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Back of Port Chalmers foundry building set to receive facelift

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Back of Port Chalmers foundry building set to receive facelift

An area behind a derelict Port Chalmers building will become a hive of activity once again next week, when work begins to remove wilding pines.

New crossing set for New World Centre City

A new pedestrian crossing layout outside New World Centre City will be installed as part of
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New crossing set for New World Centre City

Changes to the road layout as a result of the new Dunedin hospital are set to begin with a new crossing near New World Centre City.

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Mixed views over future of dinosaur

Visiting the dinosaur slide at Marlow Park are the Latu family, of Dunedin, Ben, Megan and 18...

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Mixed views over future of dinosaur

Is the fate of Dunedin’s beloved dinosaur worthy of national headlines, or has a wave of nostalgia ‘‘hijacked’’ decision-making? It depends who you ask.

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Mother urges blood donation after child’s life saved

Blood transfusion recipient Sofia Hayes plays with her Barbies as her mother Bridget Hayes...

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Mother urges blood donation after child’s life saved

When Sofia Hayes was born, she was so limp and pale her mother feared the worst.

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Mystery career gets man clemency

Dunedin District Court. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Mystery career gets man clemency

A Dunedin man avoided a conviction for possessing more than 10g of meth because of the potential impact on his mystery career.

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Thousands lost due to roadworks

Alto Express co-owners Simon and Bryony Smith are frustrated about the roadworks in Kaikorai...

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Thousands lost due to roadworks

A Dunedin cafe owner says the business is ‘‘haemorrhaging money’’ in the tens of thousands just two months after opening because of controversial roadworks.

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Not enough being done for flood mitigation: son

Dunedin man Steve Lucas recounted his late father’s experience with flooding in South Dunedin...

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Not enough being done for flood mitigation: son

When Steve Lucas found his elderly father on his South Dunedin couch surrounded by sewage water, the then 94-year-old could not believe his home had flooded again.

Gallery redevelopment ‘heartwarming’

Samoan Advisory Council chairman Afamasaga Asemaga Taele-Pavihi and Tūhura Otago Museum Pacific...

Gallery redevelopment ‘heartwarming’

One of the most significant gallery redevelopments in Tūhura Otago Museum’s history has been given a ‘‘heartwarming’’ thumbs up by members of Dunedin’s Pacific Island community.

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Last piano solos for departing musician

Pianist Cameron Monteath and conductor Emanuel Nolden get ready for their performance with the...

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Last piano solos for departing musician

A musical prodigy will be performing his final Dunedin piano solo before he heads off to Finland to study at one of Europe’s most prestigious music academies.

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Innovation sways judges

Trinity Catholic College Shakespearean actors and actresses (from left) Ella Carruthers, 17,...

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Innovation sways judges

What do you get when you mix together reality television, a game show, and Shakespeare’s King Lear?

Pole-hurling Corstorphine man tasered and bitten

A man was tasered and bit on the leg by a dog after throwing tent poles at officers and allegedly threatening to kill Dunedin property owners, police say.

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Dinosaur dispute: Councillor upset by email

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Dinosaur dispute: Councillor upset by email

An allegation of a ‘‘playground beat-up’’ between Dunedin councillors has emerged from fervent debate about the city’s most notable dinosaur.

Election 2026 interview: The Greens' Scott Willis

For this week's Election 2026 interview, ODT political editor Mike Houlahan spoke to Taieri Green list MP Scott Willis.

Return to sender: Freed inmate back behind bars after stealing car

The Otago Corrections Facility. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Return to sender: Freed inmate back behind bars after stealing car

A man released from the Otago Corrections Facility chose to spend his first day of freedom by allegedly stealing a car, police say.

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Spitting at officer ‘out of character’

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Spitting at officer ‘out of character’

A sex offender serving an indefinite jail sentence has admitted spitting in an Otago prison officer’s face.

Unlawfully dismissed driver awarded nearly $23k

The Employment Relations Authority ruled driver Fiona Scott was deliberately forced out of her...

Unlawfully dismissed bus driver awarded nearly $23k

A Dunedin bus driver who was unlawfully dismissed after detouring home to use her toilet has been awarded more than $22,000.

College of Education campus relocating

College of Education campus relocating

Invercargill’s University of Otago College of Education campus is to be relocated under a statement of intent (SOI) signed by the university and the Southland Institute of Technology (SIT).

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