Baby toy recalled due to choking hazard
A soft ball for babies and young children has been recalled on the basis it poses a choking risk.
Firefly Sparkle galaxy offers clues to Milky Way
Firefly Sparkle galaxy offers clues to Milky Way
A NASA telescope has spotted a young galaxy dating to the early universe - called Firefly Sparkle - giving astronomers a peek at what our Milky Way may have looked like in its infancy.
Pet bonds, no-cause evictions pass final hurdle
Pet bonds, no-cause evictions pass final hurdle
Legislation reinstating 90-day no-cause evictions for renters and bringing in "pet bonds" has passed its third reading.
Disabled man facing fourth summer in 'sweat box' motel
Disabled man facing fourth summer in 'sweat box' motel
A man living with disabilities is facing his fourth summer stuck in a hot motel room while he waits for a state house to be modified.
Blown-out tyre may have sparked blaze
Blown-out tyre may have sparked blaze
A fire which burned through about 30ha in Canterbury is linked to a tyre blowing out on a vehicle, an initial investigation suggests.
Wheelchair-bound woman dies in house fire
Wheelchair-bound woman dies in Christchurch house fire
Neighbours are in shock after attempts to save a "wheelchair-bound" woman from a Christchurch house fire on Wednesday afternoon were unsuccessful.
Hundreds more jobs set to go at Health NZ
Hundreds more jobs set to go at Health NZ
Hundreds more jobs are poised to go at Health New Zealand under proposals to be laid out to staff on Friday.
Heat, heavy rain on way for weekend
Heat, heavy rain on way for weekend
Parts of the country are "staring down the barrel" of 30-degree temperatures this weekend, while others face the prospect of "extreme weather", surface flooding and slips.
Driver 'did everything wrong' before flipping car: police
Driver 'did everything wrong' before flipping car: police
A Dunedin man who flipped his vehicle in Mornington last night did everything wrong, police say.
Seymour 'wrong' on cost of ferry project: Peters
Seymour 'wrong' on cost of ferry project: Peters
Winston Peters has poured scorn on David Seymour's hopes of privatising the Cook Strait ferry service, saying Seymour is "wrong" about the cost of the new project.
Girl survives three days at sea after ship sinks
Girl survives three days at sea after ship sinks
An 11-year-old girl from Sierra Leone has been rescued after three days at sea as the sole survivor of a ship sinking off Italy's Lampedusa island, a rescue charity says.
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram hit by outage
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram hit by outage
Meta's Facebook and Instagram were down for thousands of users around a number of countries, including in New Zealand, this morning.
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'It's horrible': Elderly woman lay injured for days
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'It's horrible': Elderly woman lay injured for days
Maori Hill residents have been left horrified after hearing an elderly neighbour fell in her garden and lay injured for several days before being discovered.
'Massive scale' crayfish crime ring busted
'Massive scale' crayfish crime ring busted
A months-long operation that police say uncovered a "massive scale" crayfish crime ring ended yesterday in the dramatic raid of the King Cobras’ Dunedin gang pad.
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Dismay over shelving of Israel boycott debate
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Dismay over shelving of Israel boycott debate
A group of University of Otago academics say they were left feeling humiliated when the university council shelved debate on whether to financially boycott the state of Israel.
Court to hear public protection order application again
Court to hear public protection order application again
For nearly eight years, an ultra-high-risk Dunedin sex offender has lived in a facility, penned by 4m-high electric fences, watched 24 hours a day.
The game goes on
The game goes on
Golfers play on at the St Clair Golf Club yesterday despite a blazing lawn mower.
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Former serviceman’s offence ‘nasty’
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Former serviceman’s offence ‘nasty’
A decorated and disgraced former serviceman who was kicked out of the army has now been convicted of "nasty, putrid offending".
Hillside future 'vague’ after announcement
Hillside future 'vague’ after announcement
The future of South Dunedin’s Hillside workshops is "vague" after the government’s announcement on procurement of two Interislander ferries, a union leader says.
Festival to celebrate farm’s fragrant flowers
Festival to celebrate farm’s fragrant flowers
A Lavender haze will descend on Outram this weekend as an inaugural festival celebrates the fragrant flower.