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Dunedin people interested in watching a rare eclipse of Saturn by the moon can do so from about 12.45am on Friday at the Beverly-Begg Observatory at Robin Hood Park.

black_sticks_stream_getty.jpg Black Sticks player Olivia Merry was hit on the face during the match against Australia. They lost 5-1. Photo: Getty Images Spark Sport's live streaming has hit another snag, with its customers annoyed over issues during the Black Sticks hockey match this afternoon.

MetService says it is highly likely severe gales and heavy rain warnings will be issued for Otago and Southland tomorrow as a front approaches the South Island.

lloyd_matheson_luisa_1.jpg Southern Lakes Helicopters operating manager Lloyd Matheson. Photo: Luisa Girao/ODT People may face longer wait times for rescue helicopters in the lower South Island after a crash near Auckland Islands.

In his final Anzac Day address, Australia's Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove has told veterans: "You matter. What you did matters."

corona_nz.jpg Corona used this photo to promote its brand but removed it after a backlash online. Photo: Corona NZ An international beer brand has been criticised over its use of a close-up photo of a yellow-eyed penguin next to a group of surfers.

queenstown_airport_03.jpg An Air New Zealand A320 Airbus comes in to land at Queenstown Airport. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery Queenstown mayor Jim Boult is convinced a mooted Tarras airport won’t fly.

karapiro_cafe_nzme.jpg Police at the Karapiro Cafe and Gifts this morning where a worker was shot by a Caucasian man in his 50s or 60s. Photo: NZME A man has been shot in a cafe south of Cambridge in Waikato.

While many Kiwis were attending a dawn service early this morning, Otago firefighters were hard at work batting a blaze at a garage near Arrowtown.

gettyimages-1144904307.jpg Prince William, Duke of Cambridge lays a wreath as he attends a service at the Auckland War Memorial. Photo: Getty Images Prince William has arrived at the Auckland War Memorial to commemorate Anzac Day, before travelling to Christchurch this afternoon

Mustafa Boztas survived the mass shooting at Al Noor mosque and wanted to attend the Anzac Day dawn service in Christchurch to stand in solidarity with all Kiwis. Photo: NZME Christchurch mosque shooting survivor Mustafa Boztas, 21, attended the Anzac Day dawn service this morning after being discharged from hospital earlier this week.

A person has been taken to Dunedin Hospital after they were struck by a vehicle on the corner of Moray Pl and Stuart St.

A person is believed to have crashed a car into a commercial building in Kenmure this morning and then driven off.

Thousands gathered for Anzac Day services across Otago.

qanzac_raymond_dunn.jpg Veteran Raymond Dunn (98), of Kaitaia, at this morning's dawn service in Queenstown. Photo: Tracey Roxburgh He was asked if he wanted to be pushed in his wheelchair to lay his poppy in Queenstown.

auckland_dawn_service_rnz.jpg The Auckland Dawn Service. Photo: RNZ Thousands of New Zealanders have turned out nationwide for Anzac Day dawn services, with the weight of the Christchurch mosque attacks hanging heavily over the commemorations.

As dawn breaks a large crowd has gathered at the Cenotaph in Queens Gardens in remembrance of the sacrifice made by Anzacs.

2019-04-24t101735z_1760895356_rc14ac393a80_rtrmadp_3_anzac-day-turkey.jpg New Zealand's soldiers attend an international service marking the 104th anniversary of the WWI battle of Gallipoli at the Turkish memorial in the Gallipoli peninsula in Canakkale, Turkey. Photo: Reuters Turkish authorities have arrested a suspected Islamic State member they believe was planning to attack a World War One commemoration at Gallipoli this week attended by hundreds of Australians and New Zealanders, police said on Wednesday.

Allied prisoners of war at Aquafredda work camp. Photo: Alexander Turnbull Library Dunedin researchers hope to create a lasting memorial to a mass escape from a World War 2 Italian prisoner of war camp. Mike Houlahan reports.