Meta, Google found liable in landmark social media addiction trial
A Los Angeles jury has found Meta and Google negligent for designing social media platforms that are harmful to young people.
Stadium scale-down aimed at securing more shows
Stadium scale-down aimed at securing more shows
A Capacity Reduction System planned for Forsyth Barr Stadium is aimed at helping Dunedin secure events it is currently missing out on.
Teacher injured, student arrested after lockdown at Waikato school
Teacher injured, student arrested after lockdown at Waikato school
Updated 1.24 pm
A teacher has been injured and a student is in custody after an incident at a Waikato school.
Man with knife arrested in garage of student flat
Man with knife arrested in garage of student flat
A knife-carrying man allegedly tried to break into a north Dunedin flat in the middle of the night to wake up a woman he had briefly met.
Southern driver racks up 117 speeding offences in rental car
Southern driver racks up 117 speeding offences in rental car
A woman driving a rental car hit speeds of 170kmh while racking up 117 speeding offences all over Otago and Southland in a week.
One critically hurt in kindergarten carpark fight
One critically hurt in kindergarten carpark fight
A person was critically injured during an assault in a kindergarten carpark in Lincoln, near Christchurch, overnight.
Drenching, buffeting on way for parts of Otago
Drenching, buffeting on way for parts of Otago
Parts of coastal Otago, including Dunedin, are set to be hit by some wild weather leading into the weekend.
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Ideas offered as council faced with stadium debt
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Ideas offered as council faced with stadium debt
Funding of Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium was one of the big issues in the city council’s discussion of budgets on March 4 and 5.
Some people may have to pay back fuel support
Some people may have to pay back fuel support
There are concerns that offering fuel support via the Working for Families system may mean some people end up having to pay it back.
Christchurch cancer drug campaigner dies aged 45
Christchurch cancer drug campaigner dies aged 45
A Christchurch mum who tirelessly advocated for lifesaving cancer drugs to be publicly funded has died aged 45.
Same crash different day: Motorway backed up again
Long tailbacks on Dunedin motorway second morning in row
Traffic on the southern motorway is rolling again after being backed up for the second day in a row following a crash near Lookout Point.
Far North cut off by flooding, more rain on way
Far North cut off by flooding, more rain on way
Updated 1.55 pm
Kaitāia and the top of the Far North are now cut off from the rest of the country by flooding, and more rain is on the way.
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Meet-up over 40 years in the making
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Meet-up over 40 years in the making
Across Dunedin’s busy railway station foyer, Lynette Kennedy spotted her pen pal of more than 40 years.
Ong: 'Why would I consider resigning?'
Ong: 'Why would I consider resigning?'
Defying a call by his colleagues to consider quitting, beleaguered Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong says he is not going anywhere.
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Drink-driver convicted after having sworn off alcohol
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Drink-driver convicted after having sworn off alcohol
When Joanne Lee Souquet crashed her car with three children inside, while more than five times over the alcohol limit, she said she would "never ever" drink again.
Bullying linked to inmate's suicide mismanaged by corrections
Bullying linked to inmate's suicide mismanaged by corrections
A Dunedin-born man died by suicide after being bullied in jail — an issue which was mismanaged by Corrections — a coroner says.
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Big softie bikers raise $2000-plus for SPCA
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Big softie bikers raise $2000-plus for SPCA
Some motorcycle clubs have historically had a bad rap for being uncaring and antisocial.
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Fuel prices threaten school trips, camps
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Fuel prices threaten school trips, camps
School trips and camps are under threat from skyrocketing fuel prices as the Ministry of Education considers reviving distance learning.
Dunedin-born broadcaster Catherine Saunders dies
Dunedin-born broadcaster Catherine Saunders dies
Dunedin-born-and-raised broadcaster Catherine Saunders has died.
Programme giving prospective drivers confidence
Programme giving prospective drivers confidence
A programme supporting young Dunedin people living with disabilities to get their driver’s licence is being described as a "game changer".