Casting votes from your car
Last-minute drive-by voting in local body elections was a popular option in Dunedin this morning. Voting closed at noon.
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Wildlife tour operator looks to peninsula
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Wildlife tour operator looks to peninsula
Another venture for tourists to view mammals on the Otago Peninsula will be the 12th permitted tourism operator working in the area as a monitoring plan is developed to measure activity.
Quest to find two relatives after decades
Quest to find two relatives after decades
An Australian woman is "desperately seeking Susanne and Victoria Fletcher" — her long-lost penpals and distant relatives originally from Dunedin.
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Students’ product aids fractions learning
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Students’ product aids fractions learning
They say good design, is "thinking made visual".
Blackhead sand set to replenish Wellington beach
Blackhead sand set to replenish Wellington beach
Some golden southern sand is heading north to the capital.
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Move aside pickleball, new racquet sport padel is here
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Move aside pickleball, new racquet sport padel is here
A racquet sport growing at great speed globally is set to make its way to Dunedin.
Pair arrested in Palmerston incident
Pair arrested in Palmerston incident
Two people have been arrested following an incident in Palmerston that saw armed police called out.
What's in a name?
What's in a name?
Hawksbury, a small village on the site of the former Cherry Farm psychiatric hospital, rebranded with a historical name for nearby Waikouaiti.
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Expo to emphasise whānau in business
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Expo to emphasise whānau in business
A Māori-led business network hopes to bring a different kind of expo to Dunedin by broadening its scope to the whānau behind businesses.
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Musical meeting set tone
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Musical meeting set tone
The Steers’ chance first meeting took place at the height of Beatlemania in Dunedin and involved clambering through an opened window and a brush with the law.
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Still running ultramarathons at 71
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Still running ultramarathons at 71
At 71, ultramarathon runner Val Muskett would be forgiven for putting her feet up when she reached 160km in a shade over 25 hours.
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Job-hunters doing it tough
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Job-hunters doing it tough
Struggling Dunedin job-hunters say the market is "impossible" to crack as entry-level jobs attract more than a hundred applications.
Lost World War 1 soldier’s grave identified
Lost World War 1 soldier’s grave identified
New research has dug up the final resting place of a Lawrence soldier who died on New Zealand’s blackest day of World War 1.
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Hopes for last-minute voting surge in Dunedin
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Hopes for last-minute voting surge in Dunedin
By noon it will all be over.
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Robots at the gates: uni academic group uneasy on AI use
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Robots at the gates: uni academic group uneasy on AI use
The University of Otago wants to open the door to artificial intelligence, but a group of academics would rather keep it closed.
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Mayoral hopeful: ‘We’re in for some surprises’
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Mayoral hopeful: ‘We’re in for some surprises’
Dunedin's mayoral candidates are a mix of nerves, optimism and confidence before the big day.
Witnesses sought to crash in which man broke leg
Witnesses sought to crash in which man broke leg
Police investigating a North Dunedin crash between a car and a moped in which a man broke his leg are asking for public help.
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Hoping Gaza deal does not end in heartbreak
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Hoping Gaza deal does not end in heartbreak
A member of Dunedin’s Palestinian community says she is "hoping there won’t be another heartbreak" following the announcement of a peace deal between Israel and Hamas.
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Road safety advocate sentenced over crash
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Road safety advocate sentenced over crash that wiped out motorway barrier
A Dunedin father and road safety advocate has been sentenced for crashing his car on a city motorway, wiping out 200m of the wire barrier.
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Mayoral hopefuls state top issues
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Mayoral hopefuls state top issues
Candidates for the Dunedin mayoralty were happy to offer a little advice for voters yet to make up their minds.