Dunedin

Driver allegedly 5 times over limit with child in the car

Police are telling people to "expect to be breath-tested" after a Dunedin father was allegedly caught driving more than five times the legal alcohol limit with his child in the car.

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Student’s self-deployable raft takes top prize

Aurora Energy Science and Technology Fair Best in Fair award winner Ben Walker, 13, with his self...

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Student’s self-deployable raft takes top prize

A Dunedin intermediate student’s potentially life-saving invention has resulted in him beating much older pupils for the top prize at this year’s science fair.

Dunedin man admits manslaughter over partner's trailer death

Andrew Mercer has pleaded guilty to manslaughter over the death of his partner Robert Ralston....

Dunedin man admits manslaughter over partner's trailer death

A Dunedin man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his partner, who died after falling from a moving trailer.

Climate protesters shut down Dunedin bank

Police with the protesters. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Climate protesters shut down Dunedin bank

A central Dunedin bank has been closed after climate protesters blocked access for staff and customers.

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Academic questions uni job cuts

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Academic questions uni job cuts

A University of Otago academic is worried about the dumbing down of the lecture experience due to a restructure which could result in the loss of 15 support staff.

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Disposal of waste expensive problem for op shops

Balclutha Op Shop duty manager Tina Johnson disposes of unsaleable waste at the Clyde St store...

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Disposal of waste expensive problem for op shops

South Otago op shops are drowning beneath a tsunami of rubbish, costing them more than $65,000 a year.

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Alcohol policy expected to be delayed

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Alcohol policy expected to be delayed

A review of Dunedin’s local alcohol plan is expected to be pushed into next year following concerns of "insufficient engagement", the city council says.

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Entrepreneurs in the making to benefit from grant

Southern Youth Development Trust chairman Ben Sommerville stands outside the trust’s headquarters...

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Entrepreneurs in the making to benefit from grant

More than 200 young Dunedin entrepreneurs will receive "life-changing" enterprise experiences and the knowledge needed to create their own business, following a major grant from the Ministry of...

ACC sees rise in injuries caused by working out

Gyms are supposed to make us healthier.

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Kilo of Singapore meth shipped to Dunedin boarding house

Grant Beale’s involvement in a large methamphetamine importation operaton was driven by his...

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Kilo of Singapore meth shipped to Dunedin boarding house

An Australian deportee has been jailed for four and a-half years after a kilogram of meth was shipped to Dunedin from Singapore.

Labour MPs visit 'pioneering' games store

Labour MPs visit 'pioneering' games store

Hobby Lords Dunedin South assistant store manager Hamish Morgan (centre right) speaks to (from left) Christchurch Central MP Duncan Webb, list MP Vanushi Walters, Taieri MP Ingrid Leary and list MPs Deborah Russell and Shanan Halbert, all of Labour, during a visit yesterday.

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OUSA rescind Israel boycott

OUSA president Liam White. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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OUSA rescind Israel boycott

The Otago University Students’ Association has backed down on a previous decision to boycott products and companies with ties to Israel.

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Fatal crash driver hears family's grief

Maxwell Burrow was sentenced to 10 and a-half months’ home detention yesterday for reckless...

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Fatal crash driver hears family's grief

A Balclutha man who killed his ex-girlfriend by letting her drive drunk while sitting on his lap still describes her as the one he loves the most.

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Wardens accused of parking ‘sting’ at hospital

Cars double-parked outside Dunedin Hospital as healthcare workers are dropped off for a 7am start...

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Wardens accused of parking ‘sting’ at hospital

Parking officers are "lurking" early in the morning "waiting to pounce" and dish out tickets to people dropping off loved ones to work at Dunedin Hospital, the husband of a nurse says.

Driver five times limit had child in car: police

Driver five times limit had child in car: police

A Dunedin man allegedly caught driving more than five times the legal alcohol limit had his child in the car.

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‘Vampire’ sinks teeth into politics

Dunedin "vampire" Ruthven Allimrac, who also goes by Zenith Rose-Wills, is running for mayor in...

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‘Vampire’ sinks teeth into politics

A "vampire" has joined the race for Dunedin’s mayoralty.

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Men thrown into sea after boat capsizes

The capsized boat lying on the shore just north of Taieri Mouth.

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Men thrown into sea after boat capsizes

The skipper of a boat that capsized on the Taieri Mouth bar said he was unlucky his boat tipped over, but he was also lucky to be alive to see another day.