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DCC signals possible 10.5% rates increase
A rates increase of 10.5% could be coming for Dunedin residents, as bigger council budgets are needed for water services, roading and footpaths and an extra stadium bill.
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Only five ‘warm’ days all summer
Only five ‘warm’ days all summer
If you thought Dunedin’s weather was lousy this summer, you were not alone.
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Staff left in dark as owner leaves NZ
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Staff left in dark as owner leaves NZ
Dart Engineering owner Regan Williamson is living in Canada, leaving workers in the company’s Queenstown and Dunedin businesses emotional and unsure of their futures.
Flippin’ wreck
Flippin’ wreck
A crushed car body blocks the footpath and cycleway in Thomas Burns St, Dunedin.
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Popeyes set to open in Sth Dunedin
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Popeyes set to open in Sth Dunedin
Fried chicken fast food giant Popeyes has been given the nod for a Dunedin store.
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Inland Revenue shift to new premises
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Inland Revenue shift to new premises
Inland Revenue Te Tari Taake site leader Emma Butler stands outside the government department’s new offices in the Mataukareao building in Great King St yesterday.
Sensitive adaptation of Lawrence novel
Sensitive adaptation of Lawrence novel
D.H. Lawrence’s The FoxGlobe TheatreThursday, March 26 In 1918, two women struggle with a farm that’s too much for them and are plagued by a fox that steals their hens.
Green-fingered, house-proud: but no harm in looking
Green-fingered, house-proud: but no harm in looking
Tania Candy looks at a sculpture by artist Brad Jackson during the 2026 Home and Garden Show at the Edgar Centre yesterday.
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4 times limit drunk driver tops 2025 regional list
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4 times limit drunk driver tops 2025 regional list
An Alexandra man who almost caused a crash in a parking lot has been labelled Otago’s worst drink-driver after being found to be more than seven times the legal limit at 9am.
Eradication of invasive sycamore continues
Eradication of invasive sycamore continues
Sycamore trees around the Mt Cargill area are set to be eradicated but that is only the tip of the iceberg, say those doing the work.
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Community service for deceased estate burglar
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Community service for deceased estate burglar
A Dunedin man who burgled the deceased estate of a recluse who made international headlines has been sentenced.
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Two new NPD fuel stations coming
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Two new NPD fuel stations coming
The chief executive of one of the biggest self-serve fuel companies in New Zealand says there is unlikely to be a demise of staffed fuel stations in the future.
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Conman wrecks countless lives
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Conman wrecks countless lives
Dalliston Dias fled the country this month amid intense scrutiny from Immigration over treatment of the workers at his Dunedin-based painting business.
Colours of faith
Colours of faith
A man daubed in colours participates in "Lathmar Holi" celebrations at Barsana, Uttar Pradesh, India, yesterday, which marks the triumph of good over evil.
Paramount wins bid
Paramount wins bid
Netflix bowed out of the Warner Bros. Discovery sweepstakes yesterday, conceding the prize to Paramount Skydance.
Thousands leave US
Thousands leave US
For the first time in about 90 years the United States has seen more people moving out of the country than moving in.
Obituary: a legacy of love and leadership
Obituary: a legacy of love and leadership
A great educator, a gentleman, servant leader and a man of faith is how Tony Hanning is remembered by his family and all those whose lives he touched, and they were many.
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Former piano teacher caused boy ‘indescribable terror’
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Former piano teacher caused boy ‘indescribable terror’
A former Dunedin piano teacher has been found guilty of more sexual offending against young boys.
Embarrassing defeat for Starmer as Greens take seat
Embarrassing defeat for Starmer as Greens take seat
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's Labour has suffered an embarrassing election defeat to the left-wing Green Party in an area of Manchester it had dominated for almost a century.
'National security threat' identified
'National security threat' identified
Warning: distressing content. A Hawke's Bay man who distributed "repugnant" videos and images showing the sexual abuse of children, and who planned a mass killing, can now be publicly identified.