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Updated surgical skills training suite a boon

Working on a cadaver are (from left) Felix Humphries, Seamus Leahy, Hector Law, Lucy Bellerby and...

Updated surgical skills training suite a boon

Junior doctors from around the country are flooding back to Dunedin for surgical skills training, following a $1.8 million rebuild of the University of Otago’s surgical skills teaching facility.

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Social housing dream turns sour for tenants

Simon, who feels he has been driven out of the revamped Loan and Mercantile building, moves his...

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Social housing dream turns sour for tenants

A govt-funded charity project offering homeless people a five-star forever home in a converted warehouse was nothing more than a "fairy tale", according to a former tenant who says he left in fear.

Spruce-up in progress

Spruce-up in progress

Painting of Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium roof has started and is expected to be completed before Christmas.

Variety programme by male choir, guests well received

Dunedin Royal Male ChoirSt Paul’s CathedralMonday, December 2 The Royal Dunedin Male Choir, conducted by John Buchanan, and invited guests entertained a good-sized audience in St Paul’s...

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Truck driver slams critics after rail hit

A pedestrian handrail in Pine Hill Rd was accidentally hit when an oversized truck and trailer...

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Truck driver slams critics after rail hit

People who can barely "drive their little town cars" should look in the mirror before criticising the driver who hit a Pine Hill handrail while driving a 20m-long truck, a truck driver says.

'All we want for Christmas is the hospital'

Labour MP for Dunedin Rachel Brooking met the Santas outside Parliament and said the hospital was...

'All we want for Christmas is the hospital'

Christmas has arrived early at Parliament, with a posse of 20 Santas bringing their own southern wish list to the capital.

Car and truck collide near Blackhead Quarry

Emergency services at the scene this afternoon. Photo: Gregor Richardson

Car and truck collide near Blackhead Quarry

A person escaped with minor injuries after a collision between a truck and car near a Dunedin quarry this afternoon.

All Black avoids conviction for wilful damage

All Black avoids conviction for wilful damage

The All Blacks and Crusaders player who admitted a charge of wilful damage following an incident at a Christchurch party can now be named.

Case against murder-accused a 'slam dunk'

Tingjun Cao earlier in the trial. Photo: Pool

Case against Yanfei Bao murder-accused a 'slam dunk': Crown

The case against the man accused of murdering Christchurch real estate agent Yanfei Bao is an absolute slam dunk, the Crown has told the jury.

Pilot whales refloated after stranding at Farewell Spit

Rescuers, Doc rangers and the local community have been working to refloat the whales since being...

Pilot whales refloated after stranding at Farewell Spit

Pilot whales that stranded at Farewell Spit at the top of the South Island have been refloated on the high tide.

'Excessive': Officer grabbed child by throat

'Excessive': Officer grabbed child by throat

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found the use of an officers force on a child in Napier last year was unjustified.

Israel and Hezbollah exchange strikes as ceasefire violations mount

Members of Imam al-Mahdi scouts clean rubble and debris from damaged buildings in Beirut's...

Israel and Hezbollah exchange strikes as ceasefire violations mount

At least nine people have killed from Israeli strikes on two southern Lebanese towns, as the Israeli military said it struck dozens of Hezbollah targets throughout Lebanon.

Crash near main road to Dunedin Airport

Emergency services were called to a crash near the main road to Dunedin Airport late this morning.

Why Christmas tree prices are higher

A Christmas tree could set you back $100 in the North Island this festive season. Photo: RNZ

Why Christmas tree prices are higher

Wherever you buy your Christmas tree this year, you might notice it is a little dearer than 12 months ago.

Drink-drive teen's car teetering on bank: police

An allegedly drunk teenager who crashed his car near Evansdale was found with the vehicle teetering on the edge of a steep bank.

McDonald's staff threatened over order

A man upset over his dinner order threatened to shoot a staff member at a Dunedin fast food restaurant.

Wife of charity boxing match victim says practice is 'barbaric'

A photo of Kain Parsons and his children has been placed at the front of the room where the...

Wife of charity boxing match victim says practice is 'barbaric'

The wife of a man who died after taking part in a charity boxing match in Christchurch says she thinks the practice is abhorrent - and wants to see it stopped.

Defence Force battling $360m deficit

The NZDF's regular force shrank by 1110 full-time jobs over the past three years, due to ...

Defence Force battling $360m deficit

The Defence Force's operating deficit is in danger of hitting $360 million next year, putting more jobs at risk.

Climate change: Barbados completes world first debt swap

The cornerstone of Barbados' plan to improve water security and supply. Photo: Getty Images

Climate change: Barbados completes world first debt swap

Barbados has completed what it calls the world's first 'debt-for-climate resilience' swap and will invest multimillions in water infrastructure, food security and environmental protection.

Wrong job titles in health restructure plans

Wrong job titles in health restructure plans

Letters sent to IT employees at Te Whatu Ora Waikato, outlining a proposed restructure and possible disestablishment of their jobs, included the wrong job titles.

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