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Reclusive slime-spitting Caversham resident wins major award

Reclusive slime-spitting Caversham resident wins major award

A slime-spitting creature with a velvety blue body has crawled out of the Caversham undergrowth to claim the prestigious Bug of the Year title.

Controversial Ngāpuhi leader jailed after seven-year indecency case

Raniera Tau at his trial in the Whangārei District Court in December 2024. Photo / NZME

Controversial Ngāpuhi leader jailed after seven-year indecency case

A Ngāpuhi leader, long at the centre of controversy over his leadership of New Zealand’s largest iwi, has been sentenced to jail for indecent assault following a determined seven-year legal battle by a teenage girl.

Warnings over 'penny-pinching' on defence spending

The navy ship Te Kaha left Auckland on 12 February, to join a task force alongside military...

Warnings over 'penny-pinching' on defence spending

Two defence experts are warning that New Zealand's ageing navy is woefully inadequate and underfunded when it comes to protecting our waters.

Eight in hospital after Timaru gas leak

Eight in hospital after Timaru gas leak

About eight people have been taken to hospital in Timaru after a gas leak at a factory in Washdyke.

Buyer's mortgagee sale battle as woman refuses to move out

A property investor still waiting to take possession of a property he bought at mortgagee sale and settled on a month ago is a reminder that these deals are often not straightforward, a property investment coach says.

Cuts wanted months before council told

National leader Judith Collins Photo: RNZ

Cuts wanted months before council told

Senior Cabinet minister Judith Collins wanted to chop social sciences and humanities out of the Marsden Fund months before researchers were told.

Paddling their own canoes

You could be kayaking down the Water of Leith by the end of the year.

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Rule easing risks hoiho safety: trust

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Rule easing risks hoiho safety: trust

Fisheries consultation under way in New Zealand appears to be at odds with the latest advice from the finance sector and precious wildlife is getting caught in the crossfire, the Yellow-eyed...

Dunedin student one of NZ's top young scholars

'Quite a shock': Dunedin student named one of NZ's top young scholars

A bit of self motivation and some extra reading was all it took for a Dunedin student to become one of the country’s top high school scholars.

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Club treasurer’s ‘racist’ comments anger members

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Club treasurer’s ‘racist’ comments anger members

Members of a Mosgiel petanque club are outraged after its treasurer sent "racist" comments from its official email account.

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Alleged rape puts Dunedin street on high alert

News of the alleged sex attack had spread quickly among Cosy Dell Rd residents. Photo: Stephen...

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Alleged rape puts Dunedin street on high alert

The alleged rape of a student in her home by a masked intruder has put residents of a notorious Dunedin street on high alert.

Flood insurance claims surpass $33m

Shaun Campbell walks away from a landslip from above his neighbour’s house at Challis in...

Flood insurance claims surpass $33m

Insurance claims from last year’s storm, which inundated Dunedin and other parts of Otago, have reached more than $33 million.

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Hopes KiwiRail leases out depot

Keen for Dunedin Railways to take over use of the KiwiRail depot in Cumberland St, Dunedin, are...

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Hopes KiwiRail leases out depot

Kiwirail may take some convincing, but moves are afoot to position Dunedin Railways as a candidate to take over usage of its Cumberland St depot in Dunedin and operate a permanent workshop there.

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'Appalling': Dunedin man ripped off seagull's head for stealing his food

Carl Michelle has been ordered to donate $2000 to the Dunedin Wildlife Hospital after he...

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'Appalling': Dunedin man ripped off seagull's head for stealing his food

A Dunedin man bashed a seagull to death then decapitated it because he believed it had stolen his food, a court has heard.

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Dunedin man cleared of sexual assault

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Dunedin man cleared of sexual assault

A jury has cleared a Dunedin man of six sexual assault charges after he insisted the allegations were made up.

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Street weeds case of ‘neglect’

University of Otago department of zoology professor Gerry Closs examines weeds growing from a...

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Street weeds case of ‘neglect’

The city council’s weed management has left Dunedin pavements looking "abandoned" and could prove costly in the long run, an academic says.

Israel prepares for return of bodies

Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, take precautions around the...

Israel prepares for return of bodies

Israel has braced for the return of the bodies of infant Kfir Bibas and his four-year-old brother Ariel, the two youngest captives taken by Hamas in their October 7, 2023 attack.