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    Donning PJs as a challenge

    St Clair School pupils (front, from left) Mckenzie Roid and Sia Stevenson with their classmates...

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    Donning PJs as a challenge

    It was a sleepy start for some Dunedin primary school pupils — so much so they did not even bother to get out of their pyjamas.

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    Questions linger over potential plans for South Dunedin

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    Questions linger over potential plans for South Dunedin

    An unconfirmed plan that could require the loss of one in four South Dunedin homes has been met with a noisy political backlash that may not reflect public sentiment.

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    Pupils dig new wetland behind East Taieri School

    East Taieri School pupils and Kaitiaki Rōpū group members Beau Cowley, 9 and Eva Campbell, 10,...

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    Pupils dig new wetland behind East Taieri School

    Ground has finally been broken in the development of an urban wetland around the back of a Dunedin primary school.

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    Pupils wear support for trust on their sleeves

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    Pupils wear support for trust on their sleeves

    What better way to add some sunshine to your teacher’s day than by getting the whole school dressed head to toe in yellow.

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    Young netball star shooting for the top

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    Young netball star shooting for the top

    Leading some of the country’s netball players into international competition is just a stepping stone for a Dunedin secondary school student.

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    ‘Blood of Christ’ excuse fails priest

    Fr Vaughan Hook planned to abstain from drinking alcohol after being caught drink-driving for the...

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    ‘Blood of Christ’ excuse fails priest

    A Dunedin priest and school chaplain has been suspended from public roles after drink-driving at nearly four times the legal limit.

    Councillor’s attachment to ‘home town’ runs ‘deep’

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    Councillor’s attachment to ‘home town’ runs ‘deep’

    Birthplace does not do justice to his historical ties to Dunedin, Cr Benedict Ong says.

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    Mistreatment in ward 10a alleged

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    Mistreatment in ward 10a alleged

    Serious accusations of patient mistreatment are among the reasons why a mental health ward in Dunedin is on the brink of being closed, the Otago Daily Times understands.

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    Goal to show best of Irish culture

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    Goal to show best of Irish culture

    Like most Irishmen, Che McGivern says he has ‘‘a very particular set of skills’’.

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    Ong to rally council to stop govt removing fees-free policy

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    Ong to rally council to stop govt removing fees-free policy

    The government could be urged to reconsider scrapping a scheme that reimburses students for final-year fees if Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong gets his way.

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    Club donates $50k to rescue helicopter trust

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    Club donates $50k to rescue helicopter trust

    Crops and auctions have helped secure a $50,000 donation to the Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Trust.

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    Findings offer more depth to ‘Pavlov’s Dogs’ experiment

    University of Otago anatomy researcher Prof John Reynolds has replicated the ‘‘Pavlov’s Dogs’’...

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    Findings offer more depth to ‘Pavlov’s Dogs’ experiment

    Findings from a replication of the ‘‘Pavlov’s Dogs’’ experiment at the University of Otago, may have benefits for people with Parkinson’s disease.

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    Man jailed after squirting mum with tomato sauce

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    Man jailed after squirting mum with tomato sauce

    A Dunedin man spraying his mother with tomato sauce was reminiscent of a scene from Once Were Warriors, a judge says.

    Students get hands-on forestry lesson

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    Students get hands-on forestry lesson

    The classroom became trees and machines for a group of Taieri College students, taking the opportunity to see how to cut and thin trees.

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    Shock at tenfold rate increase

    Audrey Moore was caught by surprise when the value of a section on which the driveway to her home...

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    Shock at tenfold rate increase

    A Green Island couple are reeling from a shock 910% rates hike.

    Eleven injured in crash near Gisborne

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    Eleven injured in crash near Gisborne

    Eleven people have been taken to hospital after a "traffic-related incident" in the Gisborne region on Friday evening.

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    Owner puts family first, closes business

    Today will be the last day at the Otago Farmers Market for Little Yen’s. Pictured with their food...

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    Owner puts family first, closes business

    For Yen-Fen Wen, the choice between her family and her business was an easy one to make.

    US-Iran peace talks cancelled as Israel continues to bomb Lebanon

    US Vice President JD Vance has cancelled his trip to Switzerland to negotiate a lasting peace...

    US-Iran peace talks cancelled as Israel continues to bomb Lebanon

    Switzerland said US talks with Iranian negotiators on a pact to end the war would not take place on Friday, as Vice President JD Vance dropped plans to travel to the country, adding to uncertainty whether a lasting truce can be found.

    Cost for Health NZ's holiday pay fix balloons past $190m

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    Cost for Health NZ's holiday pay fix balloons past $190m

    Health New Zealand has spent more than $190 million on fixing errors resulting from holiday pay owed to tens of thousands of current and former workers.

    Top cop speaks after autistic 11yo mistakenly arrested and sedated

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    Top cop speaks after autistic 11yo mistakenly arrested and sedated

    A top Waikato police officer says their part in misidentifying an 11-year-old girl with autism was "unfortunate, and has caused a lot of impact and harm" to her and her family.
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