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DunedinAugust 10

Nature File stalwart dies

Zoologist and honorary curator of entomology at Tūhura Otago Museum, Anthony (Tony) Harris, has died.
    Nature File stalwart dies
    Nature File stalwart dies
    DunedinAugust 10

    Unsupervised learner driver crashes into police car

    A Dunedin learner driver behind the wheel without a supervisor crashed into a police car while going through an intersection.
    Laine Priestley
    Unsupervised learner driver crashes into police car
    Unsupervised learner driver crashes into police car
    DunedinAugust 9

    Force not with Dunedin road rager who chased motorist with lightsaber

    A call from a worried Dunedin resident about an axe-wielding man turned out to be a wanna-be Sith lord allegedly chasing someone with a lightsaber.
    Laine Priestley
    Force not with Dunedin road rager who chased motorist with lightsaber
    Force not with Dunedin road rager who chased motorist with lightsaber
    DunedinAugust 9

    Central Dunedin store window smashed in late-night disorder incident

    The front window of central Dunedin store Guild was smashed in a late-night incident in Stuart St on Saturday.
    Felicity Dear
    Central Dunedin store window smashed in late-night disorder incident
    Central Dunedin store window smashed in late-night disorder incident
    DunedinAugust 9

    Rugged up for winter woollens sale

    Volunteers at the Caversham Coastal Unity Parish held a “winter warmer” sale at the parish hall in Jenkins St on Saturday.
    Laine Priestley
    Rugged up for winter woollens sale
    Rugged up for winter woollens sale
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    DunedinAugust 9

    Change challenging but council reform needed: Watts

    The first milestone of local government’s “most significant reform in a generation” has passed with regional relationships tested, but not broken, Otago mayors say.
    Ruby Shaw
    Change challenging but council reform needed: Watts
    Change challenging but council reform needed: Watts
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    DunedinAugust 9

    Officials ponder councillor conduct while Benedict Ong has a ‘perfect’ week

    By most people’s standards, Benedict Ong had had a rough week.
    Grant Miller
    Officials ponder councillor conduct while Benedict Ong has a ‘perfect’ week
    Officials ponder councillor conduct while Benedict Ong has a ‘perfect’ week
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    DunedinAugust 9

    Caught red-handed: Otago students create customised pens to outsmart classroom thieves

    For secondary school students “finding pens is like finding money” and becoming the victim of pen theft is all too common.
    Laine Priestley
    Caught red-handed: Otago students create customised pens to outsmart classroom thieves
    Caught red-handed: Otago students create customised pens to outsmart classroom thieves
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    DunedinAugust 9

    ‘Completely blindsided’: ex-boss shocked by charity’s plight

    The former chairman of Volunteer South says he left the charity believing it had a “strong future” and secure funding ahead.
    Matthew Littlewood, Tim Scott
    ‘Completely blindsided’: ex-boss shocked by charity’s plight
    ‘Completely blindsided’: ex-boss shocked by charity’s plight
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    DunedinAugust 9

    ‘We’ve got fatigue from fighting for the arts’: community reeling from recent cuts to Dunedin arts

    The wave of recent blows to arts and culture in Dunedin has made the community feel so despondent they might give up fighting, a local playwright fears.
    Tim Scott
    ‘We’ve got fatigue from fighting for the arts’: community reeling from recent cuts to Dunedin arts
    ‘We’ve got fatigue from fighting for the arts’: community reeling from recent cuts to Dunedin arts
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    DunedinAugust 9

    ‘Such a beautiful day’: Free haircuts a help for hundreds

    Her “heart is so full” after helping hundreds of people, says the organiser of an event where people could get free haircuts or other services.
    Felicity Dear
    ‘Such a beautiful day’: Free haircuts a help for hundreds
    ‘Such a beautiful day’: Free haircuts a help for hundreds
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    DunedinAugust 9

    Otago’s mayors reflect on first steps of the amalgamation process

    With merger proposals filed and the first hurdle in the local government amalgamation process cleared, Ruby Shaw asked Otago’s mayors what they made of the journey so far.
    Ruby Shaw
    Otago’s mayors reflect on first steps of the amalgamation process
    Otago’s mayors reflect on first steps of the amalgamation process
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    DunedinAugust 9

    Overloads in free power periods leave students shivering

    Dunedin students have been left cold and grumpy after multiple power outages at their flats during “free power” periods.
    Felicity Dear
    Overloads in free power periods leave students shivering
    Overloads in free power periods leave students shivering