Drugs left in view lead Dunedin police to narcotics haul
Drugs left in view lead Dunedin police to narcotics haul
Dunedin police stumbled on a haul of illegal substances after spotting drugs while visiting a Maryhill property.
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Airbus A320 delayed after weighty issue
Airbus A320 delayed after weighty issue
The Moana Pasifika team helped cause an Air NZ flight from Auckland to Dunedin to be delayed on Friday, after their pack weight rendered an Airbus A320 unbalanced.
Weighty issues led to reshuffle
Weighty issues led to reshuffle
The Moana Pasifika team helped cause an Air NZ flight from Auckland to Dunedin to be delayed on Friday, after their pack weight rendered an Airbus A320 unbalanced.
Coroner releases findings into tragic Taieri Mouth drowning
Coroner releases findings into tragic Taieri Mouth drowning
The coroner says signs warning of the dangers of crossing the bar at Taieri Mouth need to be more high-profile, following the death of a two-year-old girl.
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Students’ adverse reactions to fake MDMA spark alert
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Students’ adverse reactions to fake MDMA spark alert
A group of Dunedin students were left violently shaking and feeling "like death" after taking what they now believe was fake MDMA.
Uni campus cop still the push-up champ
63yo uni campus cop still the push-up champion
The campus cop gets older, the students stay the same age — but the result never changes.
View conflicting speed limit signs creating confusion
View conflicting speed limit signs creating confusion
A Dunedin driver says conflicting speed limit signs are sowing confusion among drivers.
Campus cop (63) still unbeaten in push-up contest
Campus cop (63) still unbeaten in student push-up contest
The campus cop gets older, the students stay the same age — but the result never changes.
Toga party a taste of student life
Toga party a taste of student life
University of Otago students donned their best bedding for a night of music and meeting fellow first-years at the annual O Week toga party yesterday.
Alcohol error fixed
Alcohol error fixed
A minor administrative error meant students flocking to Tent City on the Museum Reserve this week were served free alcohol, contravening local liquor laws.
Vodka founder injured in farm crash
Vodka founder injured in farm crash
Lake Hawea Station owner and 42 Below Vodka founder Justine Ross was critically injured in a crash on a farm road on Sunday.
'We're hoping to let loose': Toga-clad Otago students ready to party
'We're hoping to let loose': Toga-clad Otago students ready to party
University of Otago students first-years donned their best bedding for a night of music and meeting fellow first-years at the annual O Week Toga party tonight.
Teen to take granddad’s Jag for spin
Teen to take granddad’s Jag for spin
A Dunedin teenager has managed to wrangle the keys to his grandfather’s sports car and has permission to take it on a weekend cruise — despite being on his learner licence.
Students return: Flo-week behaviour ‘exemplary’
Students return: Flo-week behaviour ‘exemplary’
Police in Dunedin have praised student behaviour ahead of O Week as "exemplary".
Critical injuries after vehicle rolls into ditch
Critical injuries after vehicle rolls into ditch
Three people have been injured, two critically, after a vehicle rolled on a rural farm track near Lake Hāwea.
Two critically hurt in crash near Lake Hāwea
Two critically hurt in crash near Lake Hāwea
Three people were injured, two critically, when a vehicle rolled on a rural farm track near Lake Hāwea.
High-speed stolen car run ends in arrest
High-speed stolen car run ends in arrest
A young Dunedin driver caught in a stolen car admitted doing burnouts and tearing through a South Dunedin street at 180kmh early today.
Arrests, serious injury after snooping trio caught on camera
Arrests, serious injury after snooping trio caught on camera
A group of people wandering around a stranger’s property in Dunedin led to a two-hour manhunt and ended with one alleged offender seriously injured.
Students’ return brings excitement
Students’ return brings excitement
University of Otago students have started to fill the city again, and with that comes the excitement of moving away from mum and dad for the first time.
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Castle St a ‘sea of glass and rubbish’
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Castle St a ‘sea of glass and rubbish’
Castle St has been "a sea" of glass shards and rubbish since tertiary students started returning to Dunedin last week, and at least one North Dunedin local is not best pleased.