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![Extremely rare beaked whale washes ashore in Otago](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Extremely rare beaked whale washes ashore in Otago
'Since the 1800s, only six samples have ever been documented worldwide.'
![Auckland, Canterbury, Wellington defy house price downturn](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Auckland, Canterbury, Wellington defy house price downturn
High interest rates, cost of living pressures driving some to put their homes up for sale.
![Take kea on the road: Five of the parrots killed by vehicles on Milford Road](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Take kea on the road: Five of the parrots killed by vehicles on Milford Road
Five kea have been hit and killed by vehicles at popular waypoints on Milford Road.
![Highlanders reappoint Jamie Joseph as head coach from 2025](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Highlanders reappoint Jamie Joseph as head coach from 2025
The 54-year-old returns to his former position after a year as head of rugby.
![Teen assaulted while defending friend from catcaller](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Teen assaulted while defending friend from catcaller
The teenager suffered significant cuts to the inside of his mouth.
![Exotic pet show slammed as a ‘Willy Wonka’ experience; complaints to SPCA](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Exotic pet show slammed as a ‘Willy Wonka’ experience; complaints to SPCA
Organiser rejects claims of animal abuse and underwhelming stalls.
![Fatal Wānaka crash: Cyclist was a tourist travelling on wrong side of the road, not wearing a helmet](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fatal Wānaka crash: Cyclist was a tourist travelling on wrong side of the road, not wearing a helmet
Police confirm he was a 25-year-old man from Japan.
![Funding to critical research to close gap between Māori and non-Māori cancer deaths](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Funding to critical research to close gap between Māori and non-Māori cancer deaths
Te Oranga Pūkahukahu has received a $5 million fund boost from the Health Research Council
![Fatal Wānaka cyclist crash: Witness describes coming across traumatic scene](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fatal Wānaka cyclist crash: Witness describes coming across traumatic scene
Witness says the victim was not wearing a helmet.
![Brews and exodus: A brief history of Dunedin’s student pubs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brews and exodus: A brief history of Dunedin’s student pubs
Former Otago rugby stars Marc Ellis and Josh Kronfeld recall legendary Scarfie haunts.
![Rugby fever: Dunedin's hotels, bars, and fans prep for All Blacks clash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rugby fever: Dunedin's hotels, bars, and fans prep for All Blacks clash
Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend tomorrow's game in Dunedin.
![Dunedin bus hub fatal stabbing case: Youth accused makes application for bail](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dunedin bus hub fatal stabbing case: Youth accused makes application for bail
A trial date for the accused teenager is set for February 24, 2025.
![Queenstown couple killed in car crash were expecting baby](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Queenstown couple killed in car crash were expecting baby
Simran Shiuagani and Jamie Pitman both died at the scene.
![Grant Robertson officially welcomed into new role as vice-chancellor at University of Otago](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Grant Robertson officially welcomed into new role as vice-chancellor at University of Otago
Grant Robertson has officially begun his new role as the university's vice-chancellor.
![Gold rush? Atop the multi-billion-dollar discovery in Central Otago](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gold rush? Atop the multi-billion-dollar discovery in Central Otago
An Australian company thinks it could profit up to $2 billion off this mine.
![Dunedin tiny home development aims to provide affordable housing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dunedin tiny home development aims to provide affordable housing
A key aspect of the project is a 16-lot tiny home development in Karitane.
![How Connor Garden-Bachop summed up the best of school sport](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How Connor Garden-Bachop summed up the best of school sport
'Have fun, you never know what could happen.'
![Body found off the coast of Dunedin’s Brighton Beach](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Body found off the coast of Dunedin’s Brighton Beach
Recovery efforts are under way to retrieve the body after it was located this morning.
![Dunedin police wrap: Sister 'bites' cop, boozy Maccas run, burnouts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dunedin police wrap: Sister 'bites' cop, boozy Maccas run, burnouts
It was a busy weekend for Dunedin's boys in blue.
![Turning a Dunedin home into a museum: Skulls, propaganda, and the paranormal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Turning a Dunedin home into a museum: Skulls, propaganda, and the paranormal
Museum owner says it's a lifelong project that will never be finished.