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    Dunedin Mayor Sophie Barker at yesterday's meeting. PHOTO: YOUTUBE

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    ‘Sick to the stomach’ after meeting

    One councillor called it "chaotic".

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    Competition-winning project reshaping archaeological research

    The Otago Boys’ High School robotics team (from left) Stuart Scott, 14, Ryder Greig, 15, Jack...

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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

    Port Otago has called its new tug Ōtepoti. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    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.

    Reimagined stop a ‘step forward’

    Train at the Deep Stream stop. PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Reimagined stop a ‘step forward’

    Sometimes it is the most subtle changes that make the biggest differences.

    Keen-eyed KiwiRail workers rescue beached dolphin

    Department of Conservation staff, Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki and volunteers carry a...

    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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    Dozens of student flats found wanting

    An aerial view of the University of Otago and some of the student quarter. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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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)

    Lightning strikes above Vogel St in Dunedin. PHOTO: ALICIA SOUTHEE

    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

    Andrew Simms. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    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

    Cory Gilliand-Dickson was sentenced to nine months’ home detention for violent offending and...

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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.

    Over night closures planned for SH1 in January

    Dunedin's Southern Motorway at Fairfield. PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Over night 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

    Annabel van Baalen, 13, sports her winning vest design. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    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

    Photo: Department of Conservation

    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

    Police officers at the scene of the crash in Beach St, Port Chalmers. Photo: Gregor Richardson

    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’

    Photo: Gerard O'Brien

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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

    PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    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

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    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

    Bruce Mahalski and his lawyer, Rhona Daysh, pose for a photo outside the Dunedin courthouse in...

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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

    Emergency services at the scene on Thursday morning. Photo: Jane Dawber

    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.
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