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The next James Bond film has been confirmed for 2019 despite not having a star attached to the role of 007. Photo: Reuters James Bond is returning to movie theatres in November 2019, producers said on Monday, but they did not say who will play Britain's most famous fictional spy.

July 25, 2017

A ranger fears some rare native wildlife may have drowned in their burrows following the worst ever storm damage in the ten-year history of Dunedin’s Orokonui Ecosanctuary.

Head ranger Kelly Gough said the ecosanctuary sustained "significant damage" from the storm on Friday, and water had lifted the mesh of the predator fence, causing at least three small breaches.

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Agriculture Minister Bill Byrne counselled over foul-mouthed rant. #9News https://t.co/E9MgbjGRK0 pic.twitter.com/aUaqkS9FrA— Nine News Queensland (@9NewsQueensland) July 25, 2017 Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has counselled Agriculture Minister Bill Byrne after he launched an expletive-laden tirade directed at her office.

An aerial view shows water from the flooded Tokomairaro River spreading over the plains south of Milton on Saturday. Photo: Samuel White. The Clutha District Council has issued a conserve water notice for both Tapanui and Milton after the flooding.

Are you buying Swan Valley Eggs? #freerange #cruelty #wapol"New evidence has emerged against Snowdale Holdings,... http://t.co/WJGCiSAaWC— AnimalWelfareWA (@AnimalWelfareWA) December 4, 2014 One of Western Australia's biggest egg producers is likely to be penalised after the Federal Court found it deceived shoppers by falsely labelling some of its products free range.

tirednessoffice.jpg One in four Australians are taking one day off a month because they've had a bad night's sleep, researchers say. Photo: Getty Poor sleep and sick days are cosy bedfellows with more than one in four Australians taking a day off a month because they're too tired, researchers say.

Thousands march in nationwide Barbados protestDetails: https://t.co/OxikqitdlX pic.twitter.com/cojRQbeJa9— JamaicaObserver (@JamaicaObserver) July 24, 2017 Thousands of Barbadians took to the streets of Bridgetown on Monday to urge Prime Minister Freundel Stuart to reconsider a recent tax increase that has sparked a string of protests by workers.

Author George R. R. Martin has teased the next two novels in his popular 'A Song of Ice and Fire" series could be out next year. Photo: Reuters Author George R.R. Martin has hinted at the possibility of not one but two new Game of Thrones books in 2018, whetting the appetites of fans who have been waiting for the next installment of the epic saga since 2011.

James Matthew Bradley Jr. is escorted from a prisoners van before appearing briefly in federal court, authorities found eight men dead in the back of his tractor trailer truck. Photo: Reuters The man accused of smuggling at least 100 illegal immigrants inside a sweltering tractor-trailer, 10 of whom died, has said he was unaware of the human cargo he was hauling until he took a rest stop in Texas, court papers showed on Monday.

Israeli security forces remove metal detectors which were recently installed at an entrance to the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City. Photo: Reuters Israel decided on Tuesday to remove metal detectors it had placed at the entrance to a holy site in Jerusalem's Old City and replace them with smart, less obtrusive surveillance means, a Cabinet statement said.

Police have arrested a man in relation to several recent attempted burglaries in Dunedin.

Steven Adams. Photo: Getty Images Kiwi NBA star Steven Adams has been linked with a move to the New York Knicks, according to reports.

Dave Cull Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull is set to be unveiled as the next president of Local Government New Zealand.

David Bain was acquitted in at a retrial in 2009. Photo: ODT files The journalist whose podcast details the horrific Bain murders has spoken to Newstalk ZB about why he came to believe in David Bain's guilt.

Maduro's unpopular leftist government on Sunday promoted a remixed version of 'Despacito' to encourage Venezuelans to vote for the Constituent Assembly. Photo: Reuters Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro's attempt to use Latin hit Despacito - which means 'slowly' - to inject some cool into his controversial new congress has backfired quickly.

White House Senior Adviser Kushner departs after closed session of the Senate Intelligence Committee in Washington. Photo: Reuters President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, emerged from behind the scenes on Monday (local time) to tell Senate investigators he had no part in any Kremlin attempt to meddle in the US election despite having met Russians four times last year.

Local media reported that the driver was livestreaming herself as she drove and rapped to music. Photo: Getty Images A California teen driver who reportedly shot live video before and after a crash that killed her 14-year-old sister has been charged with manslaughter, police said on Monday (local time).

A wallet and sunglasses were stolen from a car in Dunedin.

Todd Barclay Embattled National MP Todd Barclay is set to return to Parliament today.

A jilted lover has been jailed for posting nude photos of an ex-girlfriend online along with her name, phone number and a suggestion she was available for sex. Photo: Getty Images/ iStock A jilted lover has been jailed for posting nude photos of an ex-girlfriend online along with her name, phone number and a suggestion she was available for sex.