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    Luxon forced to correct another statement on Iran

    Christopher Luxon making his statement in the House last night. Photo: Parliament TV

    Luxon forced to correct another statement on Iran

    The Greens say Christopher Luxon "snuck" into the House late at night to correct the record.

    Vandervis walks out after refusing to apologise

    Cr Lee Vandervis packs up his things before leaving. Looking on is Cr Brent Weatherall  IMAGE:...

    Vandervis walks out after refusing to apologise

    Dunedin councillor Lee Vandervis has got up and left a city council meeting.

    NZ's first open heart surgery patient dies

    NZ's first open heart surgery patient dies

    The first person to get open-heart surgery in New Zealand, Christchurch resident Helen Harris, has died aged 78.

    Train trial to test demand for service

    PHOTO: The Mainlander Train / Facebook

    Train trial to test demand for service

    A commuter rail service between Selwyn townships and Christchurch is being investigated by a community board, with planning under way for a one-off trial later this year.

    Father of accused school shooter guilty of murder charge

    Colin Gray at an earlier court hearing. He faces the possibility of more than 100 years in prison...

    Father of accused school shooter guilty of murder charge

    A man who gave his troubled son a rifle for Christmas that the boy allegedly later used to kill four people at a US high school has been convicted of second-degree murder in a rare legal case.

    Kiwis in Middle East a 'difficult situation'

    NZ First leader Winston Peters Photo: RNZ

    Kiwis in Middle East a 'difficult situation'

    Thousands of stranded Kiwis in the Middle East add up to a "difficult" situation for the government, the Foreign Affairs Minister says.

    Red light runner's lunch dash ends in cop crash

    The aftermath of the collision nears Queens Garden yesterday. Photo: Craig Baxter

    Red light runner's lunch dash ends in cop crash

    A hungry driver ran a red light and crashed into an unmarked police car in his bid to get home for lunch.

    Homeowners sell up as council enacts flood plan

    Homeowners sell up as council enacts flood plan

    Close to 50 homes in an Auckland suburb are being compulsorily bought to make way for new flood plains and uncover a buried stream.

    Push to limit protests in Christchurch

    Push to limit protests in Christchurch

    Protesting could be banned from some parts of Christchurch if a city councillor gets his way.

    Middle East conflict widens, Trump says 'everything knocked out' in Iran

    People stand near the destroyed building of Iran's Assembly of Experts in Qom, Iran. Photo:...

    Middle East conflict widens, Trump says 'everything knocked out' in Iran

    US has shut embassies in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Lebanon and markets tumble as as Middle East energy is disrupted.

    Person trapped between truck and skip seriously hurt

    Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii

    Person trapped between truck and skip seriously hurt

    A person has been seriously injured after getting trapped between a rubbish truck and what is understood to be a skip bin in Wellington.

    Questions over ocean sewage discharge plan

    The Bromley wastewater plant. Photo: CPL Sam Shepherd/NZ Defence Force

    Questions over ocean sewage discharge plan

    Christchurch City Council is meeting with ECan today to discuss how sewage will be treated before being pumped into the ocean under a new plan to reduce the putrid stench coming from Bromley's damaged treatment plant.

    'Not Winston Churchill': Trump slams Starmer

    'Not Winston Churchill': Trump slams Starmer

    President Donald Trump has castigated one of the US' closest allies, comparing Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer unfavourably to Sir Winston Churchill over Britain's limited support for US strikes on Iran.

    Lunar eclipse glows in South

    Lunar eclipse glows in South

    It's the celestial highlight of the year: a total lunar eclipse - and sky watchers in the South were out to capture it.

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    Vacancy rates load stress on doctors after hiring bungle

    "What we have been hearing is that districts in particular have been completely out of the loop...

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    Vacancy rates load stress on doctors after hiring bungle

    Stressed senior doctors in the South are dealing with sky-high vacancy rates which they blame on Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand (HNZ) bungling the rollout of a new recruitment system.

    Toddler’s butterflies to adorn Phoenix shirts

    Dunedin toddler Edmund Rosevear’s butterfly drawings, which mum Jordy Fogarty helped with, will...

    Toddler’s butterflies to adorn Phoenix shirts

    A symbol of inspiration for one Dunedin family has become a badge of honour for a professional football club.

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    No jury not an option: trial postponed

    Photo: ODT files

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    No jury not an option: trial postponed

    A Dunedin sex trial has been postponed after the court ran out of jurors to hear the case.

    Alleged animal abuse

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    Alleged animal abuse

    An angry Dunedin dog owner allegedly grabbed his dog by the throat and threw it through a glass door because he was "frustrated".

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    Yeardley’s pain will result in gain

    Phil Yeardley is all set to run 100km at the Caledonian Ground on Saturday. PHOTO: STEPHEN...

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    Yeardley’s pain will result in gain

    It is not what most 22-year-olds do on a Saturday night.

    Conservationist, author a ‘deeply loving’ man

    The late Neville Peat, of Dunedin, with the Antarctic Society Conservation Trophy he received in...

    Conservationist, author a ‘deeply loving’ man

    Dunedin author and photographer Neville Peat has been remembered by his family as a "kind, wise, talented and deeply loving husband, father and pop".
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