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Police have arrested two youths for allegedly attempting to steal a car in High St in Dunedin.

Gabriel John Baker. Photo: Supplied Tasman Police are seeking the public's help to locate a wanted man following an aggravated burglary in Westport yesterday.

Workers employed by Restaurant Brands and members of Unite Union voted to take strike action. Photo by Peter McIntosh. Hundreds of fast-food workers at KFC, Carl's Jr and Pizza Hut will strike this weekend.

Helicopters with monsoon buckets are continuing to battle a large blaze at a rural property near Dunback in East Otago this afternoon.

david_parker_rnz.jpg Environment Minister, David Parker. Photo: RNZ The Government has launched an investigation into the Otago Regional Council.

dunedin_rain_16052019.jpg Siblings Eli (2) and Isobel (4) McConnell share an umbrella as they walk to daycare near the University of Otago yesterday. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY More wild weather is on its way for the South with severe gales expected to hit tomorrow evening.

Southland is one of eight regions in the country set to receive funding to obtain Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) elevation datasets.

babyheistap.jpeg Arnulfo Ochoa is surrounded by family members and supporters, as he walks into the Cook County medical examiner's office to identify his daughter's body. Photo: Chicago Sun-Times via AP A pregnant woman who had gone to a Chicago home in response to a Facebook offer of free baby clothes was strangled and her baby cut from her womb, police and family members said.

The council wants all the tour operators to undergo a mandatory safety course which it's in the process of designing. Photo: Getty Images Dangerous snorkelling tours are taking place in Rarotonga's Avaavaroa passage, the Cook Islands Water Safety Council says.

A 41-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with theft after dozens of plaques went missing from a cemetery in Christchurch.

kevin_durant_2019_playoffs.jpg Kevin Durant is reportedly not close to returning for the Golden State Warriors. Photo: Getty Images Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant is "not close" to recovering from his right calf strain.

ken_maumalo_warriors_2019.jpg Ken Maumalo scores for the Warriors against the Knights this year. Photo: Getty Images Ask Ken Maumalo about the bruising, physical aspect of his job and there's an immediate glint in his eye.

Dan Carter scores a try for the Kobe Kobelco Steelers last year. Photo: Getty Images Dan Carter has joked he'll be ready to star for the All Blacks in yet another Rugby World Cup.

Former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke. Photo: Reuters Bob Hawke, a transformative and charismatic left-wing lawmaker with a "larrikin' streak who served as Australian prime minister from 1983 to 1991, died on Thursday aged 89, his family said.

One bar’s been the final watering hole for a quarter of late night boozed-up offenders dealt with by resort cops, Mountain Scene can reveal.

alfred_ngaro_nzme.jpg Alfred Ngaro could stand in the Botany seat, where National has the strongest party vote by far. Photo: NZME The coalition lifeline that National will need if it's to have a chance at the next election looks set to come in the form of a Christian party led by one of its own, former Cabinet Minister Alfred Ngaro.

University A and Harbour at Watson Park. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH The Wrap

The new university facility which will house animal research along with other forms of research, is scheduled for completion by the middle of next year. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON The university's $26million music and performing arts complex is on budget and will meet its new deadline.