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    Otago Uni expert sees irony in four-year term backdown

    Otago Uni law expert Andrew Geddis says it's ironic the coalition appears to have run out of time to put a four-year Parliamentary term to a referendum.

    Flood-hit residents ask why lake wasn't opened to sea

    Lake Forsyth in Banks Peninsula following the bad weather. Photo: Nathan Mckinnon / RNZ

    Flood-hit residents ask why lake wasn't opened to sea

    Little River residents are questioning why Christchurch City Council again waited until the settlement was flooded before opening a nearby lake to the ocean.

    SPCA says funding for desexing dogs needed

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    SPCA says funding for desexing dogs needed

    The SPCA is calling for an overhaul of dog control laws and for the government to reinstate funding for the desexing of menacing and roaming dogs.

    One critical after suspected gang incident

    One critical after suspected gang incident

    Four people have been injured following a suspected gang-related incident in Christchurch last night.

    Home off limits after landslip

    Belmont Lane resident Lynette Johnston, pictured with her Pomeranian Tina, was told to leave her...

    Home off limits after landslip

    One Dunedin resident has been told she will not be able to return home after her house was red-stickered in the wake of a landslip on a Musselburgh cliff.

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    Foo Fighters support gig ‘mind blowing’

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    Foo Fighters support gig ‘mind blowing’

    Members of a Dunedin secondary school band say they are "mind blown" to be supporting the Foo Fighters in Christchurch next year.

    Car smashes concrete fence

    Car smashes concrete fence

    There were no hard feelings from a Dunedin homeowner who offered a ride home to a young woman driver whose car became stuck in their concrete fence.

    Beautiful plumage

    Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Beautiful plumage

    Mural artist Koryu Aoshima puts the finishing touches on his forest-themed artwork in Carey Ave, South Dunedin.

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    Wages falsified to claim $30,000 in Covid subsidies

    Tony Haines was sentenced to seven months’ home detention after wrongfully claiming nearly $30...

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    Wages falsified to claim $30,000 in Covid subsidies

    An Otago businessman swindled nearly $30,000 from the government by inventing wages to claim subsidies during Covid-19.

    Three injured in crash

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    Three injured in crash

    Three people have been injured, one critically, in a two-vehicle crash which closed an Otago highway yesterday.

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    Ong sets sights on hiring PA

    Benedict Ong. Photo: supplied

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    Ong sets sights on hiring PA

    Ask not what Benedict Ong can do for you — ask what you can do for Benedict Ong.

    Lotto 2026

    Lotto 2026

    Results from last night's Lotto draw.

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    Coastal cycle trail from Green Island to Taieri Mouth proposed

    Dunedin resident Simon Noble stands near a trail through sand dunes south of Brighton. He hopes...

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    Coastal cycle trail from Green Island to Taieri Mouth proposed

    A "scenic" cycle route along Dunedin’s south coast has been pitched to link the city with a popular regional trail.

    Use of opioids rising in Otago, survey finds

    Use of opioids rising in Otago, survey finds

    The use of opioids in the Otago region is climbing according to the latest survey of drugs in the workplace, although cannabis remains far and away the region’s illicit drug of choice.

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    Historic OBHS building reopens

    Work at the Otago Boys’ High School Shand building is complete. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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    Historic OBHS building reopens

    A historic Dunedin school building which narrowly escaped demolition has reopened after seven years of renovations.

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    More beds needed to maintain appeal

    Cyril Coombe’s Alexis Motor Lodge has been pretty full over the past few weeks. Photo: Peter...

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    More beds needed to maintain appeal

    Accommodation is in hot demand in Dunedin and one provider says it may be time for more motels to open in the city.

    Roaring performance

    PHOTO: REUTERS

    Roaring performance

    Performers take part in a lion dance during celebrations on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Horse at the Dongyue Temple in Beijing yesterday.

    Fasting times fast approaching

    PHOTO: REUTERS

    Fasting times fast approaching

    Children celebrate the start of the holy month of Ramadan in Mosul, Iraq, yesterday.

    Animal Control at property on day before fatal dog attack

    Police at the scene of the fatal attack. Photo: RNZ

    Animal Control at property on day before fatal dog attack

    The Northland property where a woman was mauled to death by dogs had been visited by Animal Control officers four times, including the day before the attack.
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