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    Custom Fencing crew leader Galen Monks, of Dunedin, won the emerging talent award at the Fencing...

    Fencer ‘surprised’ by win at awards

    Dunedin fencer Galen Monks continues to nail it after teaching himself the trade as a boy.

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    Stalker forced woman to move

    Dunedin District Court. File photo: ODT

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    Stalker forced woman to move

    A Dunedin man’s stalking behaviour forced his victim out of her home and caused her to give up "what felt like everything" for her own safety, a court has heard.

    Geared up for good

    PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

    Geared up for good

    Harley Davidson duo Jane and Owen Jones, of Dunedin, prepare to take their motorcycle on a United We Ride charity event for the Salvation Army on Saturday.

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    Candidates’ transport views shared

    Nathan Kershaw. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Candidates’ transport views shared

    Dunedin's council hopefuls have outlined their visions for the future of Dunedin’s transport infrastructure, ahead of next month’s election.

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    Former Queen’s High head Dame Pat fondly remembered

    Former Queen’s High School principal the late Dame Pat Harrison reminisces about her education...

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    Former Queen’s High head Dame Pat fondly remembered

    If you were one of Dame Pat Harrison’s students, the one thing you could be sure of was that she believed you "could be, and would be, successful" in life.

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    Candidates air views at first debate night

    Former Otago Daily Times editorial executive Phil Somerville (left, as the Cat in the Hat)...

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    Candidates air views at first debate night

    A clear winner may not have emerged from last night’s key debate of candidates for the Dunedin City Council, but the packed crowd had plenty of content to consider.

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    Candidate profile viewership ‘does not bode well’

    Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Candidate profile viewership ‘does not bode well’

    Viewership of the Dunedin City Council’s local election candidate profiles "does not bode well for voter turnout", mayor Jules Radich says.

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    Protests swell as Palestinians face ‘existential threat’

    More than 200 people gathered to protest in the Octagon on Saturday, joining the International...

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    Protests swell as Palestinians face ‘existential threat’

    A grassroots approach is needed to make a change because decision-makers are not doing anything, a Dunedin Justice for Palestine rally organiser says.

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    Outdoor education proposal alarms

    Dunedin Adventures owner Tim Bartholemew (top) and outdoor instructor Josh Benson are concerned...

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    Outdoor education proposal alarms

    New Zealand students risk losing their connection with nature if a controversial proposal from the government to change the status of outdoor education in schools gets the go ahead, a Dunedin...

    Sonny Chin victim 'haunted' by indecent assault

    Sonny Chin will serve his sentence of home detention while simultaneously on parole for sex...

    Sonny Chin victim 'haunted' by indecent assault

    A self-proclaimed massage master left a woman ‘‘haunted’’ after molesting her during a supposed healing session.

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    Dunedin councillors: How they voted on key issues

    PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

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    Dunedin councillors: How they voted on key issues

    Grant Miller has selected a mix of decisions from the past term of the Dunedin City Council for voters to mull over ahead of the election.

    Brighton primed for pump track

    Hanging out for a pump track at the Brighton Domain are (from top) Baily Jenkinson, 12, and...

    Brighton primed for pump track

    Residents are rolling together to shape a fun place for skills, smiles and wheels.

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    Stores’ liquor licences may not be renewed

    The Anderson Bay Bottle-O store. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

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    Stores’ liquor licences may not be renewed

    A problem-plagued Dunedin bottle store owner is struggling to renew liquor licences because of her previous bad behaviour.

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    $10.5m for new weather satellite

    University of Otago physicist Prof Harald Schwefel and his team have received $10.5million from...

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    $10.5m for new weather satellite

    Otago researchers have been given $10.5 million to help design and build a replacement weather satellite for the southern hemisphere.

    Family share new photo after Dunedin mum's appeal for missing daughter

    Police do not suspect foul play in Te Anihana Pomana's disappearance. Photo: Supplied /...

    Family share new photo after Dunedin mum's appeal for missing daughter

    Family of a woman missing for more than two weeks have shared a new photo of her, a day after appealing for her to return home.

    Allegations man injured infant ‘total rubbish’

    Photo: ODT files

    Allegations man injured infant ‘total rubbish’

    ‘‘Earth-shattering’’ allegations of child abuse against a prominent sportsman do not match the character of the man, his lawyer says.

    Warning of 'severe gales' for South

    Image: MetService

    Warning of 'severe gales' for South

    Forecasters are warning of "severe gales" in Dunedin and Clutha tonight and tomorrow as a front barrels into the South.

    30 schools take the stage on last day of Polyfest

    Halfway Bush Kindergarten perform at the Otago Polyfest at the Edgar Centre. Photos: Peter McIntosh

    30 schools take the stage on last day of Polyfest

    Yesterday, about 30 schools performed before the closing of Otago Polyfest at the Edgar Centre.

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    School hit hard by ‘multitude’ of illnesses

    Principal Gary Marsh. Photo: Balaclava School;

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    School hit hard by ‘multitude’ of illnesses

    A Dunedin primary school is being hit hard by sickness as a late flu season continues to plague students and teachers across Otago.

    Fire sales not set for Dunedin

    Smiths City’s Dunedin store in Crawford St. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Fire sales not set for Dunedin

    Two beleaguered national chains are reopening most of their stores for fire sales - but Dunedin shoppers hunting for a bargain will have to wait.
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      Fudge still looking for forever home

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