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Calendar shows strength lies in ‘courage to be vulnerable’

Dunedin firefighter Brad Stringer, also known as ‘‘Mr August’’, features in the 2026 Kiwi...

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Calendar shows strength lies in ‘courage to be vulnerable’

A Dunedin firefighter who took his kit off for a mental health charity says true strength is "about having the courage to be vulnerable".

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Late reports ‘breach’ of rules

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Late reports ‘breach’ of rules

Late reports for this week’s Dunedin City Council meeting breached the rules.

Aussie brawler booted off cruise ship - family sails on without him

Police at Port Chalmers where the cruise ship docked this morning. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Aussie brawler booted off cruise ship - family sails on without him

An Australian man will have to leave his family and find his own way home after being kicked off a cruise ship following an altercation onboard.

Dunedin Tunnels Trail gets $2m govt injection

Fulton Hogan project engineer Josh MacKenzie (left) shows Tunnels Trail Trust trustees (from left...

Dunedin Tunnels Trail gets $2m govt injection

The Dunedin Tunnels Trail project has received a $2 million injection from the government.

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Researchers recognised for their works’ global impact

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Researchers recognised for their works’ global impact

Four Otago researchers have received Health Research Council (HRC) awards for their transformative health interventions that have have led to significant real-world benefits on a global scale.

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Dunedin teen made mosque bomb threat while playing violent video game

Kilbirnie Mosque in Wellington. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Dunedin teen made mosque bomb threat while playing violent video game

A Dunedin teenager threatened to blow up a mosque while playing a first-person-shooter video game, it has been revealed.

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Top cop gives assurances after southern connections to scandal

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Top cop gives assurances after southern connections to scandal

The tainted reputations of two former Southern District police commanders do not reflect the "tireless" work of police in the South, the area’s top cop says.

Crews battle early morning blaze at derelict Dunedin hospital

An aerial appliance fights the fire at Glamis Private Hospital this morning. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Crews battle early morning blaze at derelict Dunedin hospital

Firefighters have suppressed a blaze at the former Glamis Private Hospital in Dunedin this morning.

Mammoth cruise ship sails into Port Chalmers

Mammoth cruise ship sails into Port Chalmers

A small city sailed into Port Chalmers this morning as the largest cruise ship of the season berthed at 6am.

Otago Uni-led conference to focus on improving cities

Philippa Howden-Chapman. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Otago Uni-led conference to focus on improving cities

Building healthier, more resilient cities in the face of challenges posed by climate change will be the focus of an international conference on urban health to be co-hosted by the University of...

Partners aim to lift diabetes care

As part of events to mark World Diabetes Day today, the University of Otago and Ngāti Hine Health Trust have joined forces in a bid to improve diabetes care for Māori.

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Pest presents opportunity to enter growing market

Southern Clams director Alexis Belton (front) holds a string of the invasive Undaria seaweed...

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Pest presents opportunity to enter growing market

An invasive pest seaweed species has made its home in Otago Harbour, but it may not be all bad news.

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Liquor licence renewed despite opposition

Bar and restaurant Izakaya Yuki, in Bath St, has had its on-licence renewed for another three...

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Liquor licence renewed despite opposition

A Dunedin bar whose landlord appealed to the top echelon of the city council about its expired liquor licence has been allowed to keep selling alcohol.

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Council’s water plan signed off

A lot of work could be required in Three Waters in the next decade, including for Dunedin...

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Council’s water plan signed off

The Dunedin City Council’s plan for providing water services, and funding them, has been approved.

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Woman stole mail while on '15-year bender'

Methamphetamine is the drug of choice for many in New Zealand, according to wastewater testing....

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Woman stole mail while on '15-year bender'

A Dunedin woman who stole mail from around the city says she was on a "15-year bender" at the time.

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Work under way to restore sand

Machinery works to distribute sand on Te Rauone Beach. PHOTOS: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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Work under way to restore sand

Sand is being restored on Te Rauone Beach after winter storms made their mark.

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Shanghai advisers visit Dunedin garden

Dunedin Chinese Gardens Trust chairman Malcolm Wong (left) takes a delegation of Shanghai Chinese...

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Shanghai advisers visit Dunedin garden

Nearly two decades after Dunedin’s Chinese garden Lan Yuan was completed, a delegation from Shanghai is visiting the tourist attraction.

'Spectacular' Dunedin track to reopen in time for summer

A popular walking track to an iconic Dunedin beach will reopen tomorrow in time for the busy summer visitor season after extensive repair work.

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Young designer inspired by ‘fun and vibrant’ Italy

Third-year bachelor of design (fashion) student Kennedy Lahood-Timu displays her end-of-year...

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Young designer inspired by ‘fun and vibrant’ Italy

Inspired by Italy, pieced together in Dunedin, a young designer’s latest fashion collection showcases the essence of the people from one of the fashion capitals of the world.

Bottle-O scales back bid to increase hours

An opposed off-licence renewal application for Bottle-O Cumberland was heard by Dunedin's&nbsp...

Bottle-O scales back bid to increase hours

A liquor store in the heart of Dunedin’s student quarter has trimmed back plans to extend its opening hours but questions remain about whether it is doing enough to reduce alcohol harm in the area.

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