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NZ urged to test wastewater for Covid
Research group detects coronavirus at Dunedin's Tahuna Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Man viciously bashed by pair seeking drugs
Kidney split and blood sprayed over walls and ceiling during brutal beating.
Councillor apologises over Otago lead contamination: 'We're sorry this community went through this'
Some councillors objected to what they called sensationalist media coverage.
'My heart just broke': Dad's grief as memorial to daughter trashed by vandals
"I just want her to know how much her dad loved her."
Autistic boy's brutal death: A father's grief 'trapped in the pain'
Grieving dad: "I cherished every second with him".
DHB and council at odds over public information about lead levels in water
More than 1000 people have had their blood tested for lead contamination in four days.
Kiwi sports star's gut-busting new burger business
Some distance from a Heart Foundation tick.
Driver killed in South Otago crash
One person has died following a crash in South Otago, police have confirmed.
Cranes stabilise shipping containers after railyard emergency
Around 30 firefighters are at the Christchurch KiwiRail container yard this morning.
Autistic boy's brutal death: Coroner slams Govt agencies which missed red flags
"Naive" social workers accepted stories of boy's violent stepfather before death.
Bad Manners: Dirt bike rider admits reckless stunt during Auckland invasion
Dozens of dirt bike riders were seen around Auckland over the long Waitangi Day weekend.
Business Hub: The luxury business thriving after Covid-19
Kyria Warren has made a success of her luxury hospitality business after Covid-19 hit.
Hare-raising ride: Man injures three mates
After an evening drinking on the farm, four men set out in search of more firewood.
Otago lead contamination: Blood tests begin for residents
Test results will be returned over the next week or so.
Two cars, quad bike, empty beer bottles and dead protected birds
About 30 protected red-billed gulls were killed by two cars and a quad bike on Saturday.
Otago lead contamination: Council offers free fruit and veg
A no-drink water notice for Waikouaiti and Karitane remains in place.
Children's counselling service struggling to cope
Dunedin's free counselling service for children is struggling to cope as new year begins.
Protected gulls killed by quad bike and cars in the early morning
The incident lasted for hours and killed about 30 protected red-billed gulls.
Otago lead contamination: 'We're pretty bloody angry'
Upset residents had plenty of questions. Officials couldn't answer all of them.
Lead in drinking water: Anger as hundreds pack local meeting
Hundreds pack meeting to discuss state of water affecting about 1500 residents.
Lead contamination: Dunedin council to front at public meeting
Mayor Aaron Hawkins backtracks in the face of rising concern over health implications.
Year's jail for man's drug-driven shoplifting spree
Jake Devereux had previously been in the dock over filming up women's skirts.
Leadfooted: Residents offered blood tests as council scrambles over contaminated water
Waikouaiti and Karitāne residents offered blood tests following drinking water debacle.
Text messages, demand for cash: Sex worker sentenced for blackmailing client
Almost a year after their first liaison, the man received a text message seeking $700.
Parents' anxious wait: 'No level of lead is safe for a baby'
Elevated levels of lead discovered in Eastern Otago water supply.
Lead in Otago water found at 40 times acceptable levels
Waikouaiti was almost 40 times acceptable levels.
'I'm not a vessel': Assault defendant denies being a person
'I'm not a dead, legal fiction': Wanaka artist in bizarre exchange with judge.
Central Otago fatal plane crash pilot named
Rescuers were hampered by remoteness, fog and low cloud.
Pilot's body retrieved from Otago crash site
Search teams were slogging through rugged central Otago terrain late last night.
Christchurch homicide case: Potential trial next year
Emergency services were called to a Christchurch house last month and found a man dead.
High levels of lead in Dunedin water samples first picked up six months ago
First test showing elevated lead levels in Waikouaiti was received in August last year.
River rescue: Woman swept away while swimming airlifted from rocks
Woman swept downstream while swimming in the Kawarau River this afternoon.