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    Emergency services at an incident in Central Dunedin today. Photo: Peter McIntosh

    One critically hurt in incident at Dunedin hotel

    Emergency services used a turntable ladder to extract a critically injured person from the first floor of a Central Dunedin Hotel this morning.

    Stairs fall victim to the sea

    PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Stairs fall victim to the sea

    Ocean swells have damaged a set of sea wall stairs at The Esplanade at St Clair in Dunedin.

    Threat to kill comes hours after release

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

    Threat to kill comes hours after release

    A Dunedin man was only hours out of prison before threatening a woman with "the strongest punch in the world", a court has heard.

    Colourful initiative brings smiles to ICU

    Dunedin Hospital critical care unit staff in their Friday scrubs. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Colourful initiative brings smiles to ICU

    Schools often have mufti days, but hospitals?

    Cycleway on way for Albany St

    Cycleway on way for Albany St

    The tertiary education area of Dunedin is set to have better cycling links with the central city and the shared path to Port Chalmers after $2 million of work.

    Man sentenced after mailing meth to Otago buyers

    A chef was fired for attempting to sell P to co-workers. Photo: NZ Herlad

    Man sentenced after mailing meth to Otago buyers

    An Auckland man who hid meth in Covid masks and sent them to the South Island during lockdown used his sister's bank details to avoid detection.

    Spreading branches bearing gold

    Dunedin Public Art Gallery curator Lucy Hammonds stands under Reuben Paterson’s recently...

    Spreading branches bearing gold

    Money may not grow on trees, but it appears gold is growing on this one.

    Pressure eases on Covid wards

    The dedicated Covid wards in both Dunedin (pictured) and Southland Hospitals have been at or...

    Pressure eases on Covid wards

    Pressure has eased on southern Covid-19 wards after a stressful period for staff.

    Car crashes into boulder

    Car crashes into boulder

    Emergency services were called after a car crashed into a rock in the early hours of the morning on the Otago Peninsula.

    Small fire in Burnside green waste

    Small fire in Burnside green waste

    Fire crews were called to extinguish a small fire in Dunedin’s industrial area.

    Stuck cat saved by firefighters

    Stuck cat saved by firefighters

    Dunedin firefighters intervened to save a cat which had been stuck all day on a roof.

    Short sharp shaking from minor quake

    The Hikurangi Subduction Zone is New Zealand's largest fault because of the area that could move...

    Short sharp shaking from minor quake

    Night owls were rocking and rolling early yesterday after a small earthquake struck about 30km to the west of Dunedin.

    City voters again trying for group to hold council accountable

    Lyndon Weggery is looking to restart a ratepayers group in Dunedin. PHOTO: CHRISTINE O’CONNOR

    City voters again trying for group to hold council accountable

    One Dunedin ratepayers’ group looks set to be wound up after it struggled for a unified purpose, but another is re-emerging.

    Boy’s alleged thefts ‘devastating’

    An allegedly stolen Mazda Demio is driven down lower Rattray St, in Dunedin, yesterday morning....

    Boy’s alleged thefts ‘devastating’

    A 12-year-old Dunedin boy accused of stealing eight cars in a little over 24 hours needs to understand the chaos he leaves behind, one of his alleged victims said through tears yesterday.

    Nipping colourfully into winter

    PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Nipping colourfully into winter

    A pair of old milk cans, serving as a mailbox, makes a charming old-world sight as the sun rises over Otago Harbour yesterday.

    Balloon twisting taking off

    Balloon twister Greer Holland (11), of Dunedin, is developing her entrepreneurial skills one...

    Balloon twisting taking off

    Greer Holland is pumped up with a passion for balloon twisting.

    Helicopter called on for gallery roof work

    The Dunedin Public Art Gallery in The Octagon. Photo: ODT files

    Helicopter called on for gallery roof work

    The thunder of helicopter blades will be heard above the Octagon this weekend as work on the Dunedin Public Art Gallery roof kicks in to high gear.

    Landfill birds evidence fails to convince

    Hilary Lennox

    Landfill birds evidence fails to convince

    Too many questions remain about how a proposed landfill near Dunedin Airport can deal with birds for the project to safely go ahead, the regional council’s consultant says.

    Lego shows Physics’ laser firing into sky

    Physicists Dr Tim Molteno (left) and Prof Blair Blakie admire a Lego model of the University of...

    Lego shows Physics’ laser firing into sky

    With a bucket of Lego, you can tell any story.

    Maori ministers in South

    Whanau Ora Minister Peeni Henare (left) and Maori Development Minister Willie Jackson promote...

    Maori ministers in South

    Dunedin was awash with ministers of the Crown yesterday, as the Labour Maori caucus continued a national tour to sell Budget 2022 to iwi and hapu.
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    • An allegedly stolen Mazda Demio is driven down lower Rattray St, in Dunedin, yesterday morning....

      Boy’s alleged thefts ‘devastating’

    • Dunedin Hospital critical care unit staff in their Friday scrubs. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

      Colourful initiative brings smiles to ICU

    • Orange squares mark where people reported shaking. Image: GeoNet

      Dunedin feels early morning quake

    • Lee Vandervis. Photo: ODT files

      Misbehaving Dunedin councillors called to order

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