MSD to use 'basic AI' to check on jobseekers
MSD to use 'basic AI' to check on jobseekers
Opponents of a law change fear it will create a legal loophole allowing the use of AI to cut benefits and impose sanctions on beneficiaries.
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Parker not interested in local govt role
Parker not interested in local govt role
David Parker will resign from Parliament - but not to enter local politics.
Hoodies, hair and handcuffs: Teen trio foiled by Dunedin cops
Hoodies, hair and handcuffs: Teen trio foiled by Dunedin cops
A teenage trio's burglary spree targeting hairdressers was cut short by Dunedin police as the youngsters attempted to skip town.
'I'm not gaga': Elderly mum saw daughter stealing nest-egg
'I'm not gaga': Elderly mum saw daughter stealing nest-egg
When her daughter started turning up in new clothes and driving a brand new car, an elderly woman became suspicious her $188,000 nest-egg was being stolen.
Warning hospitals aren't ready for violent patients without police help
Warning hospitals aren't ready for violent patients without police help
Medical and mental health experts are warning that hospitals are not ready to take care of violent mental health patients without police support.
Inquiry as child dies after tonsil surgery
Inquiry as child dies after tonsil surgery
Health NZ and the police are investigating the death of a child in Auckland, reportedly after a routine tonsil operation at Southern Cross hospital.
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Second Hot Wheels show after tickets sell out
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Smashed it: monster trucks mania
Following a monster response to an international motorsport event, a second Dunedin show has been announced which promoters say could open the door for more "outside the square" events in the city.
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'I’m going to f...n drop you': Threats over go-kart video
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'I’m going to f...n drop you': Threats over go-kart video
A Dunedin man received online abuse and was threatened with violence after posting a video on social media of a go-kart tearing up grass at a public park .
Book bus and fan turning 75
Book bus, and one of its fans, turning 75
Dunedin's book bus and one of its loyal patrons are both turning 75 this year.
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Otago school students smartest in NZ
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Otago school students smartest in NZ
Otago secondary students are by far and away the smartest in New Zealand, according to the latest NCEA results.
‘Women MPs have always been targeted’
‘Women MPs have always been targeted’
Research highlighting the abuse and threats endured by women members of Parliament is concerning but sadly unsurprising, Taieri Labour MP Ingrid Leary says.
Frontman vows to play on after stroke
Frontman vows to play on after stroke
When Adam McGrath woke up with "kind of a funky eye thing" last week, he had no idea he was having a stroke.
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Population review recommended
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Population review recommended
The population in inland Otago is growing so fast another representation review could take place in just a couple of years, Otago regional councillors have been advised.
Explosive experience
Explosive experience
Otago Polytechnic Trades Academy student Poppy Forest, of Dunedin, holds her bath bomb and an exemplar made during a workshop at Lush.
Composer wins highest honour
Composer wins highest honour
A composer who kicked off his theatre career in Dunedin as a student has been twice honoured at an esteemed British award ceremony.
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Home invader in mob attack on vulnerable man freed from jail
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Home invader in mob attack on vulnerable man freed from jail
A member of a "mob" which robbed a vulnerable man of his pokie jackpot has been released from prison after winning his appeal.
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Man burgled dead hoarder’s house
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Man burgled dead hoarder’s house
Stamps, cutlery and motorcycle parts were among the items a Dunedin man stole from a dead hoarder’s house.
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Popular coastal walkway in limbo
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No reopening date yet for popular coastal walkway
Six months after a series of large landslips closed a popular Dunedin coastal walkway, a geotechnical report has yet to be completed.
Busted with meth after filming woman in changing room
Busted with meth after filming woman in changing room
A man with a penchant for committing indecent acts was caught filming a woman getting changed in a Salvation Army store.
Businessman jailed for child abuse material
Businessman jailed for child abuse material
A businessman found with thousands of images of children being sexually exploited stroked the head of his tearful wife in court and said, “I’m sorry my darling” as he was led away to prison.