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Oldest unpaid parking fine in Otago 39 years old
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Oldest unpaid parking fine in Otago 39 years old
The oldest Otago overdue parking fine has recently celebrated its 39th birthday.
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Funding target reached for new clubhouse
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Funding target reached for new clubhouse
A dream of building a new clubhouse is now a reality for the Warrington Surf Life Saving Club after finally reaching its $1.5m fundraising milestone.
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South Dunedin carparking changes fail to please
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South Dunedin carparking changes fail to please
Staff at businesses on a busy South Dunedin street say the removal of all-day parking spots has forced them to battle it out for free spots in the surrounding area while new 60-minute parks sit empty.
Silence observed for slain officer
Silence observed for slain officer
Staff at the Dunedin Central Police Station remember and honour Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming, who was killed in Nelson early on New Year’s Day.
Charges after woman returns to supermarket
Charges after woman returns to supermarket
A Dunedin woman with a hankering for poultry is in court after returning to the supermarket she allegedly stole a chicken and pie from last week.
‘Not realistic’: tourists queue for cheaper rides
‘Not realistic’: tourists queue for cheaper rides
Passengers from the Royal Princess cruise ship queued in Port Chalmers for the No 14 public bus into central Dunedin after faced with an eye-watering charge of about $56 to use provided shuttles.
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The claim of Spain that wasn’t quite so plain
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The claim of Spain that wasn’t quite so plain
It's been revealed actor Alec Baldwin’s supposed Spanish-born wife was not, in fact Spanish.
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Harry Potter theories keep on giving to new and old alike
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Harry Potter theories keep on giving to new and old alike
Laine Priestley explains a handful of the magical Harry Potter theories circulating around the real-world wizarding community.
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Fear the reaper and thank Beyonce
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Fear the reaper and thank Beyonce
Laine Priestley explains the series of events that conspiracists believe has turned Beyonce from a singing superstar to a god-like supernova scaring the celebrity world into submission.
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How far are people willing to go for views?
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How far are people willing to go for views?
Do you find it exhausting trying to keep up with the strange concept of internet drama? Weird online hoaxes and attention-grabbing antics make you take pause and think ‘‘hey, why would you even do...
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Holiday hobby brings festive spirit to neighbourhood
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Holiday hobby brings festive spirit to neighbourhood
A Christmas treat for a Ravensbourne man’s children has turned into a yearly display of light and colour for an entire neighbourhood.
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Highest level more than 8 times limit
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Highest level more than 8 times limit
The five worst drink-drivers caught by police in the South this year were each driving with at least 6.4 times the legal limit of alcohol in their systems.
Crews called out to car fire
Crews called out to car fire
Firefighters have been working to get a vehicle on fire under control in Upper Junction, Dunedin, this afternoon.
Fire crews battle large building blaze
Fire crews battle large blaze in commercial building
Southland firefighters were hard at work on Thursday night bringing a large hopper fire at an Invercargill business under control.
Person hospitalised after boarding house fire
Person hospitalised after boarding house fire
One person has been hospitalised for smoke inhalation following an early morning boarding house blaze in central Dunedin.
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Bucking up to continue the family legacy
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Bucking up to continue the family legacy
As soon as the youngest members of the McKerchar clan from Roxburgh could stand on their own, their parents were hoisting them into saddles.
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Camera clocks speedsters 13,000 times
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Camera clocks speedsters 13,000 times
An Oamaru speed camera continues to be the South's busiest, clocking more than twice as many speeding drivers this year than the rest of the region's fixed cameras combined.
Flying fox out of action after fourth dog attack
Flying fox out of action after fourth dog attack
A Dunedin dog owner believed to have been training their dog to attack a beloved playground flying fox may have ruined the fun for everyone.
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Scott Base workers get creative
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Scott Base workers get creative
Otago locals far from home are some of the very few to get a guaranteed white Christmas in the southern hemisphere.
Teenage driver who fled police after being caught speeding ‘knew it was stupid’
Teenage driver who fled police after being caught speeding ‘knew it was stupid’
Dunedin teenager with a "need for speed" told police she "knew it was stupid" to take them on a city-wide drive as she fled police at speeds which reached 120kmh.