Crashed into police car and fled
A Dunedin motorist crashed into a police patrol vehicle and fled the scene right in front of officers, once they saw whose car they had hit.
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Doc reverses 'catastrophic' Macraes mine decision
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Doc reverses 'catastrophic' Macraes mine decision
The Department of Conservation (Doc) has reversed a decision that would have been "catastrophic" for OceanaGold’s Macraes mine and put hundreds of jobs at risk.
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'Insensitive': Police apologise to aspiring officer
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'Insensitive': Police apologise to aspiring officer
Police have apologised for using an outdated medical term to describe an aspiring officer, but stand by their decision to reject his application.
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Dunedin bus fire deliberately lit
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Dunedin bus fire deliberately lit
A fire investigator has ruled a bus fire on a residential street in Dunedin was arson.
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Non-resident rate payer votes give ‘disproportionate power’
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Non-resident rate payer votes give ‘disproportionate power’
A Dunedin mayoral candidate is calling for the abolition of a law granting some voters more than one say, in "pretty direct violation" of New Zealand’s democratic principles.
Man spat on by teens in Maccas fracas
Man spat on by teens in Maccas fracas
A Dunedin man who stepped in when a group of 20 teens was causing a ruckus in a McDonald’s was spat on and had soap squirted on him.
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Needle exchange ‘saved’ life
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Needle exchange ‘saved’ life
A worried drug user says a Dunedin needle-exchange service in line for the axe has saved her life more than once.
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Guilty plea for insurance fraud case
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Guilty plea for insurance fraud case
A respected Dunedin professional has pleaded guilty to insurance fraud but will fight to avoid a conviction.
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Photo in exhibition a source of pride
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Photo in exhibition a source of pride
Living with cerebral palsy and profound deafness means Callum Flett does not have the luxury of easy communication.
Bus hub stabber to be sentenced
Bus hub stabber to be sentenced
The 14-year-old killer of Dunedin secondary student Enere Taana-McLaren will be sentenced today.
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Dunedin massage business exploited 'particularly vulnerable' migrant
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Dunedin massage business exploited 'particularly vulnerable' migrant
A Dunedin massage business that exploited an "isolated and unsupported" migrant worker has to pay her nearly $90,000 after they underpaid her, doctored documents and forced her to resign.
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Protesters kept out of Act public meeting
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Protesters kept out of Act public meeting
Two dozen bookings for a public meeting with David Seymour in Dunedin had to be cancelled after being identified as "very likely" to be disruptive, Act New Zealand says.
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Police car joyrider back in jail for car-related crimes
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Police car joyrider back in jail for car-related crimes
A man who made headlines for taking a police car on a 270km joyride is back behind bars after only a few weeks of freedom.
Exhibit’s second-best ranking technically incorrect
Exhibit’s second-best ranking technically incorrect
In a (pre)historic moment for Tūhura Otago Museum, its dinosaur exhibit has been ranked the second-best in the world.
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Bus driver puts up signs to slow traffic
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Bus driver puts up signs to slow traffic
A Dunedin school bus driver compelled to "do something" to improve the safety of the children who take his bus has taken matters into his own hands.
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PhD at Oxford hits close to home
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PhD at Oxford hits close to home
Few 23-year-olds sit around stewing about the effects of dementia and the likelihood that it will one day affect them.
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Wakari ward plan worries patient's mother
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Fears for son over Wakari ward plan
The mother of a Wakari Hospital patient is worried the redevelopment of a problematic ward may lead to her child becoming homeless.
Grinch finally pinched for Christmas Day burglary
Grinch finally pinched for Christmas Day burglary
The Grinch of Grange St has finally been apprehended months after she dampened festive spirits by allegedly burgling a Dunedin home on Christmas Day.
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Fears fences will cut off Mt Cargill trail
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Fears fences will cut off Mt Cargill trail
Plans to permanently fence off a Dunedin landmark could destroy access to a "stunning view", an event organiser fears.
14yo girl lashes out at cops in Dunedin mall
14yo girl lashes out at cops in Dunedin mall
A day at the mall with some friends took a turn for a Dunedin teenager when she ‘‘caused a ruckus’’ and allegedly assaulted two police officers.