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Explosions reported after India and Pakistan agree to ceasefire

Flashes are seen in the sky over Srinagar in Indian Kashmir after the India-Pakistan ceasefire...

Explosions reported after India and Pakistan agree to ceasefire

India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire after US pressure and four days of fighting, but within hours explosions rang out in border cities, and India accused Pakistan of violating the pact.

Firearms registry: Act invokes 'agree to disagree' clause

Firearms registry: Act invokes 'agree to disagree' clause

The Act Party has formally invoked its "agree to disagree" clause in its coalition agreement with National over the firearms registry.

Trump claims 'total reset' in China talks

US President Donald Trump has hailed talks with China in Switzerland, saying the two sides had negotiated "a total reset ... in a friendly, but constructive, manner".

More than $600m in cocaine seized off NSW coast

More than a tonne of cocaine worth over $600 million has been seized off Australia's east coast.

Govt to crack down on boy racers, fleeing drivers

New legislation will target street racing and other unlawful gatherings. Photo: NZ Police

Govt to crack down on boy racers, fleeing drivers

The government has announced harsher penalties for boy racers and fleeing drivers as it tries to clamp down on anti-social road behaviour.

Son of couple killed by ram furious over inquiry decision

Alfred Helge Hansen and Gaye Hansen were killed by a rogue ram at their West Auckland property...

Son of couple killed by ram furious over inquiry decision

It has been a year since an elderly couple were found dead on their four-hectare lifestyle property after a rogue ram entered their paddock and killed them.

Archway lecture theatre: Treasure or toilet block?

The Archway Lecture Theatre building. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

Archway lecture theatre: Treasure or toilet block?

An award-winning Otago University lecture theatre slated for demolition has been slammed as "hideous", "fugly as hell" and looking like "a toilet block".

State of emergency in Banks Peninsula extended

Cracks on Lighthouse Road led to four homes being evacuated last week. Photo: Christchurch City...

State of emergency in Banks Peninsula extended

The state of emergency on storm-hit Banks Peninsula will remain in place for at least another day, while the Christchurch City Council monitors a land slip in Akaroa.

New cancer drugs get Pharmac boost

Melanoma NZ trustee and oncologist Dr Rosalie Stephens says the skin cancer drugs are "both life...

New cancer drugs get Pharmac boost

Cancer specialists and patients with advanced melanoma have welcomed the news that three potentially life-saving skin cancer medicines are to be funded from 1 June.

Emergency worker meets baby she helped deliver during 111 call

Lia Milich (left) wipes away tears of joy after meeting Anna Evans the Hato Hone St John call...

Emergency worker meets baby she helped deliver during 111 call

A southern emergency call handler has had an emotional meeting with the mum whose baby she helped deliver during a 111 call from 1000km away.

Teen critical after house fire

A teenager is in a critical condition after being pulled from a house fire in Cambridge overnight.

Stone tools insight into history of Tiwai Point

Toki found at Tiwai before the aluminium smelter was built by the McFarlane family which are now...

Stone tools insight into history of Tiwai Point

Stone tools from hundreds of years ago that were collected before the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter was built are being assessed and catalogued at Tūhura Otago Museum this weekend.

Tears, laughter as family front mushroom murder trial

Erin Patterson, who cooked the deadly meal. Photo: Supplied

Tears, laughter as family front mushroom murder trial

Tensions were high in a small, regional courtroom as the only guest to survive a deadly mushroom lunch at Erin Patterson's home walked the few steps to the witness box.

War memorial museum closed after asbestos found

Auckland War Memorial Museum. Photo: RNZ / Nick Monro

War memorial museum closed after asbestos found

Auckland War Memorial Museum says specialists will be working to remove asbestos dust this weekend after its discovery during renewal work.

Feedback sought on proposed Covid-19 medicine changes

At present, Pharmac funds two antivirals for Covid-19 - Paxlovid and Remdesivir. Photo: Getty Images

Feedback sought on proposed Covid-19 medicine changes

Pharmac is seeking public feedback on a proposal to simplify the criteria for people to receive Covid-19 antiviral medicines.

Central Otago and Lakes buck rent drop trend

Central Otago and Lakes buck rent drop trend

A renters' advocate says tenants are still paying too much rent, despite an increased supply of rental properties driving down costs in some parts of the country.

Technical issue with ODT E-edition resolved

The Otago Daily Times E-edition is back online after a technical issue was fixed.

New pope put his head in his hands as papacy loomed

Pope Leo XIV conducts Mass in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican. Photo: Vatican Media/Reuters

New pope put his head in his hands as papacy loomed

As US Cardinal Robert Prevost realised during the secret conclave that he might be elected the next Catholic pope, he put his head in his hands at the daunting prospect of leading the 1.4...

Blasts rock Indian Kashmir as Pakistan conflict escalates

A man uses his mobile phone to film debris of shops damaged by cross-border shelling in Lagama...

Blasts rock Indian Kashmir as Pakistan conflict escalates

Blasts rang out across Indian Kashmir late on Friday, with the Indian military saying they were shooting down drones in the worst fighting with Pakistan in nearly three decades.

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Councillors texted a prominent Dunedin businessman saying they agreed with an explosive email in which he called them weird, woke and out of their depth.

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