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    Run on flour, sugar ‘panic buying’

    Bin Inn owner Monique Beaumont has noticed a marked increase in the numbers of customers stocking...

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    Run on flour, sugar ‘panic buying’

    A Dunedin bulk food store which is running out of flour has put it down to panic buying caused by the skyrocketing cost of fuel.

    60th South Island surf champs

    Lewis Murphy competes in the open men’s section.

    60th South Island surf champs

    Surfers put on a show for the judges at St Clair Beach, Dunedin, for the 60th South Island Surf Champs during Easter weekend. The event was hosted by the South Coast Boardriders Association....

    Easter road toll rises after pair of fatal crashes

    Superintendent Steve Greally, National Road Policing Manager, said the road toll thus far was ...

    Easter road toll rises after pair of fatal crashes

    The Easter holiday road toll has risen to three, after the death of a motorcyclist in Northland.

    Mother-son landlord duo under investigation by MBIE

    Nick Hoogwerf and Donna Miers, who have previously been in the spotlight for bad landlord...

    Mother-son landlord duo under investigation by MBIE

    A mother-and-son landlord pair with a history of tenant complaints and conduct described as "nefarious" are under investigation.

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    NASA astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion...

    New Zealand visible in photo from NASA's Artemis mission

    The Orion capsule carrying four astronauts in NASA's Artemis II mission executed a key thruster firing on Thursday that will kick the crew out of Earth's orbit and on a path toward the moon,...

    Police remain at scene of north Dunedin fire

    Police outside the building this morning. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

    Police remain at scene of north Dunedin fire

    Police were still at the scene of a north Dunedin fire this morning that closed State Highway 1 through the city last night.

    Rare quake strikes outback near Uluru

    The quake struck near Uluru, southwest of Alice Springs. File photo: Getty Images

    Rare quake strikes outback near Uluru

    A 5.3 magnitude earthquake has rocked the outback on the Northern Territory-South Australian border, according to Geoscience Australia.

    Iran defiant as another deadline looms, search for airman continues

    Debris at the historical monument Golestan Palace after it was damaged in an Israeli and US...

    Iran defiant as another deadline looms, search for airman continues

    US President Trump and Israel have stepped up pressure on Iran to open the strategic Strait of Hormuz or face attacks on its energy infrastructure, while Iranian and US forces search for a missing US crew member from one of two downed warplanes.

    Road reopens as firefighters douse blaze

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    Road reopens as firefighters douse blaze

    Firefighters have contained a building blaze which closed the main road through north Dunedin for two hours.

    Two US warplanes shot down, frantic search for pilot

    The Iranian state media said to show fragments of a downed US jet in this picture said to be...

    Two US warplanes shot down, frantic search for pilot

    Two US warplanes were downed over Iran and the Gulf, Iranian and US officials said on Friday, with two pilots rescued and a third still missing and being hunted by Tehran's forces.

    One killed in crash near Motueka

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    One killed in crash near Motueka

    One person has died following a crash near Motueka yesterday.

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    ‘Near normal’ temperatures tipped; ‘uncertainty’ long term

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    ‘Near normal’ temperatures tipped; ‘uncertainty’ long term

    Temperatures look set to be ‘‘near normal’’ along coastal Otago, including Dunedin, over the next three months.

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    Pupils share food and culture

    Bradford School year 5 pupil Hayden Todd, 10, was excited to share his Polish culture with his...

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    Pupils share food and culture

    The globe became just a little smaller at a Dunedin primary school as pupils finished off a term of learning about their own cultures by sharing a plate with their classmates.

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    Student sentenced for ‘street thuggery’

    Dunedin District Court. File photo: ODT

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    Student sentenced for ‘street thuggery’

    A Dunedin student has been sentenced for his part in a group attack a judge described as ‘‘mindless street thuggery’’.

    Walk of the Cross marks Good Friday

    Walk of the Cross marks Good Friday

    Johan Becker and Martine Smith lead the Walk of the Cross yesterday morning. The procession, which acknowledged Jesus Christ’s journey to crucifixion, departed from St Luke’s in Mosgiel. Organiser...

    Gnarly waves abound at champs

    Gnarly waves abound at champs

    Dunedin surfer Flint Sherborne-France was quick out of the blocks to show his class in a boys’ U18 heat of the South Island surfing championships at St Clair Beach in Dunedin yesterday. The...

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    Youth services delivery at risk

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    Youth services delivery at risk

    Te Kāika risks being prevented from delivering key government-funded services for children and youth due to an investigation of its suitability as a service provider.

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    Talk with former PM spurred Simmonds

    Penny Simmonds.

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    Talk with former PM spurred Simmonds

    A frank and honest conversation with former prime minister Sir Bill English helped spur Invercargill National MP Penny Simmonds on her way to Cabinet.

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    Surfer bitten by sea lion

    A surfer bitten on the lower leg by a sea lion at Brighton Beach yesterday afternoon is helped to...

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    Surfer bitten by sea lion

    A surfer at Brighton Beach in Dunedin got more than he bargained for when he was bitten by a sea lion yesterday afternoon.

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    Dad knocked off perch as son beats 31-year-old record

    Caleb Dobier and father Tim show the family running style earlier this week. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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    Dad knocked off perch as son beats 31-year-old record

    Tim Dobier is officially the second-fastest in his family.
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