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    The Tairi Gorge Train. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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    Extension to Middlemarch not on track

    Any restoration of train services to Middlemarch will not be on a fast track.

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    Proposed rates rise shaved to 8.8%

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    Proposed rates rise shaved to 8.8%

    The Dunedin City Council has shaved its proposed rates rise to 8.8% for the coming year.

    The Kids Sing

    A parent waves to his child before the choirs begin singing.

    The Kids Sing

    More than 1300 children from 24 Dunedin schools performed at The Kids Sing, the Otago Primary Schools Choral Festival, in the Dunedin Town Hall across Wednesday and last nights.

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    Marking of 100th milestone a ‘miracle’

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    Marking of 100th milestone a ‘miracle’

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    From despair to delight as rings returned

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    DCC votes to open door to more borrowing

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    Warnings of out-of-control ‘‘debt monsters’’ did not stop Dunedin city councillors from potentially opening the way to more borrowing.

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    Not 'a sliver of remorse' from Pokemon card thief

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    Not 'a sliver of remorse' from Pokemon card thief

    A shop worker caught on CCTV stealing rare Pokemon cards valued at $20,000 from his employer has not shown ‘‘a sliver of remorse’’, a person connected to the case says.

    Study finds Alzheimer’s risk marker

    Dr Ashleigh Barrett-Young. PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Study finds Alzheimer’s risk marker

    A specific biomarker in blood plasma named pTau181 may be another clue to identifying people who may go on to develop Alzheimer’s disease.

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    Young moth-spotter hauls species back out of history

    Luca Nikkel where he loves being — out in the garden looking for creatures. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

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    Young moth-spotter hauls species back out of history

    If it creeps and crawls, then chances are Luca Nikkel will have seen it and photographed it.

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    Tossed into ‘Toss the Boss’ by boss

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    Tossed into ‘Toss the Boss’ by boss

    When Tony Cavanagh’s boss came up to his desk, he was immediately suspicious.

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    Downturn in trade, tax debt leads to Octagon bar's liquidation

    The CBK restaurant and bar in the Octagon has been placed in liquidation. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

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    Downturn in trade, tax debt leads to Octagon bar's liquidation

    The shareholders of a company running a long-standing restaurant-bar in the Octagon ploughed significant amounts into the venture before going into liquidation.

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    Phone blamed for assault

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    Phone blamed for assault

    A man who smacked a Dunedin woman’s bottom because he was frustrated with his phone thought it was better to hit her there than anywhere else.

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    Students thanked after finding stolen dough

    A broken drawer and cash lie in George St after Sal’s Authentic New York Pizza was broken into on...

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    Students thanked after finding stolen dough

    A slice or two of pizza is on the menu for a group of tertiary students after they found a Dunedin pizza parlour’s open cash drawer lying in the street.

    Otago Girls’ pupil challenges equal pay reversal in winning speech

    Rana Alsharif giving her winning speech at the National Council of Women Speech Competition, at...

    Otago Girls’ pupil challenges equal pay reversal in winning speech

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    Gotta steal 'em all: Pokemon card thief appears in Dunedin court

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    Gotta steal 'em all: Pokemon card thief appears in Dunedin court

    A man has appeared in Dunedin court and admitted stealing valuable Pokemon cards from a South Island store he worked at leaving the owner feeling "absolutely betrayed".

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    DCC to mull request to adjust debt restrictions

    Tim Loan. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    DCC to mull request to adjust debt restrictions

    The Dunedin City Council is to consider calling for removal of a constraint in the way it accesses lending.

    More spending in pipeline on South Dunedin drainage

    More spending in pipeline on South Dunedin drainage

    Delays to short-term improvements for South Dunedin stormwater infrastructure will be made up in the next financial year, the council says.

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    ‘Blood everywhere’: dog attack victim scared to go out

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    ‘Blood everywhere’: dog attack victim scared to go out

    A dog attack has left a Dunedin man too scared to leave his home.

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    Birds of a feather hand-reared together

    Two kākāpō chicks being hand-reared at Dunedin Wildlife Hospital are learning how to forage and...

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    Birds of a feather hand-reared together

    A stint at Dunedin Wildlife Hospital will give two precious kākāpō chicks the best chance at a long life in the wild.

    Fleeing driver had 'cannabis and a large knife'

    Fleeing driver had 'cannabis and a large knife'

    A Dunedin driver who allegedly fled police at more than 100km/h was busted by the dog squad with a ‘‘large knife’’ and cannabis.
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