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Dunedin Premier Rugby continues today, with teams vying to make the playoffs. 

The Labour Party has launched its re-election campaign today with a promise to invest $311 million to help unemployed New Zealanders into jobs.

The Labour Party has launched its re-election campaign today with a promise to invest $311 million to help unemployed New Zealanders into jobs.

Photo: Getty Images There are no new cases of Covid-19 to report in New Zealand today.

Photo: Getty Images There are no new cases of Covid-19 to report in New Zealand today.

gettyimages-1043831888.jpg Photo: Getty Images (file) Skydiving Kiwis is launching the country's only heli-tandem skydiving today with inaugural jumps onto a Christchurch beach.

The plane was forced to land at Christchurch airport. Photo: Getty Images A thunderstorm caused an Air New Zealand plane to be diverted this morning after lightning struck flight NZ615 en route from Auckland to Queenstown.

The plane was forced to land at Christchurch airport. Photo: Getty Images A thunderstorm caused an Air New Zealand plane to be diverted this morning after lightning struck flight NZ615 en route from Auckland to Queenstown.

The luckiest store in Lotto NZ history has sold more than $39 million in winning tickets. Photo: NZ Herald (file) Queues of people aching to get their hands on tonight's winning Lotto ticket are stretching out the door at New Zealand's luckiest store.

The luckiest store in Lotto NZ history has sold more than $39 million in winning tickets. Photo: NZ Herald (file) Queues of people aching to get their hands on tonight's winning Lotto ticket are stretching out the door at New Zealand's luckiest store.

Emergency services have been called to a two-car crash in central Dunedin.

Finals most valuable player Jordan Hunt holds the National Basketball League trophy after the team returned to Dunedin. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH At the outset it seemed a makeshift tournament. There was controversy. Top teams and players chose not to play, citing player welfare concerns among other things.

Another venture is being launched to provide cheap fish on payable lines. It is being made by the Deep Sea Fresh Fish Company (Ltd), of Dunedin.

Rescue workers look for survivors at the Calicut International Airport in Karipur. Photo: Reuters At least 17 people have been killed and more than 100 injured when an Air India Express passenger plane repatriating Indians stranded by the Covid-19 pandemic overshot the runway in heavy rain near the southern city of Kozhikode on Friday, officials say.

Rescue workers look for survivors at the Calicut International Airport in Karipur. Photo: Reuters At least 17 people have been killed and more than 100 injured when an Air India Express passenger plane repatriating Indians stranded by the Covid-19 pandemic overshot the runway in heavy rain near the southern city of Kozhikode on Friday, officials say.

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Lebanese Red Cross members walk amongst the rubble in Beirut. Photo: Reuters Lebanon's president says an investigation into the biggest blast in Beirut's history will examine whether it was caused by a bomb or other external interference, as residents try to rebuild shattered homes and lives.

Lebanese Red Cross members walk amongst the rubble in Beirut. Photo: Reuters Lebanon's president says an investigation into the biggest blast in Beirut's history will examine whether it was caused by a bomb or other external interference, as residents try to rebuild shattered homes and lives.

Like those who attended the recent Covid-19 testing clinic in Queenstown, this temporary facility in Christchurch will have the capacity for drive-through testing. Photo: RNZ Testing for Covid-19 in Christchurch today is to rule out any likelihood of community transmission, the manager of Canterbury's primary emergency operations centre says.

Like those who attended the recent Covid-19 testing clinic in Queenstown, this temporary facility in Christchurch will have the capacity for drive-through testing. Photo: RNZ Testing for Covid-19 in Christchurch today is to rule out any likelihood of community transmission, the manager of Canterbury's primary emergency operations centre says.