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Dunedin strangler's sentence reduced to home detention

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Dunedin strangler's sentence reduced to home detention

A Dunedin man who was jailed for strangling his partner in an angry attack has had his sentence reduced to home detention on appeal.

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Turbulence ‘pure terror’: passenger

NZ673 an Auckland to Dunedin flight on Sunday 21/09/2025 that was impacted by turbulence. IMAGE:...

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Turbulence ‘pure terror’: passenger

Four minutes of "absolute pure terror".

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New itsy bitsy discovery came down in ‘spider rain’

The Pholcomma genus spider (right) next to a tarantula the size of a stamp. PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH

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New itsy bitsy discovery came down in ‘spider rain’

A Dunedin researcher’s spider senses were left tingling when a species new to science began falling from the sky.

Palmerston death: Victim died while restrained on bed

Police work at the scene of an unexplained death at a house on the corner of Mull and Birsa Sts,...

Palmerston death: Victim died while restrained on bed

A coroner has ruled on the death of a man restrained on a bed at a house party in his Palmerston home.

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ORC salaries ‘way out of step’: Vision Otago

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ORC salaries ‘way out of step’: Vision Otago

An annual report has laid bare why rates are going up, one regional councillor says — too many staff, earning big pay rises and pocketing more than $100,000 annually.

Drama as Dunedin cycleway decision reversed

The crucial vote that enabled the U-turn belonged to Cr Jim O'Malley, pictured with Cr Mandy...

Drama as Dunedin cycleway decision reversed

Dunedin's contentious Albany St cycleway is back on.

Car 'takes flight' in Mosgiel crash

Police at the scene of the crash this morning. Photo: Gregor Richardson

Car 'takes flight' in Mosgiel crash

A neighbour watched a car "take flight" over a grass verge before slamming into a garage in Mosgiel this morning.

Clark’s patronage of festival celebrated

Former prime minister Helen Clark (standing) and Routeburn Dart Wildlife Trust trustee Amanda...

Clark’s patronage of festival celebrated

Dunedin's reputation as the "wildest city in New Zealand" has been cemented, after former prime minister Helen Clark was named patron of the Wild Dunedin Festival yesterday.

Cosy Dell sex attacker named

A man who broke into a Dunedin student flat and violated a young woman can now be named.

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Koru Care trip will take nurse full circle

With life-long lessons and memories of her own Koru Care Otago trip to the Gold Coast in 2008,...

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Koru Care trip will take nurse full circle

Tara Cheung thought her life was "pretty bad" when she woke up in hospital after stomach surgery, and found the surgeons had not stitched her back up again.

Fire in car sparks warning about lithium-ion batteries

A Fire and Emergency New Zealand crew from St Kilda attends to a smoke-filled car after a battery...

Fire in car sparks warning about lithium-ion batteries

Emergency services are warning the public to be vigilant after a battery pack caught fire in the back of car parked in a busy public place in South Dunedin.

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Fears fare rise will lower bus patronage

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Fears fare rise will lower bus patronage

Bus patronage has risen by more than 50% in the past five years in Dunedin and Queenstown, but fears remain it will sink when fares are increased.

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Fate of cycleway on council agenda

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Fate of cycleway on council agenda

Amid fears of legal challenges, the fate of a controversial central Dunedin cycleway could rest on one councillor.

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Event a dress rehearsal for the big one

Early risers were treated to a view of yesterday morning’s partial solar eclipse at St Clair...

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Event a dress rehearsal for the big one

A partial eclipse was the perfect test run for a Dunedin astronomer ahead of the big one in less than three years’ time.

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Audience thrilled show ‘delivered a crash’

A monster truck gets good air after jumping over some cars.

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Audience thrilled show ‘delivered a crash’

Earmuffs were the headwear of choice at Forsyth Barr Stadium over the weekend, as thousands packed in to catch some rip-roaring monster truck action.

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Jigsaw championship brings enthusiasts together

Dunedin speed puzzler Alison Jacobs is competing in her first World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship in...

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Jigsaw championship brings enthusiasts together

A passion for puzzles is a common language connecting 3600 international speed puzzlers competing at the world champs, an Ōtepoti speed puzzler says.

Trust campaigning for consecutive hoiho wins

Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust treasurer Tim Mepham and ranger Fran Neal hold one of the hoardings...

Trust campaigning for consecutive hoiho wins

The 2025 Bird of the Year race has started — and it appears to be getting pretty political, pretty quickly.

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Moran Chapel set to close this week

The Catholic Moran Chapel (above) in the Moran Building (below) in the Octagon. PHOTOS: GERARD O...

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Moran Chapel set to close this week

The Catholic Church has done a U-turn on keeping a central Dunedin chapel and will close it for financial reasons.

Collecting rubbish to help the homeless

Collecting rubbish to help the homeless

King’s High School students Sam Moore (left), 17, and Charlie Heller, 18, pick up rubbish outside Woolworths Dunedin Central yesterday.

Southerners catch glimpse of rare partial eclipse

The eclipse glimpsed through the trees in Octagon this morning. Photo: Supplied/Andy Smith

Southerners catch glimpse of rare partial eclipse

Parts of the South offered up some of the best views of a partial solar eclipse this morning.

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