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    The proposed Smooth hill site looking north towards Dunedin. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Landfill decision ‘thorough’: DCC

    Dunedin residents can be assured, "hand on heart", the process leading to the approval of the Smooth Hill landfill was thorough, council staff say.

    Prominent buildings nearing completion

    Otago Regional Council building, Broadway and Maclaggan St. PHOTOS: GERARD O’BRIEN

    Prominent buildings nearing completion

    A group of prominent buildings in Dunedin’s city centre are nearing completion.

    168km effort to raise funds

    Scott Casey-Wooldridge builds stamina during training for his 168km ultra-marathon row, ski,...

    168km effort to raise funds

    At 16, most boys are discovering girls and immersing themselves in a busy social life.

    ‘Everyone seems to leave event really happy’

    Tia Taita (left) and her friend Shannon van Rooijen enjoy a meal at the North East Valley Project...

    ‘Everyone seems to leave event really happy’

    They came in out of the cold in North East Valley and were rewarded with hot food and new clothes.

    Doing the twist

    PHOTOS: LINDA ROBERTSON

    Doing the twist

    Lucia Luxton, 17, of Dunedin, performs a back 1½ twist and a 1½ twist while competing in the junior elite A girls category at the South Island Diving Championships at Moana Pool on Saturday.

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    E-book allows replicas to be 3-D printed

    University of Otago visiting academic Dr Daniel Thomas, of Auckland, holds a 3-Dprinted ancient...

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    E-book allows replicas to be 3-D printed

    Forget your yellow rubber ducky — what about a plesiosaur to play with in the bathtub?

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    Radich sets out campaign aims

    Jules Radich. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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    Radich sets out campaign aims

    Dunedin's incumbent mayor has outlined key points of his re-election campaign, while one of his challengers has done an about-turn on an issue he has previously taken a very public stand on.

    Govt asks airport for more value

    Dunedin International Airport Ltd has been told to re-examine the airport’s international flight...

    Govt asks airport for more value

    The cash-strapped government is demanding Dunedin Airport put its international flight plan under the microscope amid a call for higher profits.

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    Road-safety advocate took sleeping pills before crash

    Mark Cummings. PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

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    Road-safety advocate took sleeping pills before crash

    A Dunedin father and road-safety advocate has admitted crashing his car on the motorway, wiping out 200m of the wire barrier.

    Disco a fundraiser for hip-hop trip

    PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

    Disco a fundraiser for hip-hop trip

    Children have fun at the Rasa School of Dance disco fundraiser on Saturday night.

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    Avoid slip-sliding into winter injuries: ACC

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    Avoid slip-sliding into winter injuries: ACC

    Winter has arrived and with it come the inevitable hazardous conditions that cause injury.

    Discovery of genes relevant to disease a ‘eureka moment’

    University of Otago microbiologist and immunologist Dr Tony Merriman. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Discovery of genes relevant to disease a ‘eureka moment’

    Treatment for calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease — more commonly known as inflammatory arthritis — may soon take a major step forward following a major discovery by a University of...

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    Call for action on creating more health roles for Māori

    Donna Matahaere-Atariki. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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    Call for action on creating more health roles for Māori

    Calls for the government to create more roles for Māori in health in the Southern region will mean nothing if they are not followed by action, the leader of a major Māori health organisation says.

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    Man who violated cellmate to be released

    Raymond Belsey had failed appeals over his sexual violation conviction, in the Court of Appeal...

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    Man who violated cellmate to be released

    A high-risk Otago prisoner who violated his cellmate will be released after six years behind bars.

    Work on tunnels trail to begin

    The Caversham tunnel. PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Work on tunnels trail to begin

    Construction of the first leg of the long-anticipated Dunedin Tunnels Trail will begin next week, the Dunedin City Council has announced.

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    Pets ‘hidden victims’ in domestic abuse cases

    Karen Chhour. Photo: Getty Images

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    Pets ‘hidden victims’ in domestic abuse cases

    Household pets are often the forgotten victims of family abuse, the minister for children says.

    Museum seeks photo of soldier who never came back

    Museum seeks photo of soldier who never came back

    As the 75th anniversary of the Korean War’s outbreak approaches on June 25, a local museum hopes to locate a photograph of one of the men who never returned.

    New track build efforts recognised

    New track build efforts recognised

    The dedication of Dunedin man Arthur Blondell, who has spent the past 12 years building a safe public walking track in the Silverpeaks Scenic Reserve, has been recognised with a national Outdoor Access Champion Award.

    South D residents despondent about flood mitigation

    South Dunedin resident Kevin Kehoe, holding his dog Shady, is planning to sell his flood-damaged...

    South D residents despondent about flood mitigation

    Has much changed in the 10 years since flooding in 2015 devastated areas of South Dunedin? Ruby Shaw talks to residents.

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    Music proposed as way to calm bus hub conduct

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    Music proposed as way to calm bus hub conduct

    Music could be used to soothe savage behaviour at Dunedin’s city centre bus hub, a regional councillor has suggested.
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    • The ageing hydroslides at Moana Pool in Dunedin will be refurbished, rather than replaced. PHOTO:...

      'Family favourite' hydroslides to shut down for months

    • Richard Emerson and Greg Menzies stand outside the Emerson's Brewery in Dunedin. Photo: Frank Film

      Craft beer godfather brings 'something a little bit different'

    • The Harbourview Stadium Hotel, in Ravensbourne — while open only four hours a week — has had its...

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      Is Dunedin bar NZ's strangest pub?

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      Real solutions before ‘saving the world’

    • Club secretary Donald Lamont (left) and president Murray Anderson show their displeasure at the...

      Lions aggrieved lookout being vandalised

    • Oamaru House in Hanover St. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

      Building ‘beyond economical repair’

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