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    Dunedin's ‘Mr Science’ admits more sex abuse

    A high-profile former Dunedin educator - locked up for sexually abusing a boy - has admitted crimes against a second child.

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    Health portal under fire as demand set to expire

    Emeritus Prof Murray Tilyard. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Health portal under fire as demand set to expire

    Questions are mounting for the operators of the under-fire Manage My Health portal as a leading University of Otago medical academic has been called in by the company as an adviser.

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    Driver on bail at time of Christmas Eve offences

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    Driver on bail at time of Christmas Eve offences

    A killer Dunedin driver has avoided prison after being caught drunk behind the wheel three times in six months.

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    Armed police hunt suspects

    Armed police keep an eye out in South Rd yesterday for two men wanted in relation to several...

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    Armed police hunt suspects

    A fugitive police have warned the public not to approach is believed to be at the centre of a city-wide manhunt involving armed officers and road spikes.

    Dunedin duo's checkpoint seat swap foiled by police

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    Dunedin duo's checkpoint seat swap foiled by police

    Two Dunedin men attempting a classic switcheroo by quickly swapping seats while approaching a drink driving checkpoint failed to bamboozle police.

    Dunedin eviction sparks door kicking and throat-cutting threats

    Police were called after a man was given the notice to leave his High St accommodation. Photo:...

    Dunedin eviction sparks door kicking and throat-cutting threats

    A Dunedin man evicted from his room in a shared house allegedly threatened to ‘‘cut’’ his housemates' throats after being given a deadline of a day to clear out.

    Another wanted man sought in Dunedin

    Police are seeking information on the whereabouts of David John Te’o. Photo: NZ Police

    Another wanted man sought in Dunedin

    Police are seeking information on another wanted man most recently believed to be in Dunedin.

    Dunedin's topsy-turvy weather year

    In the rainfall figures for the six main centres, Dunedin was the lowest with 683mm. PHOTO ODT...

    Dunedin's topsy-turvy weather year

    Dunedin was hot yet cold. Dry but wet. Alexandra was the driest in the country while it blew at record level all over the South on October 23.

    'Compassionate and smart': Daughter's tribute to Jules Radich

    'Compassionate and smart': Daughter's tribute to Jules Radich

    The daughter of former Dunedin mayor Jules Radich has remembered her dad as "cool, compassionate and smart" at a packed funeral in Dunedin this afternoon.

    Worker 'splashed with medical waste' in Dunedin explosion

    Firefighters at the scene this morning. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Worker 'splashed with medical waste' in Dunedin explosion

    Firefighters had to decontaminate a worker injured and splashed with medical waste in a gas explosion in Dunedin's industrial area this morning.

    AA convention to mark 80th

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    AA convention to mark 80th

    Alcoholics Anonymous will mark 80 years in New Zealand with a national convention in Dunedin this month.

    Young woman serious after St Clair Beach incident

    Emergency services at the scene this morning. Photo: Craig Baxter

    Young woman serious after St Clair Beach incident

    A young woman has been taken to Dunedin Hospital in a serious condition after an incident at St Clair Beach this morning.

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    Selfless tramper ‘much-loved’

    Connor Purvis. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Selfless tramper ‘much-loved’

    A young Dunedin tramper found dead on a solo tramping trip has been described as a selfless volunteer and a "fine young man".

    Dunedin driest but dips out in sun stakes

    Dunedin driest but dips out in sun stakes

    Dunedin may have claimed the driest city honours for 2025, but it was also the equal-coolest and the least sunny of the six main centres.

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    Melting street tar creating mess

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    Melting street tar creating mess

    Residents of a Dunedin street tired of getting tar on their carpets and in their cars hope an effective remedy is imminent.

    Trailer wedged in motorway mishap

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    Trailer wedged in motorway mishap

    A car towing a trailer full of concrete blocks got wedged in the median barrier after losing control on the motorway south of Dunedin.

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    Request to delete patient data denied

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    Request to delete patient data denied

    A large Dunedin medical centre consulted lawyers and the Privacy Commission to try to take information off the beleaguered Manage My Health portal.

    Armed police swarm city in manhunt

    Multiple police cars were seen in Corstorphine. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Armed police swarm city in manhunt

    Armed police have been seen all over the city in a manhunt involving numerous officers and vehicles.

    Dogged pursuit after Dunedin drunk driver goes bush

    The man was tracked in the Ross Creek Reserve. Photo: ODT Files

    Dogged pursuit after Dunedin drunk driver goes bush

    Police dogs tracked an allegedly drunk driver to the depths of a popular Dunedin bush walk after he was caught speeding.

    Police still seeking man

    Caleb Lynn. Photo: NZ Police

    Police still seeking man

    Police are still looking for a man wanted in connection with an aggravated robbery thought to be in Dunedin and urge people not to approach him.
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