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    Dunedin real estate agent Kees Meeuws is with fellow former All Blacks Eric Rush, Frank Bunce,...

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    Meeuws channelled rugby aggression for TV drama

    Kees Meeuws is usually a pretty placid, laid-back kind of guy.

    Fire callout to student flat after stove left on

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    Fire callout to student flat after stove left on

    A Dunedin student flat hosting some midweek drinks ended up calling emergency services after a cardboard box was left on a stove.

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    Doubt 24/7 service will work in city

    Dr Adrian Hindes. Photo: supplied

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    Doubt 24/7 service will work in city

    A city GP is casting doubt on whether the government’s ambition for a 24/7 after-hours service will be successful in Dunedin.

    Getting shipshape

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    Getting shipshape

    Sailor Mike Dewar, of Dunedin, gives his motorsailer boat Rubiconz a fresh lick of paint at the Otago Yacht Club on Tuesday.

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    Excavating tip may need military help: Beca

    The tip site at  Ocean Beach Domain in St Kilda in 1954 was in the vicinity of what was to become...

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    Excavating tip may need military help: Beca

    Excavating a former Dunedin tip may need military supervision after rumours a wax-wrapped box of machine guns and ammunition were found there.

    Driver five times limit had child in car: police

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    Driver five times limit had child in car: police

    A Dunedin man allegedly caught driving more than five times the legal alcohol limit had his child in the car.

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    Urban wetland attracts fly-by visit

    East Taieri School students point out the location of their "urban wetland" to Air New Zealand...

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    Urban wetland attracts fly-by visit

    A Dunedin primary school, building its very own urban wetland, received a special visit from a high-flying New Zealand business leader.

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    Switching on to rhythm of stress

    A region of a mouse brain, called the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, where stress...

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    Switching on to rhythm of stress

    High-stress environments have long been known to be bad for our health.

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    ‘Vampire’ sinks teeth into politics

    Dunedin "vampire" Ruthven Allimrac, who also goes by Zenith Rose-Wills, is running for mayor in...

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    ‘Vampire’ sinks teeth into politics

    A "vampire" has joined the race for Dunedin’s mayoralty.

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    Tourism, primary sector behind strong Otago economy

    Mike Collins. File photo: Linda Robertson

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    Tourism, primary sector behind strong Otago economy

    The evidence continues to mount that Otago’s economy is outperforming the rest of New Zealand.

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    Men thrown into sea after boat capsizes

    The capsized boat lying on the shore just north of Taieri Mouth.

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    Men thrown into sea after boat capsizes

    The skipper of a boat that capsized on the Taieri Mouth bar said he was unlucky his boat tipped over, but he was also lucky to be alive to see another day.

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    Govt cuts tender for work on hospital foundations

    Representatives from potential contracting firms visited the new Dunedin Hospital in-patient site...

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    Govt cuts tender for work on hospital foundations

    The government has cancelled a tender for work on the foundations of Dunedin’s new hospital due to "substantive" design changes.

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    ‘Particularly dry month’ for much of South Island

    Milford Sound. Photo: ODT files

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    ‘Particularly dry month’ for much of South Island

    High mean sea level pressure prevailed over much of the South Island during July, creating prolonged dry spells across much of Otago and Southland.

    ‘Friendly’ folk the lure for new citizen

    Elisa Maierl (second from left) celebrates becoming a New Zealand citizen yesterday. She is...

    ‘Friendly’ folk the lure for new citizen

    It has been a whirlwind few months for Elisa Maierl, who capped off a wedding in her former home country of Germany by flying back to New Zealand to become a citizen.

    Generous gift

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    Generous gift

    A new emergency ambulance is serving Dunedin residents thanks to the generosity of the Cleveland Charitable Foundation, which gave the vehicle to Hato Hone St John in memory of its co-founder, Les...

    Fish & Game moving to purpose-built HQ

    Otago Fish & Game Council chief executive Ian Hadland inspects progress yesterday at the...

    Fish & Game moving to purpose-built HQ

    The Otago Fish & Game Council is preparing to leave Dunedin and relocate to a purpose-built headquarters in Mosgiel.

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    Medical researcher up for award

    University of Otago Hazel Buckland chair in psychological medicine Prof Paul Glue holds some of...

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    Medical researcher up for award

    The researcher behind a slow-release ketamine tablet, developed to treat people with treatment-resistant depression, has been named a finalist in the 2025 KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards.

    One taken to hospital after car, cyclist collide

    Emergency services including Fire and Emergency NZ attended the scene. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    One taken to hospital after car, cyclist collide

    A person has been taken to hospital in a moderate condition after a collision between a car and a cyclist in central Dunedin.

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    Skipper was distracted by phone before grounding

    The skipper of stricken fishing vessel Tamahine Teone Taiaroa is winched to safety last year....

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    Skipper was distracted by phone before grounding

    A fishing vessel skipper was distracted by his phone as he steamed towards catastrophe off the Dunedin coast.

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    Seesaws ‘a huge and expensive surprise’

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    Seesaws ‘a huge and expensive surprise’

    The much-maligned George St seesaws came as a "complete surprise" to some Dunedin city councillors, who say they had no chance to sign off the additions to the central city playground.
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    • The skipper of stricken fishing vessel Tamahine Teone Taiaroa is winched to safety last year....

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      Postmistress bids farewell after 26 years

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      'Hard decision' to end Woody's wandering ways

    • The Kensington Sports Bar & Tavern, at 4 King Edward St, has had its liquor licence suspended for...

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      Tavern’s liquor licence suspended

    • Shotover Jet this year celebrates its 60th anniversary. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

      Renowned jetboat operation turns 60

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