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    Plant sale proves tempting

    Plant punters rushed en masse to the Friends of the Dunedin Botanic Garden’s annual plant sale on Saturday.

    Crash causes moderate injuries

    PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

    Crash causes moderate injuries

    One person sustained moderate injuries after a car crashed into a power pole in Mornington on Saturday.

    Vehicle safety operation results in 26 infringements

    Twenty-four vehicles in Dunedin received either a pink or green sticker on Friday night. Photos:...

    Vehicle safety operation results in 26 infringements

    Several vehicles have been taken off Dunedin roads after a multi-agency operation targeting illegally modified and unsafe vehicles.

    Lotto 2482

    Photo: Lotto NZ

    Lotto 2482

    A $500,000-winning division 1 Strike ticket sold by the Musselburgh Food Centre in Musselburgh Rise had already been claimed by last night, the store owner told the ODT.

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    Service to ‘strengthen urgent care’

    Local Government Minister Simeon Brown. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver

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    Service to ‘strengthen urgent care’

    Dunedin will be one of the first beneficiaries of a new urgent and after-hours care service, the government says.

    Best foot forward

    Cecilia McLaughlin, 9, gets ready for her next match at the Green Island junior seven-a-side...

    Best foot forward

    Hundreds of keen young footballers showed off their skills at the annual Green Island junior seven-a-side football tournament at the Sunnyvale Sports Centre yesterday morning.

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    Te Pukenga break-up Bill being introduced

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    Te Pukenga break-up Bill being introduced

    Legislation breaking up mega-polytechnic Te Pūkenga will be brought to Parliament this week, but questions still remain about the eventual structure.

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    Graduation marks double success

    Twins Pearl and Paulina Barry graduate from the University of Otago together on Saturday. Photos:...

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    Graduation marks double success

    American twins who crossed the world to get to Dunedin together had the special honour of graduating with their respective master’s degrees together.

    Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride leg helps raise funds

    Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride participant Bruce Simpson gets the riders ready for the Dunedin...

    Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride leg helps raise funds

    Messy weather did not deter a group of well-dressed gentlemen from taking their motorcycles through Dunedin yesterday.

    Balloon fun at museum celebration

    Photo: Linda Robertson

    Balloon fun at museum celebration

    Charlie Harris, 1, takes part in the Dunedin Public Art Gallery's International Museum Day celebration yesterday.

    Recognition of work overwhelming, ‘affirming’ for poet

    Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry winner Emma Neale, of Dunedin, at the Ockham New Zealand...

    Recognition of work overwhelming, ‘affirming’ for poet

    A Dunedin author was overwhelmed by the recognition her book received at the country’s top literature awards night.

    All aboard

    Photo: Linda Robertson

    All aboard

    Passengers mill around on the platform at the Dunedin Railway Station yesterday before a return journey to Christchurch aboard the Southerner. 

    For a good cause

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    For a good cause

    Dunedin resident Bailey Fraser collects for the Life Matters Suicide Prevention Trust in the Octagon on Saturday.

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    Miss NZ finalist ‘never thought’ it would happen

    Mosgiel-born, now Auckland-based, student nurse Emily Faulkner has been named one of the...

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    Miss NZ finalist ‘never thought’ it would happen

    A former Taieri College student never thought a Mosgiel local would make it on to the stage of New Zealand’s premier pageant.

    March protests Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza

    PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

    March protests Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza

    A group of protesters marched from the Museum Reserve to the Octagon on Saturday in response to the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

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    Development fee hike ‘unjustified’

    An aerial view of Warrington. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

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    Development fee hike ‘unjustified’

    A Warrington developer says his latest subdivision will likely not go ahead after an "unjustified" $50,000 increase in development contributions proposed by the Dunedin City Council.

    Well-paced, exciting final drew large audience

    Photo: ODT files

    Well-paced, exciting final drew large audience

    DSO and DYO Concerto CompetitionRising Stars FinalistsDunedin Town HallFriday May 16 The 2025 Dunedin Concerto Competition final, in which three young musicians performed with a full...

    Accomplished unaccompanied

    PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

    Accomplished unaccompanied

    The Dunedin Harmony Chorus perform an unaccompanied four-part harmony in barbershop-style at the Dunedin City Library on Saturday.

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    Working to prevent ‘gut-wrenching’ loss

    Valley Baptist Community Trust members (from left) Rachel McCann, Amy Souquet and James...

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    Working to prevent ‘gut-wrenching’ loss

    A trio of grassroots organisations have teamed up to save a North Dunedin community hub from being swept from under their feet.

    Study provides data on life with ME

    Dr Nicholas Bowden (left) and Emeritus Prof Warren Tate examine research on the needs of people...

    Study provides data on life with ME

    A new study examining the challenges faced by people with chronic illness highlights areas for improvement.
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      Jim Fyfe's wild life

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      Tiny home embodies ‘bigger vision’ for way of living

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      Opening new McDonald’s ‘like having baby’

    • Queen’s High School head girl Frankie McAuliffe, 17, stands in front of her peers and principal...

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      Enrolment zone proposed as school bursting at seams

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