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    South D residents don’t want ‘status quo’

    Clear signals have been sent about what South Dunedin people want for their future amid climate challenges, Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich says.

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    Rapist’s board hearing ‘traumatic’ — ‘it’s like I’m being re-raped’

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    Rapist’s board hearing ‘traumatic’ — ‘it’s like I’m being re-raped’

    The victim of a remorseless serial predator says the offender’s recent parole hearing was like being "re-raped".

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    Becoming town’s community officer ‘was meant to be’

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    Becoming town’s community officer ‘was meant to be’

    Port Chalmers’ new constable says being stationed in the same town as his late great-uncle Sergeant Stewart Guthrie "was meant to be".

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    Man makes threats to stab health workers over treatment

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    Man makes threats to stab health workers over treatment

    A Dunedin man threatened to stab health workers after frustrations over a patient’s care.

    Association formed to boost connection in sciences

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    Association formed to boost connection in sciences

    A lack of tertiary science major social cohesion, and nobody being "mates" has inspired two University of Otago students to kick-start an association.

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    Event co-ordination plan to capitalise on stadium: council

    Forsyth Barr Stadium. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Event co-ordination plan to capitalise on stadium: council

    A new plan to co-ordinate events across Dunedin will capitalise on the city’s stadium, councillors say.

    Young Dunedin golfer blitzes world field

    Joanna Ke and coach Shelley Duncan put in the hard yards on the practice fairway at Balmacewen....

    Young Dunedin golfer blitzes world field

    Dunedin golf prodigy Joanna Ke has blitzed the field to claim one of junior golf's top titles.

    Warning not to try to save items in event of fire

    Fire and Emergency New Zealand Otago risk-reduction adviser Matt Jones is reminding people to...

    Warning not to try to save items in event of fire

    A flaming dryer, a mattress on fire and a pot of hot oil are all things people in Dunedin have been burned by while attempting to throw them out of their homes, firefighters warn.

    Need for meeting urgent: polytech

    Otago Polytechnic. Photo: ODT files

    Need for meeting urgent: polytech

    Otago Polytechnic leadership is pleading with Penny Simmonds for a meeting to explain why they have been lumped in with a federation model nearly a month after the initial announcement.

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    No parole: focus on ‘own comfort’

    Shannon Swain. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    No parole: focus on ‘own comfort’

    A child-molesting national snooker champion "appears more focused on his own comfort" than the impact on his victim, the Parole Board says.

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    Views split on mandatory lecture recording

    Otago University Students’ Association academic representative Stella Lynch is calling for...

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    Views split on mandatory lecture recording

    All lectures at the University of Otago could be recorded and available by next year if a group of academics and students gets its way.

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    ‘Drunk, out of control’ wedding guest strangled groom’s father with own hair

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    ‘Drunk, out of control’ wedding guest strangled groom’s father with own hair

    A "drunk and out of control" wedding guest strangled the father of the groom, using the groom’s father’s own hair.

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    Bus hub stabber to appeal sentence

    Flowers where Enere McLaren-Taana (inset) was fatally stabbed at the Dunedin Bus Hub in Great...

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    Bus hub stabber to appeal sentence

    The teenager who killed a Dunedin schoolboy at the city’s bus hub will appeal his conviction and sentence.

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    Restrictions approved, but parking to stay free

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    Restrictions approved, but parking to stay free

    The days of unrestricted parking in St Clair have come to an end as the Dunedin City Council approves a raft of parking changes.

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    Warning of ‘slumlord’ exploitation

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    Warning of ‘slumlord’ exploitation

    A Dunedin student left traumatised by her horror flatting experience has sounded a warning to civic leaders over the "unsafe" state of the city’s housing.

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    Dunedin parking fines revenue skyrockets

    Parking revenue has sky-rocketed since the government increased the cost of fines. PHOTO: STEPHEN...

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    Dunedin parking fines revenue skyrockets

    The Dunedin City Council is reaping the reward of skyrocketing parking fines as infringements drop and revenue rises.

    ‘Remarkable’ award honours roots

    Head and founder of Animation Research Sir Ian Taylor (centre), of Dunedin, has been awarded the...

    ‘Remarkable’ award honours roots

    Sir Ian Taylor says he has only been able to join the likes of Walt Disney in receiving a global innovation award because he set up his company in Dunedin.

    Being away during tsunami threat hard

    Japanese exchange students in Dunedin Airu Matsunaga (left) and Jungi Takatsu were surprised to...

    Being away during tsunami threat hard

    A pair of Japanese exchange students in Dunedin say it is hard being away from family when natural disasters are threatening their home.

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    ‘Gutted’ at lack of interest in filling shoes

    After serving on the Saddle Hill Community Board for the past 24 years, including 12 years as its...

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    ‘Gutted’ at lack of interest in filling shoes

    A departing Saddle Hill Community Board stalwart says he is "gutted" at the apparent lack of interest in replacing him.

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    Council open to options for former theatre

    The old Fortune Theatre building, at the corner of Stuart St and Moray Pl in Dunedin, should be...

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    Council open to options for former theatre

    The old Fortune Theatre in Dunedin is headed towards a sale, but the city council could be open to a cheap deal for a community group.
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