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    Posing for a family photo after gaining the New Zealand citizenship yesterday are (back, from...

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    Ceremony cements sense of belonging

    New Zealand is home for the Martinez family — and yesterday the American family of five all became citizens.

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    Reply to letter after 26 years

    Julia Cairns was delighted to receive a reply to a letter she sent to Karl Booth, a soldier...

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    Reply to letter after 26 years

    When Julia Cairns wrote a letter to a serving New Zealand soldier as a 7-year-old, she did not know she would get a reply more than 25 years later.

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    Car parks to go as part of upgrades

    A new traffic layout planned for the intersection of Strathallan and Wharf Sts will prevent...

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    Car parks to go as part of upgrades

    The next stages of a multimillion-dollar Dunedin transport project will soon be under way — starting with the removal of 50 carparks in South Dunedin.

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    Hamilton looks to George St as muse

    Aaron Hawkins. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Hamilton looks to George St as muse

    By George — Hamilton loves Dunedin’s main street so much it wants a replica makeover.

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    Cultural markers along trail recount iwi’s history

    Kuini Parker, 6, Tama Parker (centre), 13, and Robin Luff, 13, read a tohu whenua (cultural...

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    Cultural markers along trail recount iwi’s history

    A Portobello teen says it is "pretty cool" to see local iwi past brought to life on his doorstep.

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    Sale of land once marked for state housing sparks community ire

    Jarrod Hodson, Kristina Goldsmith and Duncan Eddy at the Albertson Ave property in Port Chalmers...

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    Sale of land once marked for state housing sparks community ire

    The planned sale of land once destined for social housing has sparked the Port Chalmers community into action.

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    Mine appealed to PM over denied permit

    The viewing platform at Macraes Mine. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Mine appealed to PM over denied permit

    The operators of Macraes Mine appealed to the Prime Minister after a Department of Conservation (Doc) decision threatened hundreds of jobs, the Otago Daily Times can reveal.

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    Police looking into school assault

    The Tennyson St entrance to Trinity Catholic College. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Police looking into school assault

    Police are investigating an alleged assault at a Dunedin secondary school which has left a mother fearful for her son’s safety.

    Motorcyclist was ‘truly compassionate soul’

    Motorcyclist was ‘truly compassionate soul’

    A motorcyclist who was killed in a crash south of Dunedin is being remembered as a "truly compassionate soul".

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    Comic a love letter to city and its tales 

    If these walls could talk ... Writer and illustrator Veronica Brett holds a copy of DUDSTEW, a...

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    Comic a love letter to city and its tales 

    Dunedin is just a chunky, hearty and bitter bowl of stew.

    Lambing it up for the camera

    PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Lambing it up for the camera

    Health science student Aleisha Kirkman turned heads when she walked her pets through the University of Otago campus yesterday.

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    Former hospital attracts interest on the market

    Vandalised and burnt out, the ruins of the former Glamis Hospital are for sale. PHOTOS: STEPHEN...

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    Former hospital attracts interest on the market

    A derelict former Dunedin hospital has already attracted significant interest after it was put on the market yesterday.

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    Opinions split on private hospital plans

    Colin Hutchison. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Opinions split on private hospital plans

    The man behind the new private hospital project in Dunedin says it will complement, rather than work against, the upcoming new public hospital.

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    Assurance little will change for needle exchange operations

    Dunedin needle exchange service at 278D King Edward Street. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Assurance little will change for needle exchange operations

    The boss of the new providers of Dunedin’s needle exchange is reassuring the public very little will change regarding its operations, even as it seeks out new sites for operating.

    Man jailed for Christchurch home invasion sexual assault

    Murray Brunsden was sentenced to two years and eight months’ imprisonment after indecently...

    Man jailed for Christchurch home invasion sexual assault

    A woman who answered an early morning knock at her door was met by a stranger who forced his way into her home and sexually assaulted her.

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    Firefighter celebrates 50 years of service

    Outram Volunteer Fire Brigade Station Officer Fred Donaldson has recently celebrated 50 years of...

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    Firefighter celebrates 50 years of service

    Afghanistan quake impacts could be 'inter-generational'

    A man looks for his belongings amidst the rubble of a collapsed house after the earthquake that...

    Afghanistan quake impacts could be 'inter-generational'

    Earthquakes that flattened villages in eastern Afghanistan this month destroyed homes and livestock, the only assets owned by most families, leaving survivors with almost nothing to...

    Poland downs suspected Russian drones in airspace

    A damaged drone lies after falling in the eastern Polish village of Czosnowka. Photo: Reuters

    Poland downs suspected Russian drones in airspace

    Poland has shot down suspected Russian drones in its airspace with the backing of aircraft from its NATO allies.

    New school subjects to have AI emphasis

    Education Minister Erica Stanford. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii

    New school subjects to have AI emphasis

    The government has announced a number of new secondary school subjects and a new emphasis on artificial intelligence it says will help prepare young people for the jobs of the future.

    Israel to continue pursuing Hamas leaders

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Reuters

    Israel to continue pursuing Hamas leaders

    If Israel failed to kill Hamas leaders in an airstrike on Qatar on Tuesday, it would succeed next time, the Israeli ambassador to the United States said.
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