Keen-eyed KiwiRail workers rescue beached dolphin
Some alert KiwiRail workers led to a dolphin being successfully rescued from the edge of Blueskin Bay on Wednesday afternoon.
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‘Sick to the stomach’: Frustration brews at council meeting
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‘Sick to the stomach’: Frustration brews at council meeting
Frustration was brewing at yesterday’s Dunedin City Council meeting, much like the storm clouds grumbling outside.
Deep Stream upgrade an exciting step forward
Deep Stream upgrade an exciting step forward
Sometimes it is the most subtle changes that make the biggest differences.
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Competition-winning project reshaping archaeological research
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Competition-winning project reshaping archaeological research
A group of Dunedin secondary school students’ cutting-edge research has won them a national engineering competition and a trip to Texas.
New tug sails into future with nod to history
New tug sails into future with nod to history
It has a name and will be on its way to the new home within the week.
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Dozens of student flats found wanting
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Dozens of student flats found wanting
A major government-led inspection of flats in Dunedin’s student quarter has found dozens of breaches of healthy homes legislation, but no financial penalties have been dished out.
Thunderstruck: region left shakin’ at the knees (or wet, anyway)
Thunderstruck: region left shakin’ at the knees (or wet, anyway)
Many in the Dunedin area got a drenching yesterday afternoon after a major thunderstorm swept across the city and surrounding areas.
Carpark floated to ease parking woes
Carpark floated to ease parking woes
A multi-storey carpark has been floated by Dunedin City Council to address parking concerns around the new hospital.
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Kitten kicker avoids jail sentence
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Kitten kicker avoids jail sentence
A Dunedin man has avoided imprisonment for violent offending, including drop-kicking a kitten and mutilating its corpse.
Overnight closures planned for SH1 in January
Overnight closures planned for SH1 in January
Overnight closures are scheduled for parts of State Highway 1 in Dunedin next month as essential roadworks are carried out.
Design prowess proves a winner
Design prowess proves a winner
A touch of western class has won a Dunedin secondary student a national fashion award.
KiwiRail crew and locals join forces to rescue dolphin
KiwiRail crew and locals join forces to rescue dolphin
A KiwiRail crew and members of a coastal community jumped into action to successfully refloat a dolphin stranded half a kilometre from safety north of Dunedin.
Car ends up on train tracks after crashing through fence
Car ends up on train tracks after crashing through fence
One of three people injured was taken to hospital after a car crashed through a fence into Dunedin’s port and on to train tracks this morning.
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Govt funding for university ‘declining’
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Govt funding for university ‘declining’
A "mismatch" between government funding and other revenue streams has put the University of Otago in a tricky position, a union leader says.
Work under way to mitigate wastewater overflows
Work under way to mitigate wastewater overflows
Contractors work in Surrey St, Dunedin, this week to reduce the frequency of wastewater overflows.
Mosgiel businessman offered homeless teen cash for sex
Mosgiel businessman offered homeless teen cash for sex
A Mosgiel business owner offered a 17-year-old girl $700 for sex and told police he just wanted to help her, a court has heard.
Bar attacker spared jail for vicious assault that fractured victim's skull
Bar attacker spared jail for vicious assault that fractured victim's skull
A man who fractured the skull of another bar patron with a jug of beer has been spared jail by a Dunedin judge "given the time of year".
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Counsel chided over T-shirt
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Counsel chided over T-shirt
A Dunedin lawyer found herself in trouble with a judge over her choice of clothing.
Hail storm 'like driving on marbles'
Hail storm 'like driving on marbles'
A severe thunderstorm warning has been lifted after hail coated the ground at Dunedin Airport and lightning forked in the sky above Dunedin this afternoon.
One taken to hospital after car rolls in central city
One taken to hospital after car rolls in central city
A person was taken to hospital after a driver lost control and rolled her car on a central Dunedin street this morning.