients across the globe.

Teacher who groomed students named

Whanganui High School. Photo: Google Maps / Supplied

Teacher who groomed students named

A Whanganui High School teacher who groomed two students can now be named as Jason Shepherd.

Rising temperatures impact global water cycle

Jakarta is one of the most impacted cities by the global water cycle trends. Photo: Getty Images

Rising temperatures impact global water cycle

The weather in some of the world's most densely populated cities is swinging from droughts to floods and back again.

Proposed HNZ cuts will hurt patients: report

Despite multiple assessments Mrs A's cancer went undiagnosed for months. Photo: Getty Images

Proposed HNZ cuts will hurt patients: report

Nearly 98% of health IT experts and healthworkers say proposed cuts to Health NZ's digital services budget will hurt patients, according to a new survey.

Pakistan frees 155 hostages from train

Pakistani forces have rescued 155 passengers from a train that was hijacked by separatist fighters in the southwest of the country, security sources said today.

Student hit by train dies

A Matamata College student has died after being hit by a train this afternoon in Matamata.

Cook Strait ferries cancelled due to large swells

Cook Strait ferries cancelled due to large swells

Large swells have cancelled Cook Strait sailings on both the Interislander and Bluebridge ferries.

Stanford, Seymour discuss school lunches

Associate Education Minister David Seymour (left) and Education Minister Erica Stanford. Photo:...

Stanford, Seymour discuss school lunches

Erica Stanford and David Seymour have met to talk about the school lunches programme.

Brothers go from strip clubs to solar energy

Former brothel and strip club owners John and Michael Chow have officially opened a $10 million solar farm near Ashburton.

Four arrested over pride festival protest

Footage shared by Destiny Church's Brian Tamaki of the Te Atatū protest. Photo: Screenshot /...

Four arrested over pride festival protest

Police have arrested four people as part of their investigation into a protest during the Auckland Pride Festival.

Body of Kiwi killed in Ukraine returns home

Body of Kiwi killed in Ukraine returns home

The body of the first New Zealander killed in Ukraine nearly three years ago is finally being returned home.

High school girl allegedly indecently assaulted on bus

Police have identified a man who allegedly indecently assaulted a high school girl on a bus today.

Man charged with murder over death in Palmerston North

Police are investigating the death of a man in Palmerston North this week. Photo: RNZ

Man charged with murder over death in Palmerston North

A man has been charged with murder after a man died following an assault in Palmerston North yesterday.

Govt knew for 'weeks' lunch provider in financial strife

Act New Zealand leader David Seymour. File photo

Govt knew for 'weeks' lunch provider in financial strife

The associate education minister says the government had known for "weeks" that school lunch provider Libelle was experiencing financial difficulties, but not the full extent.

Hospices running short of money

Hospices are increasingly short of cash, and soon will not be able to raise enough money to meet the demands required of them, according to a new report.

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