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Grant Robertson reflects on protests, hospital cuts and university expansion.
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Company founders accused of breaching the Sales and Supply of Alcohol Act.
Dunedin mayor hits the highway in ambulance to save new hospital
Jules Radich is taking the Save Our Southern Hospital fight out on the road.
Paul Doorn announced as Dunedin Venues Management new CEO
Paul Doorn succeeds Terry Davies, who has served as CEO since March 2014.
Lightning strikes plane, passangers vomit amid aborted landing
An airport announcement said it was due to severe turbulence and wind shear.
'Our next Silver Ferns': Netball's elite and their superstar coaches
Former Silver Ferns are coaching the next generation at the National School Champs.
Letters: Govt incoherent on climate change; Tech giants orchestrate 'heist of the century'
OPINION: 'Who thinks digging more coal out of the ground and burning it is going to help?'
'No simple answer': Student party crush tragedy sparks safety calls
Coroner makes safety recommendations five years after Sophia Crestani's death.
Council urged to fix drains after Dunedin homes flood again
Water-affected residents fear future insurance costs.
PM sidesteps questions on declined Dunedin flood risk mitigation plan
Luxon says he was unaware of a government-declined plan to reduce risk to residents.
Focus Live: Christopher Luxon speaks to media
Christopher Luxon speaks to the media from Dunedin
Editorial: Otago floods a sign of things to come
OPINION: Dunedin locals showed the power of resilience and compassion.
First look at landslide-damaged Dunedin home after flooding
A South Dunedin family has seen the aftermath of a landslide that demolished parts of their home following flooding in the Otago region. Video / TVNZ
Otago flooding: State of emergency lifted in Dunedin, Clutha District
Many roads remain closed in flooded parts of Otago.
Nine Dunedin homes red-stickered as heavy rain cleanup continues
A State of Emergency was declared for Dunedin on Thursday night amid heavy rainfall and flooding. Video / TVNZ
‘Heartbreaking’: Dunedin family survey home damaged by landslide
Fiona Cadogan, Chad Ralston and their two children returned to their St Leonards home alongside 1News after being evacuated on Friday. Video / TVNZ
'You can't stop the water': Families return to flooded homes in Dunedin
As the flood waters recede, the clean up begins.
Dunedin flooding: Nine properties ‘red-stickered’ amid slip damage
Flooding, slips and rain have damaged properties around the city.
Watch: Dunedin family tells of lucky escape as landslide destroys their property
'Wall of mud' takes out garage and several vehicles.
Otago residents' lucky escape as massive slip takes out garage
Devastated Otago residents Fiona Cadogan and Chad Ralston return home after the recent flooding to witness the destruction caused by the weather. Video / NZ Herald
Couple buy first home together at mortgagee sale – but the old owner wouldn't leave
They spent $16,000 and four months evicting the previous owner who became a 'squatter'.
Dunedin remains under State of Emergency, residents asked to stay off roads
Houses were flooded and residents forced to evacuate.
Otago flooding: How to clean your home after a deluge
Hundreds of Dunedin residents will soon return to water-damaged homes.
Mayor Radich and the Civil Defence Controller speak to the media from Dunedin
Mayor Radich and the Civil Defence Controller speak to the media from Dunedin.
Dunedin flood payments: How much you can get - and what it will cover
Payments are available to anyone affected by flooding in the Dunedin City Council area.
'Winston didn't want a 65-year-old larrikin': Shane Jones gets serious after talking-to
Shane Jones is playing the jester less as he goes about his politics
'My clients were very hungry': Frustration over motorists ignoring warnings after bus stuck in Otago flood
Crews had to rescue a 13-seater bus stranded in flood water near Clutha.
'Scary night': Dunedin residents say flood like nothing they've seen before
'Devastating' and 'chaotic' are how people are describing the situation today.
In pictures: Dunedin streets underwater as state of local emergency declared
MetService says Dunedin is still to get the worst of the weather this afternoon.
'Wettest day in a century': How does Dunedin match up with other weather events?
Dunedin's 'wettest day in a century' – but how does it compare with other flooding events?
Otago flooding: Concern overnight for river levels, Dunedin highways closed, NZDF brought in
Dunedin and surrounding areas are enduring a once-in-a-century weather event.
Resident battles rising floodwaters in Dunedin
More than 80 people were forced to flee their homes overnight and Fire and Emergency responded to 34 flood-related callouts overnight. Video / NZ Herald
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Dunedin cut off: Floodwaters close state highways, second rain 'peak' later today, Clutha declares state of emergency
Officials hoping for breaks in the weather to help ease surface flooding.