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'Worst fing flight I have ever fing taken': CEO to assistant

A business-class seat on a long-haul flight was not up to the acceptable standard of a high-profile property developer, and he went on to let his executive assistant know exactly that.

Cop who tasered 95-year-old spared from jail

Senior Constable Kristian White discharged his stun gun at Clare Nowland.

Cop who tasered 95-year-old spared from jail

A police officer has been spared jail for what a judge described as his terrible mistake of fatally tasering a great-grandmother with dementia.

Luxon distances himself from providing Eden Park funding

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says there are some "areas for us to work on" with the boot camp...

Luxon distances himself from providing Eden Park funding

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has distanced himself from providing government funding for the $110 million Eden Park upgrade.

Man who sexually violated boy keeps name suppression

The prominent Palmerston North man jailed for sexually violating a 14-year-old boy in 2007 will keep his name secret for now.

Slippery mishaps as Dunedin drivers slide on wet roads

Slippery mishaps as Dunedin drivers slide on wet roads

A wet afternoon in Dunedin has been blamed for two car crashes involving multiple vehicles within ten minutes of each other.

Man charged over Auckland uni crash that injured pedestrians

Three people were hospitalised after a car mounted the footpath at the University of Auckland....

Man charged over Auckland uni crash that injured pedestrians

A 20-year-old man faces drug-related charges after a car mounted the footpath at the University of Auckland, hitting a group of pedestrians.

King Charles hospitalised with side effects from cancer treatment

King Charles leaves the London Clinic after receiving treatment for an enlarged prostate in this...

King Charles hospitalised with side effects from cancer treatment

King Charles has spent time under observation in hospital after experiencing side effects from treatment for cancer, Buckingham Palace said.

Person claiming to be Port Chalmers Lotto winner 'wants to give back'

Customers in Port Chalmers consider buying a Lotto ticket at the Windsor On the Spot Express...

Person claiming to be Port Chalmers Lotto winner 'wants to give back'

A person claiming to have won the $5.3 million Lotto prize sold in Port Chalmers says they want to give back to the area - and plenty of suggestions are flooding in.

Controversial DCC sea lion video taken down

An official Dunedin marketing video showing a sea lion being "actively disturbed" by a beach rugby game has been taken down after sparking an angry response.

Couple killed by motorbike 'went flying in air'

Geoffrey and Karen Boucher were hit by a motorcycle as they crossed a highway at Bethlehem, near...

Couple killed by motorbike 'went flying in air'

“They went flying into the air” - that was how a witness described the moment a motorcycle hit and killed a couple crossing the road.

Govt to announce plans for third supermarket push

Finance Minister Nicola Willis. Photo: RNZ

Govt to announce plans for third supermarket push

Cabinet has agreed to its next steps in its war on the country's supermarket duopoly, set to be announced by the Finance Minister on Sunday.

Six dead as tourist submarine sinks off Egypt

Family members of casualties from an incident where a tourist submarine sank off Egypt's Red Sea...

Six dead as tourist submarine sinks off Egypt

Six tourists died and 39 were rescued when a viewing submarine sank off the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Hurghada, authorities say.

Rare disorder brings 'ups and downs'

Lawrence 10-month-old George and mother Sophie Young are encouraging people to get behind Rare...

Rare disorder brings 'ups and downs'

A Lawrence family is encouraging people to "glow up and show up" for rare disorders this month.

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$1 billion to clear Dunedin's Three Waters backlog

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$1 billion to clear Dunedin's Three Waters backlog

A $1 billion backlog of Three Waters work could take 30 years for the Dunedin City Council to clear.

Researchers want way to remove infirm PMs

Researchers are calling for New Zealand policy makers to consider implementing mechanisms which would allow ill or infirm New Zealand prime ministers to be removed from office when their decision...

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‘Going cold turkey on sea lions going to be really difficult’

Department of Conservation coastal Otago biodiversity ranger Jim Fyfe is leaving his role after...

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‘Going cold turkey on sea lions going to be really difficult’

Jim Fyfe has been at the forefront of conservation along Otago’s coast for more than a quarter of a century — today is his last day on the job.

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Council 'knew about estuary pollution'

Justine Ragg, of Brighton, walks her Wavy Knowes, Waldronville, property where floodwater from...

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Council knew about estuary pollution, local says

Officials have been aware of tyres, road cones and other rubbish littering Kaikorai Estuary for years and no effort has been made to clean it up, a landowner in the area says.

Polytechic recognised for care of animal welfare in teaching

Otago Polytechnic School of Animal Health veterinary nursing students Alix Lough (left) and...

Polytechic recognised for care of animal welfare in teaching

When it comes to "the three Rs", Otago Polytechnic’s School of Animal Health is not only top of the class — it is joint-top of the country.

A show of respect

A show of respect

Contractors waterblast the cenotaph at Queens Gardens in preparation for this year’s Anzac Day service in Dunedin on April 25.

Committee ‘supportive’ of safety campaign

Young riders such as Aurora are helping to distribute driver education flyers telling motorists...

Committee ‘supportive’ of safety campaign

A campaign to keep horse riders safer on New Zealand roads has not yet received support from the Otago-Southland regional council road transport committee — the only one nationwide to not lodge...

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