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Man who violated cellmate to be released
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Man who violated cellmate to be released
A high-risk Otago prisoner who violated his cellmate will be released after six years behind bars.
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Security status block to prison programmes
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Security status block to prison programmes
A man who committed a violent armed robbery of a Clinton dairy is yet to access any programmes behind bars because of his maximum-security status.
Fish can change sex fast
Fish can change sex fast
Mere minutes is all it takes for a species of sex-changing fish to develop "dominant behaviour" after a change in the pecking order.
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Man slashed pillow as ex-partner lay next to child
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Man slashed pillow as ex-partner lay next to child
A Dunedin man used a knife to slash a pillow his ex-partner was lying on, a court has heard.
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Drug dealer avoids prison after poisoning baby threat
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Drug dealer avoids prison after poisoning baby threat
A Dunedin drug dealer has avoided prison after threatening to poison his baby’s bottle.
Pedestrian killed by truck
Pedestrian killed by truck
A person died after being hit by a truck in Peketā, near Kaikōura yesterday morning.
Winter blasts into the South
Winter blasts into the South
Winter has truly arrived in the South Island, with road crews working through the night to clear heavy snow in Otago and Canterbury.
Man’s licence suspended
Man’s licence suspended
An Otago man was entitled to a bad case of the birthday blues when an evening drive on his special day ended with his licence being suspended.
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Charges brought against skipper of fishing boat
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Charges brought against skipper of fishing boat
The skipper of a boat that broke up on the rocks below Dunedin’s albatross centre a year ago is facing two charges.
Badly hurt in dog attack
Badly hurt in dog attack
A person was seriously hurt in a dog attack near Brighton yesterday.
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Capable NZ set to lose 20 jobs
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Capable NZ set to lose 20 jobs
Otago Polytechnic staff are feeling "like stunned mullets" after the institution cut 20 jobs from a ground-breaking department.
Lightning diverts plane
Lightning diverts plane
Southland MP Joseph Mooney’s flight home yesterday was diverted back to Auckland after the plane was struck by lightning.
When less is more for fundraising
When less is more for fundraising
Sam Drake of Otago Boys’ High School gets his hair shaved by Alfe Lale-Suiuluto as part of an initiative supporting the Leukaemia and Blood Cancer Foundation.
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Pets ‘hidden victims’ in domestic abuse cases
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Pets ‘hidden victims’ in domestic abuse cases
Household pets are often the forgotten victims of family abuse, the minister for children says.
Work on tunnels trail to begin
Work on tunnels trail to begin
Construction of the first leg of the long-anticipated Dunedin Tunnels Trail will begin next week, the Dunedin City Council has announced.
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Music proposed as way to calm bus hub conduct
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Music proposed as way to calm bus hub conduct
Music could be used to soothe savage behaviour at Dunedin’s city centre bus hub, a regional councillor has suggested.
South D residents despondent about flood mitigation
South D residents despondent about flood mitigation
Has much changed in the 10 years since flooding in 2015 devastated areas of South Dunedin? Ruby Shaw talks to residents.
Taieri Island home to protected seabirds
Taieri Island home to protected seabirds
Taieri Island sits at the mouth of the Taieri River at Taieri Mouth.
Cold prompts a sugar rush
Cold prompts a sugar rush
The current cold snap caused a flurry of activity at this north Dunedin bird feeder yesterday.
Ending up at hospital ‘like destiny’
Ending up at hospital ‘like destiny’
Being made a New Zealand citizen while dressed in indigenous Matigsalug clothing was one woman’s way of saying she would "not forgot where I come from".