Cockroaches cause for over 300 ACC claims
By Emma Ricketts of RNZIt sounds like something from nightmares, but ACC figures suggest that having a cockroach stuck in your ear may not be as uncommon as you'd think.
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Concerns over new NZ Post PO box directive
Concerns over new NZ Post PO box directive
The Postal Workers Union is concerned a new directive from NZ Post will mean less mail is getting where it needs to go.
New shoplifting claim against Ghahraman
New shoplifting claim against Ghahraman
Another shoplifting allegation has been made against former Green MP Golriz Ghahraman, RNZ understands.
Gaza ceasefire deal reached
Gaza ceasefire deal reached, hostages to be freed
US President Joe Biden says Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire and hostage deal, after 15 months of conflict that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and inflamed the Middle East.
Full police honours for Fleming funeral today
Full police honours for Fleming funeral today
Hundreds of people will gather in Nelson today to farewell Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming - a much loved mother, wife, friend and colleague.
Man arrested over theft from rescue chopper
Man arrested over theft from rescue chopper
A man has been arrested and charged after life-saving medical equipment was taken from an air ambulance helicopter in Mosgiel.
Changes made after suicide
Changes made after suicide
A doctor who murdered a Dunedin teenager took his own life in prison just over an hour after discovering his appeal had failed. Corrections weren't told of the appeal outcome.
Fringe Festival’s 25th celebration
Fringe Festival’s 25th celebration
A musical inside a parked van and the recreation of a lost Dunedin landmark are just some of the events headed the city’s way for this year’s Fringe Festival.
NCEA result anxiety over for thousands
NCEA result anxiety over for thousands
The wait is over for tens of thousands of secondary school students, after the results for NCEA went online yesterday.
Police criticised over missing ute search
Police criticised over missing ute search
A Dunedin woman is frustrated by the police’s inability to find her stolen vehicle, despite sightings across Otago.
Supermarket chicken theft
Supermarket chicken theft
A Dunedin woman with a hankering for pilfered poultry had her day in court after returning to the store she allegedly stole a chicken and pie from last week.
American poet hoping to expand creative horizons in university students’ writing
American poet hoping to expand creative horizons in university students’ writing
An award-winning American poet is hoping to inspire University of Otago students to push boundaries in their creative writing.
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Banning set nets 'key to saving hoiho'
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Banning set nets key to saving hoiho: experts
Fewer than 100 yellow-eyed penguin (hoiho) chicks are expected to fledge from the mainland this year - and conservationists warn within a few years the population could be too small to reproduce.
Lotto 2447
Lotto 2447
Lotto: 3, 9, 20, 34, 37, 40.
Silence observed for slain officer
Silence observed for slain officer
Staff at the Dunedin Central Police Station remember and honour Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming, who was killed in Nelson early on New Year’s Day.
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TikTok ban would be ‘Cold War hysteria’
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TikTok ban would be ‘Cold War hysteria’
An attempt to ban TikTok in the United States is a sign the world may be in the grips of a resurgence of "insane Cold War hysteria", a University of Otago communications lecturer says.
Event to get blast from the past with vintage display
Event to get blast from the past with vintage display
A vintage motorcycle will take to the stage close to 100 years after it first wowed crowds in Dunedin.
Couple collect bras for women in Vanuatu
Couple collect bras for women in Vanuatu
Collecting bras is a great way to do a little social good on holiday, a Mosgiel couple have found.
Major grant boost for Batten disease research
Major grant boost for Batten disease research
Research into a fatal genetic childhood brain disease is progressing in leaps and bounds in Dunedin, particularly after receiving a major grant in the latest Neurological Foundation funding round.
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Sth Dunedin carparking changes fail to please
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Sth Dunedin carparking changes fail to please
Staff at businesses on a busy South Dunedin street say the removal of all-day parking spots has forced them to battle it out for free spots in the surrounding area while new 60-minute parks sit empty.