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    Plans for a new Lookout Point Fire Station have been revealed to replace the earthquake-prone...

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    Landmark fire station faces demolition

    A landmark Dunedin red-brick fire station faces demolition despite the city’s moves to protect it.

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    Admission incomplete notes led to gap in care

    Ian Loughran was found dead in his home on July 19, 2021.PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Admission incomplete notes led to gap in care

    A medical professional has admitted incomplete paperwork created a gap in a Dunedin poet’s care before his death.

    DCC urged to ‘top up’ heritage property sales

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    DCC urged to ‘top up’ heritage property sales

    The Dunedin City Council has been urged to balance personal cost with public benefit as it considers the fate of properties planned for heritage protection.

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    Changing give way rule for buses unlikely: union

    Gretchen Robinson. Photo: supplied

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    Changing give way rule for buses unlikely: union

    A bid to give buses the right of way when leaving bus stops has been backed by the drivers’ union.

    Shoplifter’s getaway fails

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    Shoplifter’s getaway fails

    A Dunedin shoplifter who hopped on a bus to make his getaway with stolen phones worth $5294 did not get far.

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    Dunedin apprentice wins national award

    Harrow Motor Body Works employee Lachlan Chatfield was named New Zealand’s top collision repair...

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    Dunedin apprentice wins national award

    An apprentice who is keen to learn and "actually listens" has been named New Zealand’s best young panelbeater.

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    Old cottage ‘busiest-ever listing’

    Mick Lewis (left), Mona Cromb and Keith Lewis in front of Lewis Cottage in Deborah Bay, which...

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    Old cottage ‘busiest-ever listing’

    A real estate agent has been busy fielding inquiries about Lewis Cottage over the past two weeks, almost as busy as life in the two-room dwelling with a family of 17.

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    Rabbits reinvading private land, report says

    Young rabbits peer out of a burrow entrance near Millers Flat at the weekend.

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    Rabbits reinvading private land, report says

    Feral rabbits in rail corridors and cycle trails are reinvading private land, frustrating efforts to control the pests, Otago Regional Council staff say.

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    Mother accused of using meth before fatal crash

    Sangita Prasad. Photo: ODT

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    Mother accused of using meth before fatal crash

    The death of a "bright, adventurous" 7-year-old was allegedly caused by his mother, who is accused of using methamphetamine before a car crash in which he was killed.

    Family thanks community

    Murray Wakefield is shown on his boat in this 2018 photo. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Family thanks community

    The family of a missing Dunedin man have nothing but appreciation for the way he was looked after by his mates since moving to the South.

    Milky Way photo in global top 25

    A picture of the Milky Way taken from Karitane Beach in mid-2024 by astrophotographer Kavan Chay.

    Milky Way photo in global top 25

    It was not until Kavan Chay left Gore that he discovered it had one of the best views of the night sky in the world.

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    ‘Sad day’: bowling club putting property on market

    North East Valley Bowling Club members (from left) Mary Ann Harrington, Colin "Wheels" Wheeler,...

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    ‘Sad day’: bowling club putting property on market

    A lack of members and rising costs have culminated in a prominent Dunedin bowling club making the difficult decision to put its property up for sale.

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    Budget 2025: Diversified revenue key for uni

    Grant Robertson. Photos: Peter McIntosh

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    Budget 2025: Diversified revenue key for uni

    The University of Otago still has to find an extra $23.5 million in savings and its situation could be made worse if the government does not come to the party on Budget day.

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    Claim pub’s exits blocked earlier

    Fire and Emergency New Zealand has lodged an application to suspend the liquor licence of The Bog...

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    Claim pub’s exits blocked earlier

    A Dunedin pub which faces having its liquor licence suspended over fire safety breaches had blocked exits nearly three years ago, a patron says.

    Lanterns ahoy

    PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    Lanterns ahoy

    Milla Ayson, 6, of Dunedin, admires a large sailing ship lantern on display at the Meridian Mall yesterday.

    Dinosaur lovers excited

    World-renowned University of Texas (Austin) Jackson School of Geosciences vertebrate...

    US palaeontologist’s visit hotly anticipated

    Word that a world-leading vertebrate palaeontologist and evolutionary biologist is coming to Dunedin has put dinosaur-lovers in a flap of excitement.

    Assault charge for alleged steak thief

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    Assault charge for alleged steak thief

    Police have arrested a man who allegedly threatened to kill a Dunedin security guard over some stolen steaks.

    Govt allegedly favoured industry over health

    Jude Ball. Photo: supplied

    Govt allegedly favoured industry over health

    Large multinational companies have been accused of increasingly influencing governments and shaping public policies to suit their own needs — often harming health in favour of profits.

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    Tobacco industry playbook mirrored: research

    Janet Hoek. Photo: supplied

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    Tobacco industry playbook mirrored: research

    New research shows coalition government MPs "closely mirrored the tobacco industry’s playbook" to back their decision to repeal New Zealand’s world-leading smokefree laws.

    Labour endorsing candidates in DCC election

    Incumbent Dunedin city councillor Steve Walker (right) and hopeful Jett Groshinski, pictured...

    Labour endorsing candidates in DCC election

    Labour has announced it is endorsing two candidates for the Dunedin City Council at this year’s election.
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      Miss NZ finalist ‘never thought’ it would happen

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      Awards for ODT: Campaign ‘journalism at its best’

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

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      Working to prevent ‘gut-wrenching’ loss

    • The Westpac Bank branch in Gordon Rd, Mosgiel, which may close. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

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      Mosgiel bank closure would make life 'very difficult'

    • Carlee Moulton proudly stands outside her container tiny home. PHOTOS: OLIVIA CALDWELL

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      Tiny home embodies ‘bigger vision’ for way of living

    • Ray Stonelake sen is served the first meal at the new Green Island McDonald’s by his son Justin,...

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      Opening new McDonald’s ‘like having baby’

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