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Aussie airline crew attacked amid NY partying in Fiji

Fiji police are investigating incidents involving two Virgin Australia crew who are allegedly the victims of rape and theft in Nadi early on New Year's Day.

Dame Tariana Turia suffers stroke

Te Pāti Māori co-founder and former government minister Dame Tariana Turia has suffered a stroke, her iwi said.

Advocates question vaping plan

In Australia, nicotine vapes have been classified as "prescription medicines" since October 2021....

Advocates question vaping plan

The government's plan for smokers to swap their cigarettes for free vapes in a bid to quit smoking has come under fire from respiratory advocates.

Gunman dies after killing 10 in Montenegro

Police and security personnel near the scene of the shooting in Cetinje, Montenegro. Photo: Reuters

Gunman dies after killing 10 in Montenegro

A gunman who killed at least 10 people in a rampage on a small town in Montenegro has died from his injuries after attempting suicide, the country's interior minister says.

Inquiries continue into Hamilton homicide

Police at the scene in Hamilton yesterday. Photo: RNZ

Inquiries continue into Hamilton homicide

Police will be back at a house in the Hamilton suburb of Fairfield where neighbours say a child was killed in a New Year's homicide.

'Hellbent': 15 dead after truck ploughs into crowd

The truck swerved past makeshift barriers before ramming the crowd, authorities say.

'Hellbent': 15 dead after truck ploughs into crowd

The death toll has to risen to 15 after a US Army veteran swerved his pickup truck around makeshift barriers and ploughed into people in New Orleans' crowded French Quarter.

Couple ‘in fairyland’ after $4.3m Lotto win

The $4.3 million winning Powerball ticket was sold at Whitcoulls, in Dunedin. PHOTO: STEPHEN...

Couple ‘in fairyland’ after $4.3m Lotto win

A Dunedin couple say they are still in a state of disbelief after winning more than $4.3 million in Saturday’s Lotto draw.

Watch: Urban getaway for sea lion pair

Watch: Urban getaway for sea lion pair

A sea lion and her pup have taken up residence on the front lawn of a St Kilda property, several blocks from St Kilda Beach.

Driver facing murder charge over policewoman's death

Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming. Photo: supplied/NZ Police

Driver facing murder charge over policewoman's death

The disqualified driver of a car that fatally hit a Nelson officer on New Year's Day is facing multiple serious charges, as police appeal to the community and businesses for any video footage.

Lotto 2443

Lotto 2443

Results from last night's Lotto draw.

Animal rights group’s footage a ‘hit job’

A screen shot of the Peta video showing a shearer trying to turn over a sheep. IMAGE: PETA

Animal rights group’s footage a ‘hit job’

Federated Farmers has described undercover video footage by animal rights activists — including allegedly rough handling of sheep during shearing on an Otago farm — as a "disgraceful hit job".

Rodeo ropes in new year

Shukuru Munro, of Otago Peninsula, had a variety of fruit for sale. Originally from Tanzania,...

Rodeo ropes in new year

Waikouaiti welcomed 2025 with its rodeo event on New Year’s Day.

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Siblings strive for success at rodeo contests

Sophie Smith, 15, of Tarras, competes in the breakaway roping event at the Waikouaiti Rodeo...

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Siblings strive for success at rodeo contests

The Smith siblings in Tarras strive to be competitive in rodeo events, but not necessarily with each other.

Spirits high despite wet as thousands gather to ring in 2025

People cram into the Octagon to see in the start of 2025 in Dunedin. Photo: Gregor Richardson

Spirits high despite wet as thousands gather to ring in 2025

The clouds were low but spirits were high as thousands flocked to the Octagon to ring in the new year.

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Festival ‘a melting pot of music’

Campers (from left) Kevin Moore, of Timaru, Monica Barkman, of Dunedin, Robbie Stevens, of...

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Festival ‘a melting pot of music’

Strangely, wherever Stephen Stern goes with his banjo, bluegrass seems to sprout up organically.

Dunedin gathers to welcome the new year

Annastasia Studer-Mark, 2, of Invercargill, surveys the festivities from the shoulders of her...

Dunedin gathers to welcome the new year

Otago Daily Times photographer Gregor Richardson captured some of Dunedin’s New Year’s Eve celebrations in the Octagon on Tuesday night.

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Entertainer brings Rainbow connection

Dunedin children’s entertainer and singer/songwriter Rainbow Rosalind (also known as Rosalind...

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Entertainer brings Rainbow connection to NYE party

Security guards had their hands full at Dunedin’s New Year’s Eve party in the Octagon, when a horde of children mobbed one of the performers.

Baldwin manslaughter case dropped

Baldwin manslaughter case dropped

A criminal case against actor Alec Baldwin stemming from a fatal shooting on the Rust movie set has ended, with a prosecutor dropping her appeal of the case's dismissal.

$8k bike theft bad break for shop owner

A broken front shop window and the theft of a bicycle worth thousands of dollars brought a...

$8k bike theft bad break for shop owner

A phone call from police about 6.30am heralded a disheartening start to the new year for a Dunedin bicycle shop owner.

Blazing into the new year

Blazing into the new year

Tar Barrel Men carry torches and flaming barrels through the streets of Allendale in northern England in the annual Tar Barrel festival yesterday.

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