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Police foil bomb plot targeting Lady Gaga concert

Displays show Lady Gaga performing during her concert at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro....

Police foil bomb plot targeting huge Lady Gaga concert

Brazilian police say they thwarted a bomb attack planned for Lady Gaga's concert that drew over 2 million people to Copacabana Beach on Saturday.

High-ranking cop still on leave

Deputy Police Commissioner still on leave four months after suspension

The country's second-most powerful police officer remains on leave, four months after he was suspended pending a criminal investigation.

Trump orders reopening of Alcatraz

US President Donald Trump says he is directing the Federal Bureau of Prisons to rebuild and reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison in the San Francisco Bay.

Man arrested for 'indecent act' in student quarter: police

Man arrested for 'indecent act' in student quarter: police

A man performing an ‘‘indecent act’’ on a street in Dunedin student quarter was arrested by police.

Alleged drunk driver denies being behind wheel

Police were called to the crash on Highsted Rd last night. Photo: Supplied

Alleged drunk driver denies being behind wheel

Dunedin police got a front-seat view of an allegedly drunk man speeding down a central city street before he denied being behind the wheel.

200kmh teen 'wanted to have some fun'

200kmh teen 'wanted to have some fun'

A Dunedin teenager caught driving his new Mustang more than 200kmh told police he "wanted to have some fun in it".

Uber Eats driver off work after dog attack in Christchurch

An Uber Eats driver was injured in a dog attack while delivering food in Christchurch.

'No magic wand' for Northland meth crisis

Rural Northland towns like Kaikohe are bearing the brunt of New Zealand's meth crisis. Photo: RNZ...

'No magic wand' for Northland meth crisis

Organisations trying to help people get off meth in Northland towns like Kaikohe say they are overwhelmed by "a tsunami of need".

Lake Alice survivor legally challenges Crown redress

Lake Alice survivor Malcolm Richards (pictured in his shed) is legally challenging Cabinet's...

Lake Alice survivor legally challenges Crown redress

A Flaxmere man tortured as a child at the Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital is taking the Crown to court, arguing its redress framework is unlawful.

Pair of crashes on Dunedin roads

Fire crews at the scene of a car crashing into a power pole at the intersection of Hillside Rd...

Pair of crashes on Dunedin roads

Emergency services attended two crashes on Dunedin roads within minutes of each other this morning.

More high-achieving teens heading overseas

A Kiwi student loan defaulter says she is too scared to return to New Zealand for fear of being...

More high-achieving teens heading overseas

The number of high-achieving teens who go overseas after finishing school has reached an all-time high - but it is not clear why.

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Opening weekend a success for shooters

In a boat while duck-shooting near Ranfurly on Saturday are (from left): Warren, Bryan and Gus...

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Opening weekend a success for shooters

Duck-shooting is "better than Christmas" for members of his family, Greg McSkimming says.

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Doubt cast on plans for third med school

Waikato University. PHOTO: SUPPLIED / UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO

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Doubt cast on plans for third med school

The university watchdog has told the government that approving a medical school at the University of Waikato would be a high financial risk for a "below average" university.

Standing in solidarity

REPORT: TIM SCOTT / PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

Standing in solidarity

Protesters gathered in the Octagon by the hundreds at the weekend to stand in solidarity with the transgender community.

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Dunedin in for some sun, warmth

St Clair and Second Beach yesterday. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Dunedin in for some sun, warmth

A Dunner stunner was in full force and the city basked in sunshine yesterday — luckily, the clear skies are expected to stick around.

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Hawkins' comments ‘extraordinary’

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Hawkins' comments ‘extraordinary’

A city councillor says he finds it "extraordinary" a former mayor has called out a fellow councillor’s inclusion on a hearings panel.

Blooming delight

REPORT: LAINE PRIESTLEY / PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

Blooming delight

Dunedin Horticultural Society show manager Neil Judd examines a bloom at the Autumn Flower Show at the St Kilda Bowling Club yesterday.

Willis defends govt’s build record

Finance Minister Nicola Willis addresses the National Party’s Mainland Regional Conference, in...

Willis defends govt’s build record

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has made a spirited defence of the government’s record to date on the new Dunedin hospital.

Investitures

Investitures

Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro poses with southerners at a ceremony for those receiving their insignia in Wellington at the weekend.

Apprentice plumber wins scholarship

A Dunedin apprentice plumber has sealed the top spot at a nationwide plumbing award show.

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