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    Dunedin residents facing 10.7% rates rise

    Dunedin residents face a rates rise of 10.7% and councillors have been warned planned capital spending is so high it could be a struggle to deliver everything.

    ‘Damaging’ gales to buffet South

    ‘Damaging’ gales to buffet South

    MetService has upgraded its wind watch to a warning for Dunedin and the lower South Island from 3pm today, forecasting severe gale southwesterlies gusting to 130km/h in exposed places.

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    Council votes to get behind Nuggets, Hoiho

    Otago Nuggets forward Jaylen Sebree trains at the Edgar Centre. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

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    Council votes to get behind Nuggets, Hoiho

    Call it an assist — but the Dunedin City Council has offered $50,000 a year for the next three years to help keep the Otago Nuggets and Southern Hoiho basketball teams bouncing.

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    Sentence lengthened for failure to comply

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    Sentence lengthened for failure to comply

    A meth dealer will spend more time in prison for refusing to leave his cell and explain where he got $45,000 cash and a vintage motorbike.

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    Stolen knife last of crimes for jailed man

    Rewa Kingi was locked up for eight months over a half dozen crimes, including stealing a knife...

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    Stolen knife last of crimes for jailed man

    Ten months of crime came to an end when a man was caught strolling down a central Dunedin street with a stolen 21cm kitchen knife, a court has heard.

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    Superfan buoyed by players’ visit

    Highlanders (from left) Finn Hurley, Thomas Umaga-Jensen and James Arscott visit superfan Dennis...

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    Superfan buoyed by players’ visit

    While it may be difficult to prove otherwise, Dennis McBride reckons he is the Highlanders’ No1 fan.

    Unlicenced driver blew nearly three times over limit: police

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    Unlicenced driver blew nearly three times over limit: police

    A 64-year-old Dunedin man caught driving nearly three times over the legal breath alcohol limit has never held a New Zealand driver's licence.

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    Octagon attack victim 'lucky to be alive'

    Purewa Laurence Moore knocked a young man unconscious in the Octagon. Photo: ODT Files

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    Octagon attack victim 'lucky to be alive'

    A 20-year-old man left with a fractured skull in a vicious Octagon attack "could’ve been a vegetable, or worse", a judge said.

    Port Chalmers near-miss 'could have been far worse'

    People at work on the railway marshalling yard at Port Otago in Port Chalmers yesterday. PHOTO:...

    Port Chalmers near-miss 'could have been far worse'

    A near-miss incident at a railway yard at Port Chalmers is a reminder that things cannot return to the "bad old days" of non-compliance and even workplace deaths, the railways union says.

    Man carrying knives arrested

    Man carrying knives arrested

    A Dunedin man carrying six knives allegedly threatened a St Kilda woman early yesterday before pulling a blade on police.

    Outreach initiative marking 10th visit

    Two Niuean school pupils try on some gear used by Antarctic explorers during Tuhura Otago Museum...

    Outreach initiative marking 10th visit

    Tūhura Otago Museum may have become a victim of its own success.

    Number of those diagnosed with HIV continuing to decrease

    Number of those diagnosed with HIV continuing to decrease

    Despite two children being diagnosed with perinatally acquired HIV in 2024 — the first cases in New Zealand in more than a decade — the latest research shows the incidence of people being diagnosed...

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    Countries agree on seabird protection

    Delegates from 13 member countries of the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and...

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    Countries agree on seabird protection

    The 13 member countries of the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (Acap) have agreed to engage with the fisheries that are decimating seabird numbers, the Department of...

    Eligibility query over new role for Bush

    Mike Bush. PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Eligibility query over new role for Bush

    The appointment of a New Zealander to take charge of a troubled state police force has hit an unexpected speed bump — laws needed to clarify his eligibility.

    Speech contest winner gets ‘heart-warming’ response from peers

    Yohana Merengngage of Te Kura o Tititea during the Otakou and Murihiku Nga Manu Korero regional...

    Speech contest winner gets ‘heart-warming’ response from peers

    Receiving a roaring haka was a "heart-warming" moment for a Dunedin secondary student who took top honours in a Māori speech competition.

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    Wildlife capital status gets boost from council

    Rhys Millar. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Wildlife capital status gets boost from council

    Dunedin's status as the wildlife capital of New Zealand is more secure thanks to $1.2 million in council backing to expand pest elimination efforts, a leader at Predator Free Dunedin says.

    Ablutions solution for historic toilet block

    Wainwright and Hickey carpenter Philip Carbon prepares shuttering for new foundations that will...

    Ablutions solution for historic toilet block

    The Dunedin City Council has cleaned up an exposed crack undermining a historic Dunedin toilet block.

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    Cafe closed, life savings gone and $491k in debt

    Kingston HQ Ltd, which bought Dunedin cafe Copper on Highgate last year, has been placed in...

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    Cafe closed, life savings gone and $491k in debt

    A failed cafe has cost a Dunedin businessman his "entire life savings" and left his company owing nearly $500,000.

    School didn't go to police over major theft

    Logan Park High School. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

    School didn't go to police over major theft

    A Dunedin secondary school decided not to contact police after discovering a staff member "misappropriated" almost $365,000 over five years.

    Students band together for foodbank drive

    St Joseph’s Cathedral School pupil Katherine Binu, 11, holds some items from the collection in...

    Students band together for foodbank drive

    A Dunedin foodbank has been overwhelmed by a combined collection by Catholic schools from across the city.
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      Historic pub ready for loving ‘revival’

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      Peninsula left out of school zone

    • Former Dunedin ultra-distance runner Damian Watson nears the finish line of the Wild Horse 200 in...

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      Runner ‘chuffed’ with record

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