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Plastic-melting fire prompts evacuation
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Plastic-melting fire prompts evacuation
A witness described molten plastic as "dripping down the stairway" while tenants evacuated from a fire in a central Dunedin building.
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Fire extinguished in Octagon building
Fire extinguished in Octagon building
Firefighters swarmed the Octagon this afternoon, after reports of a fire on the top floor of a central Dunedin building.
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Mining company hails passing of Fast-track Approvals Bill
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Mining company hails passing of Fast-track Approvals Bill
Santana Minerals has confirmed it will use the new fast-track legislation to apply for its proposed $5 billion Central Otago gold mine.
10 hurt after 'rough landing' in hot air balloon
10 hurt after 'rough landing' in hot air balloon
Ten people have been injured after a hot air balloon had a ‘‘rough landing’’ in a paddock near Luggate.
10 hurt after 'rough landing' in hot air balloon
10 hurt after 'rough landing' in hot air balloon
Ten people have been injured after a hot air balloon had a ‘‘rough landing’’ near Luggate.
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Competition brings festive feel to city
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Competition brings festive feel to city
Snowmen, nutcrackers and even the Grinch adorned shopfront windows in George St as businesses vied to be the best decorated.
Climate protesters highlight extinct species
Climate protesters highlight extinct species
Protesters at Dunedin's Railway Station hold tombstone-like placards of species they say are extinct due to climate change.
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Woollies action worth it: union
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Woollies action worth it: union
Dunedin Woolworths workers earned a 6.8% pay increase over two years after they stood up for themselves at work "and really, really ran with it", a union representative says.
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Bar which let licence lapse urged to be ‘proactive’
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Bar which let licence lapse urged to be ‘proactive’
The owners of a central Dunedin bar have been urged to be more proactive after they traded without a current liquor licence for nearly a year.
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One taken to hospital after crash
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One taken to hospital after crash
One person was transported to hospital with moderate injuries after a car left the road and rolled on to its side in Dunedin yesterday.
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Hotel, apartments possible on Princes St site
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Hotel, apartments possible on Princes St site
A new Princes St hotel could fill the void left by recently demolished derelict buildings in Dunedin’s city centre.
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More than 1000 visit inaugural lavender festival
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More than 1000 visit inaugural lavender festival
More than 1000 people basked in the fragrant fields of Dunedin’s inaugural lavender festival over the weekend.
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Self-deprecating tone controversial
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Self-deprecating tone controversial
The tone of a self-deprecating Dunedin marketing campaign has not quite landed with the city’s tourism industry, councillors have heard.
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Bar’s liquor licence opposed
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Bar’s liquor licence opposed
A central Dunedin bar has had its liquor licence opposed after it was found to have traded without a current licence.
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Otago tops economic scoreboard
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Otago tops economic scoreboard
While Otago may have topped a national economic ranking, a southern business leader remains sceptical conditions are improving.
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Confidentiality breach alleged
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Confidentiality breach alleged
A Dunedin city councillor has accused one of his colleagues of breaking confidentiality by contacting the chief executive about the city’s alcohol plan.
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Alleged attacks on group opposing new on-licence
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Alleged attacks on group opposing new on-licence
A student alcohol-harm reduction group says its president has fled the city after they were "vilified" for opposing a new venue in Dunedin.
New venue 'not a student bar'
New venue 'not a student bar'
An entertainment venue to be housed in the former Captain Cook Hotel is "not a student bar", Dunedin's district licensing committee has heard.
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‘Humbling’ for new owners to be home
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‘Humbling’ for new owners to be home
After first stacking shelves in Dunedin 35 years ago, Justin Vaudrey has returned to the city as the new co-owner of a South Dunedin supermarket.
The songs go on thanks to kindness
The songs go on thanks to kindness
An act of generosity is ensuring a building used for documentary and film production for more than a decade will continue to be a home for creativity in Dunedin.