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Ex-Dunedinite McSkimming pleads guilty

Former deputy commissioner Jevon McSkimming. PHOTO: RNZ/MARK PAPALII

Ex-Dunedinite McSkimming pleads guilty

Former deputy police commissioner Jevon McSkimming, who pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual exploitation and bestiality material, went to school in Dunedin and trained as a teacher in the city.

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Albany St report ordered

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Albany St report ordered

An urgent report is being prepared by Dunedin City Council staff about a contentious planned cycleway.

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Highest demand for halls

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Highest demand for halls

The University of Otago’s residential colleges are bursting at their seams next year, as the institution tries to find the best way to accommodate everyone.

‘Extraordinary’ writer recognised

Dunedin author Barbara Else has received a Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement. PHOTO...

‘Extraordinary’ writer recognised

An award-winning Dunedin author has received a Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement.

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Otago research bound for Saturn’s largest moon

Dr Courtney Ennis has been awarded a Marsden Grant from the Te Aparangi Royal Society. PHOTO:...

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Otago research bound for Saturn’s largest moon

Courtney Ennis’s research is about to go where no human’s research has gone before.

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Festival chance to share ‘love of beer’

Glenorchy Brew Co owner Steve Newland samples his product. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Festival chance to share ‘love of beer’

A humble brewer from Glenorchy is looking forward to sharing his meticulously crafted labour of love at the Dunedin Craft Beer and Food Festival over the next two days.

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Celebrating ‘fresh’ Dunedin Sound

The Dunedin City Council is branching out, producing a compilation album of contemporary music....

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Celebrating ‘fresh’ Dunedin Sound

A compilation album of contemporary music produced by the Dunedin City Council is receiving mixed reviews before it is recorded.

Polytech to teach hundreds of students based in China

Polytech to teach hundreds of students based in China

Otago Polytechnic has signed up to a joint venture to eventually teach about 1200 Chinese students a year.

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The Germans are coming — for training

An Airbus A400M Atlas will be among five German Air Force aircraft based at RNZAF Base Woodbourne...

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The Germans are coming — for training

German Air Force planes flying over southern skies is certainly not the norm, so residents are being urged not to panic.

NZDF moving from hall to new headquarters

The doors on the historic, 85m-long Kensington Army Hall will be closed for the final time on...

NZDF moving from hall to new headquarters

For more than a century the Kensington Army Hall has been a hive of activity for the New Zealand Defence Force’s operations in Dunedin.

Chairs of boards chosen

Dunedin City Council’s community boards have decided on the people who will chair their meetings.

Ex-top cop 'needed different types of porn to feel anything'

Former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming. Photo: RNZ

Ex-top cop 'needed different types of porn to feel anything'

Court documents have revealed the extent of former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming's viewing of objectionable material on his work devices.

Fast track urged for NSW high-speed rail project

Commuters will hop on to Australia's first high-speed trains in just 12 years if the latest proposal for the nation's rail network leaves the station.

The high country station that could be yours, for $50 million

Mt Algidus Station. Photo: Sotheby's / supplied

The high country station that could be yours, for $50 million

One of the country's most storied high-country stations is on the market, for those with $50 million or more to spare.

More than 23,000 without power in Far North

Transpower issued a warning notice on Friday morning saying there was a risk of insufficient...

More than 23,000 without power in Far North

The Far North has been plunged into another massive power cut, with more than 23,000 homes and businesses without electricity.

Former top cop admits child sexual exploitation, bestiality image offending

Jevon McSkimming appeared at the Wellington District Court on Thursday. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii...

Former top cop admits child sexual exploitation, bestiality image offending

Former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming has pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual exploitation and bestiality material.

'Ground-shaking change' should embolden NZ

New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani holds a press conference in the Queens borough of New...

Global Insight: 'Ground-shaking change' should embolden NZ

The stunning New York City election results should embolden New Zealand’s government in its dealings with Donald Trump, Prof Robert Patman says.

'Black boxes' found from UPS plane crash that killed 12

A satellite image shows the crash site at Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville,...

'Black boxes' found from UPS plane crash that killed 12

Investigators have located the "black box" recorders from the wreckage of a cargo plane that crashed in flames on takeoff from an airport in Kentucky, killing at least 12 people.

Community gets in behind boy with rare genetic disorder

A 5-year-old boy who is the only person in NZ with the genetic disorder Witteveen-Kolk Syndrome is set to fly to Brisbane on Friday for life-changing physical therapy.

Fraud conviction would have been 'hugely disastrous'

Fraud conviction would have been 'hugely disastrous'

A respected Dunedin professional has avoided a conviction for insurance fraud, and her identity will be permanently kept under wraps.

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