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Israel 'will end ceasefire' if hostages not returned by Saturday

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Reuters

Israel 'will end ceasefire' if hostages not returned by Saturday

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the ceasefire in Gaza will end if Hamas does not release hostages by midday on Saturday.

Doc faces 30% shortfall in funding huts and tracks

Doc's network currently includes 15,000km of track. File photo: Supplied/Doc

Doc faces 30% shortfall in funding huts and tracks

The future of nearly a third of all huts and tracks managed by the Department of Conservation is in limbo, as the agency faces a 30 percent shortfall in funding to maintain them.

Australian footballer Sam Kerr cleared of racial abuse

Sam Kerr leaves court in London after receiving a not guilty verdict. Photo: Reuters

Australian footballer Sam Kerr cleared of racial abuse

Australia's women's soccer captain and Chelsea striker Sam Kerr has been found not guilty of racially abusing a British police officer after a dispute with a cab driver.

'Please don't attack me bro'

'Please don't attack me bro': Kayaker's encounter with great white shark

A fisherman has filmed himself pleading "Please don't attack me bro" to a great white shark as it stalked him in his kayak off the coast of remote a Northland beach. Matt Wells, an avid fisher,...

'Things have got tougher' for many NZers

Food insecurity has gone up in the last year, the Salvation Army says. Photo: Salvation Army

'Things have got tougher' for many NZers

New Zealand is backsliding on much of its social progress, as food and housing become increasingly difficult to afford, the Salvation Army says.

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Fears ageing hospital will fall apart

Dunedin Hospital on Tuesday. Photo: Peter McIntosh

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Fears ageing hospital will fall apart

The cost of keeping Dunedin's ageing hospital running spiralled to $3.5 million last year amid concerns it will fall apart before the new one opens.

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Woman delivered barrage of insults using police scanner

Dunedin District Court. Photo: ODT files

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Woman delivered barrage of insults using police scanner

A Dunedin woman who illegally used a police scanner to call officers "f... en pig-headed bastards" claims she had the device to protect her child.

No injuries in crash

No injuries in crash

A crash partly closed South Rd in Caversham for a short time yesterday.

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Councillors vow to remain vigilant

The new Dunedin hospital site office. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

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Councillors vow to remain vigilant

Complacency cannot be allowed to creep in when it comes to ensuring a suitable hospital is built in Dunedin, city councillors have declared.

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Fears for educational programmes with cuts

Tūhura Otago Museum senior science engagement co-ordinator Dr Andrew Mills watches the museum’s...

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Fears for educational programmes with cuts

As Tūhura Otago Museum wraps up its latest hands-on science engagement showcase, there are grave concerns about whether the museum can continue to provide educational programmes.

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Women urged to unleash their inner sea lion

Australian dancing sisters Karlia and Danni Cook show some of Carol Brown’s choreography for her...

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Women urged to unleash their inner sea lion

Dunedin women are being called on to unleash their inner sea lion for an upcoming dance project to be performed on one of the city’s beaches.

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Media skills seen as part of research quality

Richard Blaikie. Photo: Unversity of Otago

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Media skills seen as part of research quality

A broader range of skills, including media expertise, should be considered in research quality assessment, a leading academic says.

Dressed for success

St Hilda’s students show off their school spirit. PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH

Dressed for success

St Hilda’s Collegiate School held its annual sports day at the Caledonian Ground in Dunedin yesterday.

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New school lunches ‘not better, not worse’

Bathgate Park School pupil Kora Mason tucks into butter chicken at lunchtime yesterday. PHOTO:...

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New school lunches ‘not better, not worse’

A week into the new school lunches regime, a Dunedin school says they are "not better, not worse" than those served last year.

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Discovery ‘incredibly exciting’

Researchers have found a hinge-like structure within the ears of a fruit fly that can control its...

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Discovery ‘incredibly exciting’

For more than 40 years, scientists have puzzled over how our sensory systems can detect both the faintest whispers and the loudest explosions, without being overwhelmed.

Moment on steps ‘a favour’

Prof Julian Paton, the owner of New Zealand’s oldest Land Rover, is pleased the vehicle’s...

Moment on steps ‘a favour’

The owner of the country’s oldest Land Rover says the vehicle’s political detour since leaving Dunedin will contribute to life-saving research.

Team tapped as partner in 3-D bioprinting project

University of Otago Christchurch Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering (CReaTE) director...

Team tapped as partner in 3-D bioprinting project

Rather than undergoing invasive knee replacement surgery, future patients may be able to have damaged knee tissue repaired using 3-D bioprinters and keyhole surgery.

Honey-filled vigil

Honey-filled vigil

Worshippers gather around candles stuck to jars with honey to mark the day of Saint Haralampi, the Orthodox patron saint of beekeepers, in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria,&nbsp...

Ex-public servants continue to struggle finding jobs

RNZ has heard from dozens of public servants who were made redundant last year and are still...

Ex-public servants continue to struggle finding jobs

Hundreds if not thousands of people are applying for the same jobs in the wake of last year's public sector gutting, a former senior worker struggling to find employment says.

Multiple alleged extortion cases at supermarket investigated

Pak'n Save Manukau. Photo: Google Maps via RNZ

Multiple alleged extortion cases at supermarket investigated

Police are investigating multiple complaints about alleged extortion of customers at a South Auckland supermarket at the end of January.

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