Over 100 countries suppot plastic treaty caps
Negotiators aiming for an international treaty to curb plastic pollution are set for fierce debate on the last day of scheduled talks.
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Love the greatest Christmas gift, says Catherine
Love the greatest Christmas gift, says Catherine
The Princess of Wales says love is the greatest gift people can give each other.
Mahuta ready to be back in politics
Mahuta ready to be back in politics
Former Labour minister and Hauraki-Waikato MP Nanaia Mahuta says it is an "important" and "exciting" time to be "re-entering" politics.
Four injured after jetboat flips on Rakaia
Four injured after jetboat flips on Rakaia
Four people have been flown to hospital after a jetboat flipped on Canterbury's Rakaia River.
Labour expected to take strong stance on Treaty Bill: Hipkins
Labour expected to take strong stance on Treaty Bill: Hipkins
Labour is focusing on issues affecting working Kiwis, including jobs, healthcare and education, as well as the Treaty Principles Bill, leader Chris Hipkins says.
Obituary: energetic teacher, city leader
Obituary: energetic teacher, city leader
Dame Elizabeth Hanan DNZM CRSNZ will be remembered by family, friends, colleagues, students, political opponents and the people of the city she served with indefatigable enthusiasm.
Obituary: David Goldberg, psychiatrist
Obituary: David Goldberg, psychiatrist
Sir David Goldberg’s gift to medicine was the General Health Questionnaire, a mental health-screening instrument which ended up being used as a diagnostic test the world over.
Broadcaster's cameras stolen from Hagley Oval
Broadcaster's cameras stolen from Hagley Oval
Two cameras have been stolen from international broadcaster TalkSport at Christchurch's Hagley Oval.
Trudeau meets with Trump over tariffs
Trudeau meets with Trump over tariffs
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has visited Donald Trump's Florida resort to meet with the US President-elect, days after Trump threatened to slap tariffs on Canadian imports.
‘Tremendous effort’: ECan clears consents backlog
‘Tremendous effort’: ECan clears consents backlog
Environment Canterbury says it has finished processing its backlog of consents, some dating back to 2002.
Call for children to have advocate in break-ups
Call for children to have advocate in break-ups
The difference between a stable home and being in crisis can be as simple as the loss of a job or relationship break-up, Otago University's Mark Henaghan says.
Change needed to win election: Labour leader
Change needed to win election: Labour leader
Labour leader Chris Hipkins is calling on his party to change in order to win the next election.
'Project of century': Notre-Dame Cathedral restored
'Project of century': Notre-Dame Cathedral restored
French President Emmanuel Macron has praised more than 1000 craftspeople who helped rebuild Notre-Dame Cathedral, five-and-a-half years after fire gutted the Gothic masterpiece in Paris.
Ex-mayor wins parking ticket fight
Ex-mayor wins parking ticket fight
Former Wellington mayor Dame Kerry Prendergast has won a fight with her former council over a $40 parking ticket.
Apartments evacuated after gas main ruptured
Apartments evacuated after gas main ruptured
About 40 residents of an apartment complex in Dunedin had to be evacuated after a vehicle crashed into the building, rupturing a gas line.
Parade celebrates traffic safety
Parade celebrates traffic safety
Dunedin's first Orange Day Parade since 2020 attracted hundreds of pupils from 20 schools.
Warning given just before cutbacks
Warning given just before cutbacks
Clinicians warned officials about the dangers of scaling down the new Dunedin hospital project just two days before the government announced cutbacks, the Otago Daily Times can reveal.
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Claims young divers intimidating aqua joggers
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Claims young divers intimidating aqua joggers
Divers as young as 10 are being accused of using "intimidation tactics" against aqua joggers, as tensions rise over the allocation of pool space.
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Investigation into DCC
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Investigation into DCC
An investigation is being undertaken into the Dunedin City Council’s financial reporting, the Otago Daily Times understands.
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Nightclub worker indecently assaulted underage patron
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Nightclub worker indecently assaulted underage patron
A Dunedin nightclub worker who plied a schoolgirl with drinks and sexually abused her was arrested at the airport as he awaited a flight home to Japan, a court has heard.