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    Race director of 3 Peaks Mountain Race Lydia Pattillo and Crush the Cargill organiser Steve Tripp...

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    Fears fences will cut off Mt Cargill trail

    Plans to permanently fence off a Dunedin landmark could destroy access to a "stunning view", an event organiser fears.

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    No risk of interference: mayor

    Jules Radich. Photo: Linda Robertson

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    No risk of interference: mayor

    Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich is confident the council faces no risk of foreign interference through its sister-city relationships, as the government moves to crack down on national security threats.

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    PhD at Oxford hits close to home

    University of Otago neuroscience graduate Ronan McNeill is off to Oxford University to develop...

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    PhD at Oxford hits close to home

    Few 23-year-olds sit around stewing about the effects of dementia and the likelihood that it will one day affect them.

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    Wakari ward removal worries patient's mother

    PHOTO: Gregor Richardson

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    Fears for son if Wakari ward removed

    The mother of a Wakari Hospital patient is worried the removal of a problematic ward may lead to her child becoming homeless.

    Focus on pregnancy, disease paths

    Cameron Young. Photo: supplied

    Focus on pregnancy, disease paths

    How much does a pregnant mother’s diet affect chronic disease progression?

    Popular Moana Pool attraction out of action

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    Popular Moana Pool attraction out of action

    Moana Pool"s lazy river and waterfalls will be out of action for about three months as refurbishments at the facility continue, the council says.

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    HIV fears as needle exchange to close

    The Dunedin-based needle exchange service Dunedin Intravenous Organisation, a peer-based service,...

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    HIV fears as needle exchange to close

    The impending closure of the Dunedin-run needle-exchange service could lead to a rise in HIV cases throughout the city, advocates fear.

    ‘Not welcome here’: dozens protest Seymour visit

    The police guard the Liverpool St entrance to the Distinction Hotel as protesters demonstrate...

    ‘Not welcome here’: dozens protest Seymour visit

    About 100 demonstrators chanted outside a central Dunedin hotel where Acting Prime Minister David Seymour hosted a public meeting last night.

    Nose-to-tail crash

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    Nose-to-tail crash

    Two cars were towed after a nose-to-tail crash involving three cars on State Highway 1 (Great King St) outside Tūhura Otago Museum about 11.50pm yesterday.

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    Plan to bring back moa for the birds: paleontologist

    University of Otago paleogeneticist Associate Prof Nic Rawlence with a moa bone extracted from a...

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    Plan to bring back moa for the birds: paleontologist

    A plan to bring back the New Zealand moa is a "pipe dream" that will likely never take flight, a prominent Dunedin paleontologist says.

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    Bulldog mural to replace kissing kids

    A design for a proposed mural depicting a British bulldog on the Mansfield Apartments building,...

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    Bulldog mural to replace kissing kids

    A British bulldog will replace a pair of lovestruck children as the new face of a central Dunedin building.

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    South D dairy raid 'expected and unexpected'

    An intruder wearing a blue mask was one of two burglars caught on camera breaking into the...

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    South Dunedin dairy raid 'expected and unexpected'

    The owner of a burgled South Dunedin dairy says it was only a matter of time before his store was targeted.

    Detailed approach

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    Detailed approach

    An intricate sand mandala has been created by Tibetan monks at the Dunedin Community Gallery.

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    Beloved granddad killed in fiery crash caused by meth-fuelled driver

    Alan Weir was killed on his way to work when a truck driver high on meth collided with his car....

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    Beloved granddad killed in fiery crash caused by meth-fuelled driver

    The widow of a granddad killed by a meth-fuelled truck driver in a fiery crash says he was looking forward to retirement and the couple's first overseas trip.

    Drunken brawl outside Dunedin bar lands man in hospital

    Drunken brawl outside Dunedin bar lands man in hospital

    An alcohol-fuelled brawl involving seven men erupted outside a Dunedin bar last night, resulting in one man being taken to hospital, police say.

    Seymour not welcomed by all

    Protesters outside the Distinction Hotel this evening. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    Seymour not welcomed by all

    Watched by police, about 100 demonstrators led a noisy chant outside a Dunedin hotel where Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour was attending a meeting.

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    Mosgiel bank closure ‘bitterly disappointing’

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    Mosgiel bank closure ‘bitterly disappointing’

    The imminent closure of Mosgiel’s Westpac bank is "bitterly disappointing" for the town, the local community board chairman says.

    Investigation continues after pedestrian hit in Princes St

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    Investigation continues after pedestrian hit in Princes St

    Investigations are continuing after a woman was hit by a car in central Dunedin yesterday morning, resulting in both her and the driver being taken to hospital. 

    Otago rents skyrocket amid national drop

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    Otago rents skyrocket amid national drop

    Otago and Southland renters have been hit with whopping rises over the past year as rents fall elsewhere in the country.

    Dressy donations

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    Dressy donations

    Images of the Past members (from left) Helen Kay, Lorraine Clark, Elsie Sanderling and Wilma Graham dressed up to drop off book vouchers at the children's ward at Dunedin Hospital.
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