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    The Dart Engineering building in Kaikorai Valley Rd was mostly empty yesterday as the business...

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    Priority to talk to Dart owner: liquidator

    A liquidator of Dart Engineering says it is a priority to talk to business owner Regan Williamson, who is now living in Canada.

    Council’s capital spend programme unclear

    "... there are some things we have no control over, such as the increasing maintenance costs,...

    Council’s capital spend programme unclear

    Plan for the Dunedin City Council’s capital expenditure remain up in the air, as uncertainty lingers about how the programme is going right now.

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    Latest game surpasses global giants

    Runaway Play chief executive Zoe Hobson (centre) celebrates the successful launch of Hatch...

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    Latest game surpasses global giants

    The latest game created by Dunedin game studio Runaway Play overtook global giants such as Fortnite, Candy Crush and Among Us on just the first day of its launch.

    Toitu towing victims get apology for signage

    A car is towed last month to make way for cruise ship buses. Signs were supposed to be situated...

    Toitu towing victims get apology for signage

    Those fined for parking in areas for cruise ship buses outside Toitū will get a reprieve as an olive branch is offered for those who have been hit in the pocket.

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    International Women’s Day event ‘epic’

    Speaking at an early International Women’s Day celebration yesterday in Grand Casino Dunedin are ...

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    International Women’s Day event ‘epic’

    A trio of leaders in diverse fields shared their experiences and accomplishments with Dunedin women over breakfast.

    Standing for pay equity

    Standing for pay equity

    Members of the New Zealand Nurses’ Organisation, along with supporters, wear purple in solidarity and stand beside Dunedin Hospital yesterday to mark International Women’s Day tomorrow and support...

    Beachgoers thrilled by sweltering sun surprise

    Beachgoers thrilled by sweltering sun surprise

    St Kilda Beach was heaving yesterday as crowds swarmed to take a dip and escape the sweltering heat.

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    ‘Critic’ size cut a mistake by OUSA: former editor

    Daniel Leamy

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    ‘Critic’ size cut a mistake by OUSA: former editor

    The Otago University Students’ Association has not ruled out returning Critic Te Arohi to a more comprehensive format if the student community wants that.

    Farmer, weed cutters make grim roadside discovery

    Human remains were found off SH3 between Te Awamutu and Ōtorohanga in the Waikato. Photo: Google...

    Farmer, weed cutters make grim roadside discovery

    An Ōtorohanga farmer was shocked when her and a group of weed controllers stumbled across a human skeleton in an area of privet bush near State Highway 3 this morning.

    Backpacker drowned following dingo attack - coroner

    Canadian backpacker Piper James had been working on K'Gari before the attack. Photo: Supplied

    Backpacker drowned following dingo attack - coroner

    A young Canadian backpacker drowned when she was attacked by a pack of dingoes, a coroner has determined.

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    Customer information visibility ‘dangerous’

    A bank employee works on a computer inside the ANZ bank in George St.

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    Customer information visibility ‘dangerous’

    A Dunedin bank’s layout has been slammed as potentially ‘‘dangerous’’ after computer screens showing customer information were found to be visible through a street-facing window.

    ‘Boom’ shakes town as ordinance disposed

    Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    ‘Boom’ shakes town as ordinance disposed

    Fears that ‘‘one of Trumpy’s missiles might have went the wrong direction’’ spread through Waikouaiti after a loud ‘‘boom’’ rattled windows and floorboards yesterday.

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    Extra guards at meetings for me: Ong

    Benedict Ong

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    Extra guards at meetings for me: Ong

    A Dunedin city councillor says he is not a safety risk and an increased presence of security guards ‘‘stationed specifically’’ for him is a waste of resources.

    Shelduck season set, shooting starts

    Paradise ducks take off from a field near Middlemarch this week. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Shelduck season set, shooting starts

    Parries are back on the menu from today.

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    Moeraki cockle beds ‘sensitive, easily damaged’: prof

    Chris Hepburn

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    Moeraki cockle beds ‘sensitive, easily damaged’: prof

    A marine science professor says harvesting cockles at Moeraki was always going to end badly as the beds can be easily damaged by humans.

    Luxon 'absolutely not' considering stepping down as PM

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ

    Luxon 'absolutely not' considering stepping down as PM

    The Prime Minister has told Newstalk ZB he is 'absolutely not' considering standing down after a poll result putting National in the 20s.

    US likely responsible for strike on Iran girls' school

    An aerial view of a graveyard during funerals held for students and staff from a girls' school,...

    US likely responsible for strike on Iran girls' school

    US military investigators believe it is likely that US forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children.

    Hospital's 'approved budget' higher than previously claimed

    The new Dunedin Hospital build site. Photo: RNZ

    Hospital's 'approved budget' higher than previously claimed

    The approved budget for the new Dunedin Hospital is just over $2 billion, though the government continues to use a figure $174 million less than that.

    'It's not good, is it?': Poll piles pressure on Luxon

    Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi

    'It's not good, is it?': Poll piles pressure on Luxon

    Pressure is mounting on the Prime Minister with a poll result putting National in the 20s.

    Neighbours' dispute turns violent in Dunedin

    Photo: RNZ

    Neighbours' dispute turns violent in Dunedin

    A woman was punched in the face when an argument between neighbours escalated in a Dunedin suburb.
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