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Jetski gets ‘very close’ to whale in Otago Harbour: police

A Department of Conservation investigation has been launched after a man on a jetski reportedly got too close to a humpback whale in Otago Harbour.

Overgrown Chinese grave unveiled; new mystery unfolds

A headstone on the grave of Li Yun Leung, in Dunedin’s Southern Cemetery. PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH...

Overgrown Chinese grave unveiled; new mystery unfolds

For decades, few people - if anyone - knew there was a headstone hidden beneath a massive bush at Dunedin’s Southern Cemetery.

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DCC attrition rate worries councillor

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DCC attrition rate worries councillor

Loss of senior staff at the Dunedin City Council is worrying, raising questions about workplace culture, a councillor says.

Reflected glory

Reflected glory

Touted as the second-most photographed building in the southern hemisphere behind the Sydney Opera House, the Dunedin Railway Station makes an intriguing reflection in the windscreen of a bus.

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Political heat turned up on Wakari Hospital

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Political heat turned up on Wakari Hospital

Accusations of stalling and a lack of action by the governing health body on a troubled ward at a Dunedin mental health facility have been made as the political heat goes on.

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Galer, Lund challenged over claims DCC bylaw would exclude consultation

Cr Jo Galer pictured when she was a candidate. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Galer, Lund challenged over claims DCC bylaw would exclude consultation

A claim made by Dunedin City Council by-election victor Jo Galer on social media before the election has been contradicted within a formal bylaw process.

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'Similar to Macraes': Miner says $4b in gold discovered near Dunedin

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'Similar to Macraes': Miner says $4b in gold discovered near Dunedin

An Australian mining company says it has made a $4 billion gold discovery, which bears a ‘‘very strong similarity’’ to Macraes, near Dunedin.

Icy morning crashes on same stretch of Dunedin motorway

A single-vehicle crash closed part of Dunedin's Southern Motorway for a time this morning, close to where a multi-vehicle accident snarled traffic for hours yesterday.

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Under-fire Wakari staff hit back at claims

Staff are calling for action and empathy in response to a troubled ward at Wakari Hospital. Photo...

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Under-fire Wakari staff hit back at claims

Staff at an under-fire Wakari Hospital ward say they work with integrity and professionalism in ‘‘highly challenging situations’’ and patients will suffer if the ward closes.

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Genetics mythbuster wins PM’s award

University of Otago palaeogeneticist Associate Prof Nic Rawlence has won the Prime Minister’s...

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Genetics mythbuster wins PM’s award

Myth busting the hype surrounding an American company’s bid to ‘‘de-extinct’’ New Zealand’s giant moa, has earned an Otago palaeogeneticist the Prime Minister’s Science Communication Prize.

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Call for leaded fuel ban in aviation, motor racing

A Cessna A152 is refuelled with Avgas at the Taieri Airfield yesterday. PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

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Call for leaded fuel ban in aviation, motor racing

Leaded petrol continues to pose health risks in New Zealand, despite it disappearing from service stations three decades ago.

$3.8m price tag estimate for former Fortune fix

Dunedin’s former Fortune Theatre. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

$3.8m price tag estimate for former Fortune fix

A new lease of life may be coming for Dunedin’s former Fortune Theatre, though it could cost close to $4 million.

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Runabout gets out and about into ditch

Tom Bond emerges from his $2000 Toyota Echo in North Taieri over the weekend. PHOTO: RUBY OSKAM

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Runabout gets out and about into ditch

Rally driver Tom Bond's main car was laid up so the runabout had a go. And did it run about - right into a ditch.

Twenty-nine new Kiwis welcomed to Dunedin

New citizens Suiola Taliala (left) and his mother Aotoa Tulaga (right) pose for a photograph with...

Twenty-nine new Kiwis welcomed to Dunedin

After a long journey to Dunedin, two of New Zealand’s newest citizens are thrilled to be at home in the city.

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Anti-nausea drug given ‘off label’

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Anti-nausea drug given ‘off label’

An anti-nausea medicine used for treating patients undergoing cancer therapy is increasingly being used to treat pregnant women with morning sickness.

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Watch: Dunedin man in armed standoff captured

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Man in armed standoff 'had sword and threatened to kill police'

A man at the centre of a stand-off with armed police in Dunedin allegedly burgled two law firms in the days before his arrest.

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Sex offender refusing to undertake treatment

Shannon Swain’s 25-month sentence for sex crimes ends in November. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Sex offender refusing to undertake treatment

A national snooker champion who molested a young girl repeatedly over five years has refused to undertake sex-offender treatment, the Parole Board has heard.

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