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    University of Otago physicist Prof Harald Schwefel and his team have received $10.5million from...

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    $10.5m for new weather satellite

    Otago researchers have been given $10.5 million to help design and build a replacement weather satellite for the southern hemisphere.

    Hydrofoiling providing buzz and ‘lots of waves’

    Nick Smart of the Catlins navigates his hydrofoil at St Clair Beach on Friday. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    Hydrofoiling providing buzz and ‘lots of waves’

    After more than 30 years surfing, Nick Smart took up hydrofoiling two years ago and he has not looked back.

    Home detention for indecent assault

    Sonny Chin will serve his sentence of home detention while simultaneously on parole for sex...

    Home detention for indecent assault

    A self-proclaimed massage master left a woman ‘‘haunted’’ after molesting her during a supposed healing session.

    Waxing them till lyrical for child cancer

    Caleb Green gets some fundraising off his chest, assisted by Otago Polytechnic senior beauty...

    Waxing them till lyrical for child cancer

    A group of follically-challenged Dunedin men, unable to take part in a head-shave, are baring their chests in support of Kiwi children with cancer.

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    Warmest winter for some

    Puysegur Point in Southland. Photo: Wikipedia

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    Warmest winter for some

    Warmer than average temperatures meant several places in Southland had their warmest winters on record this year.

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    School hit hard by ‘multitude’ of illnesses

    Principal Gary Marsh. Photo: Balaclava School;

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    School hit hard by ‘multitude’ of illnesses

    A Dunedin primary school is being hit hard by sickness as a late flu season continues to plague students and teachers across Otago.

    Hundreds of pupils head to the races

    Hundreds of pupils head to the races

    Nearly 700 children from 90 schools competed at the Otago Primary Schools Sport Association Cross Country at Kaikorai Valley College.

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    Stores’ liquor licences may not be renewed

    The Anderson Bay Bottle-O store. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

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    Stores’ liquor licences may not be renewed

    A problem-plagued Dunedin bottle store owner is struggling to renew liquor licences because of her previous bad behaviour.

    Allegations man injured infant ‘total rubbish’

    Photo: ODT files

    Allegations man injured infant ‘total rubbish’

    ‘‘Earth-shattering’’ allegations of child abuse against a prominent sportsman do not match the character of the man, his lawyer says.

    Any Western troops in Ukraine 'fair targets': Putin

    Photographs of the event have reached a reportedly unimpressed Putin. Photo: Reuters

    Any Western troops in Ukraine 'fair targets': Putin

    Russian President Vladimir Putin says any Western troops deployed to Ukraine will be legitimate targets for Moscow to attack, in a warning to Kyiv's allies.

    Town's history etched into fabric of NZ

    PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Town's history etched into fabric of NZ

    Karitane extends around the shore of the Waikouaiti River estuary.

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    A snapshot of council values

    PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

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    A snapshot of council values

    Grant Miller has selected a mix of decisions from the past term of the Dunedin City Council for voters to mull over ahead of the election.

    Aftershocks hit Afghanistan as quake toll tops 2200

    A doctor tends to an injured woman outside her quake-damaged house in Nurgal district in...

    Aftershocks hit Afghanistan as quake toll tops 2200

    Two powerful aftershocks struck Afghanistan 12 hours apart, triggering fears of more deaths and destruction in a region where recent earthquakes have killed about 2200 people.

    Five Roads landmark’s time has come

    PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

    Five Roads landmark’s time has come

    An excavator removes a 300m-long hedge from the Otago Taieri A&P showgrounds on Gordon Rd, at Five Roads, near Mosgiel.

    How to catch a glimpse of the blood moon

    The last blood moon seen in New Zealand skies was in March this year. Photo: Ian Griffin

    How to catch a glimpse of the blood moon

    If you look up to the sky early on Monday morning you may be greeted by a red hue over the moon.

    Women's safety advocate has windscreen smashed

    Sarah Amazinnia’s windscreen was smashed in the early hours of August 23. PHOTO: FACEBOOK

    Women's safety advocate has windscreen smashed

    The person behind an initiative to improve women’s safety in Lyttelton has had her car windscreen smashed.

    Man jailed for taking firearm into packed MCG

    The incident occurred at the MCG in April this year. File photo: Getty

    Man jailed for taking firearm into packed MCG

    A man who brought a loaded gun into a packed MCG has been jailed for 22 months, and a magistrate has strongly condemned the alarming incident. 

    Sonny Chin given home detention for indecent assault

    Sonny Chin. Photo: ODT Files

    Sonny Chin given home detention for indecent assault

    A self-proclaimed “massage master” who was previously jailed for groping his clients will not return to prison over another molestation.

    Green MP resigns in wake of abuse, threats

    Benjamin Doyle. Photo: RNZ

    Green MP resigns in wake of abuse, threats

    Green MP Benjamin Doyle is stepping down from Parliament, citing concerns for their wellbeing after receiving death threats and ongoing abuse.

    Daughter jailed for life for killing mother

    Julia DeLuney in court today. Photo: RNZ

    Julia DeLuney jailed for life for killing mother

    Julia DeLuney has been sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum non-parole period of 18 years, for the murder of her mother, 79-year-old Helen Gregory.
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