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    Lawyer charged with doctoring invoices

    The career of a Dunedin lawyer hangs in the balance after they were charged with doctoring invoices to obtain $1600.

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    Further ban after farm not destocked

    Nearly three years after her original livestock-ownership ban, Carolyn Ireland has been...

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    Further ban after farm not destocked

    A negligent Otago dairy farmer has been banned from owning animals for another five years after failing to get rid of her livestock.

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    5.5% rates rise set to be approved

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    5.5% rates rise set to be approved

    Otago regional councillors are due to approve a 5.5% rates rise today, down from an earlier projected increase of 13.8%.

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    Behaviour ‘unbecoming’ of govt role

    David Seymour. Photo: Gregor Richardson

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    Behaviour ‘unbecoming’ of govt role

    A former Green party leader is accusing David Seymour of behaviour "unbecoming" of the role of deputy prime minister after she was targeted for her criticism of a controversial Bill.

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    Claim pair ‘turned on’ mayor rejected

    Jules Radich. Photo: Linda Robertson

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    Claim pair ‘turned on’ mayor rejected

    City councillors have traded barbs over who was to blame for the swift demise of Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich’s team of allies.

    Inaugural Gold Coast to Dunedin flight welcomed

    Dunedin welcomes the first international flight from the Gold Coast Airport in Coolangatta,...

    Inaugural Gold Coast to Dunedin flight welcomed

    The first passenger off the inaugural flight from the Gold Coast was left stunned when she was greeted at Dunedin Airport by a media scrum and raucous applause.

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    Kitten abuser no ‘Jeffrey Dahmer type’

    Cory Gilliand-Dickson. Photo: Gregor Richardson

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    Kitten abuser no ‘Jeffrey Dahmer type’

    A man who kicked a kitten and mutilated its corpse told police he’s no Jeffrey Dahmer.

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    Govt invests $76.7m in search and rescue

    Associate Minister of Transport James Meager announces $76.7 million of funding for 12 search and...

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    Govt invests $76.7m in search and rescue

    More than $70 million in government search and rescue investment will help organisations continue to save lives, Dunedin groups say.

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    All Black selection makes mum proud

    New All Black Fabian Holland (centre) with brother Quinten and mum Margot at the Dunedin Rugby...

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    All Black selection makes mum proud

    Margot de Haas misses seeing her big boys every day, but she is quite happy the grocery bill is a lot smaller.

    Photography awards exhibition set to open

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    Photography awards exhibition set to open

    Tūhura Otago Museum design exhibition manager Shanaya Cunningham puts the finishing touches to a panel displaying Craig McKenzie’s Kakariki Karaka, a previous winner of the Tūhura Otago Museum...

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    Ruckus kicked up in court

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    Ruckus kicked up in court

    A Dunedin man accused of pulling a knife on hospital staff continued his wayward behaviour in court.

    Making light work

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    Making light work

    KiwiRail crews replace a light tower in Dunedin’s shunt yard yesterday.

    Heritage boarding house for sale after hospital delays

    The Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga category 2 "Alva House" is on the market after a...

    Heritage boarding house for sale after hospital delays

    A 25-bedroom central Dunedin heritage boarding house, earmarked for worker accommodation, is on the market after delays to the new Dunedin hospital build.

    Full on

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    Full on

    The Otago Boys’ High School (below) and Christchurch Boys’ High School first XVs perform their haka ahead of their clash at Littlebourne yesterday.

    Man fired BB gun in courtyard

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    Man fired BB gun in courtyard

    A Dunedin man shooting a realistic BB gun in his courtyard caused a scare in a central city suburb.

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    Census cut puts data on homeless at risk: DCC

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    Census cut puts data on homeless at risk: DCC

    Scrapping the census has thrown up issues for the Dunedin City Council’s social housing policy.

    Touchdown

    A crowd watch the first Jetstar flight from the Gold Coast to land at Dunedin Airport yesterday....

    Touchdown

    International flights made their long-awaited return to Dunedin yesterday, as a Jetstar flight from Gold Coast Airport in Coolangatta, Queensland, touched down, linking the city&nbsp...

    Climbing wall comes down after 25 years

    Otago Girls’ High School students (from left)  Julia Hodgson, 14, Holly Seal, 15, and Arlia...

    Climbing wall comes down after 25 years

    A Dunedin secondary school is losing a beloved climbing wall as a result of some major renovations.

    Arrest made after central Dunedin 'altercation'

    Police at the scene of the incident in Rattray St this afternoon. Photo: Bruce Munro

    Arrest made after central Dunedin 'altercation'

    A 26-year-old Dunedin man has been arrested after an altercation in Dunedin's city centre, police say.

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    Housing project cuts ‘perfect storm’ for rise in homelessness

    Carmen Houlahan. Photo: ODT Files

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    Housing project cuts ‘perfect storm’ for rise in homelessness

    Kāinga Ora's cuts to a host of housing projects could worsen Dunedin’s homelessness problem, city councillors say.
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