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    A parking meter in Albany St, Dunedin, remained switched off yesterday. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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    Psssst....free parking, don't pass it on

    Motorists are being asked to be "considerate" amid a parking free-for-all in Dunedin’s Albany St.

    Social club pushes back on licence objection

    Social club pushes back on licence objection

    The Dunedin City Council’s staff-only social club has hit back at an objection to its liquor licence, labelling the concerns as "entirely without merit".

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    Larnach Castle visit exploration of family history for carver’s kin

    Kenlyn Williamson (left), of Melbourne, is shown the laburnum walk at Larnach Castle yesterday by...

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    Larnach Castle visit exploration of family history for carver’s kin

    It was a walk back down the family tree for an Australian woman at Larnach Castle yesterday.

    Medal for Sir Alan’s life work

    Emeritus Prof Sir Alan Mark was presented with the Blake Medal in a ceremony in Hamilton on...

    Medal for Sir Alan’s life work

    Emeritus Prof Sir Alan Mark may be 93 but he is not slowing down around environmental issues.

    Pupils overcome older competitors to reach national Lego competition

    North East Valley School First Lego League team members (from left) Oscar Chapman, 10, Sequoia,...

    Pupils overcome older competitors to reach national Lego competition

    Facing much older competition did not stop the pupils from a Dunedin primary school winning a regional Lego competition.

    Booted off cruise after assault

    Police at Port Chalmers, where Anthem of the Seas docked yesterday morning. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Booted off cruise after assault

    An Australian man will have to leave his family and find his own way home after being kicked off a cruise ship after it docked in Port Chalmers following an altercation on board.

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    $2 million wheeled out for cycleway

    Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston and Tunnel Trails Trust chairman Brent Irwing...

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    $2 million wheeled out for cycleway

    Backing a Dunedin cycleway that traverses two tunnels to the tune of $2 million was an "easy decision", Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston says.

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    Twin sister makes first call

    Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

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    Twin sister makes first call

    It is large, but not quite large enough to be a big sister — more of a twin perhaps.

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    Fenz fight another fire at old hospital

    A pillar of smoke rises from the abandoned former Glamis Hospital following an early morning fire...

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    Fenz fight another fire at old hospital

    A neighbour of a derelict former Dunedin hospital hopes it can be made safe after fire crews spent close to 12 hours to suppress yet another blaze at the site yesterday.

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    $393k boost to lure Australians to South

    Minister for Tourism and Hospitality Louise Upston announces $393,000 in funding to put the South...

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    $393k boost to lure Australians to South

    A shot of government funding will help the South flaunt its trademark scenery and hospitality to an international market, a regional tourism manager says.

    Operatic feast goes down well

    The Dunedin Children’s Choir enjoyed the opportunity to hear an inspiring talk by visiting opera...

    Operatic feast goes down well

    Opera Otago is definitely alive and well, at present in the ideal venue of Nations Church in South Dunedin, cooking up a potpourri of arias and choruses

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    Sunshine on cue as Vault 21 marks 10th year

    A Lamborghini Huracan, a fountain made out of ice and an AC Cobra replica made for a lavish...

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    Sunshine on cue as Vault 21 marks 10th year

    Typically, an ice sculpture sitting in Dunedin’s Octagon is pretty safe.

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    Pupils share their cultures with school

    George Street Normal School pupils Ledua Qera, 11 (left), and Nika Cooney, 10, dress in the...

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    Pupils share their cultures with school

    A Dunedin primary school pupil descended from a family of Soviet-era circus performers jumped at the chance to show off her Russian roots.

    Obituary: scout, JP, teacher and organiser

    Hec Browett and his vintage motorbike. Photo: Allied Media files

    Obituary: scout, JP, teacher and organiser

    Harold "Hec" Dryden Browett was born in Dunedin on December 9, 1934. 

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    Vandervis claims mayor misled him on leadership role

    Lee Vandervis. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Vandervis claims mayor misled him on leadership role

    Disgruntled Dunedin councillor Lee Vandervis has accused the city’s mayor of misleading him about a leadership role he will not fill.

    Woman tries to start fire in Work and Income

    Police arrest the woman who allegedly attempted to start a fire in the Dunedin Work and Income...

    Dunedin woman arrested after attempted arson: police

    A woman armed with an aerosol and a lighter was arrested after allegedly trying to start a fire in Dunedin's Work and Income office.

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    Schools oppose Treaty removal directive

    Queen’s High School kaiwhakaako Māori Cherie Ford and pupils in her year 10 Māori class are proud...

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    Schools oppose Treaty removal directive

    Schools across Otago have publicly opposed the government’s "backward" directive to remove the Treaty of Waitangi from their decision-making processes.

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    Man sent x-rated image to probation officer

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    Man sent x-rated image to probation officer

    A Dunedin man who sent his former probation officer salacious and incriminating images will serve his sentence near his victim’s place of work.

    Tunnel Beach track back after year

    Phase one repairs to Dunedin’s Tunnel Beach track have been completed and the popular walkway...

    Tunnel Beach track back after year

    More than a year after being extensively damaged, Dunedin’s "spectacular" Tunnel Beach track will officially reopen today.

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    Calendar shows strength lies in ‘courage to be vulnerable’

    Dunedin firefighter Brad Stringer, also known as ‘‘Mr August’’, features in the 2026 Kiwi...

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    Calendar shows strength lies in ‘courage to be vulnerable’

    A Dunedin firefighter who took his kit off for a mental health charity says true strength is "about having the courage to be vulnerable".
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    • Record retained as Black Caps bowl Windies

    • 'Spectacular' Dunedin track to reopen in time for summer

    • Otago Goldfields Heritage Trust members stand at the top of the Rise and Shine with Santana...

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      Tour of proposed mine site beneficial: trust

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