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‘Critic’ size cut a mistake by OUSA: former editor

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‘Critic’ size cut a mistake by OUSA: former editor

The Otago University Students’ Association has not ruled out returning Critic Te Arohi to a more comprehensive format if the student community wants that.

Farmer, weed cutters make grim roadside discovery

Human remains were found off SH3 between Te Awamutu and Ōtorohanga in the Waikato. Photo: Google...

Farmer, weed cutters make grim roadside discovery

An Ōtorohanga farmer was shocked when her and a group of weed controllers stumbled across a human skeleton in an area of privet bush near State Highway 3 this morning.

Backpacker drowned following dingo attack - coroner

Canadian backpacker Piper James had been working on K'Gari before the attack. Photo: Supplied

Backpacker drowned following dingo attack - coroner

A young Canadian backpacker drowned when she was attacked by a pack of dingoes, a coroner has determined.

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Customer information visibility ‘dangerous’

A bank employee works on a computer inside the ANZ bank in George St.

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Customer information visibility ‘dangerous’

A Dunedin bank’s layout has been slammed as potentially ‘‘dangerous’’ after computer screens showing customer information were found to be visible through a street-facing window.

‘Boom’ shakes town as ordinance disposed

‘Boom’ shakes town as ordinance disposed

Fears that ‘‘one of Trumpy’s missiles might have went the wrong direction’’ spread through Waikouaiti after a loud ‘‘boom’’ rattled windows and floorboards yesterday.

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Extra guards at meetings for me: Ong

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Extra guards at meetings for me: Ong

A Dunedin city councillor says he is not a safety risk and an increased presence of security guards ‘‘stationed specifically’’ for him is a waste of resources.

Shelduck season set, shooting starts

Paradise ducks take off from a field near Middlemarch this week. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Shelduck season set, shooting starts

Parries are back on the menu from today.

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Moeraki cockle beds ‘sensitive, easily damaged’: prof

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Moeraki cockle beds ‘sensitive, easily damaged’: prof

A marine science professor says harvesting cockles at Moeraki was always going to end badly as the beds can be easily damaged by humans.

Luxon 'absolutely not' considering stepping down as PM

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ

Luxon 'absolutely not' considering stepping down as PM

The Prime Minister has told Newstalk ZB he is 'absolutely not' considering standing down after a poll result putting National in the 20s.

US likely responsible for strike on Iran girls' school

An aerial view of a graveyard during funerals held for students and staff from a girls' school,...

US likely responsible for strike on Iran girls' school

US military investigators believe it is likely that US forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children.

Hospital's 'approved budget' higher than previously claimed

The new Dunedin Hospital build site. Photo: RNZ

Hospital's 'approved budget' higher than previously claimed

The approved budget for the new Dunedin Hospital is just over $2 billion, though the government continues to use a figure $174 million less than that.

'It's not good, is it?': Poll piles pressure on Luxon

'It's not good, is it?': Poll piles pressure on Luxon

Pressure is mounting on the Prime Minister with a poll result putting National in the 20s.

Neighbours' dispute turns violent in Dunedin

Neighbours' dispute turns violent in Dunedin

A woman was punched in the face when an argument between neighbours escalated in a Dunedin suburb.

Dunedin man jailed for child sexual exploitation material

A 30-year-old Dunedin man has been jailed for distributing photos and videos showing children abused "in the most violent ways".

Friends use pond water in losing battle against house fire

'S**t, I hope he's not inside' was the immediate thought John Hill had when he went to drop some tomatoes off at his friend’s house found it engulfed in flames.

Ultra-high-risk sex offender to stay caged in secure unit

An ultra-high-risk sex offender who has been living in a Christchurch Men’s Prison residence for more than nine years will remain in a secure facility after failing to convince the courts he can be safely managed in the community.

Kristi Noem sacked as Homeland Security boss

US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem attends a House Judiciary Committee hearing on...

Kristi Noem sacked as Homeland Security boss

Kristi Noem, who oversaw an aggressive immigration crackdown and faced bipartisan criticism in hearings, will leave her role as homeland security chief at the end of the month.

Former MP quits National to join Opportunity party

Jackie Blue has also been the Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner. Photo: Supplied

Former MP quits National to join Opportunity party

Former National MP Jackie Blue is changing her political allegiances, saying the government's handling of pay equity changes was her breaking point.

Trump demands to choose Iran's next leader as war intensifies

Smoke rises above the city, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,...

Trump demands to choose Iran's next leader as war intensifies

US President Donald Trump claimed the right to join Iran in deciding its next leader as the war escalated further.

Farmers died days apart in similar accidents

Golden Bay farmer Melvin "Speedo" Robinson, was killed in December 2023 after the vehicle he was...

Farmers died days apart in similar accidents

The son of a farmer crushed under a vehicle he was working on said his father "could have died a thousand times" in other ways, so it was a shock his life ended the way it did.

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