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    Band still not paid by council for gig

    SEEK HELP! members (from left) Lucy Hughes, Maggie Caldwell, Phia Caldwell and Mela Milner-Novak...

    Band still not paid by council for gig

    A Dunedin secondary school band due to support the Foo Fighters next year has still not been paid for the city council-backed New Year’s Eve performance.

    Man fled, resisted police

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    Man fled, resisted police

    A man who burst out of a Dunedin property carrying what police thought was a chainsaw was actually wielding an electric hedge trimmer.

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    Plea to put ‘lid’ on white, clear plastics

    A penguin at Kelly Tarlton’s Sealife Aquarium, in Auckland, shows a preference for a white bottle...

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    Plea to put ‘lid’ on white, clear plastics

    Scientists have called for manufacturers to put ‘‘a lid on the production of white and clear plastics’’, after new research has found penguins and other seabirds appear to have a preference for...

    Trio rounded up in Dunedin 'organised crime' bust

    Police at the premises in Willis St. Photo: NZ Police

    Trio rounded up in Dunedin 'organised crime' bust

    Three men face drugs and stolen property charges after police targeting "organised crime" raided a Dunedin commercial premises.

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    Ong sets sights on hiring PA

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    Ong sets sights on hiring PA

    Ask not what Benedict Ong can do for you — ask what you can do for Benedict Ong.

    Dunedin man threatens cops with hedge trimmer

    The incident unfolded in Carlyle St. Photo: Google Maps

    Dunedin man threatens cops with hedge trimmer

    A man who burst out of a Dunedin property carrying what police thought was a chainsaw was actually wielding an electric hedge trimmer.

    Foo Fighters support gig ‘mind blowing’

    Feminist Ōtepoti punk band SEEK HELP! members (from left) Lucy Hughes, Maggie Caldwell, Phia...

    Foo Fighters support gig ‘mind blowing’

    Members of a Dunedin secondary school band say they are "mind blown" to be supporting the Foo Fighters in Christchurch next year.

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    Wages falsified to claim $30,000 in Covid subsidies

    Tony Haines was sentenced to seven months’ home detention after wrongfully claiming nearly $30...

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    Wages falsified to claim $30,000 in Covid subsidies

    An Otago businessman swindled nearly $30,000 from the government by inventing wages to claim subsidies during Covid-19.

    Bike brekkie fuels up city cyclists

    Refreshed following a free fuel-up, Emily Cambridge with son Henry (2) and Artie their dog leave...

    Bike brekkie fuels up city cyclists

    A free breakfast was served up in central Dunedin - all you had to do was ride a bike.

    Arrest after bike seat wielding man 'chased car'

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    Arrest after bike seat wielding man 'chased car'

    Two women were chased down in their car by an ‘‘aggressive’’ man wielding a bike seat, police say.

    Relief apartment safe to stay in

    Abdullah Alenezi, pictured with his father Tareq Alenezi, of Kuwait, was moving into the Belmont...

    Relief apartment safe to stay in

    It was probably a shaky night for Abdullah Alenezi.

    Swimmer who died at St Clair thought to be local man

    Emergency services at St Clair Beach this morning. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Swimmer who died at St Clair thought to be local man

    Tourists with surfboards brought the stricken swimmer ashore but he could not be resuscitated.

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    Coastal cycle trail from Green Island to Taieri Mouth proposed

    Dunedin resident Simon Noble stands near a trail through sand dunes south of Brighton. He hopes...

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    Coastal cycle trail from Green Island to Taieri Mouth proposed

    A "scenic" cycle route along Dunedin’s south coast has been pitched to link the city with a popular regional trail.

    Car smashes concrete fence

    Car smashes concrete fence

    There were no hard feelings from a Dunedin homeowner who offered a ride home to a young woman driver whose car became stuck in their concrete fence.

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    Historic OBHS building reopens

    Work at the Otago Boys’ High School Shand building is complete. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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    Historic OBHS building reopens

    A historic Dunedin school building which narrowly escaped demolition has reopened after seven years of renovations.

    Beautiful plumage

    Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Beautiful plumage

    Mural artist Koryu Aoshima puts the finishing touches on his forest-themed artwork in Carey Ave, South Dunedin.

    Three injured in crash

    Photo: ODT files

    Three injured in crash

    Three people have been injured, one critically, in a two-vehicle crash which closed an Otago highway yesterday.

    Home off limits after landslip

    Belmont Lane resident Lynette Johnston, pictured with her Pomeranian Tina, was told to leave her...

    Home off limits after landslip

    One Dunedin resident has been told she will not be able to return home after her house was red-stickered in the wake of a landslip on a Musselburgh cliff.
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