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Sharks or humans: anger, questions over seal deaths
Department of Conservation staff are not ruling out human involvement in the decapitation of at least two New Zealand fur seals found dead on a Dunedin beach.
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Child sex offender denied parole
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Child sex offender denied parole
A Dunedin sex offender who photoshopped his victim’s face on to child pornography images has been declined parole again.
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Contest win down to ‘story in the image’
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Contest win down to ‘story in the image’
Concerned, encouraging, inquisitive, disbelieving, holding on for dear life — the facial expressions in Susan Church’s award-winning photo say it all.
‘Kind, dedicated, humble’ librarian mourned by school
‘Kind, dedicated, humble’ librarian mourned by school
A Dunedin secondary school has mourned the loss of its "deeply passionate" and "extremely caring" librarian after her sudden death last week.
Collective coning: we’ve got you covered
Collective coning: we’ve got you covered
Covering a random Dunedin car completely in road cones was a joint effort by a bunch of strangers, a woman who lives in the area says.
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Anger as fence cuts access to summit
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Anger as fence cuts access to summit
A telecommunications company has blocked off a 360° view of the Dunedin from one of its most "iconic" summits and trail runners are saying it is health and safety gone crazy.
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Hawkins lobs hat in again
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Hawkins lobs hat in again
A former Dunedin mayor has decided he wants to return to city politics — as a councillor this time.
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Market pushes street to capacity
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Market pushes street to capacity
Dunedin's main shopping street was almost at bursting point.
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Colder January for much of the South
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Colder January for much of the South
If you thought the weather in January seemed cooler and "more rubbish" than usual, Earth Sciences New Zealand (ESNZ) data for Otago and Southland has confirmed it.
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Small but mighty: model tank excites exhibition attendees
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Small but mighty: model tank excites exhibition attendees
After making its way around the globe, a special World War 2 model tank rumbled into Dunedin at the weekend.
Delays on SH1 after crash south of Palmerston
Delays on SH1 after crash south of Palmerston
State Highway 1 is under stop-go traffic management after a vehicle towing a caravan crashed just south of Palmerston.
Reminder after 'tired and confused' grandmother on wrong side of motorway
Reminder after 'tired and confused' grandmother on wrong side of motorway
Police are asking people to look after their older family members after a "tired" grandmother drove the wrong way along the Dunedin Motorway.
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Hard work pays off for trail ride, cause
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Hard work pays off for trail ride, cause
Months of bush-bashing and clearing tracks to create an unforgettable trail ride in the hills above Brighton was all worth it when hundreds of people showed up to take a spin, organisers say.
Vehicle fire sends thick black smoke over city
Vehicle fire sends thick black smoke over city
A hedge cutter fire near Blackhead, south of Dunedin, sent large plumes of thick black smoke across the area this afternoon.
No luck in search for highway wanderer
No luck in search for highway wanderer 'possibly of Scottish descent'
Dunedin police spent their afternoon searching for a "large-built, golden-haired individual — possibly of Scottish descent" after multiple calls from the public reported his roadside manner to police.
Labour of love to restore late father’s 1931 MG
Labour of love to restore late father’s 1931 MG
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Young men behaved 'like untrained seals' when car pulled over
Young men behaved 'like untrained seals' when car pulled over
A pack of allegedly intoxicated young men behaved like a pack of "untrained seals" after police stopped them for throwing cans out of a moving car, police say.
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DCC raises online ‘trolling’ for election inquiry
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DCC raises online ‘trolling’ for election inquiry
Increased "trolling" of Dunedin’s council candidates is linked to growing social media use, the city council says.
Dunedin parents look to Europe after toddler given wrong operation
Dunedin parents look to Europe after toddler given wrong operation
The parents of a 3-year-old Dunedin girl with hip dysplasia say she has suffered unnecessary pain and trauma from a delayed diagnosis and then being subjected to the wrong kind of operation.
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Enough evidence given for investigation to proceed: Ong
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Enough evidence given for investigation to proceed: Ong
A Dunedin city councillor tried to tell an investigator she had enough information about his complaint, so a full investigation "should proceed".