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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
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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
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
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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
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
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
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.
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Student who scarred victim in bottle attack gets conviction overturned
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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.
Yachts battle for honours
Yachts battle for honours
Yachts compete in a Port Chalmers Yacht Club race on Otago Harbour on Saturday.
Bug off!
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
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
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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
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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...
Unconscious trio found 'intoxicated' with drug paraphernalia: police
Unconscious trio found 'intoxicated' with drug paraphernalia: police
Two adults and a teenager reported unconscious in a car at a South Dunedin fast-food carpark were allegedly found intoxicated and with drug paraphernalia, police say.
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Students mark coming of age, home-style
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Students mark coming of age, home-style
There is roughly 10,000km of ocean separating Japan and Dunedin, but the distance did not stop University of Otago exchange students from marking their coming of age in traditional style.
Warning over online sales platforms after scam
Warning over online sales platforms after scam
A Dunedin woman scammed out of $2000 when attempting to sell a phone is warning others about the dangers of online marketplaces.
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Weather puts a dampener on parkrun’s 12th anniversary
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Weather puts a dampener on parkrun’s 12th anniversary
The prospect of running in the rain while wearing a soaking-wet bedsheet apparently did not appeal to many of Dunedin’s avid runners.
Pizza delivery vehicle crashes after running out of gas
Pizza delivery vehicle crashes after running out of gas
A Dunedin pizza delivery driver took an unexpected detour after her vehicle ran out of gas midway up a steep street and rolled away into a lamp post.