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MetService's advice is to vote this afternoon if possible.
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A hotel owner said all of her customers who had booked through Booking.com were targeted.
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Motorway mayhem as driver dodges ducklings
A duck walkabout with a gaggle of ducklings caused chaos on a Dunedin motorway.
David Benbow found guilty of murdering childhood friend
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Dunedin bar Woof! allowed to use drug to treat overdoses
Dunedin bar Woof! first in the country to protect its patrons from drug overdoses.
'Theft isn't the answer': Man loses family jewellery following caravan heist
The $10,000 caravan was stolen despite 'unbreakable' wheel clamps.
Teen performs CPR on victim in fatal crash
Riley Squires had never previously performed CPR but did not hesitate to jump into action.
Election day weather: Severe gales, heavy showers to soak voters this Saturday
"Rain is firstly going to fall on the West Coast, and it will move up the North Island."
Cops scour new areas in hunt for missing real estate agent
Yanfei Bao was last seen alive on July 19.
Notorious gang pad property still for sale
Old bikers sold the clubhouse land to council for more than $1m.
Opinion: Is this a Dunedin initiation or a CIA black site torture method?
Fox Meyer of Critic Te Ārohi on the concerning rise of student hazing ceremonies.
Person killed after rolling car in central Otago
The man was found in a critical condition but couldn't be revived.
Gore deputy CEO resigns after failed mediation
Stephen Parry announced his departure after failed mediation with Mayor Ben Bell.
'Disgusting and inhumane': Urgent calls to help woman living next to motorway
A woman has lived in the bushes next to the motorway in Dunedin for four years.
Christchurch Men’s Prison hits ‘operational capacity’
Leaked email says prison in 'emergency planning' and shifting inmates to other sites.
Riverton man found dead after being swept away in river
The 20-year-old man was swept away near the Monowai Lake Rd, in Blackmount.
Emergency services respond to serious water incident in Southland
St John Ambulance confirmed a helicopter has been dispatched.
NZSki ordered to pay almost $600K over death
NZSki must pay nearly $600k in penalties in relation to the death of a Queenstown woman.
Scott Base rebuild on hold as Government contract talks break down
Antarctica NZ unable to reach agreement on commercial terms with Leighs Construction.
Told to strip, called ‘piggies’: Uni students' horrific initiation claims
Allegations of horrific flat initiations at the Dunedin university have continued.
Seven crews called to large commercial building fire in Christchurch
A fire investigator will return this morning to work out what caused the blaze.
University of Otago student dies days after 20th birthday, coroner investigates
The young man was “always so kind, friendly, and always happy to help”, tributes say.
Murder or mystery? Jury retires to consider verdict in former prison guard's retrial
David Benbow is accused of killing childhood friend Michael McGrath in 2017.
Kids rode in boot in stolen car joyride
Police referred the group to Youth Aid after cutting the joyride short.
'Safe and well': Boy, 11, found after going missing while fishing
The youngster was last seen around 1.30pm yesterday.
SPCA ‘disgusted’ by Otago student hazing rituals
The University of Otago is investigating two separate reports of animal harm.
'One in a million': Little Ciro's only chance to stop going blind
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Man who attacked elderly parents in their bed jailed
Drunk son severely attacked elderly parents, and in court waved to them, saying 'later'.
Revealed: Surprising item behind bomb scare at Queenstown Airport
The device looked 'highly suspicious and risky', packed next to a computer inside a bag.
‘Sick and twisted’: Otago students bite leg off duck in flat initiation
More details have emerged of the antics of students partaking in flat initiations.