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    Drunken brawl outside Dunedin bar lands man in hospital

    An alcohol-fuelled brawl involving seven men erupted outside a Dunedin bar last night, resulting in one man being taken to hospital, police say.

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    Mosgiel bank closure ‘bitterly disappointing’

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    Mosgiel bank closure ‘bitterly disappointing’

    The imminent closure of Mosgiel’s Westpac bank is "bitterly disappointing" for the town, the local community board chairman says.

    'Potentially fatal': No working smoke alarms in house hit by blaze

    Fire and Emergency New Zealand say a property in Barr St which caught on fire at the weekend did...

    'Potentially fatal': No working smoke alarms in house hit by blaze

    There were no working smoke alarms in a Dunedin house before a "potentially fatal" fire that left one person with burns to their hands, a fire investigator says.

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    St Kilda triumphs on national stage

    St Kilda Brass band members (from left) Harry Smith, Zane Lehr, Ella George, Patrick Lepine, Mei...

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    St Kilda triumphs on national stage

    The St Kilda Brass Band have played their purest notes yet and tasted success at the National Brass Band competition.

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    Feasibility of Fortune plan questioned

    Fortune Theatre advocates (from left) Jo Galer, Karen Trebilcock and Ted Daniels want the theatre...

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    Feasibility of Fortune plan questioned

    A heritage advocate and playwright says she has a "$500,000 plan" to save Dunedin’s Fortune Theatre.

    Online form to aid biosecurity team in pest battle

    A wallaby has been spotted in the lower Waitaki Valley. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Online form to aid biosecurity team in pest battle

    If you have seen a wallaby, a Mediterranean fanworm, some Chilean needle grass or any other priority pests, the Otago Regional Council has a new and easier way to report them.

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    ‘Crazy’ mess left after dairy burglary

    An intruder wearing a blue mask was one of two burglars caught on camera breaking into the...

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    ‘Crazy’ mess left after dairy burglary

    The owner of a burgled South Dunedin dairy says it was only a matter of time before his store was targeted.

    In full bloom

    Photo: Peter McIntosh

    In full bloom

    Mural artist Koryu Aoshima stands in front of his new artwork on the side of South Dunedin's Aurora Health Centre, in Macandrew Rd.

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    Beloved granddad killed in fiery crash caused by meth-fuelled driver

    Alan Weir was killed on his way to work when a truck driver high on meth collided with his car....

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    Beloved granddad killed in fiery crash caused by meth-fuelled driver

    The widow of a granddad killed by a meth-fuelled truck driver in a fiery crash says he was looking forward to retirement and the couple's first overseas trip.

    More drenchings forecast

    A truck and a car negotiate recent flooding in Portobello Rd, near Bays Junction. PHOTO: STEPHEN...

    More drenchings forecast

    More significant rainfall and flooding events may drench coastal parts of Otago over the next three months, as moisture from the tropics and low pressure systems flow over the country.

    Detailed approach

    Photo: Peter McIntosh

    Detailed approach

    Tibetan monks Lobsang Dhonye and Losang Gyatso painstakingly create an intricate sand mandala at the Dunedin Community Gallery.

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    Motorcyle collides with back of car

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    Motorcyle collides with back of car

    One person was transported to Dunedin Hospital in a moderate condition after a motorcycle collided with the back of a car yesterday.

    Distinguished professor returning to Otago

    Greg Cook. Photo: file

    Distinguished professor returning to Otago

    Distinguished Prof Greg Cook is returning to the University of Otago to take up the vacated deputy vice-chancellor research and innovation role.

    Dressy donations

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    Dressy donations

    Images of the Past members Helen Kay, Lorraine Clark, Elsie Sanderling and Wilma Graham get ready to drop off book vouchers at the children's ward at Dunedin Hospital yesterday.

    No chroma

    Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    No chroma

    Port Otago suction dredge New Era works at the harbour entrance near the Aramoana Mole on a grey day, while container ship Spirit of Melbourne waits at anchor in Blueskin Bay. 

    Wheelanders have a ball at rugby champs

    Otago Wheelanders player Jason Beattie (left) and team mechanic Colin Russell look on as young...

    Wheelanders have a ball at rugby champs

    An underdog Otago wheelchair rugby team is on a roll after their first win in five years at a national competition.

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    Venomous spider identification retracted

    University of Otago department of botany PhD candidate James Crofts-Bennett says the...

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    Venomous spider identification retracted

    Claims of a South Dunedin sighting of a spider with a venomous bite have been rebuffed by an arachnologist.

    Drunk dad drives 300km with two young children

    The man said he had been drinking whisky the night before and finished at 9pm. Photo: Getty Images

    Drunk dad drives 300km with two young children

    A dad who was four times over the legal alcohol limit drove more than 300km with two ‘‘young children’’ before being caught by police north of Dunedin.

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    'Constant state of fear': Charity boxer headbutted partner before fight

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    'Constant state of fear': Charity boxer headbutted partner before fight

    A Dunedin man who spat in his partner’s face and head-butted her went to on to compete in a charity boxing event two days later.

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    Voice opinion on proposed blue cod limit, angler says

    Keen angler Steve Bennett asks anyone who recreationally fishes to let their voice be heard in...

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    Voice opinion on proposed blue cod limit, angler says

    A Dunedin angler unhappy with proposed cuts to the blue cod catch limit for recreational fishers is asking everyone to have their say on the matter before it is too late.
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      Iconic gold-era hotel on the market

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      Number of beds ‘unethical’

    • Members of Dunedin’s He Waka Kōtuia group, Bianca Carvalho (left) and Ripeka Potiki, enjoy the...

      Skifield completes new basin

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