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US and Australian archaeologists hunting for Captain Cook's HMS Endeavour may have finally discovered its location on the east coast of America.

Dunedin's Southern Motorway slowed to a crawl this afternoon after a ute travelling at 100kmh swiped a stopped four-wheel drive.

curran_01_07092018.jpg Clare Curran. Photo: ODT Emails from former minister Clare Curran's personal Gmail account have failed to materialise at Parliament's Question Time, but Labour says they will still be made public.

The city of Los Angeles, a leading center of the world's fashion industry, moved on Tuesday toward becoming the largest US metropolis to outlaw the sale and manufacture of most fur products within its limits.

1vdfon.jpg Vodafone NZ chief executive Russell Stanners. Photo: NZ Herald The Commerce Commission has opened an investigation into Vodafone's "unlimited" mobile plan, a spokeswoman confirms.

A helicopter is en route to the Ahuriri Valley after a man suffered moderate injuries in Birchwood Rd this afternoon.

star375qcr.jpg Gold Star Takeaways co-owner Minnie Yan presents a deep-fried cheese roll in her shop in Bradford today. Photo: Shawn McAvinue Deep-fried cheese rolls are a hot seller in a Dunedin takeaway shop.

eugenie_sage.jpg Eugenie Sage The government is marking Suffrage Day with the introduction of legislation making it easier for employees to make a pay equity claim.

At least eight people at a publicly listed hotel in the Australian city of Sydney were hospitalised on Wednesday after breathing toxic gases flowing through the building's air conditioning system, an ambulance official said.

Copycats who have devastated Queensland's strawberry industry by hiding needles inside fruit are worse than those behind the initial crime, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says.

Flowing lines and vibrant colours dominated the catwalk at the Roksanda fashion show on Monday, with the designer looking to art and architecture as inspiration, while the models' diversity at Stev

milford_convoy_0.png A convoy leaving Milford this afternoon. Photo: Milford Road Alliance Part of the MIford Road is reopening today after a heavy snow dump to parts of the South earlier this week.

After decades spent battling an influx of heroin, some of Scotland's top cops are now striving to get to grips with another troubling import - modern-day slaves from Vietnam.

ardernmon1_0.png Jacinda Ardern The Government will lift the annual refugee quota to 1500.

Huntington Beach in Southern California is a tourist and surfing mecca. Photo: Getty Images Europe-based Fonterra staff would have travelled at least 9000km to attend a sales and marketing meeting at a California beach resort town - a venue the dairy giant says was chosen due to its proximity to Los Angeles airport (LAX).