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'Bullsh***': Govt worker says sex tape was consensual

Warning: sexual content. A government employee accused of making a secret sex tape told police the allegation was "bullsh**" and had ruined his life.

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More insect life may herald return of birds

University of Otago ecology PhD student Jacqui Theis has been studying the growing number of...

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More insect life may herald return of birds

While the revamp of Dunedin’s George St may not be everyone’s cup of tea, it is proving very popular with the city’s wildlife.

Speeding teen overtook officers while drunk: police

Speeding teen overtook officers while drunk: police

If you are drinking and driving, the best way to advertise the fact is to pass a police car at speed.

Event keeps waste out of landfill

The Valley Project volunteer Ben Nicholls sorts through household appliances at the organisation...

Event keeps waste out of landfill

Old computers, bicycles and a lot of microwaves were just some of the household items a community organisation helped keep out of Dunedin’s landfill.

Onwards and upwards

Climber Julia Hodgson grips a crimp tightly while she competes in the NZAC National Indoor Bouldering Series in Dunedin.

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Uni was ‘the time of our lives’

University of Otago graduates (from left) Kate Harris, of Christchurch, Charlotte Johnstone, of...

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Uni was ‘the time of our lives’

A group of graduates, now living in the big smoke, will look back on their years at the University of Otago as "the time of our lives".

Motel to no longer house homeless

The aftermath of the fire at the Oval where the homeless live, last Friday morning. PHOTO: PETER...

Motel to no longer house homeless

A motel is shutting its doors to Dunedin’s homeless, saying providing rooms has been a "massive drain" on the owners. It follows a fire at the Oval on Friday, which destroyed a shack and tents where people have been sleeping.

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‘Gagged’ over benefits of Winton landfill

AB Lime general manager Steven Smith speaks at the DCC 2034 LTP at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery...

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‘Gagged’ over benefits of Winton landfill

A regional landfill operator has been given the cold shoulder by the DCC and was not approached for information while ratepayers could be stung with a $92.4m "gamble" instead, its manager says.

‘Memory carries on’ with planting of trees, shrubs

REPORT: RUBY SHAW / PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

‘Memory carries on’ with planting of trees, shrubs

Dunedin mother and daughter Antonella and Valentina, 11, Condliffe plant a shrub during a "Trees for Families" event at Rotary Park, Shiel Hill, yesterday.

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Contractors warned of hospital cutbacks

Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora infrastructure delivery lead Blake Lepper. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Contractors warned of hospital cutbacks

Contractors tendering for work on the new Dunedin hospital build have been warned about "significant" cuts.

Putting musical together ‘full-on challenge’, but fun

Leading cast members in Musical Theatre Dunedin’s production of Chess the Musical will perform...

Putting musical together ‘full-on challenge’, but fun

Tackling the beast of a show that is Chess the Musical is an exciting challenge for director Greg MacLeod and his dedicated cast and crew.

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Misuse of mobility parks frustrates permit holder

Peter Walsh holds up his mobility parking permit at Pak’nSave Dunedin, after observing people...

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Misuse of mobility parks frustrates permit holder

A Dunedin man is calling on a South Dunedin supermarket to better patrol its mobility parking spaces after experiencing first-hand how ‘‘ridiculous’’ it can be for those who need them.

Charity gig to honour late musician

Charity gig to honour late musician

A late Dunedin musician would be stoked at a collection of ‘‘great musos’’ continuing his charitable work in salute.

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Fix problem at source, DCC told

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Fix problem at source, DCC told

When Dunedin goes looking for government money to shore up South Dunedin against sea-level rise it needs to be "doing everything within its own powers to be fixing the problem at its source", a...

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Dancer taps into family tradition

Granddaughter and grandmother duo Stasa Tucker and Lorraine Knowles stand with the Vi Stewart...

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Dancer taps into family tradition

More than 60 years after Lorraine Knowles won a top Dunedin tap-dancing prize, her granddaughter has followed in her footsteps.

Stone tools insight into history of Tiwai Point

Toki found at Tiwai before the aluminium smelter was built by the McFarlane family which are now...

Stone tools insight into history of Tiwai Point

Stone tools from hundreds of years ago that were collected before the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter was built are being assessed and catalogued at Tūhura Otago Museum this weekend.

Archway lecture theatre: Treasure or toilet block?

The Archway Lecture Theatre building. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

Archway lecture theatre: Treasure or toilet block?

An award-winning Otago University lecture theatre slated for demolition has been slammed as "hideous", "fugly as hell" and looking like "a toilet block".

Technical issue with ODT E-edition resolved

The Otago Daily Times E-edition is back online after a technical issue was fixed.

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Councillors agreed with Dippie's email insults

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Councillors agreed with Dippie's email insults

Councillors texted a prominent Dunedin businessman saying they agreed with an explosive email in which he called them weird, woke and out of their depth.

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Homeless man’s hopes crushed

After a fire tore through tents in the Oval yesterday, the remains of a shelter and a makeshift...

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Homeless man’s hopes crushed

A homeless man says it is "hard to feel hope" after his makeshift shack burned down at the Oval in a cooking fire.

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