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    The Harbourview Stadium Hotel, in Ravensbourne — while open only four hours a week — has had its...

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    Is Dunedin bar NZ's strangest pub?

    It is open for only four hours a week and last served a meal before the Covid lockdown — is this New Zealand’s most peculiar pub?

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    Five-star social housing ‘still wonderful’ despite tenant's threats

    The Suzanne Lund Community Loft Apartments in Thomas Burns St provide long-term social housing....

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    Five-star social housing ‘still wonderful’ despite tenant's threats

    A five-star Dunedin social housing complex remains a "wonderful place" despite a tenant being evicted for threatening to blow up his neighbours with a gas bottle, the Salvation Army says.

    Need for speed gets man busted for weed

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    Need for speed gets man busted for weed

    A man speeding through Mornington was found with a haul of cannabis in the boot of his car when pulled over, police say.

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    Scale of planting to meet zero carbon goal ‘unachievable’

    Cr Jinty MacTavish has decided not to contest the Dunedin City Council elections in October....

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    Scale of planting to meet zero carbon goal ‘unachievable’

    It is "unachievable" for Dunedin to plant a path to its zero carbon goals, city councillors have been told.

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    Waikato University pressing on with med school plan

    The University of Waikato. Photo: Supplied

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    Waikato University pressing on with med school plan

    The University of Waikato is pressing ahead with its third medical school proposal, despite all indications it is now on life support.

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    Otago rivers by and large ‘in really good state’

    A container sits in Otokia Creek at Dunedin’s Brighton Beach as the creek goes to sea. The area...

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    Otago rivers by and large ‘in really good state’

    Otago's rivers are by and large "in a really good state", the latest summer recreation report card says.

    Light show back for Matariki event

    Drones light up the sky at last year’s Matariki celebrations at Logan Park. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

    Light show back for Matariki event

    Ōtepoti Dunedin is set to sparkle for Matariki once more, as the drone light show returns as part of a celebration of Māori culture, reflection and renewal.

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    Wastewater more reliable: prof

    University of Otago public health expert Professor Michael Baker. Photo: file

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    Wastewater more reliable: prof

    With another wave of Covid-19 on the horizon, wastewater testing has become a more reliable sign of community infection than self-reporting, a Dunedin expert has said.

    Calm before the storm

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    Calm before the storm

    University of Otago students line up in the rain for their exams at Smithells Gym yesterday.

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    ‘Nothing’ achieved since bus hub killing

    Smiths Sports Shoes owner Greg Lapwood says there has been "a lack of responsiveness" from both...

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    ‘Nothing’ achieved since bus hub killing

    The owner of a Dunedin business in the heart of the city’s bus hub has accused city leaders of doing nothing other than a survey to address safety concerns.

    Southern Catholic Secondary Schools Junior Winter Tournament

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    Southern Catholic Secondary Schools Junior Winter Tournament

    Tilly Murch, of Verdon College, and Elsie Anderson, of Trinity Catholic College, compete for the ball in the Southern Catholic Secondary Schools Junior Winter Tournament at the Edgar Centre yesterday.

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    Vote to pursue $20m research into lakes

    Otago’s deepwater lakes Hāwea (above), Wakatipu and Wānaka need management now rather than ...

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    Vote to pursue $20m research into lakes

    Find the money now or face "astronomically expensive restoration efforts" for Otago’s deepwater lakes later, a regional councillor says.

    Masked trio attack man at Dunedin home

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    Masked trio attack man at Dunedin home

    A balaclava-wearing trio wielding a crowbar and homemade taser attacked a man at his Wakari home, police say.

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    'Don’t f... with me': Dunedin man breaches protection order

    Darren Stedman says he was under extreme stress when he breached a protection order. PHOTO: ODT...

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    'Don’t f... with me': Dunedin man breaches protection order

    A Dunedin man who sent his ex-partner a string of "nonsensical" messages has been warned about further breaches of a protection order.

    Car flips after coming to grief on gravel

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    Car flips after coming to grief on gravel

    A driver found himself crawling out of his flipped car after hitting some loose gravel on a rural Dunedin road.  

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    Otago Cabs accused of exploitation

    Director of Otago Cabs Limited, Gurpreet Singh, denies exploiting foreign employees. Photo:...

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    Otago Cabs accused of exploitation

    A "luxury" Otago taxi company, and the man behind it, have been hauled before the court, accused of exploiting foreign workers.

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    ‘Intense storm’ on sun prompting aurora activity

    Another aurora is visible over Hoopers Inlet, on Otago Peninsula, on Sunday night. Photo: Brendon...

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    ‘Intense storm’ on sun prompting aurora activity

    As Otago’s skies light up with spectacular auroral displays again, the question has been asked — are we seeing more aurora activity than ever before?

    Low risk to life but Middlemarch flooding still takes toll

    Flooding in Middlemarch in early 2021. File photo

    Low risk to life but Middlemarch flooding still takes toll

    The Otago Regional Council says there is no simple solution to stop the rural town of Middlemarch from flooding, but the risk to life is lower than expected.

    Tattoo was ‘extra special’

    Dunedin-born Samoan Vicky Fitiao proudly shows her Tualima (traditional Samoan hand tattoo), done...

    Tattoo was ‘extra special’

    Getting a traditional Samoan tātāu (tattoo) really does bring a tear to the eye — in more ways than one.

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    Dunedin-Auckland flights boost welcomed

    Mike Collins. Photo: ODT files

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    Dunedin-Auckland flights boost welcomed

    A boost in seats to flights between Auckland and Dunedin will help stimulate spending across the city in time for key events, an industry leader says.
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      Real solutions before ‘saving the world’

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

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      'Uber in the sky' demo on way in Queenstown

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