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Otago University rape victim had to fight to have case heard

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Otago University rape victim had to fight to have case heard

A woman raped in an Otago University hall of residence had to fight to get her case heard after the city’s prosecutors declined to take on the case.

Tourists ‘stoked’ at whale pod discovery

Harbour tourist boat Monarch lurks close to a pod of up to 7 Right whales which mooched around in...

Tourists ‘stoked’ at whale pod discovery

It was difficult to tell who was having more of a whale of a time — the whales, or the tourists on board an Otago Harbour wildlife cruise.

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Academic calls out ‘toxic’ school

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Academic calls out ‘toxic’ school

An academic has taken his grievances to Parliament to blow the whistle on the University of Otago's "toxic" Business School.

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Kitten kicker denies abusing housemates

Cory Gilliand-Dickson outside the Dunedin District Court after admitting ill-treatment of a...

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Kitten kicker denies abusing housemates

A man who admitted drop-kicking a kitten says he never abused the people he lived with.

Work on building advancing

Changes are afoot for the historic Sims building in Port Chalmers: it begins to change shape as...

Work on building advancing

Work is well and truly forging ahead to turn a derelict Port Chalmers building into a community venue.

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Man sexually assaulted victim, held knife to her throat

Tyrone Wairepo was jailed for 32 months for a prolonged attack on a woman. PHOTO: FELICITY DEAR

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Man sexually assaulted victim, held knife to her throat

A woman who believed she was going fruit picking in Roxburgh instead was sexually assaulted and had a knife held to her throat.

'Pretty incredible': Otago basks in June warmth

'Pretty incredible': Otago basks in June warmth

It was brief, but today’s 18°C temperatures along coastal Otago have been a welcome relief from the usual frigid midwinter weather.

Machete lands gardener at sharp end of law

A gardener being handcuffed after he was spotted carrying a machete in Opoho yesterday. Photo:...

Cops called on Dunedin gardener using machete

A gardener using a machete in Opoho found himself in handcuffs after a worried member of the public called the police.

Award-winning uni employee investigated for fraud

Award-winning uni employee investigated for fraud

An award-winning University of Otago staff member is being investigated for fraud.

Dunedin Sound icon 'overwhelmed by challenges' before death

Dunedin Sound icon 'overwhelmed by challenges' before death

Celebrated Dunedin musician Hamish Kilgour was experiencing “cultural dislocation” at the time of his death, a coroner says.

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Fear Bill will increase compliance burden

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Fear Bill will increase compliance burden

A Government drive to cut red tape could make the compliance burden on councils worse, the Dunedin City Council fears.

Ex-teacher sentenced for indecent assault

Ex-teacher sentenced for indecent assault

An ex-Dunedin high school teacher has been sentenced to home detention after being convicted of his 26th indecency against former pupils.

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Playground upgrade receives top marks

St Clair School pupil Gus Moran gives the Dunedin City Council’s newly refurbished St Clair Park,...

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Playground upgrade receives top marks

"Best playground — ever!"

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‘Tricky balance’: free child bus fares end

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‘Tricky balance’: free child bus fares end

Making children pay bus fares was a bitter pill to swallow for Otago regional councillors yesterday.

Dunedin teen's amazing photo tops comp

Dunedin teen's amazing photo tops wildlife competition

Seventeen-year-old Sam McGee has been named Tūhura Otago Museum’s photographer of the year.

Kapa haka group fostering connection

Columba and John McGlashan Colleges’ kapa haka group Te Tira Haere o te Hahi kaitataki wahine ...

Kapa haka group fostering connection

A new kapa haka group is helping Maori students from two Dunedin secondary schools connect with each other and their culture.

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‘Hard look’ at operation kept rates rise down

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‘Hard look’ at operation kept rates rise down

Keeping the rates rise to 5.5% was the result of having "a really hard look" at how things are done at the Otago Regional Council, its chairwoman says.

Dismantling chimney challenging job

Project manager Paul Stevenson with a couple of the 4000 bricks rescued from the chimney of the...

Dismantling chimney challenging job

The preservation of the former Gasworks building’s chimney has been a matter of taking it apart brick by brick — all 4000 of them — in a bid to protect the rest of the South Dunedin structure.

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Farmer guilty of severe animal abuse gets further ban

Nearly three years after her original livestock-ownership ban, Carolyn Ireland has been...

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Farmer guilty of severe animal abuse gets further ban

A negligent Otago dairy farmer has been banned from owning animals for another five years after failing to get rid of her livestock.

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