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Work begins on new town housing project
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Work begins on new town housing project
Another town housing project is about to spring up in Dunedin — this time on the former Bayfield Bowling Club site in Bayfield Rd.
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Wet weather no concern for cruise ship tourists
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Wet weather no concern for cruise ship tourists
Tourists on a rare two-night stay in Dunedin did not let the wet weather get in the way of their travels.
Summer art exhibition attracts over 100 entries
Summer art exhibition attracts over 100 entries
More than 100 Otago artists feature in the Otago Art Society’s summer exhibition at the Dunedin Railway Station.
Timber!
Timber!
Portobello Rd traffic was down to one lane yesterday as arborists felled a large macrocarpa tree in Ivanhoe Rd.
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Stab wound penetrated to within 2cm of heart
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Stab wound penetrated to within 2cm of heart
A stabbing in central Dunedin left the victim with a wound just 2cm from his heart, a court has heard.
Rare visitor spotted
Rare visitor spotted
Erect-crested penguins are normally found on New Zealand’s subantarctic Bounty and Antipodes island groups, but this juvenile was among sea lions at a Dunedin beach.
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Builder had to ‘learn place pretty quickly’
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Builder had to ‘learn place pretty quickly’
Not surprisingly, Stephen Jory has forgotten the number of times he has smashed his thumb with a hammer on a building site over the past 50 years.
Stormy snapshot
Stormy snapshot
A couple pause to take a photograph while walking along Smaills beach on a blustery day recently.
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Removal planned for scout hall before blaze
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Removal planned for scout hall before blaze
Plans to remove the Roslyn scout hall were under way a week before a large fire ripped through the more than 100-year-old building.
Academy to foster students’ potential in science
Academy to foster students’ potential in science
There was very little sign of life at the University of Otago yesterday — particularly when it came to pollution-sensitive invertebrates in the Water of Leith.
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Man threw coward punch in pub argument
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Man threw coward punch in pub argument
A man was left with five broken teeth, a broken nose and a concussion after he was coward punched at a Milton pub, a court has heard.
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Teen collapsed after being fed booze and drugs
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Teen collapsed after being fed booze and drugs
A Dunedin man supplied alcohol and offered prescription drugs to three vulnerable children, leaving one so intoxicated she had to be hospitalised.
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Chef steps up to resurrect community cafe
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Chef steps up to resurrect community cafe
Turns out The Duck is not dead after all.
Crews fight fire at fireplace factory
Crews fight fire at fireplace factory
Firefighters have quelled a blaze at a fireplace factory in the Dunedin suburb of Green Island.
More wild weather to slam South over weekend
More wild weather to slam South over weekend
MetService has issued a 30-hour heavy rain watch for parts of the South, including Dunedin, and is warning that strong winds could batter some areas as well.
Pole-swinging perpetrator pepper-sprayed in bedroom fracas
Pole-swinging perpetrator pepper-sprayed in bedroom fracas
A Dunedin man barricaded himself in a bedroom and swung a metal pole at police attempting to arrest him over an alleged crime spree.
Otago ticket scoops $5.3m Lotto win
Otago ticket scoops $5.3m Lotto win
An Otago Lotto player is $5.3 million richer after winning Powerball first division in last night's draw.
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Markings relate to aqueduct upgrade
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Markings relate to aqueduct upgrade
Chequered markings at St Clair and Forbury in Dunedin do indeed relate to an aqueduct upgrade, the city council has confirmed.
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Firearms licences denied to 63 in the South
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Firearms licences denied to 63 in the South
Domestic violence and alcohol abuse are among the reasons people in the South have been denied firearms licences.
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Olympic champion provides inspiration
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Olympic champion provides inspiration
They say when you get knocked off your horse, you just have to get back on again.