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DunedinAugust 7

‘Good and gory’ exhibition to celebrate museum centenary

This English lobster-tailed pot helmet gives a taste of what it would take to keep your head on straight during a sword fight in 17th century Europe.
John Lewis
    ‘Good and gory’ exhibition to celebrate museum centenary
    ‘Good and gory’ exhibition to celebrate museum centenary
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    DunedinAugust 7

    Homeless outreach service aims to fill in gaps

    Efforts to tackle homelessness in Dunedin have been boosted by the city council, which says it is not looking to duplicate the work of other providers.
    Grant Miller
    Homeless outreach service aims to fill in gaps
    Homeless outreach service aims to fill in gaps
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    DunedinAugust 7

    Student ‘accidentally’ brought knife to class

    One person has been arrested after a Dunedin secondary school student accidentally brought a knife to class with them.
    Laine Priestley
    Student ‘accidentally’ brought knife to class
    Student ‘accidentally’ brought knife to class
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    DunedinAugust 7

    Aim to develop test to predict drug harm

    New synthetic stimulant drugs are increasingly appearing in New Zealand and are often sold as other recreational drugs, making them particularly dangerous.
    John Lewis
    Aim to develop test to predict drug harm
    Aim to develop test to predict drug harm
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    DunedinAugust 7

    Demand high in city for ‘The Odyssey’

    Homer’s The Odyssey is flying off the shelves in Dunedin in the wake of Christopher Nolan’s film adaption, with one bookseller saying copies are going within days of being advertised.
    Tim Scott
    Demand high in city for ‘The Odyssey’
    Demand high in city for ‘The Odyssey’
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    DunedinAugust 7

    Staff fear they will be stuck in old Dunedin Hospital when new one opens

    Frustrated staff fear they'll be forced to keep working at the ageing Dunedin Hospital which health bosses plan to keep open well after its replacement is built.
    Matthew Littlewood
    Staff fear they will be stuck in old Dunedin Hospital when new one opens
    Staff fear they will be stuck in old Dunedin Hospital when new one opens
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    DunedinAugust 7

    Mini rally, big fun

    More than 20 Mini owners from around the South Island, will set off from the St Clair Esplanade this morning for the fourth annual Mini Coast to Coast Rally, to Haast and back.
    John Lewis
    Mini rally, big fun
    Mini rally, big fun
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    DunedinAugust 7

    ‘It’s a joke’: council blamed for lack of action on slippery road

    Dunedin City Council contractors are taking action on a stretch of Kaikorai Valley Rd, in the wake of yet another crash which injured three people earlier this week.
    John Lewis
    ‘It’s a joke’: council blamed for lack of action on slippery road
    ‘It’s a joke’: council blamed for lack of action on slippery road
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    DunedinAugust 7

    Laufiso calls on DCC to seek more community housing options

    The prospect of council community housing developments on Kāinga Ora land has been welcomed as a sensible topic for Dunedin, a city “desperately” in need of public housing.
    Ruby Shaw
    Laufiso calls on DCC to seek more community housing options
    Laufiso calls on DCC to seek more community housing options
    DunedinAugust 7

    Dining for a great cause

    Attending the Louise Davie Charitable Trust annual dinner at the Dunedin Town Hall on Friday night are (from left) Steve Davie, his daughter Belinda Davie and trustee Prof Chris Jackson.
    Dining for a great cause
    Dining for a great cause
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    DunedinAugust 7

    Showcase of culture

    A trio performs a Sri Lankan pooja dance to open Friday night’s Atlas of Arts cultural showcase, held at the University of Otago College Of Education Auditorium.
    Ruby Shaw
    Showcase of culture
    Showcase of culture
    DunedinAugust 7

    Fenz and union trade barbs and blame after house fire roars during weekly strike

    A Dunedin house fire has inflamed a year-long dispute between firefighters and their bosses after it broke out during a one-hour strike.
    Laine Priestley
    Fenz and union trade barbs and blame after house fire roars during weekly strike
    Fenz and union trade barbs and blame after house fire roars during weekly strike
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    DunedinAugust 7

    Dunedin woman guilty of groping two clients during massage

    A massage therapist has been found guilty of groping two women during treatments at a Dunedin mall.
    Felicity Dear
    Dunedin woman guilty of groping two clients during massage
    Dunedin woman guilty of groping two clients during massage