6 h. ago 'It's my favourite thing to do': Young pianist charms shoppers

Isaac Horwood, 10, of Dunedin, plays the keyboard for shoppers at the Otago Farmers Market on Saturday. Photos: Peter McIntosh A Dunedin 10-year-old wowed listeners at the Otago Farmers Market yesterday, even drawing a tear or two from some weary Christmas shoppers. 

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4 d. ago Dunedin man accused of torching Southland home named in court

The house on fire in Waikaia in February last year. Photos: NZ Police The identity of a man accused of a Waikaia arson can now be revealed.

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6 d. ago 'Just running for our lives': Queenstown woman recounts Bondi shooting terror

Mark Blundell, Donna Corbel, Tahlia Blundell and Jake Blundell, pictured during an earlier trip to Melbourne, were in a restaurant 40m away from where the shooting occurred. Photo: Supplied A Queenstown woman caught up in the mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach says her family are still very much on edge the day after the tragedy.

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9 d. ago Fan group calls out FIFA over 'extortionate' World Cup ticket prices

FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during the FIFA World Cup 2026 match schedule announcement last week. Photo: Reuters Football Supporters Europe (FSE) has called on FIFA to immediately halt sales of national team allocations for next year's World Cup, accusing football's governing body of imposing "extortionate" ticket prices that risk shutting ordinary fans out of the tournament.

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9 d. ago Disgraced former Gloriavale leader who held a 'position like God' jailed

Former Gloriavle overseeing shepherd Howard Temple in the Greymouth District Court during his sentencing. Photo: Tim Brown / RNZ The disgraced former leader of Gloriavale stole the innocence and childhood of the girls and young women he abused, a court has heard.

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9 d. ago Local Legends: Warrick Thomson, Christine Perkins, Sue Anderson

PHOTO: NICK BROOK The Clutha Leader Silver Fern Farms Local Legend lamb leg is luckily always large.

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1 week ago Feud between farming family and market leads to accusations of 'sour grapes'

Broadview Produce owners Will and Gemma Thian harvest kale on their Southbridge farm. Photo: Geoff Sloan A feud is brewing between the Otago Farmers Market and a family-run farm from Canterbury, which has opened a stall outside the market’s gates.

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1 week ago Thailand launches airstrikes against Cambodia as tensions reignite

People rest at a shelter, following fresh military clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along parts of their disputed border, in Buriram province, Thailand. Photo: Reuters Thailand said it launched airstrikes into Cambodia on Monday as fighting broke out in multiple areas along their disputed border, after both countries accused the other of breaching a ceasefire brokered by US President Donald Trump.

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1 week ago Couple open 'fresh, local and seasonal' produce store in old hall

Nick and Kate Webster prepare to open a farm shop at Totara, just south of Oamaru, tomorrow. PHOTO: RACHEL WYBROW PHOTOGRAPHY Fresh, local and seasonal.

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2 w. ago 'Rob didn't need to die': Dunedin man jailed for causing partner's death

Andrew Jayden Mercer has been sentenced to two years and ten months’ imprisonment. Photo: Gregor Richardson A Dunedin man has been jailed for causing the death of his partner and shattering a family’s lives.

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2 w. ago Thousands to replace vandalised door at Salvation Army store

Photo: Geoff Sloan A large front glass door at the Salvation Army's Addington family store in Christchurch was smashed early on Wednesday morning.

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2 w. ago Crown closes case in murder trial: 'It's not rocket science'

Gurjit Singh, who was killed in his Liberton home in January last year. PHOTO: SUPPLIED The evidence against a Dunedin man accused of viciously murdering his former employee is "completely overwhelming", the Crown says. 

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2 w. ago Deputy PM accuses Chch principal of being media 'frequent flyer'

Some of the rancid lunches had already been eaten by students. Photo: Supplied By Jessica Hopkins of RNZ Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour has labelled the principal of the Christchurch school where children ate mouldy school lunches a "frequent flyer in the media".

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3 w. ago Air NZ's A320 aircraft return to normal service after grounding

About 6000 aircraft from the Airbus A320 family were affected by the issue. File photo: Stephen Jaquiery Air New Zealand's Airbus A320 aircraft are returning to normal operations, after receiving software updates during a global recall.

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3 w. ago Hong Kong mourns victims of fire that killed 128 and counting

The charred remnants of the apartment complex that went up in flames in Hong Kong. Photo: Reuters Hong Kong's leaders oversaw a ceremony on Saturday to mourn the at least 128 people killed in a high-rise apartment complex fire, a toll that is likely to rise further with 200 others still unaccounted for days after the tragedy.

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3 w. ago 32 more dairy farms approved in Canterbury this year; another 15 in progress

Photo: File image By Monique Steele of RNZ Canterbury grows most of NZ's wheat, barley and oat crops. But persistently low wheat prices, coupled with a high milk payout, are believed to be driving farmers out of the industry in search of dairy dollars.

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3 w. ago Almost $100k raised for family of mountain guide who died on Mt Cook

Thomas Vialletet. Photo: Supplied Friends are rallying to support the wife and young children of mountain guide Thomas Vialletet who perished in a fall on Aoraki/Mt Cook.

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3 w. ago Chatham Islands wind farm to slash power prices, cut emissions

File photo Chatham Island locals hope a new wind farm will help to slash power prices, cut carbon emissions and reduce their reliance on diesel.

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3 w. ago Glove fragment takes centre stage at Gurjit Singh murder trial

Rajinder is accused of stabbing Gurjit Singh to death at his Liberton home. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON The detached thumb of a glove was found just metres from the body of a partially decapitated Dunedin man, a court has heard.

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3 w. ago Student applied for over 100 jobs 'without securing a single interview'

Applications for jobs at usual student haunts like supermarkets or fast food outlets have skyrocketed in recent years, shutting many out of the labour market over the summer months. File photo: Getty Images By Evie Richardson of RNZ

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