Teen sought over retirement unit break-in
Teen sought over retirement unit break-in
A teenager leapt out of the window of a Mosgiel retirement unit after being disturbed by the startled resident.
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Largest public service strike in decades
Largest public service strike in decades
Thousands of public service workers gathered en masse in the South as part of the largest co-ordinated strike action in the country in decades.
Startled Mosgiel retiree finds teenager in home
Startled Mosgiel retiree finds teenager in home
A teenager fled out of the window of a Mosgiel retirement unit after being disturbed by the startled resident.
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‘Rotten egg’ smell caused by pond work
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‘Rotten egg’ smell caused by pond work
A pungent and foul "rotten egg" smell has left residents of a Dunedin suburb plugging their nostrils.
Scooter pair smash into car after running red light
Scooter pair smash into car after running red light
Two youths hooning around on a scooter slammed into a car after allegedly running a red light at a Dunedin intersection.
Masked raiders smash way into Dunedin dairy
Masked raiders smash way into Dunedin dairy
Police are hunting a pair of masked invaders who raided a North Dunedin dairy in an early morning smash and grab.
Fleeing Otago driver leads cops straight to prison
Fleeing Otago driver leads cops straight to prison
An Otago woman fled police all the way to prison after worried members of the public reported her dangerous driving.
Power outage hits Harbour areas
Power outage hits Harbour areas
Multiple unplanned outages across Dunedin will leave families without power well into the evening.
Power cuts as high winds batter South Island
Power cuts as high winds batter South Island
Power was cut to hundreds of homes in Christchurch and Selwyn overnight as high winds knocked over trees and damaged lines.
Ferocious winds batter South, worse possibly to come
Ferocious winds batter South, worse possibly to come
The rescue of a man from a boat on Otago Harbour was just one of several incidents caused by the ferocious winds that lashed the South yesterday - and more wild weather is on the way.
Woman 'couldn't be bothered' complying with police
Dunedin woman 'couldn't be bothered' complying with police
A Dunedin woman stopped for allegedly speeding "couldn’t be bothered" to comply with police and ended up arrested.
Dunedin man left foot on accelerator during drunken snooze: police
Dunedin man left foot on accelerator during drunken snooze: police
Residents of a Dunedin street were kept up late after a man allegedly having a drunken snooze forgot to take his foot off the accelerator.
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Golf stalwart’s family walk in his footsteps
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Golf stalwart’s family walk in his footsteps
Direct descendants of a Dunedin golfing legend gathered from across the globe at the weekend to partake in a golf tournament held annually in their ancestor’s honour.
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Holden on to classic cars of our history
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Holden on to classic cars of our history
A Dunedin son paid his father back for putting up with his "misspent youth" by rebuilding and refurbishing his dad’s beloved vintage Holden.
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Can’t put a good busker down after a six-year break
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Can’t put a good busker down after a six-year break
Baby-faced Dunedin musicians and seasoned dancers were all on hand to help reboot a "dormant" Dunedin busking festival after a six-year hiatus.
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Rosella saved after crash landing
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Rosella saved after crash landing
A colourful parrot knocked itself out against the right Waldronville window.
NZPFU pleased with support for ‘last resort’ strike
NZPFU pleased with support for ‘last resort’ strike
Walking off the job was a "last resort" for Dunedin firefighters sick of their concerns being ignored.
Unlicensed teen crashed bike almost instantly
Unlicensed teen crashed bike almost instantly
A Dunedin teen without a licence "convinced" his friend to let him have a go on his motorbike before crashing into a car and a concrete wall.
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City kids udderly taken with farm life
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City kids udderly taken with farm life
City kids went country for the day during a meet-up between two very different Dunedin schools.
Neighbours at war: Woman's eye gashed in Caversham
Neighbours at war: Woman's eye gashed in Caversham
A woman was left with a gash above her eye after neighbourly relations turned sour between two Caversham residents.