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    Waitati teenager Jemimah McIlroy is aiming to complete a marathon swim across Cook Strait that...

    Teen gears up to swim length of Lake Wakatipu

    Swimming the length of Lake Wakatipu in the middle of winter is just part of the training schedule for a Dunedin teenager.

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    South Dunedin infrastructure top of mind at public meeting

    Cr Benedict Ong (left) and deputy mayor Cr Cherry Lucas were at loggerheads over Cr Ong’s...

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    South Dunedin infrastructure top of mind at public meeting

    South Dunedin flood management was top of mind for city councillors and attendees at a public meeting last night.

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    Get up out of that chair — research

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    Get up out of that chair — research

    Uninterrupted sitting for long hours has long been known to be linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and some cancers.

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    Moving on after a solid 18 on the course

    Ken and Helen Spittle are moving on from JTee’s Golf Course in East Taieri. PHOTO: STEPHEN...

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    Moving on after a solid 18 on the course

    It has been a long, but in the end perfectly timed, sale for Ken and Helen Spittle.

    Hands-on art making

    PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

    Hands-on art making

    Dunedin Public Art Gallery facilitator John Neumegen looks at a painting by Violet Wilson, 7.

    Flooding and a fire damage rental cars

    With SH1 closed north of Oamaru this motorist drives through floodwater along Ferry road on their...

    Flooding and a fire damage rental cars

    About a dozen Avis rental cars were damaged when the company’s fleet was not moved in time during Monday’s deluge.

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    Mural a message for Matariki

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    Mural a message for Matariki

    A mural called Matariki Messenger is emerging on the northern exterior wall of Forsyth Barr Stadium in Anzac Ave, Dunedin, created by Palmerston North-based artists Ephraim Russell and Mikal Carter...

    Weather forces festival indoors

    Matariki Festival at Logan Park on Saturday evening. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    Weather forces festival indoors

    Dunedin’s Matariki festival has been moved indoors after heavy rain left the original site unsafe for celebrations.

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    Councillors deliberate on dog’s threat level

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    Councillors deliberate on dog’s threat level

    How easily it could have been her young son instead of her still chills a Dunedin woman bitten four times during a dog attack in her garden.

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    Dunedin still in running for events: minister

    Workers at the Scenic Hotel Southern Cross meet Tourism and Social Development Minister Louise...

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    Dunedin still in running for events: minister

    Tourism Minister Louise Upston says Dunedin is not missing out on events funding, but yesterday declined to name any event heading this way.

    Canister an intriguing find

    Warrington Beach. PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Canister an intriguing find

    Some people thought a mysterious object washed up on a Dunedin beach could have been space junk.

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    Scanners lifted into place

    A CT scanner is manoeuvred into the new Dunedin outpatient building on Monday. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

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    Scanners lifted into place

    Two key new machines have been lifted into the Dunedin hospital outpatient building.

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    Shouldn't be here

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    Shouldn't be here

    A Dunedin family are appalled and distressed after their teenaged niece with the mindset of a 5-year-old was needlessly jailed without their knowledge.

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    Uni cleaner’s theft of gift vouchers lands her in court

    Ondine Savigny outside the Dunedin District Court yesterday. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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    Uni cleaner’s theft of gift vouchers lands her in court

    A cleaner at the University of Otago stole gift vouchers during her shifts, a court has heard.

    Police officer being investigated named as 50 cases reopened

    Detective Inspector Kevan Verry. Photo: Screenshot via RNZ

    Police officer being investigated named as 50 cases reopened

    An investigation into a senior police officer's handling of over 50 cases began after supervisors noticed a historical sexual abuse case had sat for a couple of years with no investigations being done.

    Not all families getting fuel relief payment

    National's deputy leader Nicola Willis. Photo: RNZ

    Not all families getting fuel relief payment

    Just 60% of families who are meant to benefit from a weekly fuel relief payment have received it to date.

    Call for politicians to avoid hate speech

    Race Relations Commissioner Melissa Derby. Photo: RNZ

    Call for politicians to avoid hate speech

    The Race Relations Commissioner is calling on politicians to use their words responsibly and avoid hateful speech.

    Firies use digger, life-raft to rescue driver trapped by floodwaters

    Flooding on State Highway 1 in Canterbury today. Photo: NZTA

    Firies use digger, life-raft to rescue driver trapped by floodwaters

    Firefighters who rescued a driver trapped in floodwaters in North Canterbury early this morning had to use a digger and a life-raft to reach him.

    Another bout of heavy rain to hit Dunedin

    Flooding on Anzac Ave, Dunedin, on Monday morning. Photo: Peter Mcintosh

    Another bout of heavy rain to hit Dunedin

    As Dunedinites continue the clean-up from the deluge that hit the city, MetService is warning that more heavy rain is on the way.

    Tobacco wars flare in Melbourne after ram-raid, fires

    Tobacco wars flare in Melbourne after ram-raid, fires

    A state capital city's tobacco wars have flared after an inner city ram-raid on a tobacco shop sparked fires that engulfed 10 shops.
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      Foleys awarded $50m in hospital contracts

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