'Get your loved ones and get out'
More than 30,000 people have evacuated their homes as a wildfire tears through a coastal area of Los Angeles in just a few hours, and a second blaze some 50km inland is rapidly spreading.
New stockpile of bird flu vaccine for poultry
New stockpile of bird flu vaccine for poultry
The US will rebuild a stockpile of bird flu vaccines for poultry matching the strain of the virus circulating in commercial flocks and wild birds, in a sign of the widespread and devastating nature of a persistent outbreak.
Hopes with treatment overseas
Hopes with treatment overseas
A young Dunedin woman whose life has been turned upside down by a chronic disease is counting on cutting-edge treatment in Mexico to get her future back on track.
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‘At peace’: woman pens own death notice
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‘At peace’: woman pens own death notice
If you have any questions for Bianca "Bee" Chittock, she says it is too late.
Treasured rings back with fire victim
Treasured rings back with fire victim
When Dunedin man Gary West’s home was destroyed in a fire, he feared he had lost everything connecting him to his late wife.
Lotto 2445
Lotto 2445
Results from last night's Lotto draw.
Calls for use of webcams ‘impractical’
Calls for use of webcams ‘impractical’
Calls for mandatory web-cameras in shearing sheds have been labelled as an overreach by farming lobby groups.
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Outdoor bowling surface to be built beside stadium
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Outdoor bowling surface to be built beside stadium
A new lawn bowls outdoor playing surface could be in use in Dunedin from next spring, complementing an indoor stadium for the sport beside it.
Reward worth the effort
Reward worth the effort
A black-backed gull attempts to open a snail shell.
Over 900 executed: UN
Over 900 executed: UN
The number of people executed in Iran rose to 901 last year, the UN human rights office said yesterday.
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‘Matter of when, not if’ H5N1 bird flu arrives
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‘Matter of when, not if’ H5N1 bird flu arrives
Following the death of an American from H5N1 bird flu recently, a Dunedin evolutionary virologist believes it is "a matter of when, not if" the virus arrives in New Zealand.
Mountainbikers buzzing as series looms
Mountainbikers buzzing as series looms
Floating gracefully through the air at high speed, twisting and turning like in aerial ballet, you could just about set the moves of high-performing mountainbikers to music.
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Man stomped partner, attacked her mother
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Man stomped partner, attacked her mother
A Dunedin man who attacked his partner and her mother then trashed their home has no explanation for his actions.
Groping waitress ‘a blip’ in behaviour
Groping waitress ‘a blip’ in behaviour
A drunk man who groped and taunted a waitress at an Alexandra establishment says it was "a blip".
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Police car joy-rider finishes full sentence
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Police car joy-rider finishes full sentence
A Central Otago man who aimed a firearm at police and took a patrol car on a 270km spin chose to serve his entire jail term because it was "in the public interest".
2024 10th-warmest year on record: Niwa
2024 10th-warmest year on record: Niwa
If you thought 2024 was colder than usual, you may be getting used to our warming environment.
Missing hiker found alive nearly two weeks later
Missing hiker found alive nearly two weeks later
After almost two weeks missing in the rugged terrain of the Australian Alps, Melbourne man Hadi Nazari has been found alive.
Photos of the year: January 9
Photos of the year: January 9
Photos by Reuters
Power grid saboteur released from prison
Power grid saboteur released from prison
Graham Philip, who attacked the North Island power grid in 2021, walked free from Tongariro Prison this morning.
Last year's temperatures among top 10 on record
Last year's temperatures among top 10 on record
New Zealand's temperatures were above average for eight months of last year, making it the country's tenth hottest year on record.