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    Regent Theatre Music Sale co-ordinator Mark Burrows examines a pressing of Eccentric Soul: The...

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    ‘Crate diggers’ in for treat at sale

    Whether it is French field recordings, esoteric minimalist music or a 1959 concert at Dunedin’s Town Hall, "crate diggers" are in for a treat at this year’s Regent Theatre Music Sale.

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    Call to delay cycleway project

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    Call to delay cycleway project

    A contentious central city cycleway should be delayed two years to prevent "another round of chaos" being dumped on business owners’ doorsteps, a Dunedin property investor says.

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    Councillors opposed to plan to remove wellbeing provisions

    "I’m a little bit tired of the business as usual ... vibe" — Mandy Mayhem. Photo: supplied

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    Councillors opposed to plan to remove wellbeing provisions

    Undemocratic, dictatorial and an attack — a government plan for councils to refocus on core services has hit a flat note with Dunedin representatives.

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    Book ‘in very good hands’ for adaptation

    Dunedin author and University of Otago Stuart Professor of Scottish studies Liam McIlvanney’s...

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    Book ‘in very good hands’ for adaptation

    What could be worse than your child disappearing?

    Residential college wins construction award

    University of Otago organisational delivery senior project manager Kirsten Eichstaedt and capital...

    Residential college wins construction award

    Te Rangihīroa College has become more than just a place to sleep for University of Otago students.

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    Single-cell classrooms are ideal: principal

    Columba College principal Charissa Nicol (right) waits as assistant principal Marion Hogg marks...

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    Single-cell classrooms are ideal: principal

    A Dunedin secondary school with a traditional campus says single-cell classrooms are better at keeping students focused on learning.

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    Impact of heritage listing decisions felt

    Vaughn Malkin feels vindicated after his Michie St home in Belleknowes was not heritage listed by...

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    Impact of heritage listing decisions felt

    A Dunedin homeowner says he is "vindicated" after successfully challenging his house being heritage listed.

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    Man jailed for assault that permanently scarred victim’s face

    Kyle Thornicroft’s lawyer asked the judge to look past his tattoos. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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    Man jailed for assault that permanently scarred victim’s face

    A heavily Nazi-tattooed Dunedin man who brandished a knife to commit a robbery left his victim permanently scarred, a court has heard.

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    Sent rude images to probation officer

    Sean Maguren, outside the Dunedin District Court, after admitting he sent an explicit image to...

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    Sent rude images to probation officer

    A Dunedin man who sent his former probation officer salacious and incriminating images claimed the woman texted him first.

    Four kilos of cocaine found in suitcase at Auckland Airport

    Four kilograms of cocaine were found hidden in a suitcase at Auckland Airport. Photo:&nbsp...

    Four kilos of cocaine found in suitcase at Auckland Airport

    Customs officers have found $1.6 million worth of cocaine "intricately" hidden in a suitcase at Auckland Airport.

    China starts work on world's largest hydropower dam

    A section of the Yarlung Zangbo River in Medog County, Tibet. Photo: Getty Images

    China starts work on world's largest hydropower dam

    China says construction has begun on what will be the world's largest hydropower dam, on the eastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, at an estimated cost of at least $US170 billion,

    Shy Canterbury student now spreading his wings

    Arran Armstrong. Photo: Supplied

    Shy Canterbury student now spreading his wings

    Three years ago Arran Armstrong was a shy student who preferred others to do the talking. But last month that same young man took to the stage at Government House.

    Counterfeit cash seized after dodgy Facebook deals

    The counterfeit cash found by police. Photo: NZ Police

    Thousands in counterfeit cash seized after dodgy Facebook Marketplace deals

    Police have seized thousands of dollars in counterfeit cash after an investigation into dodgy Facebook Marketplace deals. Sergeant Pam Dravitski said police found $6000 and the "equipment used to...

    New Waikato medical school gets green light

    A new medical school will be established at the University of Waikato. File photo

    Govt to go ahead with new Waikato medical school

    The government has green-lit a new medical school at the University of Waikato, ending months of delays due to coalition wrangling.

    Skiers survive avalanche on Mt Ruapehu

    Mt Ruapehu. File photo

    'Very scary experience': Skiers survive avalanche on Mt Ruapehu

    A group of skiers are "extremely lucky" to have avoided injury after an avalanche on Mt Ruapehu, the NZ Mountain Safety Council says.

    'Terrrible tragedy': Two men killed in plane crash

    'Terrrible tragedy': Two men killed in plane crash

    A pilot and flight examiner have died in a light plane crash that ignited a "fireball" in south-eastern Queensland.

    Kaiteriteri Beach water quality downgraded to poor

    The water quality at Tasman's popular Kaiteriteri Beach has been downgraded to "poor". Photo:...

    Kaiteriteri Beach water quality downgraded to poor

    Kaiteriteri Beach has had its water quality downgraded to "poor" after exceeding faecal bacteria standards too many times during the last swimming season.

    Calm reported in Syria as truce implemented

    Syrian forces arrive in Sweida to implement the ceasefire amid ongoing clashes between tribal and...

    Calm reported in Syria as truce implemented

    Residents reported calm in Syria's Sweida after the Islamist-led government announced that Bedouin fighters had withdrawn from the predominantly Druze city.

    Inquiry to be held into Orgreave confrontation

    Demonstrators call on the government to implement a public inquiry during the Annual Orgreave...

    Inquiry to be held into Orgreave confrontation

    Britain said today it would hold an inquiry into the "Battle of Orgreave", a violent confrontation between police and striking coal miners in 1984.

    Korea downpour death toll reaches 17

    A road is washed away amid heavy rain near a stream in Galsan-Myeon, South Chungcheong Province,...

    Korea downpour death toll reaches 17

    Two people have died and five were missing in the South Korean county of Gapyeong today.
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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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