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Dunedin records its fourth-warmest July
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Dunedin records its fourth-warmest July
It may be difficult to believe, but Dunedin has just recorded its fourth-warmest July in nearly 80 years.
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Time to get reel: film-makers set to meet top producer
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Time to get reel: film-makers set to meet top producer
Raised in a Northern California commune without television or electricity, it is ironic that Emmy Award-winning producer Jon Kroll has become such a big name in television.
Antarctic heat sends ‘icy air masses’ north
Antarctic heat sends ‘icy air masses’ north
A rare and sudden stratospheric warming of the polar air above Antarctica is allowing icy air masses near the South Pole to escape into the southern hemisphere’s mid-latitudes, and some of it may...
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City’s brew now made in North
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City’s brew now made in North
One of the pleasures of the South is now being brewed in the North Island, it has been revealed.
50-year yoga teacher ‘just getting started’
50-year yoga teacher ‘just getting started’
Some days his yoga looks like Cirque du Soleil — other days, it makes him look like a discarded rubber band.
Polar blast from Antarctica may be heading our way
Polar blast from Antarctica may be heading our way
A rare, sudden stratospheric warming of the polar air above Antarctica is allowing icy air masses near the south pole to escape into the southern hemisphere’s mid-latitudes, and it may be heading our way.
Warmer days from mid-month: Niwa
Warmer days from mid-month: Niwa
Another major cold snap is expected to hit the southern regions next week, but the remainder of August is forecast to have average or above average temperatures, with the possibility of some ...
Parents’ sacrifices make ‘future better’
Parents’ sacrifices make ‘future better’
The older Siham Al Turk gets, the more she appreciates the sacrifices her parents made to bring her to New Zealand.
Exhibition to honour rugby club
Exhibition to honour lasting impact of rugby club
When the Samoana Rugby League Club burst on to Dunedin sports fields in 1964, they were in a league of their own.
Otago and Auckland team up in doctor training proposal
Otago and Auckland team up in doctor training proposal
Otago and Auckland Universities have told the govt they can train up to 300 additional doctors annually, without the need to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on a third medical school in Waikato.
Otago, Auckland universities join forces over med schools
Otago, Auckland universities join forces over med schools
The Universities of Otago and Auckland are teaming up, and have told the government they can train up to 300 additional doctors annually, without the need for a third medical school at Waikato.
New dairy owner promises to scoop her competition
New dairy owner promises to scoop her competition
A former Christchurch Wendy's worker who has taken over a Dunedin dairy says she will continue to make the biggest ice creams in the city.
Pet Refuge there for families escaping domestic violence
Pet Refuge there for families escaping domestic violence
She left for good after her ex-partner assaulted her so badly she ended up in hospital.
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Runaway car careens down hill with teen inside
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Runaway car careens down hill with teen inside
Witnesses were left screaming in terror as a runaway car with a teenage passenger careened down a steep Dunedin street.
Passing on the ice cream torch
New Rob Roy owner promises ice creams will still scoop rest
When the shop that makes the biggest ice creams in Dunedin goes up for sale, the first question on everyone’s tongue is: "Will they still make the massive multi-scoop ones?"
Still lovin’ it after 36 years on the job
Still lovin’ it after 36 years on the job
If you leave school early, some would say it is difficult to land on your feet.
‘T REX’ doco set for NZ premiere at planetarium
‘T REX’ doco set for NZ premiere at planetarium
A love of Jurassic times calls for Jurassic measures.
Bailed man back in court on assault charge
Bailed man back in court on assault charge
A 27-year-old man out on bail is back in the Dunedin District Court after allegedly assaulting a security guard in a central city mall.
Weather forces highway closures
Weather forces highway closures
Several stretches of South Island highways are closing overnight owing to ongoing wild weather.
Ministry’s financial priorities questioned
Ministry’s financial priorities questioned
Principals at some of Otago’s more remote rural primary schools almost choked on their morning coffee yesterday when they first heard about the Ministry of Education putting out a tender for 30...