Emergency services were called to Dunedin's Great King Street just after midday, with reports of a strong smell.

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09 Mar: Environment Canterbury staff are working to contain and recover about 300 litres of oil spilled from a Navy vessel in Akaroa Harbour

09 Mar: A number of new Wellington locations of interest have been identified - linked to a measles case in an overseas traveller

08 Mar: State Highway 1 has reopened on the eastern side of Lake Taupo between the intersection with SH41 and the intersection with Lake Terrace

08 Mar: Armed police are out in Papakura, South of Auckland, responding to a report of an injured person and a weapon involved

08 Mar: A section of State Highway 1, from Taupo to Turangi, is closed following a fatal crash

08 Mar: White Ferns skipper Melie Kerr has claimed the side's best ever ODI figures with a return of seven for 34 in the second ODI against Zimbabwe in Dunedin

08 Mar: A call for Northlanders to help reduce the spread of moth plant

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Entertainment:
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International:
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Environment:
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Law and Order:
A number of new Wellington locations of interest have been identified - linked to a measles case in an overseas traveller 4:37

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