Proposal to charge international visitors entry fees
Proposal to charge international visitors entry fees
Dunedin should not be giving away its history to international visitors for free, a councillor says.
Sunflowers bloom as cancer found gone
Sunflowers bloom as cancer found gone
As 120,000 sunflowers planted in Susanne Volkers' honour started to bloom, she found out her brain cancer was gone.
Woman sentenced for threats and assault
Woman sentenced for threats and assault
An "enraged" Dunedin woman dug her nails into a detective's hand, causing it to bleed, and threatened to kill her former partner by driving through his house.
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Overnight patrol seeking volunteers
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Overnight patrol seeking volunteers
A group of North Dunedin volunteers are some of the very few who have a stamp of approval from police to slink around at night looking for trouble.
Women allegedly violated during tramp
Women allegedly violated during tramp
A jury is deciding whether or not a man groped a sleeping woman and forcefully violated another while on a tramping trip.
Fast ice thickness trends focus of study
Fast ice thickness trends focus of study
An analysis of more than 30 years of data on the thickness of landfast sea-ice in Antarctica's McMurdo Sound has revealed climate change does not yet appear to be having an effect on its thickness.
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Council looking at steps to stop avian botulism outbreaks
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Council looking at steps to stop avian botulism outbreaks
Steps to prevent another outbreak of avian botulism at an Otago wastewater treatment plant could involve discouraging birds from moulting on the property.
Medical school looking for volunteers to meet students
Medical school looking for volunteers to meet students
If you have a long-term medical condition and you want to give back to the medical profession for all the help and support practitioners have given, the Otago Medical School needs you.
Renters band together in new union
Renters band together in new union
Landlords willing to act in good faith have nothing to fear from a newly formed renters union, an organiser says.
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Secrets of the sea put under the microscope to study climate change impacts
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Secrets of the sea put under the microscope to study climate change impacts
Research treasures from the depths of the Ross Sea Marine Protected Area (MPA) are now being studied by University of Otago researchers.
Man cleared of filming sex without consent
Man cleared of filming sex without consent
A man has been cleared of making Snapchat videos while having sex with a woman he met on Tinder after his lawyer argued she was too drunk to remember giving consent.
US-bound refugees stuck in Australia after Trump freeze
US-bound refugees stuck in Australia after Trump freeze
Dozens of refugees who arrived in Australia by boat a decade ago and expected to resettle in the United States have been affected by the Trump Administration's freeze on refugee programs, an...
New school lunches compared to 'prison food'
New school lunches compared to 'prison food'
David Seymour is defending new school lunches that some students are comparing to prison food.
Passenger plane crashes into US army helicopter
Passenger plane crashes into US army helicopter
An passenger jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed into the frigid Potomac River after a midair collision on Wednesday night
Peters backs down on comments
Peters backs down on comments
Winston Peters - after initially saying nothing was wrong with his and Shane Jones' comments - has now backed down after the Mexican Ambassador raised concerns.
GPs close to 'tipping point'
GPs close to 'tipping point'
GPs have told the Health Minister the sector is about to cross a tipping point that leads to the inevitable collapse of the public health system.
Minister of Health in Dunedin tomorrow
Minister of Health in Dunedin tomorrow
The Minister of Health will be in Dunedin tomorrow, with all eyes on him for an announcement about the long-overdue Dunedin hospital build.
Couple trapped in Noumea denied insurance claim
Couple trapped in Noumea denied insurance claim
A couple who were trapped in their accommodation for ten days due to protests in Noumea were unsuccessful in their complaint that their travel insurer should cover the trip costs.
Increased defence spend by NZ on cards
Global Insight: Increased defence spend by NZ on cards
Increased defence spending by New Zealand is on the cards now that Donald Trump is back in the White House, Prof Robert Patman says.
TikTok content motivated killing daughter
TikTok content motivated killing daughter
A man who had recently brought his family back to Pakistan from the United States confessed to shooting dead his teenage daughter, motivated by his disapproval of her TikTok content