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Privacy breach exposes risk of cutting IT experts: union

PSA National Secretary Fleur Fitzsimons. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone

Privacy breach exposes risk of cutting IT experts: union

The Public Service Association says a security breach at privately run ManageMyHealth highlights the risk of cutting IT experts in public health.

Lightning strike sets fire to Auckland home

Lightning strike sets fire to Auckland home

A lightning strike set fire to a house in Auckland as thunderstorms hit the region last night.

Historical Canterbury hotel reopens

Hotel director Sourav Sharma. Photo: RNZ / Anna Sargent

Historical Canterbury hotel reopens

The new director of a historic Canterbury hotel shut for more than a year is determined to bring the site back to life.

The Cure musician Perry Bamonte dies

The Cure members (from left) Lol Tolhurst, Michael Dempsey, Perry Bamonte and Boris Williams...

The Cure musician Perry Bamonte dies

Perry Bamonte, keyboardist and guitarist in The Cure, has died at 65, the English indie rock band have confirmed through their official website.

Joshua driver charged over fatal crash

Anthony Joshua gets into an emergency responders' vehicle after being involved in a car crash....

Joshua driver charged over fatal crash

The driver of the vehicle in a crash that injured boxer Anthony Joshua and killed two friends in Nigeria has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, police say.

Scrutiny turns to safety set-up at Swiss bar

A woman places a candle outside the "Le Constellation" bar in Crans-Montana after the deadly fire...

Scrutiny turns to safety set-up at Swiss bar

Witnesses to a deadly fire in Switzerland have recounted seeing bar staff carrying sparkling fountain candles attached to champagne bottles.

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Public input wanted for future New Year’s Eve celebrations

Crowds gather in the Octagon on New Year’s Eve, 2025. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

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Public input wanted for future New Year’s Eve celebrations

Public opinion is being sought on how Dunedin City Council runs future New Year’s Eve celebrations, as the mayor says it is time for a rethink.

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Signage dispute ‘targeted’

Dunedin's highest-polling councillor says the city council’s failed bid to pursue him for legal costs relating to election sign rules was "vindictive".

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ACC call for biker, driver safety

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ACC call for biker, driver safety

The first three months of each year is traditionally when the sun decides to come out and the heat comes on, creating the perfect environment to ride a motorcycle.

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Family runs away with hill titles

Celebrating their triple win at the Aramoana League’s sports day cliff run are (from left) Anna...

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Family runs away with hill titles

Winning runs in the family for one fleet-footed Dunedin trio named three-way champions of this year’s Aramoana cliff run.

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One person’s waste is another’s working life

Discussing their work at the Tahuna wastewater treatment plant are (from left) plant supervisor...

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One person’s waste is another’s working life

It may not sound like glamorous work, but three people helping to keep Dunedin’s sewerage system operating in the holiday season sure seem to be upbeat about it.

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Firefighters’ strike ‘only option now’

Outside the Dunedin Central Fire Station yesterday are firefighters (from left) Jake Wansink, Dan...

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Firefighters’ strike ‘only option now’

Going on strike is the "only option now", a Dunedin firefighter says, as union negotiations enter a new year.

Fresh air fun

Taieri Mouth friends Leon Perquin (left) and Kiptyn Garner, both 12, enjoy some air time on the Signal Hill mountainbike tracks yesterday.

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More spending not a guarantee of council seats for election tickets

A Future Dunedin billboard before the city council election last year shows nine candidates — ...

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More spending not a guarantee of council seats for election tickets

A well-funded campaign is no guarantee of electoral success. Dunedin City Council election results provided proof of that.

Bolsonaro leaves hospital

Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, was discharged from a hospital in Brasilia and returned to prison yesterday, according to CNN Brazil

Painful task of identifying bodies begins in Switzerland

Commander of the Rescue and Fire Department at ACCM David Vocat leaves a teddy bear outside the ...

Painful task of identifying bodies begins in Switzerland

Investigators have set about the painful task of identifying the burned bodies of a blaze that engulfed a crowded bar and killed around 40 people at a New Year's Eve party in the upscale Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana.

Obituary: Lan Yuan Chinese garden his legacy

John Henderson was influential in getting Dunedin’s Chinese garden, Lan Yuan, built. PHOTO: PETER...

Obituary: Lan Yuan Chinese garden his legacy

There was never much doubt John Henderson would follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather in his choice of occupation.

Obituary: DNA co-discoverer dogged by dubious race views

United States geneticist James Dewey Watson shared the 1962 Nobel Prize with Francis Crick and...

Obituary: DNA co-discoverer dogged by dubious race views

The Francis Crick Institute is a cathedral of biomedicine in the heart of London, a centre for 2000 scientists to push the limits of research and a monument to one of the men who made it possible.

Obituary: Sam Lovell, Aboriginal leader

Nyikina elder Sam Lovell was regarded as the founder of Aboriginal tourism.

Mamdani sworn in as New York mayor to chants of 'tax the rich'

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani (right) is sworn into office by senator Bernie Sanders while...

Mamdani sworn in as New York mayor to chants of 'tax the rich'

Democrat Zohran Mamdani has become New York City's mayor, vowing during a public swearing-in ceremony on the steps of City Hall to enact an aggressive agenda aimed at making the nation's largest city more affordable for working people.

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