No ordinary Halloween set-up
No ordinary Halloween set-up
It takes three weeks for Carmen and Chris Sperandio to put together their Halloween-themed installations in their house — but the reactions are worth it.
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Call for changes to campaign spending
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Call for changes to campaign spending
"Extraordinary" levels of election campaign spending mean changes are required to ensure a level playing field, a Dunedin city councillor says.
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Season mixed bag for longtime whitebaiter
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Season mixed bag for longtime whitebaiter
The pick of spots and buckets of experience does not always necessarily fill the whitebait pail for Neri Wall.
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‘Rescued’ food on market menu
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‘Rescued’ food on market menu
Beef shin, by-catch fish tacos and planter box pastries were on the menu at last night’s Otago Polytechnic food market.
Public-pooping pensioner caught in act after threats to kill
Public-pooping pensioner caught in act after threats to kill
A pensioner who threatened and pushed a woman working in central Dunedin was soon tracked down by police while ‘‘excreting’’ in a bush.
The spooky reason red balloons are popping up in Dunedin drains
The spooky reason red balloons are popping up in Dunedin drains
Parents, keep your children on a leash — lest they get lured down into Dunedin’s drainage system.
Jetskiers defy gravity at St Clair
Jetskiers defy gravity at St Clair
Jules Bennett defies gravity on his jetski at St Clair Beach yesterday afternoon.
Hundreds without power after South Dunedin crash
Hundreds without power after South Dunedin crash
A father and son were in a car which was believed to have been speeding when it slammed into a pole cutting power to hundreds in South Dunedin this morning.
Man bites cop after assaulting driver at Dunedin bus hub
Man bites cop after assaulting driver at Dunedin bus hub
A man who assaulted a Dunedin bus driver bit a police officer in the leg as he was being arrested and then performed an indecent act while in a police cell.
Remains of toppled trees may serve city
Remains of toppled trees may serve city
The remains of the Anzac Ave trees which collapsed and crashed in last week’s heavy winds in Dunedin could be made into firewood.
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Council CEO’s salary nears $500,000
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Council CEO’s salary nears $500,000
Remuneration for Dunedin City Council chief executive Sandy Graham remained shy of $500,000 in the previous financial year.
AI prank prompts callout to Dunedin school
AI prank prompts callout to Dunedin school
An end-of-year prank at a Dunedin secondary school involving AI-generated images of staff ended with police being called.
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'I see dead people': Spiritualists ghost into new Dunedin venue
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'I see dead people': Spiritualists ghost into new Dunedin venue
A church that believes it is possible to communicate with the dead has opened a new centre in Dunedin.
Dunedin rugby sex-tape victim 'consumed by anxiety, fear and shame'
Dunedin rugby sex-tape victim 'consumed by anxiety, fear and shame'
A Dunedin club rugby player at the centre of a sex-tape scandal has been denied a discharge without conviction.
'You stole the very heart of our family': Methed-up driver jailed
'You stole the very heart of our family': Methed-up driver jailed
A meth-fuelled Dunedin truck driver has been locked up after causing a fiery fatal crash.
Car flips on icy Dunedin motorway
Car flips on icy Dunedin motorway
A driver lost control of his car and the vehicle flipped on an icy Dunedin motorway.
Tip jar swiped from Dunedin cafe
Tip jar swiped from Dunedin cafe
A man who stole a tip jar from a Dunedin cafe was found to have meth utensils when he was arrested, police say.
Honours awarded for service
Honours awarded for service
Olympic rower Hamish Bond poses with Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro at yesterday morning’s investiture ceremony in the Dunedin Town Hall.
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‘Nailing role of elected member’ among topics at new councillors’ training
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‘Nailing role of elected member’ among topics at new councillors’ training
How to navigate council meetings, managing risk and getting to grips with government reforms were three subjects on the agenda for new councillors who gathered in Dunedin.
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‘Value for money’ a council priority
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‘Value for money’ a council priority
New Otago Regional Council chairwoman Hilary Calvert is looking to streamline the organisation, saying a refocus is needed on value for money for ratepayers.