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Bar which let licence lapse urged to be ‘proactive’

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Bar which let licence lapse urged to be ‘proactive’

The owners of a central Dunedin bar have been urged to be more proactive after they traded without a current liquor licence for nearly a year.

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Floodbank approach brings shared trail one step closer

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Floodbank approach brings shared trail one step closer

Development of a Taieri cycling and walking trail is a step nearer because of a common-sense approach to using floodbanks, one of the organisers says.

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MPI calls on public to help stamp out bird flu

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MPI calls on public to help stamp out bird flu

The public is being asked to help the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) stamp out bird flu in Otago by keeping a "close eye" on the wellbeing of their backyard chickens.

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Changes to govt science funding ‘cut to innovation’

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Changes to govt science funding ‘cut to innovation’

A group of leading academics have spoken out against changes to government science funding, warning against the roadblocks to creativity in the future.

Sleigh just the ticket for Christmas fun

Mosgiel resident Samantha Millar raises a sack of presents in her new Santa sleigh which is...

Sleigh just the ticket for Christmas fun

A Mosgiel resident with a fondness for Christmas is spreading even more holiday joy than usual this year with a new Santa sleigh in her annual holiday display at home.

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‘Shattered’ driver seeking reduction in sentence

Robert Hutton’s life has been ‘‘shattered’’ by the ordeal of causing the death of a Dunedin man...

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‘Shattered’ driver seeking reduction in sentence

The driver responsible for a runaway truck which killed a 20-year-old Dunedin man is seeking to have his sentence reduced.

High-flyer's bid for name suppression fails

High-flyer's bid for name suppression fails

An Otago-trained psychiatrist-to-the-stars, who failed to have a 40-year-old driving conviction quashed, has failed in his bid for secrecy.

Report warns HNZ IT faults could 'snowball' after layoffs

Despite multiple assessments Mrs A's cancer went undiagnosed for months. Photo: Getty Images

Report warns HNZ IT faults could 'snowball' after layoffs

Hospitals face a greater risk of many more cyber attacks because of the mass layoff of IT staff, according to a Health NZ Te Whatu Ora document.

Dunedin paedophile tries to get supervision order lifted

Pierre John "PJ" Parsons, appearing in court in 2021. Photo: Robb Kidd

Dunedin paedophile tries to get supervision order lifted

A child rapist who is now a transgender woman has gone to the Supreme Court to try and have an extended supervision order lifted.

Heatwave sends temperatures soaring across Aus

Extreme fire danger warnings are in place with high bushfire risks across Australia's southeast....

Heatwave sends temperatures soaring across Aus

It could be the hottest day of the year for one Australian state as others prepare for extreme fire danger with a heatwave bearing down on large parts of the country.

Police China trip a classic bid to 'curry favour' - Little

Police China trip a classic bid to 'curry favour' - Little

Former spy minster Andrew Little says a police trip to China looks like a "classic effort" by the Chinese government to "curry favour" with New Zealand authorities.

Journalist, rescue workers among dozens killed in Gaza

A man screams following an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people, amid the...

Journalist, rescue workers among dozens killed in Gaza

Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed at least 53 Palestinians, including a journalist and rescue workers, medics say.

Gen Z drinking alcohol less, or not at all

The Alcohol Beverages Council said it was seeing a similar trend in New Zealand. Photo: Getty Images

Gen Z drinking alcohol less, or not at all

A trend away from alcohol for Gen Z is being replicated here in New Zealand, according to a local industry body.

Judge rejects sex offender's mental impairment claims

William Wood, accompanied in the dock by a prison officer, during sentencing in the Nelson...

Judge rejects sex offender's mental impairment claims

A judge has challenged a lawyer over claims that a South Island sex offender’s mental impairment meant he was less morally culpable for his actions.

Three vehicles involved in East Taieri crash

Emergency services at the scene of the crash this morning. Photo: Gregor Richardson

Three vehicles involved in East Taieri crash

A three-vehicle crash near East Taieri closed a lane of State Highway One this morning.

Questions raised over NZ police officers' trip to China

Police reviewed more than 6000 records. Photo: RNZ

Questions raised over NZ police officers' trip to China

One of the country's leading China experts says she is in no doubt a trip to China by New Zealand police was a foreign interference operation.

Number of youths kept in cells 10 times higher than two years ago

Cutting the soaring remand rate has become one of the very top priorities of police and the...

Number of youths kept in cells 10 times higher than two years ago

Young people are being kept overnight in police cells at 10 times the rate they were just two years ago.

Chch-Melbourne flight forced to turn back twice

Flight QF168 from Christchurch to Melbourne. Photo: Screenshot / Flightradar24

Chch-Melbourne flight forced to turn back twice

A Qantas flight destined for Melbourne has departed from - and returned to - Christchurch twice today, in what the airline says are unrelated events.

Fiji resort guests ill from suspected alcohol poisoning

Seven tourists have been hospitalised in a suspected case of alcohol poisoning at a resort in Fiji, the Australian and Fijian governments have confirmed.

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