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    World Cup trumps parents’ birthdays

    Dunedin football fans (from left) Matthew Holdridge, Aaron Burgess, Justin Flaws and Warren...

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    World Cup trumps parents’ birthdays

    The Fifa World Cup in the United States, or his parents’ 80th birthday celebrations in England?

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    Doing the hard yards to meet camp costs

    Musselburgh Primary School principal Rob Taylor is training for two half-marathons in a bid to...

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    Doing the hard yards to meet camp costs

    Having his pupils miss an ‘‘epic school camp trip’’ due to the cost of living was not an option for one Dunedin primary school principal, so he decided to raise the money himself.

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    'It's a s***load': Builder estimated to owe $6 million

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    'It's a s***load': Builder estimated to owe $6 million

    The estimated debt owed by a failed Dunedin builder has skyrocketed sevenfold to more than $6 million.

    Garden in focus for competition

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    Garden in focus for competition

    University of Otago postgraduate student Joy Maymay practises her photography skills at the Dunedin Botanic Garden yesterday.

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    Failed Dunedin startup’s creditors out $2.2m

    Winely co-founders Jacob Manning and Abbe Hyde. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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    Failed Dunedin startup’s creditors out $2.2m

    A former employee of a failed Dunedin wine startup hopes its founders will never run a business again as the company leaves creditors nearly $2.2 million out of pocket.

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    Big fans of wind farm bake cake

    Lee Stream School pupils (from left) Ted Chapman, 10, Florence Harris, 8, Gus Nichol, 7, and Jack...

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    Big fans of wind farm bake cake

    A group of Dunedin primary school pupils made a cake adorned with hand-crafted chocolate wind turbines in honour of their favourite wind farm turning 15 years old.

    Former Waikouaiti paralympian still going the distance

    Former Waikouaiti paralympian still going the distance

    For the second year in a row, Evan Clulee exceeded his goals in the nationwide Heart Foundation MyMarathon fundraiser.

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    'You're hurting me': Jury sees videos of Dunedin businessman's alleged abuse

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    'You're hurting me': Jury sees videos of Dunedin businessman's alleged abuse

    A jury has been shown footage of a Dunedin businessman on top of a woman in bed while she says ‘‘I can’t breathe’’.

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    Man attacked partner, stole bike after ‘bizarre’ outburst vs owner

    Family violence is up but the number of people being prosecuted for the crimes is "disturbingly"...

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    Man attacked partner, stole bike after ‘bizarre’ outburst vs owner

    A Dunedin man attacked his partner twice on the same day, assaults which bookended a ‘‘bizarre’’ bike theft, a court has heard.

    Deployment longtime ‘aspiration’

    Royal New Zealand Navy Lieutenant Chris Wise in the Golan Heights, Syria, as part of Operation...

    Deployment longtime ‘aspiration’

    A Dunedin man is spending his days in a historically hotly contested zone between Syria and Israel, ducking missiles in bunkers and monitoring both sides for truce breaches.

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    Dunedin man with history of violence back before the court

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    Dunedin man with history of violence back before the court

    A Dunedin man who nearly made history as one of the nation’s first third-strike offenders is back before the court.

    Starting at the bottom

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    Starting at the bottom

    Contractors at the site of the new Dunedin hospital inpatient building work on a steel reinforcing cage that goes into the ground as part of the piling process. 

    Advice on quitting encouraged for smoke packs

    An example of health information messages on the inside of cigarette packages mandated in Canada....

    Advice on quitting encouraged for smoke packs

    Government policymakers are being urged to follow Canada and Australia by putting inserts in packs of cigarettes showing New Zealanders how to quit smoking.

    Readying for rugby clash

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    Readying for rugby clash

    Otago Boys’ High School students perform a haka before the annual interschool First XV game against Southland Boys’ High School at Littlebourne yesterday.

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    More non-compliant student flats identified

    Student flats in North Dunedin. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

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    More non-compliant student flats identified

    More properties in the student quarter have been identified as potentially breaching Healthy Homes legislation.

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    More changes planned for playground - but what about the dinosaur?

    Marlow Park destination playground upgrade project lead Dr Glen Hazelton. PHOTOS: STEPHEN...

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    More changes planned for playground - but what about the dinosaur?

    Plans to turn Dunedin's Marlow Park into a destination include the removal of several longstanding features, but it's the fate of a 60-year-old concrete dinosaur that has got people fired up.

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    ‘Powerhouse’ as old friends to star

    University of Otago music graduate and soprano Sophie Sparrow will play the lead role of Susanna...

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    ‘Powerhouse’ as old friends to star

    In a ‘‘powerhouse reunion’’, three University of Otago music graduates have hooked themselves leads in Opera New Zealand’s upcoming performance of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro.

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    Trinity students get school back in tune with choir

    Trinity Catholic College Trinity Chorale members (from left) Camila Barns, 16, Liam Rasmussen, 18...

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    Trinity students get school back in tune with choir

    When a group of Trinity Catholic College students found out there was no choir at their school, they decided that must be changed.

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    Dunedin businessman claims rape allegations false

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    Dunedin businessman claims rape allegations false

    A Dunedin businessman who has held shares in Scott’s Auto Sales and the Dunedin Casino denies multiple rape allegations against him.
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