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Hantavirus-hit cruise ship heading for Tenerife

The cruise ship Hondius is leaving Cape Verde on Wednesday, after being allowed to dock in...

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship heading for Tenerife

A luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has left for Spain and is expected to dock in Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, within three days. Three ill people have been evacuated.

Heavy rain, gales to batter much of South Island

Southland is under a heavy rain watch as the second of two weather systems bears down on the country.

Body found near Scottish island where Kiwi monk went missing

Justin Evans disappeared from Papa Stronsay in Scotland. Photo: Supplied / Scotland Police

Body found near Scottish island where Kiwi monk went missing

A body has been found in the water near a remote Sottish island where a New Zealand monk disappeared last month.

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Failed bid to get AC/DC concert revealed

A concept design of the proposed Forsyth Barr Stadium hotel was included in a Dunedin Venues’...

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Bids to host AC/DC, ABs test missed

Further confidential details of Dunedin’s proposed stadium hotel have been leaked to the Otago Daily Times.

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'It's horrible': Shock venue closure torpedoes wedding plans

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'It's horrible': Shock venue closure torpedoes wedding plans

A wedding planner has been left consoling devastated couples after the sudden closure of a Dunedin events venue left their plans in tatters.

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'Completely trashed': Property manager failed in duty, former landlord says

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'Completely trashed': Property manager failed in duty, former landlord says

A former Dunedin man has issued a word of warning to would-be landlords after a challenging tenancy compelled him sell his family home.

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Pupils thrilled by ins, outs of traffic management, road safety

Concord School pupils (front, from left) Rocco Ashcroft, 8, and Lachy Scott, 7, try out some of...

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Pupils thrilled by ins, outs of traffic management, road safety

Trucks and brightly coloured signs won the day as Dunedin primary school pupils were introduced to the world of traffic management.

Complaint to UN over pay equity Bill backed

Anna Campbell at the UN. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Complaint to UN over pay equity Bill backed

A Dunedin gender equality advocate is backing an official complaint to the UN after the government passed the Pay Equity Amendment Bill under urgency last year.

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Resident takes aim at ‘inconsiderate’ contractors

A view of the roadworks in Kaikorai Valley Rd looking south, near the intersection with Barr St....

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Resident takes aim at ‘inconsiderate’ contractors

Motorists are resorting to driving on the wrong side of the road to navigate convoluted roadworks in a Dunedin suburb, a resident says.

Fog halts port operations

Fog halts port operations

Fog so thick ‘‘lights didn’t make a dent’’ stopped ships going in and out of Port Otago.

Aurora chairman to step down

Aurora chairman to step down

Aurora Energy chairman Steve Thompson will step down at the end of September.

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Disgraced 'Mr Science' targeted other boys to abuse

Amadeo Enriquez Ballestero appears in the Dunedin District Court on Wednesday on sex abuse...

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Disgraced 'Mr Science' targeted other boys to abuse

The disgraced Dunedin educator known as ‘‘Mr Science’’, who sexually abused two boys in his care, has admitted targeting others.

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Ong leaks report about leaking confidential council information

Councillor Benedict Ong. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Ong leaks report about leaking confidential council information

Controversial Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong has leaked a confidential report about the seriousness of him disclosing confidential information.

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City ‘best place’ for family of new citizens

Fijian family members (from left) Aabid Saifullah Mohammed, 1, Mohammed Ashif and Zulfin Afifah...

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City ‘best place’ for family of new citizens

They have had the best of times and then the Christchurch Mosque terrorist attacks brought the worst of times — but the Ashif family say they have no regrets about immigrating to New Zealand.

Otago, Canterbury tickets claim $500k Lotto wins

Otago, Canterbury tickets claim $500k Lotto wins

Players from Otago and Canterbury have each won $500,000 with Lotto First Division in tonight’s draw.

Officer recalls moment car struck Lyn Fleming

Constable Jonathan Fris. Photo: POOL/TVNZ

Officer recalls moment car struck Lyn Fleming

A policeman has told of how two of his fellow officers did not have enough time to get out of the path of a speeding car that sent them flying in a Nelson carpark.

Teens admit roles in Australia's largest cocaine bust

Nearly two tonnes of cocaine was seized from a boat stranded off the coast of K'gari in 2024. ...

Teens admit roles in Australia's largest cocaine bust

Two teenagers will be the first sentenced over the largest cocaine bust in Australia's history after they admitted trying to collect two tonnes of the drug from an offshore boat.

Couple imported, sold thousands of illegal weapons

Customs says large numbers of knives and drug paraphernalia were found in the couple's home....

Auckland couple imported, sold thousands of illegal weapons

An Auckland couple have been sentenced for importing and selling thousands of illegal weapons and drug paraphernalia.

Books banned from schools after author admits child exploitation charges

The once-popular books of Australian writer Craig Silvey will not return to school library shelves in his home state after he admitted to child exploitation charges.

Teen collared after Canterbury crime spree

Teen collared after Canterbury crime spree

A teenager's crime spree in Canterbury included taking keys from a car in Hanmer Springs and using them to burgle a house in Christchurch the same night, police say.

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