Motorcyclist crashes near Dunedin Airport
A motorcyclist had to have his bike towed after crashing into a ditch near Dunedin Airport.
Scaffolder paid $17,500 after insurance missed
Scaffolder paid $17,500 after insurance missed
A scaffolder has been paid out $17,500 by his former financial adviser when it was discovered he did not have the accident insurance in place that he thought he did.
Marokopa missing: Reward higher than search costs
Marokopa missing: Reward higher than search costs
Police in Waikato have offered more in reward money earlier this year than they have spent in their search for missing Marokopa man Tom Phillips and his children.
Driver charged with attempted murder after hitting cyclist
Driver charged with attempted murder after hitting cyclist
A man is due to appear in Porirua District Court on Saturday, charged with attempted murder after a cyclist was hit by a car in Kāpiti.
Israeli forces raid Gaza hospital
Israeli forces raid Gaza hospital
Israeli forces have raided one of three medical facilities on the northern edge of Gaza, ordering dozens of patients and hundreds of others to evacuate and leaving part of the site on fire.
Govt coy on police plans for 'at risk' children
Govt coy on police plans for 'at risk' children
Police want 'at risk' children as young as nine to be targeted for social investment to prevent them becoming criminals.
Road closed as vehicle fire contained
Road closed as vehicle fire contained
A fire investigator was last night trying to ascertain the cause of a fire which engulfed a car in Upper Junction.
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City’s oldest radio station to stay on air
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City’s oldest radio station to stay on air
New Zealand’s oldest radio station narrowly avoided shutting down after finding itself without a home.
Siblings face off at speedway
Siblings face off at speedway
A new sibling rivalry revved up yesterday as Leilah and Bailey Jeffcoate raced each other at Dunedin’s speedway.
Family fun on the Taieri
Family fun on the Taieri
Families got out and about and took advantage of the clear weather yesterday around the Taieri.
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Summer heat forecast to return in region
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Summer heat forecast to return in region
Holidaymakers can look forward to brighter weather over the next few days.
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Holiday hobby brings festive spirit to neighbourhood
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Holiday hobby brings festive spirit to neighbourhood
A Christmas treat for a Ravensbourne man’s children has turned into a yearly display of light and colour for an entire neighbourhood.
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Renting library space ‘huge barrier’
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Renting library space ‘huge barrier’
Councillors campaigning against cuts to the city’s new hospital should look in the mirror after scaling back the South Dunedin library space, a former mayor says.
Work to remove fuel from Manawanui a step closer
Work to remove fuel from sunken navy vessel a step closer
All anchors are now in place for a barge that will extract fuel, oil and other pollutants from the sunken HMNZS Manawanui in Samoa.
Woman dies after alleged assault in Waikato
Woman dies after alleged assault in Waikato
Police have launched a homicide investigation after a woman died following an alleged assault in the Waikato town of Ngāruawāhia this afternoon.
Crews called out to car fire
Crews called out to car fire
Firefighters have been working to get a vehicle on fire under control in Upper Junction, Dunedin, this afternoon.
Spills after South Island's hydro lakes fill up
Spills after South Island's hydro lakes fill up
The South Island hydro lakes are currently so full that water is being spilt, less than four months since levels were at record lows.
Passenger injured, cars damaged in rough Cook Strait crossing
Passenger injured, cars damaged in rough Cook Strait crossing
An Interisland ferry passenger has been injured and cars have been damaged during a rough Cook Strait crossing this morning.
Victoria bushfire now the size of Singapore
Victoria bushfire now the size of Singapore
Cooler conditions are helping firefighters battle an out-of-control blaze in Victoria that has scorched an area roughly the size of Singapore.
Market flooded with townhouses
Market flooded with townhouses
Christchurch’s property market is being flooded with hundreds of new or near-new two-bedroom townhouses - and agents say there are far more for sale than there are buyers.