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Changes reflect govt overreach: councillor

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Changes reflect govt overreach: councillor

Planned changes aimed at making housing development easier smack of further central government overreach, a Dunedin city councillor has warned.

Tough competition for beds as champs come to town

Motels are booked out across the city as the New Zealand Track and Field Championships begin....

Tough competition for beds as champs come to town

Dunedin is set to be running at full speed as the New Zealand Track and Field Championships come to the city.

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Recognising rips crucial for safety

Surf Lifesaving Otago Southland club support leader Felix Cook points out a rip at St Kilda Beach...

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Recognising rips crucial for safety

When it comes to identifying rip currents at the beach, new University of Otago research shows only about half of beach users can spot one.

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Automated insulin delivery study shows it is safe for eyes

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Automated insulin delivery study shows it is safe for eyes

Otago researchers have been investigating whether the roll-out of government-funded automated insulin delivery devices to help control type-1 diabetes may actually be adversely affecting the...

Trump hails 'reclaiming' of Panama canal

A ship sails through the Panama Canal near the Balboa Port. Photo: Reuters

Trump hails 'reclaiming' of Panama canal

President Donald Trump has hailed a deal led by US firm BlackRock to buy most of the ports business of a Hong Kong conglomerate which includes assets along the Panama Canal.

No lunch meeting for ministers again

Associate Education Minister David Seymour and Education Minister Erica Stanford. Photo: RNZ

No lunch meeting for ministers again

The Education Minister and the Associate Education Minister have once again had to reschedule a meeting to discuss the school lunch programme, due to a diary clash.

Accused speaks in bus hub stabbing trial

The defendant stands in the dock on the first day of the trial. Photo: Peter McIntosh

Accused speaks in bus hub stabbing trial

A 13-year-old boy accused of murdering another teen at Dunedin’s bus hub told the court how a traumatic incident changed the course of his life.

Power cut hits Dunedin suburbs

Transpower issued a warning notice on Friday morning saying there was a risk of insufficient...

Power cut hits Dunedin suburbs

An unplanned power cut in Dunedin this afternoon hit more than 650 homes in Brockville and nearby suburbs.

4 in court, 'multiple others' charged after drug bust

Four men will be sentenced in the Christchurch District Court over the next month. Photo: Star News

4 in court, 'multiple others' charged after drug bust

Four people are set to be sentenced in court and "multiple others" have been charged following a drug bust in Canterbury.

Trump speaks amid global turmoil

US President Donald Trump took victory lap in an address to Congress, drawing catcalls and interruptions from some Democratic lawmakers who held up signs and walked out mid-speech in protest.

Fuel still on sunken NZ navy vessel

Divers survey the area around HMNZS Manawanui on the southern coast of Upulo, Samoa. Photo: NZ...

Fuel still on sunken NZ navy vessel

Polluting fuel remains on the navy ship Manawanui that sank on a Samoan reef, almost two months on from when the Defence Force expected it would have got all of it off.

Some students distressed over NCEA exam results

Some students are so stressed by new high-stakes NCEA exams they are suffering extreme anxiety and sleeplessness.

Disguised teacher swapped drugs for oral sex with student

Ned Edward Reo Webster (36), gib stopper, yesterday admitted possession of class C-controlled...

Disguised teacher swapped drugs for oral sex with student

A Wellington teacher disguised himself as a drug dealer to exploit a 14-year-old girl.

Driver sought after cyclist hit in Dunedin

Police are seeking a man who allegedly hit a cyclist with his vehicle in Musselburgh.

'Screaming' Dunedin woman assaulted police and medical staff

'Screaming' Dunedin woman assaulted police and medical staff

An apparently drunk woman lashed out at another motorist before allegedly assaulting medical staff and police at Dunedin Hospital.

Warning as cyclone approaches Australian coast

Waves caused by the approaching Cyclone Alfred crash at North Wall in Ballina, New South Wales....

'Take it seriously': Warning as cyclone approaches Australian coast

Millions of people are finalising cyclone preparations as a category two system barrels towards the Australian coast.

Top surfer drowned in almost 'unsurfable' waves at Aramoana

Top surfer drowned in almost 'unsurfable' waves at Aramoana

A ‘‘highly respected’’ surfer was caught up in near-unsurfable waves at Aramoana Beach before he died from drowning, a coroner has ruled.

Richard Prebble resigns from Waitangi Tribunal

'I can see division in NZ being increased': Richard Prebble resigns from Waitangi Tribunal

Former Act leader and Labour minister Richard Prebble has resigned from the Waitangi Tribunal.

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