'Wines with lunch': Dunedin bus driver blows over limit
A Dunedin bus driver taking school students home blew over the legal alcohol limit after drinking "some wines with lunch", police say.
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Fear ward 10A overhaul ‘Band-Aid’ solution
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Fear ward 10A overhaul ‘Band-Aid’ solution
A major overhaul of a troubled ward at Wakari Hospital should begin before the end of the year, but workers are worried it will be merely a "Band-Aid" solution.
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Council to review soil regulations
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Council to review soil regulations
Dunedin city councillors have asked their staff to find out whether they are setting the right rules for properties with lead-contaminated land.
Welcoming spring
Welcoming spring
The first day of meteorological spring is on Monday, and true to form, the magnolias in the University of Otago quad are blossoming wildly amid the recent settled weather.
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Man smashed windows with trolley, punched bus driver in face
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Man smashed windows with trolley, punched bus driver in face
A Dunedin man has been jailed after smashing windows with a shopping trolley and punching a bus driver in the face.
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Repeat drink-driver avoids jail
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Repeat drink-driver avoids jail
Thirteen, unlucky for some, but not for Douglas Te Amo.
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'Mean-spirited' paid Sunday parking approved
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'Mean-spirited' paid Sunday parking approved
A last-ditch effort to retain free Sunday parking in Dunedin’s central city has been shot down amid claims of electioneering.
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Bid by outspoken councillor to put spoke in wheels
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Bid by outspoken councillor to put spoke in wheels
]An outspoken councillor was practically obliged to be quiet when it counted, as plans for the contentious Dunedin cycleway project were axed.
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Decision to can cycleway project hailed
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Down-to-the-wire decision to can cycleway project lauded
A business owner is hailing the axing of a contentious central Dunedin cycleway project after years of feeling ignored by a "tone-deaf" council.
Students gaining ‘key skills’ processing footage
Students gaining ‘key skills’ processing footage
If you thought playing sport was fast and furious, spare a thought for the University of Otago students who are processing live footage of the Winter Tournament this week.
Going around in circles to raise funds for mural
Going around in circles to raise funds for mural
Taieri College head boy Caleb Walker sure lives up to his name.
Artworks on display for awards
Artworks on display for awards
Kings High School year 12 student Yahya Albahnasawi, 16, stands next to his artwork, which is on display at the Dunedin School of Art Secondary Schools Art Awards Exhibition 2025.
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Floodbank not in need of extra protection, report says
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Floodbank not in need of extra protection, report says
An engineers’ report has potentially saved the Otago Regional Council millions of dollars by recommending the Outram floodbank does not need extra protection in the short term.
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Council spends over $180,000 on dust control at Foulden Maar
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Council spends over $180,000 on dust control at Foulden Maar
Controlling dust at the fossil-rich Foulden Maar site near Middlemarch has cost the Dunedin City Council more than $180,000.
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Concussion recovery for youth focus of new school framework
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Concussion recovery for youth focus of new school framework
More than one in three Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) claims for concussion in New Zealand are from teenagers.
Ferry takes a little lamb
Ferry takes a little lamb
An Otago Harbour ferry has advertised an option for passengers to "add a sheep" to their ticket for more than two years as a joke, and Dave the lamb has been the first to take them up on the offer.
Cop avoids prosecution over Otago bar fire
Cop avoids prosecution over Otago bar fire
A police officer has escaped prosecution for starting a fire which closed down an Otago bar for the evening.
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Help needed to secure museum's future
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Help needed to secure museum's future
Up to $15 million is needed for critical infrastructure upgrades at Tūhura Otago Museum, including earthquake strengthening, a new roof for the tropical forest and fire sprinklers.
‘I’ve never put him in harm’s way’, defendant says
‘I’ve never put him in harm’s way’, defendant says
A prominent sportsman accused of serious child abuse told police he would never take out his frustrations on a baby.
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Iyengar yoga instructor delivering zen to dozens
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Iyengar yoga instructor delivering zen to dozens
Richard Simmons and his aerobics classes could easily have flicked on when a young Lois Steinberg switched on her television.