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A soldier is being investigated for allegedly dumping a mistreated dog in a recycling bin.
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A family member said the body's clothes matched their brother's when he disappeared.
Under fire community board chairman refuses to resign over racist insult
Williams apologised to the board, the community and the victim.
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Family of pilot Tim Gibb - killed in a plane crash last year - pay tribute.
Oranga Tamariki 'fraud': Woman charged with $2 million scam back in country
Neha Sharma allegedly used forged reference letters to secure a manager's job.
Homelessness can be ‘grappled’ with housing and support services, PM says
Dunedin’s homelessness crisis is estimated to involve upwards of 1500 people.
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The Wānaka Stakeholders Group surveyed more than 600 locals on the issue.
Former Dunedin deputy mayor lays second complaint in resignation saga
An independent investigator is being brought in to sort out the mess at the council.
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The mayor sits down with Kurt Bayer to reflect on his first year in office.
Body found on Christchurch beach, police investigating
The body was located on the shore in Redcliffs this morning.
Hit and run driver walks free after leaving teen ‘fighting for his life’
The driver has been discharged without conviction and gets to keep his licence.
In the rough: Golf course faces losing 14th hole from rising sea levels
Club members worried over 'impossible' consent required.
'Unrelentingly horrible': Man claims partner the aggressor in abuse case
A man charged with allegedly assaulting his partner claims she was the aggressor.
'Demand outstrips supply': Christchurch city mall spots fill up
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'It wasn’t my time to go': Swimmer brought back from the dead thanks rescuers
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Marae pilots new picture books to a new generation.
Seven people charged in Gore raids, police seize guns and drugs
Gore police executed 19 search warrants.
Back from the dead: Children save drowning woman during swimming lessons
A mother dived in to revive the swimmer as two children tried keeping her above water.
New charges: Christchurch far-right activist charged with possessing a prohibited firearm
The former leader of the National Front white nationalist group was charged last week.
Dunedin's deputy mayor to step down from role
Sophie Barker cited difficulties working with mayor Jules Radich.
‘Our kids are in crisis’: Charity appeals for $1m to help kids with mental health support
Public appeal launches today to help hundreds of children.
Christchurch far-right activist charged with unlawful firearms possession
The former leader of the National Front white nationalist group was charged last week.
Southern Motorway floods, trains disrupted as heavy rain hits Auckland
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Pasifika Pay parity in need of electoral prioritisation
In 2021, for every dollar earned by a Pākehā man, Pacific men were paid 81 cents.
Christchurch earthquakes: Artist recreates lost buildings in miniature
Massage parlour, legendary hang-out spots, all recreated in miniature.
Four youths under 14 arrested after overnight crime spree in Christchurch
Christchurch's youth crime has struck local businesses once again.
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