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Trump govt cuts funding for NZ scientists' trip to US

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Getty Images

Trump govt cuts funding for NZ scientists' trip to US

The Donald Trump administration's spending cuts have put paid to a celebration of 150 years of scientific cooperation between New Zealand and the United States.

$5.3m Lotto ticket sold in Port Chalmers

$5.3m Lotto ticket sold in Port Chalmers

Another week, another Dunedin multi-millionaire.

Twelve injured in Taupō crash

Emergency services are responding to a crash in which multiple people have been seriously injured.

Can NZ's maternity system handle a three-day stay?

Parliament looks set to pass a Bill to expand ACC eligibility to include maternal birth injuries....

Can NZ's maternity system handle a three-day stay?

Mothers and newborns across the country could be offered a minimum of a three-day hospital stay if a new bill is successful, but there are concerns the maternity system does not have capacity.

Heathrow reopens but travel chaos remains

A plane takes off, as smoke rises from an area of an electrical substation a day after it caught...

Heathrow reopens but travel chaos remains

London's Heathrow Airport has resumed full operations, a day after a fire knocked out its power supply, but airlines are warning of delays and cancellations as schedules are fixed and passengers rerouted.

Pope Francis to be discharged from hospital

Pope Francis in the chapel of the Gemelli hospital in Rome in this photo released by the Vatican...

Pope Francis to be discharged from hospital

Pope Francis, who has been battling pneumonia for more than five weeks, will be discharged from hospital.

Israel launches strikes against Lebanon

Smoke rises into the sky at the border between Israel and southern Lebanon. Photo: Reuters

Israel launches strikes against Lebanon

Israeli artillery and airstrikes hit south Lebanon on Saturday after Israel said it had intercepted rockets fired from across the border.

Man who showed sex video to friend worried about job prospects

Tinder dating cell phone app. Photo: Getty Images

Man who showed sex video to friend worried about job prospects

A Waipā man who filmed his Tinder date having sex and then showed a mutual friend has lost his bid to avoid a conviction.

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New drain significant milestone

Bath St renovation project manager Jon Krause stands in front of the hush pit, designed to...

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New drain significant milestone

Careful navigation of Bath St’s subterranean "spaghetti junction" was required to carry out some of the most complex underground work in Dunedin’s history, the project manager says.

Two in custody following death of man in Wairarapa

A homicide investigation has been launched following the death of a man in South Wairarapa on Saturday.

Trump pulls security clearances for Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton

Former US President Bill Clinton, former Vice President Kamala Harris, and former US Secretary of...

Trump pulls security clearances for Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton

US President Donald Trump on Friday took away security clearances for former Vice President Kamala Harris, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and others.

Truck driver who killed Canterbury dad had previous convictions

Marty Wood, 48, was killed when a truck driven by Gary Newman drove through a stop sign near...

Truck driver who killed Canterbury dad had previous convictions

Becky Clephane shed tears as she recalled how her life, and that of her young son Flynn, was forever changed on February 22, 2024, when a police officer knocked on their door.

School coach's murder reveals dangers of digital control

Lilie James, who was killed at St Andrew's Cathedral School in Sydney's CBD. Photo: Facebook

School coach's murder reveals dangers of digital control

During her brief relationship with the man who would become her killer, Lilie James' friends only glimpsed snippets of his controlling, obsessive behaviour.

Police investigating after jetboating death

Ruamāhanga River, Wairarapa. Photo: Facebook/Aaron Wright

Police investigating after jetboating death

A man has died while jetboating on the Ruamāhanga River in the Wairarapa region.

Series of medical mishaps leaves woman fighting for recovery

A woman who suffered an acute infection, blood clots, and bleeding in her stomach following a routine injection says she has lost faith in "incompetent" health professionals.

Cancer patient still seeking answers after wrong part of lung removed

Cancer patient still seeking answers after wrong part of lung removed

A cancer patient says he's still seeking answers around how a surgeon mistakenly removed the wrong part of his lung nearly five years on.

Tense protests in Turkey after mayor's arrest

Demonstrators are sprayed during a protest by students against the detention of Istanbul Mayor...

Tense protests in Turkey after mayor's arrest

Protests against the detention of Istanbul's mayor have grown and turned increasingly tense, Turkey's biggest show of civil disobedience in more than a decade after President Erdogan warned it would not be tolerated.

Pope must 'relearn to speak' after oxygen therapy

Pope Francis is slowly regaining his strength in hospital but must "relearn to speak" after prolonged use of high-flow oxygen therapy, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez said on Friday.

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