Laine Priestley

Accusations fly as feud over vege stall grows

Broadview Produce owners Will and Gemma Thian harvest kale on their Southbridge farm. Photo:...

Feud between farming family and market leads to accusations of 'sour grapes'

A feud is brewing between a farmers' market and a family-run farm in Canterbury, which has opened a stall outside the market’s gates.

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'Could have been catastrophic': Leak exposes ‘fragility’ of fleet

Firefighters at the scene in Quarry Rd yesterday. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

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'Could have been catastrophic': Leak exposes ‘fragility’ of fleet

A potentially catastrophic situation was averted thanks to the hard work of Dunedin firefighters when their back-up truck "sprang a leak" while they fought a house fire yesterday.

Accusations fly as feud over stall grows

A feud is brewing between the Otago Farmers Market and a family-run farm from Canterbury, which has opened a stall outside the market’s gates.

One seriously hurt in crash south of Dunedin

Police at the crash scene on Wednesday. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

One seriously hurt in crash south of Dunedin

One person is in a serious condition after a crash between a car and a logging truck south of Allanton.

Troublesome teens taken away from Dunedin mall

Troublesome teens taken away from Dunedin mall

Two teenagers who donned ski masks and barked at people in a Dunedin mall had their afternoon activities cut short when they were taken away by police.

High winds topple trees, cut power

High winds topple trees, cut power

Windy conditions around the Otago and Southland regions bought trees crashing down affecting powerlines last week.

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One for the books: life of top statistician

Author Les Hill (left) with longtime friend and statistician Len Cook at the launch of Mr Hill’s...

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One for the books: life of top statistician

Dunedin-born statistician Len Cook was once described as a "moustachioed Antipodean who looked like a squashed Groucho Marx".

Ammo find sparks lockdown at Port Otago

Ammo find sparks lockdown at Port Otago

A specialist police unit was dispatched and Port Otago was in lockdown for several hours after ammunition of an unknown origin was discovered.

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Musician creates AI Christmas album

Dunedin musician and producer Dylan Lee has created a Christmas music album made entirely with...

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Musician creates AI Christmas album

New Christmas tunes made by a Dunedin musician has hit a controversial milestone by being the first completely synthetic, AI-generated, professionally distributed New Zealand album.

Training needs unmet: striking firefighters

Career firefighters and supporters from across Dunedin gather at the Dunedin Railway Station...

Training needs unmet: striking firefighters

Many fresh-faced Dunedin career firefighters are getting their first experience of battling an out-of-control blaze while on the job

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Store closing; voyage of rediscovery awaits

The owner of Yaks n Yeti's, Nicole Bainbridge, is calling time on her Dunedin store as life on...

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Store closing; voyage of rediscovery awaits

After almost three decades of supplying Dunedin with exotic fashion from across the globe, a longtime George St shop-owner is excited for a new adventure — retirement.

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Show skating to the fore in ‘Pan on Ice’

Pan on Ice co-directors Rachael Jannink and Megan Kliegl are ready to put on an ice show for all...

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Show skating to the fore in ‘Pan on Ice’

Double-axels and some "Olympic-level" performances are promised for tonight's Pan on Ice show.

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Special Olympics coach a long-haul helper

Special Olympics swimming coach Margaret van Betuw at one of the last training sessions at Moana...

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Special Olympics coach a long-haul helper

Helping create a sense of belonging and community has been an almost 40-year journey for a Dunedin Special Olympics swim coach.

Morning tea mishap leads to Dunedin crash

The man was driving down Brockville Rod when the mishap occurred. Photo: Google

Morning tea mishap leads to Dunedin crash

A Dunedin man crashed his car after losing control when he spilled his cup of tea.

Mosgiel dumpster diver's midnight skip raid foiled

A late-night Mosgiel dumpster diver told police he ‘‘thought he could just take’’ material out of a worksite’s skip before being made to return his haul.

Retiree loses house, possessions in fire

Palmerston man Kevin Lott and his dog, Patch, stand in the remnants of his off-grid container...

Retiree loses house, possessions in fire

An East Otago man has been "set back 30 years" after his uninsured container home was destroyed by fire.

Man charged over hunting death

Man charged over hunting death

One person has been charged over the death of a young Otago man while on a hunting trip in Stewart Island earlier this year.

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Rising through the ranks over 50 years

Commercial Vehicle Centre Dunedin manager and director Ken Syeb has spent 50 years rising from ...

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Rising through the ranks over 50 years

On Ken Seyb’s first day of work he was told to hurry up and get started on scraping paint off a window — 50 years on he is now a director of that same company.

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‘Pleasantly feral’ memories surface in Unicol reunion

Former University College residents and University of Otago alumni (from left) Bridget Williams,...

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‘Pleasantly feral’ memories surface in Unicol reunion

First-year life in University College back in the 1970s was "pleasantly feral", and the friendships forged in the residential college have lasted a lifetime for a group of old pals.

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Athletes carry torch as Games approach

Holding the Torch of Hope on Saturday are (from left) Debbie Kennedy, Senior Sergeant Bruce Benn...

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Athletes carry torch as Games approach

Dunedin police officers teamed with some of Otago’s top athletes to usher the Special Olympics National Summer Games’ Flame of Hope through the city on Saturday.

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