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Prediction method may help low-lying areas

$Priestley Glacier is fracturing due to climate change in Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica. Photo: David...$

Prediction method may help low-lying areas

A new method to accurately predict how Antarctic ice sheets and glaciers are deforming and moving, may have benefits for those living in low-lying areas, such as South Dunedin.

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Call for upgrade of peninsula bus service

A bus headed for Harington Point on the Otago Peninsula stops outside Bayfield High School,...

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Call for upgrade of peninsula bus service

Young people are being left stranded at bus stops because public transport services to the Otago Peninsula are not keeping up with demand at peak times, an advocate says.

Ingeniously presented, poignant, rarely heard works

Ingeniously presented, poignant, rarely heard works

Echoes Through TimeHanover HallMonday, March 31 Dunedin Symphony Orchestra’s contribution to the Dunedin Arts Festival is a series of short 6pm recitals of themed classical repertoire.

Flooding twice the size of Victoria in outback Qld

Flooding in the small outback town of Thargomindah. Photo: Bulloo Shire Council

Flooding twice the size of Victoria in outback Qld

The entire population of a remote Queensland community have fled for higher ground after a levee broke in floods twice the size of Victoria.

Man cleared customs with fake passports for years

Registrar-General and general manager Jeff Montgomery said people may need passports quickly for...

Man cleared customs with fake passports for years

A man travelled between New Zealand, Australia and Fiji for three years using two separate fake passports, clearing Customs and Immigration each time.

Dozens of puppies killed as owners reject desexing

Some adoption puppies are euthanised to make room for strays. File photo: Getty Images

Dozens of puppies killed as owners reject desexing

Dozens of puppies are being killed, because dog owners are not desexing their pets.

Israel accused of killing paramedics after 'mass grave' found

Red Crescent workers mourn their colleagues, who came under Israeli fire while on a rescue...

Israel accused of killing paramedics after 'mass grave' found

Fifteen emergency and aid workers from the Red Crescent, Palestinian Civil Defense and the UN have been recovered from a grave in the sand in the south of the Gaza Strip, UN officials say.

Queenstown rider wins Horse of the Year title

Luca Swale, from Arrowtown, and her 8 year old horse Innuendo II (Ruby), have just returned from a month in the North Island successfully competing at the Horse of the Year Show in Hastings and...

Te Pāti Māori MPs refuse to attend hearing over haka protest

Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipa-Clarke was among those to perform a haka at Parliament after...

Te Pāti Māori MPs refuse to attend hearing over haka protest

The Privileges Committee hearing was set after concerns were raised about the MPs' conduct during the first reading of the controversial Treaty Principles Bill.

Astronauts back on Earth testing trouble capsule

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spent nine months in space after problems with Boeing's faulty...

Astronauts back on Earth testing trouble capsule

After nine months in space, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are readjusting to Earth life with dog walks and family time and testing the capsule that stranded them.

Myanmar quake: Signs of life in skyscraper, death toll tops 2000

Flattened buildings and one damaged following the quake on March 28 in Mandalay region,&nbsp...

Myanmar quake: Signs of life in skyscraper, death toll tops 2000

Signs of life have been detected in the ruins of a skyscraper in Bangkok and people have been freed from collapsed buildings in Myanmar after a strong in Southeast Asia.

The Thorn Birds star Richard Chamberlain dies

Richard Chamberlain was a versatile actor who won four Emmy Awards. Photo: Reuters

The Thorn Birds star Richard Chamberlain dies

Richard Chamberlain, the Emmy-nominated actor and 1960s heartthrob who rocketed to fame in TV medical drama Dr Kildare and starred in the mini-series Shogun and The Thorn Birds has died. He was 90.

Second person poisoned by toxic algae near Ashburton

A second person has been poisoned by the toxic algae in Lake Hood. Photo: Supplied/LDR

Second person poisoned by toxic algae near Ashburton

A second person has been poisoned by the toxic algae in Lake Hood near Ashburton.

Atmospheric river to drench parts of South Island

An incoming atmospheric river has prompted alerts for parts of the South Island, where some areas could be looking at a month's worth of rain in 48 hours.

Yellow submarines, moose and royalty come out for April 1

If you were fooled this morning — relax, you were not the only one.

Watch: Iconic Dunedin Sound venue torn down

Iconic Dunedin Sound venue 'rubble by end of day'

Work is under way to demolish one of the Dunedin Sound’s iconic venues.

Compulsory Shakespeare proposed for senior students

The draft Year 7-13 English curriculum proposes compulsory Shakespeare for senior secondary school students and spelling and keyboard lessons for children at intermediate schools.

Local motorcyclists raise funds for charity

From L-R Richard Kennedy from Oamaru, Keith Turner from Roxburgh and Jamie Addison from Milton...

Local motorcyclists raise funds for charity

The Deep South Ride of Respect charity ride, held in conjunction with ANZAC Day each year, was once again organised and run by the Patriots Defence Force Motorcycle club.

'Loud bangs' heard before two found dead in Wellington

Police at the scene in Wellington this morning. Photo: RNZ

'Loud bangs' heard before two found dead in Wellington

Two people have been found dead at a home in the Wellington suburb of Roseneath.

Reimagining ‘Requiem’, memories of Erebus disaster

Voices NZ, Reimagining Mozart. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Reimagining ‘Requiem’, memories of Erebus disaster

Patrons filled St Paul’s Cathedral for Reimagining Mozart (2023), Robert Wiremu’s unique hour-long choral piece commissioned for Voices NZ Chamber Choir and chamber ensemble.

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