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    An overflowing skip and dozens of dumped couches litter the student quarter yesterday. PHOTOS:...

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    Mass dumping in student quarter ‘disappointing’

    As Dunedin’s students pack to head home for summer, they are leaving behind piles of couches and stained mattresses for us to remember them by.

    'Sovereign citizens' charged after barricading themselves in court

    PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

    'Sovereign citizens' charged after barricading themselves in court

    A trio of "sovereign citizens" who locked themselves in the Dunedin Courthouse after plans to sue the court were foiled are expected to reappear today — this time in the dock.

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    ORC pay rates set, but can change

    Hilary Calvert. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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    ORC pay rates set, but can change

    Otago regional councillors have settled on their pay rates for the coming year, but their chairwoman has hinted at changes for anyone failing to pull their weight.

    Man starts fire at cop station, dobs himself in

    Singed carpet and tiles at the Dunedin Central Police station this morning after a man allegedly...

    Man starts fire at cop station, dobs himself in

    A man allegedly started a fire at a Dunedin police station overnight and then dobbed himself in because "he wants to go back to prison".

    Unlicenced teen's drive to ease exam stress ends in crash

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    Unlicenced teen's drive to ease exam stress ends in crash

    A Dunedin student’s attempt to clear her head from exam stress ended with her crashing into a line of parked cars.

    Albany St project to go ahead - over budget

    The Albany St project was part of a initiative which aimed to provide a safe walking and cycling...

    Albany St project to go ahead - over budget

    Dunedin's much-debated Albany St cycling and walking link will proceed.

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    Disgruntled councillor reluctant to accept olive branch

    Sophie Barker.

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    Disgruntled councillor reluctant to accept olive branch

    There is time yet for Dunedin councillor Andrew Simms to accept a role he turned down, the city’s mayor says.

    Hydroslides to reopen next month

    The Moana Pool hydroslides are being given a new coat of paint ahead of a mid-December reopening....

    Hydroslides to reopen next month

    Moana Pool’s hydroslides are expected to reopen in time for the summer holidays, the Dunedin City Council says.

    Christmas wishes

    PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    Christmas wishes

    Kmart volunteer Santa Raph Gawn releases a Lilo from Lilo & Stitch stuffed toy at the launch of the Kmart Wishing Tree.

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    Proposal on table for uni to raise fees by 6%

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    Proposal on table for uni to raise fees by 6%

    A proposal to allow the University of Otago to raise its tuition fees by 6% next year is on the table, as the institution grapples with squeezed government funding.

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    Penguin visit fulfills boy’s lifelong dream

    Penguin super-fan Andrew Jeffs travelled from Utah in the United States to visit the Dunedin...

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    Penguin visit fulfills boy’s lifelong dream

    It took more than 12,000km to get here, but it was worth the trip for Andrew Jeffs.

    Man with firearm in Taieri cemetery sparks lockdown

    East Taieri Preschool was in lockdown for a short time today while police apprehended a 72-year...

    Man with firearm in Taieri cemetery sparks lockdown

    A man wandering around the graves of East Taieri Cemetery with a firearm sent a neighbouring school and preschool into lockdown and struck fear into residents.

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    Albany St tenders above council’s budget

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    Albany St tenders above council’s budget

    Proposed prices for a much-debated walking and cycling connection in Dunedin have come in above the city council’s budget.

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    Family at appeal over sentence for bus hub killing

    The family of Enere McLaren-Taana will attend the Court of Appeal hearing for the teen’s killer....

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    Family at appeal over sentence for bus hub killing

    A 15-year-old who stabbed a schoolboy to death at Dunedin’s bus hub will appeal his sentence today.

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    Hurdle seen in meth harm plan: ‘Cat and mouse game’

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    Hurdle seen in meth harm plan: ‘Cat and mouse game’

    A multimillion-dollar plan by the government to curb methamphetamine harm could become "a cat and mouse game" as drug supplies get moved around the Pacific, a University of Otago academic says.

    Prominent sportsman, identity dies

    Bruce Malcolm. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

    Prominent sportsman, identity dies

    Prominent sportsman and Port Chalmers identity Bruce Malcolm has died.

    Kilmog crash leaves one injured

    PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    Kilmog crash leaves one injured

    Firefighters work at the scene where two vehicles collided in the Kilmog on State Highway 1, north of Dunedin, yesterday afternoon.

    Vehicle abandoned after wall collision

    PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Vehicle abandoned after wall collision

    A crashed car sits in Highcliff Rd, Shiel Hill, after it was towed out of a nearby wall yesterday.

    Long-standing location left lonely, lifeless lot lacking autos

    Long-standing location left lonely, lifeless lot lacking autos

    The cleared old Midway Motors site on Kaikorai Valley Rd opposite Manchester St yesterday.

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    NZDF’s new base in city opened

    Defence force members and others march towards the Cenotaph in Dunedin yesterday. PHOTOS: GERARD...

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    NZDF’s new base in city opened

    A new chapter for the defence force in Dunedin began yesterday with the official opening of the force’s new headquarters in Cumberland St.
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