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Call to stop, take a look at ‘fusion’ cross
The Dunedin religious community is calling on people to stop and take a look at a largely overlooked sculpture in the centre of the city that is a symbol of city-wide co-operation.
Laine Priestley
Region top in use of ketamine
Region top in use of ketamine
Otago is leading the country in ketamine use as new data reveals the region is a particular hotbed for the increasingly popular party drug.
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Fundraiser chance to repay community
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Fundraiser chance to repay community
The parents of a young father who took his own life were ‘‘amazed’’ by the support they received from their community after the tragedy, and have decided to pay them back.
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Fenz hid information, firefighters claim
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Fenz hid information, firefighters claim
Firefighters have accused their bosses of hiding vital information about their working conditions from the government.
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School's name change seeks to honour Māori heritage
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School's name change seeks to honour Māori heritage
A name change will help a Dunedin school embrace its local cultural heritage — and hopefully stop it getting the wrong mail.
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Residents frustrated by lack of notification
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Residents frustrated by lack of notification
Residents of a Dunedin street are frustrated at the lack of notification about an all-hour road closure that has been imposed at one end of their road.
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Helping save man’s life all in day’s work for brigade
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Helping save man’s life all in day’s work for brigade
Stepping in to help save a man’s life is all in a day’s work for the Brighton Volunteer Fire Brigade.
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Smuggling by family alleged
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Smuggling by family alleged
The loved ones of an Otago Corrections Facility inmate may find their visiting rights revoked after being caught trying to smuggle in medication.
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‘Good to be home’: landslip victim returns
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‘Good to be home’: landslip victim returns
Being given 15 minutes to leave her home with no return date was a scary experience for Lynnette Johnston.
Groper 'grabbed and squeezed’ young woman on Dunedin street
Groper 'grabbed and squeezed’ young woman on Dunedin street
A Dunedin man has been charged with indecent assault after he allegedly groped a young woman on a north Dunedin street.
You want AI with that?
You want AI with that? Masked woman tells BK to 'hire humans'
A masked protester defaced a drive-through at a fast food restaurant over the chain’s decision to replace human order-takers with AI.
You want AIs with that? Burger protester says No
'No AI, hire humans': Masked woman defaces Dunedin Burger King
A masked protester defaced a drive-through at a South Dunedin fast food restaurant over the chain’s decision to replace human order-takers with AI.
Helmet saved cyclist from more serious injury: police
Helmet saved cyclist from more serious injury: police
A Dunedin cyclist who crashed and flew into the windscreen of a car avoided a traumatic head injury thanks to the helmet he was wearing, police say.
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Kidney failure: lifting the lid on a ‘silent condition’
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Kidney failure: lifting the lid on a ‘silent condition’
Kidney failure was simply a hurdle, and not a roadblock, for Dr Paul Trotman.
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Principals want more counsellors
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Principals want more counsellors
Otago secondary schools are having to ‘‘dig deep’’ into their pockets to fund school counsellors.
74-year-old man's leg pinned under car
74-year-old man's leg pinned under car
A man faces a long recovery after his femur was shattered after being pinned under a woman’s car while trying to leave a Mitre 10.
Runaway car pins cyclist, breaks his leg
Runaway car pins cyclist, breaks his leg
An Oamaru man faces a long recovery after his femur was shattered when he became pinned under a car while trying to leave a hardware store.
Southland crash victims worked at blueberry farm
'We are all devastated': Southland crash victims worked at blueberry farm
The two people who died in a crash in rural Southland were employees of a Southland blueberry farm.
Long recovery after cyclist pinned under car
Long recovery after cyclist pinned under car
An Oamaru man faces a long recovery after the 74-year-old's femur was shattered when pinned under a woman’s car while trying to leave a hardware store.
Police and tourists save man’s life
Police and tourists save man’s life
A medical emergency at a Dunedin campground could have ended in tragedy had it not been for a series of lucky breaks that saved a life.