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Towering presence at Regent Book Sale

Regent Theatre Book Sale volunteer Oliver Harman lends a hand getting thousands of books sorted...

Towering presence at Regent Book Sale

If you missed your chance to pick up one of over 30 copies of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code at the Regent Theatre Book Sale last year, rest-assured you will have your chance this weekend.

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Dear, oh so dear: $6.5m for Dunedin home

This Claremont St house in Maori Hill could be Dunedin’s most expensive home. Photo: supplied

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Dear, oh so dear: $6.5m for Dunedin home

An imposing three-storey modernist house in Maori Hill is now Dunedin's most expensive home after selling for a whopping $6.5 million.

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DCC pipes claim ‘BS’: resident

Water gushes from a manhole cover in Forbury Rd near Hillside Rd on Tuesday. PHOTO: GREGOR...

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DCC pipes claim ‘BS’: resident

Sewage spilling on to a Forbury Corner street during yesterday’s downpour shows the city council’s claim its pipes are working is "BS", a campaigner in the suburb says.

Divers retrieve rubbish from Blue Lake

Dive Otago students Gus Bixley (left) and Josh Fleming show some of the rubbish they recovered...

Divers retrieve rubbish from Blue Lake

The view from above is stunning but the view down below is not so good.

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Prison term after 57th driving conviction

The case is being heard in the Dunedin District Court. Photo: ODT files

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Prison term after 57th driving conviction

A man who was sent to prison after racking up his 57th conviction for disqualified driving complained "you’d think I’d murdered someone".

Rain reigns supreme

University of Otago contractors use chainsaws and a crane to remove a large willow tree, which...

Rain reigns supreme

After wreaking havoc across New Zealand, a low pressure system arrived in Dunedin on Monday night, bringing heavy rain.

Hope bingo night will help boys get to robotics comp

Otago Boys’ High School robotics team the "Indiana Drones" (from left) Declan Gemmell, Jack...

Hope bingo night will help boys get to robotics comp

A group of Dunedin secondary school students are hoping a bingo night will help them make it to Texas for an international robotics competition.

Consultation to take new approach

Consultation to take new approach

Lessons learnt from consulting the public about Aurora Energy’s future could influence how the Dunedin City Council seeks feedback on another big issue — Enterprise Dunedin’s future.

Adjustment to managing major contracts

Adjustment to managing major contracts

The Dunedin City Council plans to adjust the way major contracts are kept on track.

Triple collision

Triple collision

Emergency services attend a crash at the intersection of Cargill and Stuart Sts yesterday at 9.05am.

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First tick for proposed cafe despite objection

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

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First tick for proposed cafe despite objection

A suburban cafe proposed for a historic Dunedin corner store has passed its first test after being decried by a neighbour as a magnet for anti-social behaviour.

Legless drunk driver fails to outrun police

When police arrived at the intersection of Broadway and Rattray St at 7pm yesterday, they found...

Legless drunk driver fails to outrun police

A Dunedin driver who smashed into a traffic light tried to flee police on foot but was allegedly so drunk he was ‘‘hardly able to stand on his own’’.

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Ritchies drivers left in limbo

A Ritchies Transport bus. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Ritchies drivers left in limbo

Bus drivers for Ritchies Transport in Dunedin are reporting an increased amount of sick leave taken, as the company grapples with losing contracts, the Otago Daily Times understands.

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Lack of rentals leaves disabled woman ‘traumatised’

A young Dunedin woman with a disability is having difficulty finding a rental property with...

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Lack of rentals leaves disabled woman ‘traumatised’

A lack of safe rental housing has left a young disabled Dunedin woman "deeply traumatised" with brain injuries, sepsis events and having surgeries to pin severely broken ankles.

Public toilets vandalised

Public toilets vandalised

A vandal who targeted four of Dunedin’s public toilets destroyed ‘‘anything not made of steel and bolted down’’, meaning the DCC is $5000 out of pocket for repairs.

Watch: Kayakers run rapids past clocktower

As the rain fell in Dunedin today the clock started ticking for the inevitable arrival of the Water of Leith kayakers.

Alleged romance scammer in court

The 44-year-old Auckland woman appeared in Auckland District Court. Photo: Finn Blackwell / RNZ

Alleged romance scammer accused of duping Dunedin man appears in court

A woman accused of defrauding a Dunedin man out of more than half a million dollars in an alleged 18-year romance scam has appeared in court.

Ta’avao 'heartbroken' over son's death

Angus Ta’avao at a Highlanders training session late last year. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

Highlanders prop Angus Ta’avao 'heartbroken' over son's death

New Highlanders prop Angus Ta’avao has made the gut-wrenching announcement that his ‘‘beautiful boy’’ Leo has died.

Students welcomed by mana whenua at Puketeraki Marae

University of Otago Māori tauira (students) attend powhiri at Puketeraki Marae yesterday. PHOTOS:...

Students welcomed by mana whenua at Puketeraki Marae

Māori University of Otago students have received a special welcome at Puketeraki Marae to help them connect with each other and mana whenua.

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Dunedin rugby player loses appeal over secret sex tape

Thomas Ryan was sentenced to nine months’ supervision when he appeared in the Dunedin District...

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Dunedin rugby player loses appeal over secret sex tape

A Dunedin man who sent a secret sex tape to dozens of his rugby mates has failed to have his conviction quashed.

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