Celebrations for significant role as health shuttle reaches milestone
Celebrations for significant role as health shuttle reaches milestone
One hundred thousand kilometres can get you around the world about two and a-half times.
Peters signals progress on India trade deal negotiations
Peters signals progress on India trade deal negotiations
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has hinted that New Zealand may soon announce the start of long-anticipated trade deal negotiations with India.
Robbed of the chance to make even greater contribution
Robbed of the chance to make even greater contribution
New Zealand never knew the heights that Nikki Kaye might have climbed to as a politician, but both her colleagues and rivals suspected it might have been to the very top.
Obituary: Dot Brazier, centenarian
Obituary: Dot Brazier, centenarian
Centenarian Dorothy "Dot" Frances Brazier, nee Earley, packed much into her 103 years.
Aussie fashion icon Maggie Tabberer dead at 87
Aussie fashion icon Maggie Tabberer dead at 87
Pioneering Australian model, fashion icon and media entrepreneur Maggie Tabberer has died aged 87.
Otago University graduands, 1pm
Otago University graduands, 1pm
About 385 people will graduate in person from the University of Otago with qualifications in laboratory science, dentistry and physiotherapy in a ceremony at the Dunedin Town Hall at 1pm today.
Otago University graduands, 4pm
Otago University graduands, 4pm
About 375 people will graduate in person from the University of Otago with qualifications in medicine, surgery and public health in a ceremony at the Dunedin Town Hall at 1pm today.
Southland cases lead whooping cough increase
Southland cases lead whooping cough increase
Whooping cough cases have almost doubled in the past week, and Southland continues to have the most cases.
Melbourne synagogue fire slammed as 'act of hate'
Melbourne synagogue fire slammed as 'act of hate'
Political leaders across Australia have condemned an attack on a Melbourne synagogue built by Holocaust survivors as an "act of hate" and clear anti-Semitism.
Gridlock traffic forcing truckies to take risks
Gridlock traffic forcing truckies to take risks
Severe traffic congestion in Ashburton is forcing truck drivers to take more risks to meet their deadlines, an industry leader says.
Two-storey home destroyed by fire
Two-storey Canterbury home destroyed by fire
Fire crews managed to save a classic car before an intense fire ripped through a two-storey house and garage near Rolleston last night.
'May happen again': Second boot camp teen goes missing
'May happen again': Second boot camp teen goes missing
"We're dealing with complex, high-risk youth offenders," Oranga Tamariki's deputy chief says, after confirming two out of 10 youths absconded from the trial and a third died in a crash.
Charges after ride home in patrol car
Charges after ride home in patrol car
A man given a ride home repaid the favour by smashing a patrol car window and attacking two officers, police say.
Farm near Dunedin free of bird flu
Farm near Dunedin free of bird flu
Tests on a small free-range layer chicken farm near Dunedin are negative for bird flu, Biosecurity NZ has confirmed.
Trio thought dead; search suspended
Police believe Mt Cook climbers killed in fall
Police this afternoon have said they do not believe three climbers missing on Aoraki Mt Cook have survived a fall.
Man survives mystery lightning strike
Man survives mystery lightning strike
For the third time in his life, Cyril Keen has had a terrifying experience with lightning after his van was struck last week.
Lodge destroyed; crews hopeful of containing blaze
Lodge destroyed; crews hopeful of containing blaze
A building has been destroyed by a fire in Canterbury that remains out of control, but crews are hopeful of containing the blaze by the end of the day.
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Keep a close watch for symptoms: SPCA
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Keep a close watch for symptoms: SPCA
Otago residents with chicken coops at home "should be cautious but not overly alarmed" after the avian flu discovery, the SPCA says.
Plenty of spring rain for South but temps steady
Plenty of spring rain for South but temps steady
While spring rainfall amounts set records at both ends of the spectrum — ranging from wildly wet to extremely dry across Otago and Southland — temperatures were remarkably average.
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Local govt expert: council must step up
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Local govt expert: council must step up
Dunedin city councillors need to step up and show leadership amid a difficult time with their chief executive, a local government scholar believes.