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    A rat (and its reflection in a mirrored shelf partition) on a supermarket shelf at Countdown...

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    ‘Vindicated’ after rat outbreak charge laid

    Workers at a South Dunedin supermarket feel "vindicated" after hearing the store could face a bill of more than $200,000 for failing to control a rat infestation early last year.

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    Time to ‘get things done’ — minister

    Simeon Brown. Photo: Peter McIntosh

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    Time to ‘get things done’ — minister

    Let's get on with it.

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    Matchbox car ‘big labour of love’ up for grabs tomorrow

    Proctor Auctions owner Ronnie Proctor holds two of a 7500-piece Matchbox car collection, part of...

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    Matchbox car ‘big labour of love’ up for grabs tomorrow

    An Invercargill man spent almost eight decades collecting every Matchbox car he could find, and a portion of his labour of love will be auctioned tomorrow.

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    Future in ice hockey spares man conviction

    Photo: ODT files

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    Future in ice hockey spares man conviction

    A Dunedin man who represented the New Zealand U18 ice hockey team has avoided a conviction for drunkenly crashing a car — but was warned he was skating on thin ice.

    Cows ‘severely injured’

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    Cows ‘severely injured’

    Two cows, having escaped their paddock, were hit by separate cars and "severely injured" in Outram yesterday.

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    Stadium gears up for Monster Trucks

    Travelling the world and loving it, monster truck driver Rebecca Schnell will be behind the wheel...

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    Stadium gears up for Monster Trucks

    Spectators and Dunedin’s economy are in line for a shot of adrenaline as life-size toys prepare to flip and fly across an unrecognisable Forsyth Barr Stadium.

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    Dunedin kitchen store on chopping block

    Photo: Gerard O'Brien

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    Dunedin kitchen store on chopping block

    Dunedin's Kitchen Things store is on the chopping block amid a call for creditors to vote the beleaguered retailer into liquidation.

    Wet, windy weather forecast for weekend

    Rain is on its way for much of New Zealand today.

    Wet, windy weather forecast for weekend

    Like groundhog day, last weekend’s wet and windy weather looks like it will be repeated this weekend.

    Varsity’s online MBA course high in world rankings

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    Varsity’s online MBA course high in world rankings

    The University of Otago is showing it means business, after its online master of business administration (MBA) degree was recognised as one of the best in the world.

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    Aiming to ‘reinvent’ holiday park

    Stayhub Holiday Park Dunedin owner Adam Stewart and his staff have started refurbishing the...

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    Aiming to ‘reinvent’ holiday park

    A multimillion-dollar makeover has begun on Dunedin’s former Aaron Lodge site, to turn it into the "most tech-advanced holiday park" in New Zealand.

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    Proposal held up by failure to respond

    "We were left with no further options to engage iwi to discuss the proposal and the concerns they...

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    Proposal held up by failure to respond

    A Dunedin businessman sent a written report and 14 emails, made numerous phone calls, arranged two meetings and made inquiries through contacts but is still waiting to hear from Māori development...

    Shaving head for ‘deeply personal’ cause

    Maia Alderson-Muir is preparing to shave her head for a very important cause — the Life Matters...

    Shaving head for ‘deeply personal’ cause

    It happened on a Wednesday in October.

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    Partial solar eclipse on Monday

    A partial solar eclipse, like the one that will rise off the coast of Otago on Monday morning....

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    Partial solar eclipse on Monday

    Few of us like Mondays, for very good reasons.

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    Pupils build a playful legacy at school

    Dunedin Rudolf Steiner School pupils (from left) Nellie Rawle, 12, Matilda Bullard, 12, Yasmin...

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    Pupils build a playful legacy at school

    A group of Dunedin pupils have ensured they will be remembered every time their peers play on their school’s playground.

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    Unauthorised native plantings not meant to offend

    Steve Macknight, of Dunedin, has chipped into beautification of the city by planting 58 broadleaf...

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    Unauthorised native plantings not meant to offend

    A guerilla gardener concedes he did "jump the gun" when he planted more than 50 natives bushes in a central Dunedin park without official say-so.

    Hazy daze smothers morning

    PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

    Hazy daze smothers morning

    Smog hangs in the still morning air around North Taieri late last month. 

    Ties between US, Britain priceless: Trump

    United States President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer shake hands during a...

    Ties between US, Britain priceless: Trump

    Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hailed the renewal of their nations’ "special relationship" yesterday.

    Licence threat made

    Jimmy Kimmel. File photo: Reuters

    Licence threat made

    President Donald Trump suggested that United States broadcast networks should face scrutiny over their licences if their content is overwhelmingly critical of him.

    Austerity protests draw at least half a million

    Protesters react to tear gas during clashes at an anti-government demonstration in Paris...

    Austerity protests draw at least half a million

    Mass protests against austerity measures drew hundreds of thousands of participants in France yesterday.

    Obituary: Leckie a cut above

    Veteran butcher Jim Leckie holds a tray of prime Otago lamb cutlets on the 125th anniversary of...

    Obituary: Leckie a cut above

    JIM LECKIE Butcher James "Jim" Alexander Leckie never strayed far from home.
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      11 new ‘life-changing’ social housing units being built

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      New owners reopen pub: ‘life’s too short’

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      Rating the performance of Dunedin councillors

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