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    Graeme Loh prepares to release a sooty shearwater rescued after a recent crash landing in Port...

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    Sooty shearwaters given a hand to get going

    Spare a thought for the young sooty shearwater.

    Cheese rolls for RNZ’s Dunedin visit

    RNZ presenter Jesse Mulligan (right) talks to Highlander Jona Nareki at the isite visitor centre...

    Cheese rolls for RNZ’s Dunedin visit

    This was not your ordinary radio studio.

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    Waka heads for exhibition

    REPORT: RUBY SHAW / PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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    Waka heads for exhibition

    Kuramātakitaki cuts through a still Otago Harbour, paddled by members of Karitāne-based waka club Hauteruruku ki Puketeraki, before its installation in the Hocken Library yesterday.

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    Bouncer claims overcrowding concerns led to sacking

    Former Dunedin Social Club bouncer Blake Perkins says he was fired from the bar after reporting...

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    Bouncer claims overcrowding concerns led to sacking

    A bouncer at an Octagon bar, where four women say they were trampled, says he was sacked after going to police with concerns about overcrowding.

    ‘Risk of serious harm’ from cocaine cut with anaesthetic

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    ‘Risk of serious harm’ from cocaine cut with anaesthetic

    An alert has been issued warning cocaine sold in Dunedin may be cut with a local anaesthetic that can cause fatal heart problems.

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    Bog’s licence may be suspended after fire exits locked

    Fire and Emergency New Zealand has lodged an application to suspend the liquor licence of The Bog...

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    Bog’s licence may be suspended after fire exits locked

    A central Dunedin pub faces having its liquor licence suspended after ignoring an order from firefighters to remove padlocks from two of its three fire exits.

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    Poet ‘discharged into thin air’ before death

    Ian Loughran was found dead in his home on July 19, 2021.PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Poet ‘discharged into thin air’ before death

    A family member of a Dunedin author who died by suspected suicide says he was "discharged into thin air" after being admitted to hospital for his mental health.

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    Te Pukenga break-up Bill being introduced

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    Te Pukenga break-up Bill being introduced

    Legislation breaking up mega-polytechnic Te Pūkenga will be brought to Parliament this week, but questions still remain about the eventual structure.

    Signal to turn on headlights sparks alleged drunken road rage

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    Signal to turn on headlights sparks alleged drunken road rage

    An allegedly drunk Dunedin man sent into a rage after another car signalled that his headlights were not turned on spat on police officers when he was arrested.

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    Development fee hike ‘unjustified’

    An aerial view of Warrington. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

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    Development fee hike ‘unjustified’

    A Warrington developer says his latest subdivision will likely not go ahead after an "unjustified" $50,000 increase in development contributions proposed by the Dunedin City Council.

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    Miss NZ finalist ‘never thought’ it would happen

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    Miss NZ finalist ‘never thought’ it would happen

    A former Taieri College student never thought a Mosgiel local would make it on to the stage of New Zealand’s premier pageant.

    Vehicle safety operation results in 26 infringements

    This chain was discovered when another vehicle was inspected.

    Vehicle safety operation results in 26 infringements

    Several vehicles have been taken off Dunedin roads after a multi-agency operation targeting illegally modified and unsafe vehicles.

    Man threatened to kill security over stolen steak: police

    A man attempted to steal cuts of steak from Fresh Choice in Roslyn. Photo: Peter McIntosh

    Man threatened to kill security over stolen steak: police

    Police are working to locate a Dunedin man who threatened to kill a store security guard over his stolen steak.

    Police catch teen in unsuccessful car theft

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    Police catch teen in unsuccessful car theft

    A Dunedin teenager unsuccessfully attempting to hot-wire vehicles at the weekend was spotted angrily kicking the steering wheel of a car he was trying steal.

    Dunedin couple's Lotto win marks 70th birthday

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    Dunedin couple's Lotto win marks 70th birthday

    A Lotto win provided an unexpected and "unbelievable" 70th birthday present for a Dunedin couple.

    Healthy homes checks coming for student flats

    If prospective students can no longer afford to rent, they won’t come, and those that are here...

    Healthy homes checks coming for student flats

    University of Otago students may soon find out whether their cold, mouldy flat adheres to new healthy homes requirements.

    Plant sale proves tempting

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    Plant sale proves tempting

    Plant punters rushed en masse to the Friends of the Dunedin Botanic Garden’s annual plant sale on Saturday.

    Crash causes moderate injuries

    PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

    Crash causes moderate injuries

    One person sustained moderate injuries after a car crashed into a power pole in Mornington on Saturday.

    Lotto 2482

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    Lotto 2482

    A $500,000-winning division 1 Strike ticket sold by the Musselburgh Food Centre in Musselburgh Rise had already been claimed by last night, the store owner told the ODT.

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    Service to ‘strengthen urgent care’

    Local Government Minister Simeon Brown. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver

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    Service to ‘strengthen urgent care’

    Dunedin will be one of the first beneficiaries of a new urgent and after-hours care service, the government says.
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