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    Land originally assigned for state housing in Port Chalmers is now for sale on Trademe. PHOTO:...

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    'It’s disgusting': Outrage as state houses land listed for third of value

    Kāinga Ora is defending its decision to sell off land once destined for new homes on Trade Me for a third of its original valuation.

    Conservationist, author a ‘deeply loving’ man

    The late Neville Peat, of Dunedin, with the Antarctic Society Conservation Trophy he received in...

    Conservationist, author a ‘deeply loving’ man

    Dunedin author and photographer Neville Peat has died, aged 78.

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    No jury not an option: trial postponed

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    No jury not an option: trial postponed

    A Dunedin sex trial has been postponed after the court ran out of jurors to hear the case.

    Sports day a full colour spectrum of competition

    Photo: Gregor Richardson

    Sports day a full colour spectrum of competition

    Logan Park High School students having a blast yesterday during their annual athletic sports day at the Caledonian Ground in North Dunedin.

    Lunar eclipse glows in South

    Lunar eclipse glows in South

    It's the celestial highlight of the year: a total lunar eclipse - and sky watchers in the South were out to capture it.

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    Neighbours split on City Rise cafe plan

    Tansy Hayden pictured last year outside the former corner shop and upstairs dwelling, built for...

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    Neighbours split on City Rise cafe plan

    A planned Dunedin cafe would either enliven the community or make parking a nightmare - it depends on which neighbour you listen to.

    Alleged animal abuse

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    Alleged animal abuse

    An angry Dunedin dog owner allegedly grabbed his dog by the throat and threw it through a glass door because he was "frustrated".

    Saving penguins, one tasty fish at a time

    Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Saving penguins, one tasty fish at a time

    Dunedin Wildlife Hospital vet nurse Emily Brewer tries to ply a replica penguin with a salmon at Dunedin's railway station yesterday.

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    Hiring adding to stress: CEO

    "What we have been hearing is that districts in particular have been completely out of the loop...

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    Hiring adding to stress: CEO

    Stressed senior doctors in the South are dealing with sky-high vacancy rates which they blame on Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand (HNZ) bungling the rollout of a new recruitment system.

    Toddler’s butterflies to adorn Phoenix shirts

    Dunedin toddler Edmund Rosevear’s butterfly drawings, which mum Jordy Fogarty helped with, will...

    Toddler’s butterflies to adorn Phoenix shirts

    A symbol of inspiration for one Dunedin family has become a badge of honour for a professional football club.

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    Yeardley’s pain will result in gain

    Phil Yeardley is all set to run 100km at the Caledonian Ground on Saturday. PHOTO: STEPHEN...

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    Yeardley’s pain will result in gain

    It is not what most 22-year-olds do on a Saturday night.

    Warmer weather coming this week

    Hitting the waves between the books, year 12 students from King’s High School leave the water at...

    Warmer weather coming this week

    If you thought summer was lousy — don’t despair, there might be some respite over the next few days.

    Copper comes a cropper in fender bender

    Emergency services at the scene of the crash. Photo: Craig Baxter

    Copper comes a cropper in fender bender

    An unmarked Dunedin police car did not have to go very far to get to the scene of a crash in Dunedin this afternoon.

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    Near $20m extension to Peninsula shared path to begin

    The new boardwalk will look much like the one pictured here at Raynbirds Bay. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Near $20m extension to Peninsula shared path to begin

    The Dunedin City Council is set to start work on an almost $20 million extension to an Otago Peninsula cycleway and shared pathway with the construction of a new boardwalk.

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    Candidates take aim at 10.5% rates increase

    South Dunedin requires urgent action to deal with flooding risks, ​​​​​​​DCC by-election...

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    Candidates take aim at 10.5% rates increase

    Dunedin City Council by-election candidates are not impressed by the possibility of a 10.5% rates rise.

    Angry owner 'hurls dog through glass door' in Mornington

    Angry owner 'hurls dog through glass door' in Mornington

    An angry Dunedin dog owner allegedly grabbed his dog by the throat and threw it through a glass door because he was ‘‘frustrated’’.  

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    By-election to be contested by 14

    Dr Angus Mackay. Photo: ODT files

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    By-election to be contested by 14

    A field of 14 candidates will contest the Dunedin City Council by-election to pursue the seat left open by the death of councillor and former mayor Jules Radich.

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    Princes St site development pushed back to November

    Requirements for construction to start at 380-392 Princes St, Dunedin has been pushed to November...

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    Princes St site development pushed back to November

    A central Dunedin development has been given another nine months to start work by the city council.

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    'Excuse my language, but f*** off'

    The two photos Parking Enforcement Services used when issuing Martin Leckie tickets in September...

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    Supermarket ticketing slammed as ‘a scam’

    A Dunedin man says photographic ‘‘proof’’ of his apparently illegal parking at a central city supermarket is laughable.

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    ‘Financial burden’ of stadium a ‘hit’ to ratepayers

    Former anti-stadium campaigner Victor Billot says the affordability of Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr...

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    ‘Financial burden’ of stadium a ‘hit’ to ratepayers

    Victor Billot did not offer the phrase ‘‘hate to say I told you so’’, but the stadium critic got near it.
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