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    Fire contained but crews will work into night

    Fire contained but crews will work into night

    A fierce blaze in a Dunedin scout hall which prompted emergency smoke danger alerts across the city has been contained by firefighters after a five-hour battle.

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    Helipad ‘strange place’ for tent

    Police officers check to see if anyone is inside a tent that was found pitched on the Kitchener...

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    Helipad ‘strange place’ for tent

    Peace, tranquillity, a great harbour view — the Kitchener St helipad looks like an idyllic spot for a private campsite.

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    Hope wildlife mural will put a smile on people’s faces

    The latest mural on the Mansfield Apartments building, at the corner of Bond and Liverpool Sts,...

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    Hope wildlife mural will put a smile on people’s faces

    Plans for a British bulldog to grace the side of a Dunedin building have been scrapped following a backlash.

    Broken-down trawler towed into town

    Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Broken-down trawler towed into town

    Walkers on the Aramoana breakwater were treated to an unusual sight yesterday as Sealord-owned fishing boat Rehua was towed past into Otago Harbour.

    Pair gassed up to have a nap at pump

    Police speak to the occupants of a vehicle parked at the BP petrol station in Princes St...

    Pair gassed up to have a nap at pump

    Police drove a dozy Dunedin duo home after they fell asleep on a petrol station forecourt.

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    Student who scarred victim in bottle attack gets conviction overturned

    Photo: ODT files

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    Student who scarred victim in bottle attack gets conviction overturned

    An Otago student who bottled a man in a nightclub can now pursue a career as a chartered accountant after a successful appeal.

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    Early interest as DCC by-election set

    Lync Aronson. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

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    Early interest as DCC by-election set

    Early contenders for Dunedin’s vacant council seat have emerged, but the position will not be filled until mid-May.

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    Accused massage therapist claims she was just doing her job

    Annie Varghese is on trial defending charges of indecent assault. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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    Accused massage therapist claims she was just doing her job

    A Dunedin massage therapist accused of sexually assaulting two clients says she was just doing her job according to her limited training.

    Fear, uncertainty as family cut off in Iran

    Mourners react, carry coffins during a funeral procession for members of security forces and...

    Fear, uncertainty as family cut off in Iran

    As anti-government riots in Iran lead to hundreds of deaths, a Dunedin-based expat says he is struggling to hear from family and friends at home.

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    Councillors to discuss plan to get rid of councils

    Hilary Calvert. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Councillors to discuss plan to get rid of councils

    A meeting tomorrow will discuss what Otago regional councillors think about the proposal to get rid of regional councils but the council chairwoman has questioned if mayors have any idea what they...

    Man sentenced over dramatic blaze at former boarding house

    PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Man sentenced over dramatic blaze at former boarding house

    A fire which engulfed a Dunedin boarding house was started by a squatter who left a camp stove unattended, a court has heard. 

    Students get taste of life at university

    Brian Wilson, 17, of Otahuhu College, gets into his biochemistry lesson at the Hands-On at Otago...

    Students get taste of life at university

    More than 400 secondary school students are dipping their toes into university life this week in Dunedin.

    Drape escape from Dunedin motel

    Drape escape from Dunedin motel

    A person eluded capture at a South Dunedin motel yesterday by using what appeared to be curtains tied together to jump out of a two-storey window.

    Traffic light brings wayward car to abrupt stop

    Emergency services at the South Dunedin crash this morning. Photo: Peter McIntosh

    Traffic light brings wayward car to abrupt stop

    A driving mishap left a traffic light on a strange angle after a car crashed into it in South Dunedin this morning.

    Yachts battle for honours

    PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    Yachts battle for honours

    Yachts compete in a Port Chalmers Yacht Club race on Otago Harbour on Saturday.

    Bug off!

     PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Bug off!

    Caked in wind-blown sand, a resting sea lion on Smaills Beach lifts its head, disturbing a cloud of flies which were gathered around the moisture from its eyes.

    Upgrades around Octagon to disrupt traffic for a month

    The Octagon. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Upgrades around Octagon to disrupt traffic for a month

    Aurora Energy is making electricity upgrades in the Octagon including working on underground infrastructure to improve network reliability.

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    'Lots of reasons': Bus hub pub plans abandoned

    The building at 1 Great King St is still yet to be filled after an application for a new pub was...

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    'Lots of reasons': Bus hub pub plans abandoned

    Plans for a new student pub and club in a long-vacant building on the doorstep of Dunedin’s bus hub have been abandoned after a public backlash.

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    ‘Lifelong consequences’ from botched surgery

    Marvin Weyland with his daughter Mira, 3, who requires more surgery to fix her hip joints. PHOTO:...

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    Botched procedures leave 3-year-old needing urgent surgery

    A botched surgical procedure has worsened the condition of a 3-year-old Dunedin girl and left her needing urgent corrective hip surgery.

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    Lovely day for cricket

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    Lovely day for cricket

      (Clockwise from above) Atawhai Foley, 9, raises the bat with a group of young cricket fans; Gabriel, 2, waves his flag with Yoshi Geerlofs and Arlo, 8, with Simon Greenall watch the...
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