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Driver left teetering after wrong turn from Interislander

KiwiRail say a passenger removed cones blocking a loading ramp before stranding their vehicle...

Driver left teetering after wrong turn from Interislander

KiwiRail say a motorist removed cones blocking a Interislander loading ramp before he stranded his vehicle teetering above the Wellington Harbour yesterday.

Multiple crews called to well-involved peninsula fire

Fire crews at Haywood Point this morning. Photo: Peter McIntosh

Multiple crews called to well-involved peninsula fire

Emergency services were called to a well-involved house fire in Harwood this morning.

Vaccine sceptic RFK Jr confirmed as US Health Secretary

Robert F Kennedy Jr was grilled by senators during his confirmation hearing. Photo: Getty Images

Vaccine sceptic RFK Jr confirmed as US Health Secretary

Robert F. Kennedy Jr, a vaccine critic who has pledged to tackle chronic disease, has been confirmed by the US Senate as Health Secretary.

Hundreds of queries, complaints over new school lunches

The ministry told RNZ it fielded 259 queries and complaints in the first two weeks of the school...

Hundreds of queries, complaints over new school lunches

Nearly a third of schools receiving free lunches from the School Lunch Collective have contacted the Ministry of Education with queries and complaints.

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Newly-weds take stroll down memory lane

Four years after meeting in aisle one at New World Centre City, newly-weds Jack Brosnahan and...

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Newly-weds take stroll down memory lane

A newly-wed couple marched down the aisle to the very spot they met — in front of the biscuit shelves the pair once stacked at a Dunedin supermarket.

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Claim e-scooter hit child on footpath

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Claim e-scooter hit child on footpath

A Dunedin child will spend weeks cooped up indoors after he was bowled over by an alleged speeding e-scooter rider on a footpath.

No conviction for covert filming

Rolf Pieren, pictured here in 2018, avoided a conviction for secretly recording two women. PHOTO:...

No conviction for covert filming

A Swiss chef who set up a GoPro to covertly record two women has avoided a black mark on his criminal record.

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Frazer Barton hit with another complaint

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Frazer Barton hit with another complaint

The Law Society says it has full confidence in Dunedin lawyer Frazer Barton.

Capsule blast from the past

Brett Johnston shows off an Otago Daily Times found in a time capsule buried at Andersons Bay...

Capsule blast from the past

When a Dunedin man helped bury a time capsule at his school nearly 30 years ago, he never thought his daughters would be helping to uncover it.

Council’s flood costs $7.8m just for transport

A scene from the Dunedin flooding in October. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Council’s flood costs $7.8m just for transport

Council costs following the October floods have reached nearly $8million for transport alone.

Dunedin market aims to divert pre-loved clothes from landfill

324 Central Market content creator India Diack shows off some of the offerings due to go on sale...

Dunedin market aims to divert pre-loved clothes from landfill

A new weekly Dunedin fashion market promises to help keep clothing out of the landfill.

Owner concerned about ‘future’ over property’s proposed heritage listing

Musselburgh resident Pauline Geddes says the Dunedin City Council has missed its chance to...

Owner concerned about ‘future’ over property’s proposed heritage listing

An elderly Dunedin widow struggling to get by fears an unwanted heritage listing will ruin the resale value of her property.

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Unexpected find likely new sea squirt species

Victoria University of Wellington marine biologist Prof James Bell controls a remotely operated...

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Unexpected find likely new sea squirt species

Any time a scientist drops a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) into the sea to see what lies beneath, they generally have a good idea of what they are likely to find.

Act wanted clearer assurances on school

The Otago medical school. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Act wanted clearer assurances on school

Act New Zealand voiced fears a business case for the University of Waikato’s proposed new medical school could become a "tick-box exercise", documents reveal.

Work continuing on new hospital building

Work continuing on new hospital building

Work is continuing on the concrete structure in front of the new Dunedin hospital’s inpatient building.

With the programme

With the programme

Founding Dunedin Fringe Festival member Antony Deaker shows off the festival’s printed programme, which was launched last night.

Vicar 'devastated' after historic items stolen

The inside of the St Augustine's Anglican Church in Cashmere. Photo: Kofe Havea / Supplied via RNZ

Vicar 'devastated' after historic items stolen

The vicar of a Christchurch church is devastated historic items including silver chalices and a large eagle lectern have been stolen.

Musician trial: Defence argues 'harassment' by complainant

Queenstown District Court. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Musician trial: Defence argues 'harassment' by complainant

The ex-boyfriend of a woman accusing a well-known New Zealand musician of domestic violence was called in as a last-minute defence witness on Thursday.

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