No controlled burns today: Fenz
Otago farmers are being warned to postpone any controlled burns amid warnings of high wind today.
Seriously injured driver pulled from truck
Seriously injured driver pulled from truck
A man received serious injuries after the oil tanker he was driving ran off the road south of Waikouaiti last night.
NZ’s top school choirs competing in city
NZ’s top school choirs competing in city
New Zealand’s premier secondary schools’ choral competition is returning to Dunedin for the first time since 2019.
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Notice period to cut off water insufficient — resident
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Notice period to cut off water insufficient — resident
A Dunedin resident living with a disability says the lack of warning for a full day without a water supply at his home was "life-altering".
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Safety focus lost in Albany St decision: university
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Safety focus lost in Albany St decision: university
A council decision to abandon years of work towards safety improvements in Dunedin’s student quarter is disappointing, the university says.
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Bill trying to weaken councils: Radich
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Bill trying to weaken councils: Radich
The Dunedin City Council is questioning what the government regards as "core services" for it to do.
View unlikely mum caused fractures
View unlikely mum caused fractures
A forensic pathologist says it would be "highly unusual" for a baby’s rib fractures to be caused by being rolled on by his mother.
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53-year-old family-owned adult store set to close, going online
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53-year-old family-owned adult store set to close, going online
A Dunedin man who grew up in his family’s sex shop is preparing to say goodbye to one of the country’s oldest adult stores.
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New community library gets ‘thumbs-up’
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New community library gets ‘thumbs-up’
South Dunedin residents have been giving the new community library the "thumbs-up" this week now all the scaffolding and hoardings have been removed and the finished facade has been fully revealed...
Weather forecasting supercomputer on
Weather forecasting supercomputer on
If a weather bomb is going to flood South Dunedin, residents will get much more time to prepare for it now Earth Sciences New Zealand has switched on its new $35 million weather forecasting supercomputer.
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Lack of fireworks disappoints councillor
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Lack of fireworks disappoints councillor
A New Year’s Eve event in Dunedin that lacks fireworks at midnight could be anti-climactic, a councillor says.
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Surprised by service award
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Surprised by service award
Very seldom does Winifred Harding walk down the street or through a supermarket without seeing a beautiful smile and thinking, "I did that".
Gravity-defying grazing not a cliff-hanger
Gravity-defying grazing not a cliff-hanger
A couple of sheep munching on bushes on the side of a cliff near Taiaroa Head may look precariously placed, but the farm’s owner, Parry Reid, says there is no need to worry...
Injured baby case: Multiple rib fractures 'extremely unusual'
Injured baby case: Multiple rib fractures 'extremely unusual'
A baby allegedly squeezed by a prominent sportsman did not have bone fragility issues, a medical expert says.
Crash after dropped vape leads cops to wanted man
Crash after dropped vape leads cops to wanted man
A wanted Mosgiel man was nabbed by police after crashing his car as he rummaged around for a dropped vape.
'Wines with lunch': Dunedin bus driver blows over limit
'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.
Blooming marvellous way to welcome spring
Blooming marvellous way to welcome 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.
Rising costs making times rough for Dunedin students
Rising costs making times rough for Dunedin students
Students at the University of Otago say with the lack of jobs in the city, climbing rent prices and cost of power, they are struggling to make ends meet.
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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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'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.