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Hundreds sick with gastro on New Zealand cruise ship
About 200 people have fallen ill after a significant gastro outbreak on a cruise ship.

Boxing Day crash, 5 hurt: Japanese driver pays $30k bond to fly home
Japanese doctor accused of causing Boxing Day crash in Lindis Pass is allowed to fly home.

Kiwis teach Tongans, Tongans teach Kiwis
Joy and Graeme Atkinson have learned that kindness goes a long way.

Watch: Dog spends night on ledge after cliff fall
All Bowie wanted was a rabbit - instead he spent a hungry night alone.

Police seeking couple over Skippers fire
Police want to speak to couple who fled scene of fire that razed historic homestead.

The high-flying Dunedin gaming company
The rise of New Zealand family-run gaming company RocketWerkz.

New Year's Eve weather: Fine for most
New Zealand's notoriously fickle weather will behave for most tomorrow night.

Fatal crash: 'Men would still be alive if one wasn't speeding'
Men would still be alive if not for 'incredibly' high speed of driver, inspector says.

'It all happened like a movie with no sound'
A driver has been critically injured after a truck and trailer unit crashed and rolled.

Arrests after aggravated robbery in Dunedin
A group of people threatened an employee with a knife and stole cash

Kiwi cricketer suspended for two years in drug case
England-based Otago cricker said he bought clenbuterol as a weight-loss aid.

Trapped driver has moderate injuries after truck rolls
A truck driver became trapped after their truck rolled in Dunedin.

Violent gang initiation ritual behind bars revealed
Man wanted to become Black Power member. But first he had to prove himself.

Couple's life now in limbo after immigration denial
Immigration New Zealand has declined Mr Tsering's visa.

Man sexually abused his stepdaughter, three of her friends
Central Otago businessman who has been jailed for 12 years had previous convictions.

Whanganui tops student-nurse achievement
UCOL nursing graduates are finding success in the working world.

'Stripped me of my childhood': Dunedin sex abuser jailed
One witness said she had been violated while the his wife was in hospital giving birth.

'Report it, it's a crime': Pair filmed having sex in public
Police warning after couple were filmed having sex beside State Highway 1 in Dunedin.

Fan's 53 year wait to see Sir Paul McCartney
In 1964, Lynette Smaill's parents said no..In 2017, she said yes.

Cadbury site on the market in 2018
The Dunedin site will be marketed by an international commercial real estate firm.

Student dodges conviction after filming girl in shower
He held his phone over the top of the woman's cubicle, angling it down to record her.

160 Cadbury workers leave tomorrow
The first big group of Cadbury workers will leave the Dunedin factory tomorrow.

Sex charge arrest on cruise ship
Man arrested in New Zealand port; charged with sexual violation.

Pedestrian dies after being hit by car
A woman has died after being hit by a car in north Dunedin.

The coastal hazards councils were not warned about
Climate Change Minister James Shaw to release Govt guidance on coastal hazards on Friday.

Two women arrested in relation to $1m meth crime ring
Up to $1 million of meth was imported into Nelson and Dunedin.

Ed Sheeran concert prompts Easter trading
The boost to business from the concerts in Dunedin over Easter swayed councillors.

Lawyer aims for ACC shake-up in fellowship study
Barrister Warren Forster says ACC needs to focus on helping more people recuperate.

Resident woken by stranger seeking sleep
If Goldilocks had been drinking beer rather than eating porridge...