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	Voting closes in 2025 local elections, counting underway RadioNZ - 11 Oct (RadioNZ) Counting is underway in the 2025 local elections, with mayors in Auckland, Nelson and Dunedin seeking second terms. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Otago v Waikato - NPC quarterfinal Stuff.co.nz - 10 Oct (Stuff.co.nz) Follow live coverage as Otago host Waikato in an NPC quarterfinal at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin on Friday night. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz Sport



	Dunedin Hospital ED introduces peer support workers RadioNZ - 8 Oct (RadioNZ) They will help patients arriving in mental health crisis, the government says. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	New Zealand’s best large airport named, it’s not one of the big three Stuff.co.nz - 8 Oct (Stuff.co.nz) Queenstown, Dunedin and North Shore airports win at annual awards. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	‘Untapped potential’: Highlanders land a future All Blacks No 10 from the Chiefs - with a caveat Stuff.co.nz - 8 Oct (Stuff.co.nz) Taranaki playmaker Josh Jacomb has signed a two-year deal in Dunedin - but he will play out another Super Rugby Pacific season with the Chiefs first. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz Sport



	36-year-old father identified as Dunedin homicide victim Stuff.co.nz - 7 Oct (Stuff.co.nz) A 25-year-old has appeared in court charged with murder. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Dunedin's Columba College refusing to say why principal is on leave RadioNZ - 7 Oct (RadioNZ) The principal of Columba College has been on leave since 30 July. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Man charged with murder after body found in Dunedin Stuff.co.nz - 6 Oct (Stuff.co.nz) A 25-year-old is appearing in Dunedin District Court on Monday on a murder charge. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Homicide investigation launched after man dies in Auckland Stuff.co.nz - 4 Oct (Stuff.co.nz) Emergency services responded to the incident at 11.53am on Monday. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Police investigate unexplained death in Dunedin RadioNZ - 3 Oct (RadioNZ) Police are investigating an unexplained death in North Dunedin on Friday afternoon. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General