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Otago mayors told two weeks ago Dunedin Hospital build was still all go - Bryan Cadogan

by Checkpoint - Oct 01,2024

Skipping school for cheaper air fares easy decision, families say

by Mahvash Ikram - Sep 30,2024

Good news for tenants - with Queenstown Lakes the exception

by Susan Edmunds - Sep 27,2024

Proposed gold mine risks 'already established significant industries': locals

by Tess Brunton - Sep 26,2024

Heliskier dead in Southern Alps avalanche

Sep 25,2024

Highlanders song updated as 'rallying cry' to build hospital

Sep 24,2024

Dunedin high school in lockdown over threat

Sep 24,2024

Man rescued after being buried by avalanche near Wānaka

Sep 24,2024

One killed in West Coast two-vehicle crash

Sep 22,2024

Aoraki Mount Cook rescue: Injured climbers airlifted to safety after four nights stranded in hut

by Bill Hickman - Sep 21,2024

Fears Wallaby may have spread further into Southland

Sep 21,2024

Mt Cook climbers at risk of frostbite as they continue to wait for rescue

by Checkpoint - Sep 21,2024

At 50,000 and counting, is this NZ's biggest record collection?

Sep 17,2024

New World liquor licences suspended after advertising breach

Sep 16,2024

Hoiho yellow-eyed penguin named Bird of the Year

by Morning Report - Sep 16,2024

Last day to vote for 2024 Bird of the Year

Sep 15,2024

Mountain Safety Council warns of avalanche risk

Sep 14,2024

Warning of mpox outbreak for Queenstown Winter Pride attendees

Sep 07,2024

Crews prepare to battle Waitaki bush fire for days

Sep 07,2024

Underwater observatory partially sinks in Milford Sound

Sep 06,2024

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