The game goes on
The game goes on
Golfers play on at the St Clair Golf Club yesterday despite a blazing lawn mower.
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'Massive scale' crayfish crime ring busted
'Massive scale' crayfish crime ring busted
A months-long operation that police say uncovered a "massive scale" crayfish crime ring ended yesterday in the dramatic raid of the King Cobras’ Dunedin gang pad.
Deceased patient failed by doctors
Deceased patient failed by doctors: report
A man in his 20s with severe cardiac issues who died two days after being discharged from Southland Hospital was failed by doctors.
Person 'critical' after 12m fall in Queenstown
Person 'critical' after 12m fall in Queenstown
A person has been flown to hospital in a critical condition after falling 12 metres from a retaining wall in Queenstown, emergency services say.
Siblings right theft of donations
Siblings right theft of donations
When volunteer firefighters were hit with a brazen theft in the middle of a natural disaster, a pair of Dunedin children sprang into action.
Charges after ride home in patrol car
Charges after ride home in patrol car
A man given a ride home repaid the favour by smashing a patrol car window and attacking two officers, police say.
Two secondary schools emailed bomb threats
Two secondary schools emailed bomb threats
Two Dunedin schools have become the latest recipients in a series of bomb threats sent to secondary schools nationally.
Dunedin schools emailed 'bomb threat '
Dunedin schools emailed 'bomb threat '
Two Dunedin schools were included in a bomb threat emailed to secondary schools throughout NZ this morning.
Orcas steal show
Orcas steal show
A pair of orcas were spotted swimming through Otago Harbour yesterday.
An anniversary to remember
An anniversary to remember
Fourteen years ago a Papua New Guinean couple married in a church in Palmerston - but yesterday’s anniversary turned into a double celebration.
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Truck driver slams critics after rail hit
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Truck driver slams critics after rail hit
People who can barely "drive their little town cars" should look in the mirror before criticising the driver who hit a Pine Hill handrail while driving a 20m-long truck, a truck driver says.
McDonald's staff threatened over order
McDonald's staff threatened over order
A man upset over his dinner order threatened to shoot a staff member at a Dunedin fast food restaurant.
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Police ‘let down’ victim of robbery
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Police ‘let down’ victim of robbery
A Dunedin grandmother says the police let her grandson down after he was robbed of his shoes by a trio of teenagers on the doorstep of the central police station.
Crash victim had to be cut from car
Crash victim had to be cut from car
A tourist had to be cut from their vehicle after a driver fell asleep at the wheel and crashed on State Highway 1 yesterday.
Man assaulted, robbed ex-partner; found with weapons
Man assaulted, robbed ex-partner; found with weapons
A Dunedin man who robbed his ex-partner is facing a raft of charges after police tracked him down and found a boot-load of weapons.
Waihola crash victim had to be cut from car - police
Waihola crash victim had to be cut from car - police
A tourist had to be cut from their vehicle after a driver fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into train lines near Waihola yesterday.
Disagreement leads to homemade scythe threat
Disagreement leads to homemade scythe threat
A disagreement between two Dunedin men led to one threatening the other with a homemade scythe.
Cause of house fire investigated
Cause of house fire investigated
An investigation is underway to discover the cause of a fire that gutted a Brockville home.
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St Andrew’s Day festivities draw young and old
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St Andrew’s Day festivities draw young and old
The Octagon air was ringing with the skirl of bagpipes during St Andrew’s Day festivities on Saturday as the 50th anniversary of the Dunedin and Edinburgh sister city relationship was celebrated.
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Getting to the bottom of the perfect manu
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Getting to the bottom of the perfect manu
What does it take to pop the perfect manu?