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    Cycleway plan consultation to take place: ‘Distinct amount of unhappiness’

    There will now be "proper consultation" on a contentious central city cycleway plan, Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich says.

    Girl, 14, headbutts officer after breaching bail - police

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    Girl, 14, headbutts officer after breaching bail - police

    A 14-year-old Dunedin girl barricaded herself in a bedroom before allegedly headbutting a police officer in an attempt to avoid arrest.

    Breath test lie exposed as mouthwash found to be alcohol-free

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    Breath test lie exposed as mouthwash found to be alcohol-free

    A Dunedin man’s claim a high breath-test result was down to mouthwash was exposed as a lie when officers checked the bottle and found it was alcohol-free.

    Woman on school-run nearly four times the limit

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    Woman on school-run nearly four times the limit

    A Dunedin woman picking her children up from school was caught nearly four times the legal alcohol limit, police say.

    Student performers wear hearts on sleeves

    Trinity Catholic College students Anamika Jones and Joseph Kelly perform The Bardchelor during...

    Student performers wear hearts on sleeves

    A Dunedin secondary school’s theatre group has placed Shakespearean women in a Gen Z world.

    Clean bill of health for Addison’s bunny

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    Clean bill of health for Addison’s bunny

    Addison Newton, 3, is full of trepidation as her rabbit is checked out by Charlotte Wollstein at the Teddy Bear Hospital at the Hunter Centre in Dunedin on Saturday.

    Teen leaves trail of destruction at Dunedin school, supermarket

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    Teen leaves trail of destruction at Dunedin school, supermarket

    A teenager left a trail destruction after breaking into a supermarket and neighbouring school in north Dunedin, police say.

    Record sale proves a hit as event continues to grow

    Courtenay and Shiloh Butler hunt for a bargain at the fifth Dunedin Record & Pop Culture Fair...

    Record sale proves a hit as event continues to grow

    Music fans and bargain hunters alike filled a Dunedin bar to the brim for the latest outing of a record and pop culture fair yesterday.

    Well-read deaconess reaches 100 years unshackled

    Dunedin’s newest centenarian Nora Calvert celebrates her 100th birthday, at Ross Home in North...

    Well-read deaconess reaches 100 years unshackled

    The Rev Nora Calvert’s secret to making it to 100 years old might be a life unencumbered by a husband or child, her niece says.

    Buy cycle

    PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    Buy cycle

    Student Lily Frieswyk picks up one of the 50 "pre-loved" bikes for sale at Friday’s Te Oraka Social Club bike market and repair workshop, which took place at the St David St end of the University...

    Contrails at sunset an 'amazing sight'

    PHOTO: IAN GRIFFIN

    Contrails at sunset an 'amazing sight'

    The Latam Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flight from Sydney to Santiago passed above Dunedin at sunset yesterday, casting a shadow on the clouds above the plane’s route.

    Young competitors fine-tune confidence on stage

    In fine voice at SongFest’25! yesterday are (clockwise from top left) Kahurangi Makiha, Max Smith...

    Young competitors fine-tune confidence on stage

    Hits from Miley Cyrus, Adele and Queen filled the air at the weekend as young singers blew "the back off the auditorium wall" for SongFest’25!.

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    University unfazed by dwindling donations

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    University unfazed by dwindling donations

    The University of Otago is brushing off another dramatic drop-off in donations to its Foundation Trust, saying donors continue to seek other ways to contribute.

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    Lab should be open seven days: widower

    Dunedin man Sam Weepers protests outside the Dunedin Hospital every weekend to highlight his...

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    Lab should be open seven days: widower

    A grieving widower is vowing to continue a campaign to improve access to the Dunedin cardiac cath lab after his wife’s death.

    Side-by-side crash injures two

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    Side-by-side crash injures two

    Two people were transported to Dunedin Hospital, one with serious injuries, after a crash involving a side-by-side off-road vehicle at the weekend.

    Pristine vinyl in music sale

    Regent Music Sale co-ordinator Mark Burrows is looking forward to welcoming music-lovers to next...

    Pristine vinyl in music sale

    A mountain of donated music and entertainment material has been sorted and priced ready for bargain-hunters at next weekend’s giant Regent Music Sale.

    Obituary: A teacher, a mentor and leader

    Ali’itasi Pepe (Tasi) Lemalu, MNZM. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Obituary: A teacher, a mentor and leader

    Beyond all the medals and awards, lay a steely and quiet (mostly quiet) determination, a focus, a stubborn perseverance.

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    Ozone data fears as satellites’ time runs out

    University of Otago atmospheric physicist and researcher Associate Prof Annika Seppala is working...

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    Ozone data fears as satellites’ time runs out

    The clock is about to run out on the lifespan of several ozone detection satellites, which could have a major impact on the precision of the southern hemisphere’s weather forecasts.

    Removal of churches from protected list decried

    Southern Heritage Trust member and council candidate Jo Galer outside the former Andersons Bay...

    Removal of churches from protected list decried

    Dunedin is "sleepwalking" into a heritage desert, an advocate says.

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    'Gator on run for three years

    Saturn the alligator, in Moscow Zoo in 2009. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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    Alligator captures Burns Fellow’s imagination

    At 200kg, Saturn was a muscle-bound fellow with a menacing smile and a more-than-slightly aggressive nature.
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      ‘Noticeable uptick’ as mall attracts new brands

    • Southern Heritage Trust member and council candidate Jo Galer outside the former Andersons Bay...

      Removal of churches from protected list decried

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      'Someone’s having the worst day of their life'

    • Albany St in Dunedin. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

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      Vet's hackles up over proposed mural

    • After losing all of his possessions and his family home, St Clair resident Luke Chapman is in awe...

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