Lolly thief assaulted security guard, police say
A man allegedly assaulted a security guard at a Dunedin convenience store after being busted smuggling out lollies underneath his top, police say.
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Difficult choices ahead for South Dunedin
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Difficult choices ahead for South Dunedin
A major shake-up of schools, sportfields and six holes of golf is on the table for South Dunedin as the community weighs significant changes to manage flood risk.
1000 gather to protest gender Bill
1000 gather to protest gender Bill
Dunedin’s support for its transgender, non-binary and intersex community was on full display when about 1000 people turned out to protest the government’s gender Bill.
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Soggy celebration of 600th parkrun
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Soggy celebration of 600th parkrun
The 600th parkrun in Dunedin was a soggy occasion, but rain did not deter about 200 enthusiastic participants.
Search for driver as parked car hit amid burnout spree
Search for driver as parked car hit amid burnout spree
A residential Dunedin street was plagued by burnouts over the weekend with one vehicle crashing into a parked car, police say.
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Rockquest success ‘pretty crazy’
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Rockquest success ‘pretty crazy’
Talking Furniture upscaled to screaming when they were announced the winners of the 2026 Smokefreerockquest Otago Regional Final.
Man 'refused to let go' of officer's uniform during arrest
Man 'refused to let go' of officer's uniform during arrest
A drunk Dunedin man was pepper-sprayed after he allegedly grabbed a police officer’s uniform “and refused to let go”.
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Simms calls for another choice
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Simms calls for another choice
Three options to help South Dunedin adapt to climate challenges are being weighed up, as well as the status quo, and at least one councillor wants something else to be in the mix.
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Legality of South Dunedin options questioned
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Legality of South Dunedin options questioned
A contentious council debate about South Dunedin’s future appears set to go ahead, despite pleas for postponement and accusations of staff ‘‘railroading’’ through deficient options.
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Chance to get ‘difficult to find’ cards draws collectors
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Chance to get ‘difficult to find’ cards draws collectors
Whether it was sports cards, Pokemon or something else, hundreds of people were out to improve their collections.
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Relic’s visit to Dunedin ‘historic’
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Relic’s visit to Dunedin ‘historic’
A relic of the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint has journeyed around the world and now to Dunedin — its furthest destination yet.
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Brave souls take on icy dip
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Brave souls take on icy dip
Apparently, real Scotsmen never wear underwear under their kilts.
Buildings in orange hue to promote fundraiser
Buildings in orange hue to promote fundraiser
No, Dunedin was not going full out in support of the Netherlands at the Fifa World Cup by lighting up landmarks with orange floodlights at the weekend.
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University geology museum in ‘very select group’
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University geology museum in ‘very select group’
The University of Otago’s geology museum has been made one of 32 International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) ‘‘geo-collections of global importance’’.
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Fellowship will foster research in diseases
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Fellowship will foster research in diseases
A strong focus on emerging infectious diseases has landed a University of Otago evolutionary biologist and virologist a fellowship to do research at one of Scotland’s oldest universities.
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Questions linger over potential plans for South Dunedin
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Questions linger over potential plans for South Dunedin
An unconfirmed plan that could require the loss of one in four South Dunedin homes has been met with a noisy political backlash that may not reflect public sentiment.
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Ong to rally council to stop govt removing fees-free policy
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Ong to rally council to stop govt removing fees-free policy
The government could be urged to reconsider scrapping a scheme that reimburses students for final-year fees if Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong gets his way.
Bookworms brace for word wars
Bookworms brace for word wars
St Leonards pupils read their favourite books ahead of the Otago Literacy Association’s inaugural Ōtepoti Literacy Challenge.
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Findings offer more depth to ‘Pavlov’s Dogs’ experiment
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Findings offer more depth to ‘Pavlov’s Dogs’ experiment
Findings from a replication of the ‘‘Pavlov’s Dogs’’ experiment at the University of Otago, may have benefits for people with Parkinson’s disease.
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Pupils dig new wetland behind East Taieri School
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Pupils dig new wetland behind East Taieri School
Ground has finally been broken in the development of an urban wetland around the back of a Dunedin primary school.