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    US President Donald Trump gestures, as he hosts a lunch for African leaders of Gabon, Guinea...

    Trump sells shift from 'aid to trade' with Africa

    US President Donald Trump told leaders from five African nations that he was shifting the US approach to the continent from aid to trade and that the United States is a better partner for Africa...

    NZ woman killed by elephant 'dearly loved'

    Alison Taylor was fatally attacked by a female elephant while walking on a safari in Zambia.&nbsp...

    NZ woman killed by elephant 'dearly loved'

    The woman killed by an elephant in Zambia has been remembered as a cheerful and compassionate person "dearly loved" by her family in Queenstown.

    Posts removed after Musk chatbot Grok praises Hitler

    Since Elon Musk bought what was then known as Twitter in 2022, he has cut back on moderation....

    Posts removed after Musk chatbot Grok praises Hitler

    Social media posts on the X account of the Grok chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s company xAI were removed after complaints it produced content with antisemitic tropes and praise for Adolf Hitler.

    Tasman braced for more heavy rain

    There are heavy rain watches for Tasman and much of the North Island. Photo: Screengrab...

    Tasman braced for more heavy rain

    MetService says there's been more rain for the flood-damaged Nelson Tasman district overnight, with more to come.

    Outcry over 'morally bankrupt' call to end government flood buyouts

    The council is reviewing if any work needs to be done to mitigate flooding in Doyleston. Photo:...

    Outcry over 'morally bankrupt' call to end government flood buyouts

    Phasing out government assistance for climate adaptation and property buy-outs would be "morally bankrupt", a climate policy expert say

    'You're making me out to be a f...ing monster': Murder accused to cops

    Julia DeLuney at Wellington High Court. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii

    'You're making me out to be a f...ing monster': Murder accused to cops

    A high court jury has seen footage of murder-accused Julia DeLuney's video interview with police the day after her mother's death, where her story is first put under the microscope.

    Young man charged with murder after shooting in Hamilton home

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    Young man charged with murder after shooting in Hamilton home

    A 20-year-old man has been charged with murder after a shooting and carjacking in Hamilton.

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    HIV fears as needle exchange to close

    The Dunedin-based needle exchange service Dunedin Intravenous Organisation, a peer-based service,...

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    HIV fears as needle exchange to close

    The impending closure of the Dunedin-run needle-exchange service could lead to a rise in HIV cases throughout the city, advocates fear.

    ‘Not welcome here’: dozens protest Seymour visit

    The police guard the Liverpool St entrance to the Distinction Hotel as protesters demonstrate...

    ‘Not welcome here’: dozens protest Seymour visit

    About 100 demonstrators chanted outside a central Dunedin hotel where Acting Prime Minister David Seymour hosted a public meeting last night.

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    No risk of interference: mayor

    Jules Radich. Photo: Linda Robertson

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    No risk of interference: mayor

    Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich is confident the council faces no risk of foreign interference through its sister-city relationships, as the government moves to crack down on national security threats.

    Nose-to-tail crash

    PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Nose-to-tail crash

    Two cars were towed after a nose-to-tail crash involving three cars on State Highway 1 (Great King St) outside Tūhura Otago Museum about 11.50pm yesterday.

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    Plan to bring back moa for the birds: paleontologist

    University of Otago paleogeneticist Associate Prof Nic Rawlence with a moa bone extracted from a...

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    Plan to bring back moa for the birds: paleontologist

    A plan to bring back the New Zealand moa is a "pipe dream" that will likely never take flight, a prominent Dunedin paleontologist says.

    Stolen puppy recovered

    Police interviewed both Ashton's mother and her then partner three times.

    Stolen puppy recovered

    A 31-year-old man driving an allegedly stolen Mitsubishi ute led police to a stolen American bulldog puppy.

    Pedestrian hit by car

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    Pedestrian hit by car

    Investigations are continuing after a pedestrian was hit by a car in central Dunedin, resulting in both her and the driver being taken to hospital.

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    Fears fences will cut off Mt Cargill trail

    Race director of 3 Peaks Mountain Race Lydia Pattillo and Crush the Cargill organiser Steve Tripp...

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    Fears fences will cut off Mt Cargill trail

    Plans to permanently fence off a Dunedin landmark could destroy access to a "stunning view", an event organiser fears.

    Lotto 2497

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    Lotto 2497

    Results from last night's Lotto draw

    Ageing rather well

    PHOTO: REUTERS

    Ageing rather well

    A handler organises a juvenile Ceratosaurus nasicornis skeleton during the press preview yesterday of Sotheby’s Natural History auction in New York City.

    Man dies after sucked into plane engine at Milan airport

    Aircrafts are seen at Milan Bergamo Airport, after flight operations were temporarily suspended...

    Man dies after sucked into plane engine at Milan airport

    All flights at Milan Bergamo Airport were temporarily grounded after a man was sucked into the engine of a departing plane and died, according to reports.

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    Wakari ward removal worries patient's mother

    PHOTO: Gregor Richardson

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    Fears for son if Wakari ward removed

    The mother of a Wakari Hospital patient is worried the removal of a problematic ward may lead to her child becoming homeless.

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    PhD at Oxford hits close to home

    University of Otago neuroscience graduate Ronan McNeill is off to Oxford University to develop...

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    PhD at Oxford hits close to home

    Few 23-year-olds sit around stewing about the effects of dementia and the likelihood that it will one day affect them.
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