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National puts candidate on ballot again

National puts candidate on ballot again

The race for the Taieri electorate in the 2026 general election will look very much like the 2023 contest, National having confirmed that Matthew French will once more contest the seat.

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Tree a symbol of friends’ time together

Long-serving Dunedin Botanic Garden staff and good friends (from left) Robyn Abernethy, Linda...

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Tree a symbol of friends’ time together

Officially, the European beech tree planted at the Dunedin Botanic Garden yesterday was something to fill a space in the avenue of mature European beeches

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New model for grants looked into

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New model for grants looked into

Councillors will mull significant changes to the way Dunedin’s grants are dished out in an attempt to nail down an approach to community funding.

Photo competition entries nearly double

Tūhura Otago Museum marketing manager Charlie Buchan admires a photo of a kea, by Giles Bryant,...

Photo competition entries nearly double

Something appears to have clicked after the number of entries in this year’s Tūhura Otago Museum annual photography competition shattered the previous record.

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Proposal to undermine regional authority: ORC

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Proposal to undermine regional authority: ORC

The Otago Regional Council has agreed local government must change but the new proposal will create unavoidable conflicts of interest

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Spiritualist church gets new look

Dunedin Spiritualist Church president Lisa Williams at its newly renovated South Dunedin site....

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Spiritualist church gets new look

A South Dunedin spiritualist church has received a facelift.

Police investigating NZ links to Australian satanic child sex abuse ring

Police investigating NZ links to Australian satanic child sex abuse ring

Police are working with Australian counterparts on an investigation into a satanic child sex abuse material ring with alleged links to New Zealand.

Retail crime advisory group shuts up shop four months early

Sunny Kaushal is the chair of a ministerial advisory group on retail crime. Photo: RNZ

Retail crime advisory group shuts up shop four months early

The ministerial advisory group charged with tackling retail crime will be disbanded months earlier than planned after a string of resignations.

'Very dangerous' electrical rule change to be reviewed

The change was introduced last year. File photo: New Zealand Electrical Inspectors Association

'Very dangerous' electrical rule change to be reviewed

A rule change that electrical inspectors say elevates the risk of people being electrocuted is being reviewed.

Mosque shooter 'wanted to be described as a terrorist' - ex lawyer

Al Noor Mosque Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon

Mosque shooter 'wanted to be described as a terrorist' - ex lawyer

The Australian white supremacist who massacred 51 worshippers at two Christchurch mosques was pleased to be charged with committing terrorism, the Court of Appeal has heard.

Students gambling away rent after getting 'bombarded' by betting ads

Students gambling away rent after getting 'bombarded' by betting ads

More university students are getting into financial trouble because they are being bombarded by ads for sports betting companies, the Problem Gambling Foundation says.

Person critical after fall from Christchurch library

Christchurch's central city library. Photo: RNZ

Person critical after fall from Christchurch library

A person has been taken to hospital in a critical condition after a fall at Christchurch's central Tūranga library.

'Grave concerns' for missing woman last seen in Christchurch

Rowena Walker Photo: Supplied / NZ Police

'Grave concerns' for missing woman last seen in Christchurch

Police have "grave concerns" for a woman who has not been seen for six months and are considering the possibility she may have been the victim of foul play.

Sealion hijacking beach picnic spot

Doctors Point beach on Saturday afternoon - a sealion took over this picnic spot and had a nap on the rug for an hour before departing!

Surge of UK passport applications causing post delays

Some people following their applications' progress using online trackers noticed they were being...

Surge of UK passport applications causing post delays

NZ Post says the volume of British passport applications is causing delays to them being sent to the UK.

Student's head cut by flying bottle as parties rev up again

Flo-Week kicked off with a back-to-school themed party in an area shared by many flats nicknamed...

Student's head cut by flying bottle as parties rev up again

A Dunedin student had to be taken to hospital with a "decent cut" after a bottle was thrown at his head on the first night of Flo-Week parties.

Date set for John Campbell's return to RNZ

John Campbell will make his return to RNZ, joining Ingrid Hipkiss as the new co-host of Morning Report, on April 13.

Protesters beaten, pepper-sprayed at rally against Israeli president

Police officers remove a protester as demonstrators gather at Sydney's Town Hall Square to...

Protesters beaten, pepper-sprayed at rally against Israeli president

Protesters were pepper-sprayed, arrested, beaten and shoved by police as they gathered at Sydney Town Hall to speak out against Israeli president Isaac Herzog, who arrived in the harbour city on Monday.

Man dies in 100-minute wait for ambulance

Man dies in 100-minute wait for ambulance

An Auckland man called 111 struggling to breathe but by the time an ambulance got to him, about an hour and 40 minutes later, he was dead after what a coroner said was a "cascade of errors".

Starmer refuses to heed calls to quit

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photo: Reuters

Starmer refuses to heed calls to quit

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has refused to heed calls to quit after a second aide resigned from a team in crisis over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington.

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