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DunedinSeptember 14

‘Big bang’ as BMW catches fire outside ski shop

A Dunedin woman was left “shaken” after her car burst into flames in a busy city street.
Matthew Littlewood
    ‘Big bang’ as BMW catches fire outside ski shop
    ‘Big bang’ as BMW catches fire outside ski shop
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    DunedinSeptember 14

    Pieces of Otago’s financial, agricultural history up for auction

    A 1906 Bank of Australasia £1 note will go under the hammer at the Mowbray Collectables International Numismatic Auction, where it is estimated to attract bids of up to NZ$5000.
    John Lewis
    Pieces of Otago’s financial, agricultural history up for auction
    Pieces of Otago’s financial, agricultural history up for auction
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    DunedinSeptember 14

    Parole declined again for Dunedin samurai-sword slasher

    The man behind a Dunedin samurai-sword attack has been told he needs to address his use of "nangs" before he is released from prison
    Rob Kidd
    Parole declined again for Dunedin samurai-sword slasher
    Parole declined again for Dunedin samurai-sword slasher
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    DunedinSeptember 14

    Seals a hot topic for Doc and the public

    Seals are a protected species and the Department of Conservation take a “hands off” approach to them but people still show utmost concern for them.
    Seals a hot topic for Doc and the public
    Seals a hot topic for Doc and the public
    DunedinSeptember 14

    ‘Donation of language’: Sausage sizzle offers a te reo twist

    Sausages were given away for free in exchange for a piece of conversation in te reo Māori.
    ‘Donation of language’: Sausage sizzle offers a te reo twist
    ‘Donation of language’: Sausage sizzle offers a te reo twist
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    DunedinSeptember 14

    Concerns over Ong’s behaviour raised days after election

    Embattled councillor Benedict Ong was the subject of a health and safety incident just days after his election, documents reveal.
    Ruby Shaw
    Concerns over Ong’s behaviour raised days after election
    Concerns over Ong’s behaviour raised days after election
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    DunedinSeptember 14

    ‘Humiliation and stress’: Failed builder and Dunedin City Council taken to court over faulty $900k home

    A failed Dunedin builder has been taken to court by a couple seeking nearly $400,000 in damages over a faulty build that left them stressed, humiliated and out of pocket.
    Tim Scott
    ‘Humiliation and stress’: Failed builder and Dunedin City Council taken to court over faulty $900k home
    ‘Humiliation and stress’: Failed builder and Dunedin City Council taken to court over faulty $900k home
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    DunedinSeptember 14

    Sports Hall of Fame exhibits packed up for move from Dunedin

    Packing up the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in Dunedin is both sad and necessary, a netball legend says.
    Grant Miller
    Sports Hall of Fame exhibits packed up for move from Dunedin
    Sports Hall of Fame exhibits packed up for move from Dunedin
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    DunedinSeptember 14

    Transport planners grapple with Mosgiel growth pressures

    Transport officials grappling with Mosgiel traffic issues expect there could be another 2000 homes in the area in 12 years’ time.
    Grant Miller
    Transport planners grapple with Mosgiel growth pressures
    Transport planners grapple with Mosgiel growth pressures
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    DunedinSeptember 14

    Residents relieved after car-parking reprieve

    A plan to get rid of all day parking on a Dunedin street has been abandoned for now after University of Otago students living there slammed it as “ridiculous”
    Matthew Littlewood
    Residents relieved after car-parking reprieve
    Residents relieved after car-parking reprieve
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    DunedinSeptember 14

    New stadium boss bullish about venue’s future

    A "kind of golden age" of events is coming to the city, says the new man in charge of Forsyth Barr Stadium.
    Steve Hepburn
    New stadium boss bullish about venue’s future
    New stadium boss bullish about venue’s future
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    DunedinSeptember 14

    Four councillors see community appetite for voting system poll

    A push for the community to decide Dunedin’s future voting system appears likely, a group of councillors eager for change say.
    Ruby Shaw
    Four councillors see community appetite for voting system poll
    Four councillors see community appetite for voting system poll
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    DunedinSeptember 14

    Dunedin resident sick of ‘boy racers’, burning couches, broken glass, wrecked fences

    Speeding drivers are not just staying on the flat — they are heading for the hills.
    Steve Hepburn
    Dunedin resident sick of ‘boy racers’, burning couches, broken glass, wrecked fences
    Dunedin resident sick of ‘boy racers’, burning couches, broken glass, wrecked fences