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Photo: Getty Images Otago’s median house price has rocketed by 58.8% in the year to April 2021.

Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi says a barrage of rhetoric in Parliament is fuelling racist comments in wider society.

Photo: File A couple who were granted $200 from the Christchurch mayor’s welfare fund almost 25 years ago have more than paid back ratepayers.

A Briscoes store assistant in Hornby has been left shaken after a man threatened her with a knife over counterfeit money. Photo: Geoff Sloan A terrified Christchurch store assistant was threatened with a knife yesterday when an angry customer tried to buy electric blankets with counterfeit notes.

Emergency services were called to a two-car collision in the Dunedin suburb of Kew this morning.

Emergency services are at the scene of a serious crash at a Christchurch intersection this morning.

A Briscoes store assistant in Hornby has been left shaken after a man threatened her with a knife over counterfeit money. Photo: Geoff Sloan A terrified Christchurch store assistant was threatened with a knife yesterday when an angry customer tried to buy electric blankets with counterfeit notes.

Grant Robertson: "I understand this has caused distress and upset, I obviously regret that deeply, but we are not talking about a pay freeze here, we are talking about a process or guidelines for negotiation." Photo: Getty Images Finance Minister Grant Robertson says he deeply regrets the distress caused by public sector pay restrictions.

David Savieti suffered a cardiac arrest after his vehicle crossed the centre line and crashed into another vehicle after falling asleep at the wheel. Photo: ODT A hospital worker who was convicted of careless driving has had his conviction set aside after being diagnosed with a severe sleep disorder.

Eastgate Mall. Photo: Geoff Sloan Work is about to start on improvements to the bus stop outside Eastgate Shopping Centre in Christchurch.

The damage at the ambulance station in Rolleston. Photo: Supplied Police investigating the vandalism of the Rolleston St John ambulance station have made an arrest.

Daytime talk shot host Ellen DeGeneres. Photo: Reuters Ellen DeGeneres will end her Emmy-winning daytime talk show next year after its upcoming 19th season, the comedian said in an interview published in The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday.

Ellen DeGeneres. Photo: Getty Images Ellen DeGeneres will end her Emmy-winning daytime talk show next year after its upcoming 19th season, the comedian said in an interview published in The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday.

A popular school swimming programme needs to fill a $25,000 hole in its funding.

The Dunedin City Council has been asked to reconsider the creation of a Māori ward for the city.

A group worried about the vulnerability of Dunedin City Council’s archives has renewed its call to move them out of the civic centre basement.

Courtney Ralston. PHOTO: RICHARD DAVISON A young Otago jobseeker says she is overwhelmed with the response to a story about her two-year search for work in yesterday’s Otago Daily Times.

recycling_3.jpg Rubbish and recycling around Dunedin. PHOTO: Gregor Richardson A Dunedin resident has asked for kerbside wheelie bins to be in neutral colours.

Former Crusaders prop Owen Franks has signed with the Hurricanes on a one-year deal for the 2022 season. Photo: Getty Images Former Crusaders prop Owen Franks is reportedly set to make a surprise return to New Zealand rugby - but not for his old side.