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    Offering a helping paw

    French bulldog Ruby casts a critical eye over winter maintenance work being done by the Dunedin BMX Club’s track manager Derek Jelgersma at Forrester Park yesterday.

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    Council tight-lipped on ‘major event’

    Sian Sutton. PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

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    Council tight-lipped on ‘major event’

    Dunedin appears set to hold a "major event", but the council is refusing to say what it is.

    Scaffolding put up at court building for maintenance

    PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    Scaffolding put up at court building for maintenance

    Brazier Scaffolding workers erect scaffolding at the Dunedin District Court yesterday morning.

    Teenager allegedly ran woman over

    Police interviewed both Ashton's mother and her then partner three times.

    Teenager allegedly ran woman over

    A Dunedin woman says she was "petrified" after a teenager followed her home, attempted to ram her car, missed, and ran her over instead.

    Researchers hunting early pancreatic cancer markers

    The Dunedin research team with an initial $600,000 grant to speed investigation into finding an...

    Researchers hunting early pancreatic cancer markers

    Dunedin researchers are heading up an international study to identify abnormal DNA markers in order to detect a deadly cancer before it is too late.

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    MP ‘ill-informed’ on seesaw

    In a social media post, National Party MP Sam Uffindell claimed the Dunedin City Council spent ...

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    MP ‘ill-informed’ on seesaw

    A National MP has been accused of getting his facts wrong after slamming council spending on a central Dunedin seesaw.

    ‘Flaws’ in Waikato med school business case

    Megan Gibbons. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    ‘Flaws’ in Waikato med school business case

    The University of Otago is criticising the business case for the Waikato medical school that the government used to justify the project.

    Trial for those keen to crew a dragon boat

    The Otepoti Dragons crew in action at Lake Karapiro in April. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Trial for those keen to crew a dragon boat

    There is a place in the dragon boat for everyone.

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    Lilliput built as tribute to daughter

    Halie McEachen’s father, Stu McEachen, pulls a book from the Lilliput library he built in memory...

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    Lilliput built as tribute to daughter

    A Mosgiel father is keeping his daughter’s memory alive with a touching tribute that incorporates her love for literature.

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    George St retail excites investor

    Lew Walsh spruces up the shopfront at 165 George St, which had until recently been vacant for...

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    George St retail excites investor

    Four new retailers, including three major chains, are part of a promising future for Dunedin’s main street, a property investor says.

    Dunedin driver clocked at 142kmh in bid to beat supermarket closing time

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    Dunedin driver clocked at 142kmh in bid to beat supermarket closing time

    A Dunedin man racing to the supermarket before it closed was clocked by police going 142kmh in an inner-city street.

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    Cr chided over digs about mayor

    Steve Walker. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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    Cr chided over digs about mayor

    A councillor who labelled the Dunedin mayor a "buffoon" and "a baby Trump" has been called an embarrassment to city governance.

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    Business case flawed: Brooking

    Rachel Brooking. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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    Business case flawed: Brooking

    The release of a "flawed" business case means more information is needed before Labour decides whether it would dump the planned Waikato Medical School, a Dunedin MP says.

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    Cathies come home to dance in Octagon

    Jonny Goldsmith dresses up for charity at the Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever, in Dunedin’s...

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    Cathies come home to dance in Octagon

    Jonny Goldsmith usually spends his Saturday mornings with his head under a car bonnet, covered in grease, trying to get his beloved "old dunger" restoration project up and running again.

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    Seismic assessment ongoing: council

    The precise nature of any work required to strengthen the Dunedin Municipal Chambers is expected...

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    Seismic assessment ongoing: council

    Seismic resilience of the Dunedin Centre, including the Municipal Chambers, is not well understood, the city council says.

    Belly dancing on display

    PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    Belly dancing on display

    Performing at the Midwinter Fantasy Hafla (celebration) in Ellis Park, Kaikorai Valley are Khamzin Belly Dancers (from left) Mandy Kennedy, Shirley Crawford and Stefanie Kalmakoff.

    Teen accidentally ran over woman after failed car ram: police

    PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Teen accidentally ran over woman after failed car ram: police

    A Dunedin woman was hospitalised after a teenager attempted to ram her car, missed, and ran her over instead.

    Seven cars stolen as youths lead police on high-speed chase up coast

    Photo: Getty Images

    Seven cars stolen as youths lead police on high-speed chase up coast

    Two teenagers and their 11-year-old friend spent their Sunday on an almost 190km crime spree up and down the Otago coast, stealing seven cars and evading police spikes, police say.

    Plight of Gazans highlighted

    PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    Plight of Gazans highlighted

    About 200 people marched along George St, from the Otago Museum Reserve to the Octagon, on Saturday, in response to the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

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    Shady spots for sea lions created

    Nate Allen, 19, of Dunedin, plants a native māhoe at Tomahawk Beach on Saturday in order to help...

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    Shady spots for sea lions created

    More shady spots for sea lions are going to be created thanks to a Dunedin wildlife trust creating a coastal duneland forest for the marine mammals.
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    • Jonny Goldsmith dresses up for charity at the Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever, in Dunedin’s...

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      Cathies come home to dance in Octagon

    • Coupe Society co-owners Alex and Jaz Stoddart share a toast to their new Moray Pl cocktail bar....

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      Cocktail bar set to continue legacy of former owner

    • Salvation Army Dunedin community ministries manager Captain Logan Bathurst. PHOTO: ODT FILES

      More being priced out of Dunedin rental homes: charity

    • Outram School bus driver Ken Schumacher, flanked by brothers Walter, 8 (left), and George...

      Bus driver’s self-installed sign slows speedsters

    • Performers and composers of the waiata on Te Rōpū Māori 30th Anniversary EP. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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      Waiata recorded to honour anniversary

    • Queen St residents anonymously shared their concerns regarding suspicious men in the area. PHOTO:...

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      ‘Too risky to walk at night now’

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