Caught sleeping on porch
Police are urging Dunedin’s student population to lock their flats and report suspicious activity after a middle-aged man returned to a flat where he was previously caught sleeping outside.
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‘Significant increase’ in EV, hybrid sales reported
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‘Significant increase’ in EV, hybrid sales reported
Dunedin's car dealers are reporting a surge in electric vehicle sales, as concerns about fuel prices and availability grow.
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Fish & Game seeking meeting over new bylaw
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Fish & Game seeking meeting over new bylaw
A new water supply bylaw set to be introduced this year has led to one fishing advocacy group seeking a meeting with the Dunedin City Council over access and stocking arrangements.
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Fenz hid information: firefighters
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Fenz hid information: firefighters
Firefighters have accused their bosses of hiding vital information about their working conditions from the government.
‘Trooper’ in setback after cancer returns
‘Trooper’ in setback after cancer returns
Just one year after ringing a bell marking the end of his cancer treatment, Noah Dobier, of Dunedin, is facing more aggressive intervention to rid him of the disease.
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Demand runs diesel dry
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Demand runs diesel dry
Diesel pumps are running dry across Otago and contractors are ramping up their prices to cover skyrocketing fuel costs.
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By-election candidate triggered bomb scare
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By-election candidate triggered bomb scare
A man whose actions triggered a bomb scare at a council is standing in the Dunedin City Council by-election.
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Art, composition fellowships returning
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Art, composition fellowships returning
After a 12-month hiatus in the Frances Hodgkins visual art and Mozart composition fellowships, the University of Otago has announced they will be resuming next year.
Rural health push can do more: study
Rural health push can do more: study
Rural health professional programmes are successfully getting more doctors into rural medical practices, but research has found the programmes need to be expanded.
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Stadium needs significant upgrade: DVML
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Stadium needs significant upgrade: DVML
Councillors will be asked to back a significant investment in Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium so it can stage a wider range of events.
Sensory stimulation and wry commentary
Sensory stimulation and wry commentary
A feat of technical mastery, the writing and production of Motion Sickness are equally as impressive as the passion and perseverance with which its creative team execute it.
Successful blend of arias and dance
Successful blend of arias and dance
Opera Otago’s contribution to Dunedin’s Fringe Week opened in Hanover Hall on Tuesday evening with Arias at Dusk, a unique performance of popular operatic arias.
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‘Celebration of the female form’
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‘Celebration of the female form’
Sparkling costumes and big feather fans feature at a traditional Dunedin burlesque show inspired by the vintage glamour of the pre-1950s.
Moir’s risque tales hit mark
Moir’s risque tales hit mark
Dear Stalker, by award-winning comedian Harriet Moir and staged at Te Whare O Rutukia, has a sellout season for good reason.
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Perfect colleague Steve excelling in his line of work
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Perfect colleague Steve excelling in his line of work
Meet Steve.
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Finding ways to reduce food waste
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Finding ways to reduce food waste
Eyes widened to the size of dinner plates when Elena Piere managed to save 13.1 tonnes of food waste from going to landfill last year.
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Protected tree survives twin onslaught of poetry and AI
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Protected tree survives twin onslaught of poetry and AI
The unlikely combination of a poem and an AI-backed report on the merits of chopping down a protected tree in Mosgiel have failed to sway planners.
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Father decries law change: 'We just don't want other people to die'
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Father decries law change: 'We just don't want other people to die'
The father of a University of Otago student crushed to death at a Dunedin flat party says a law change would stand in the way of his efforts to make the city a safer place.
Student's drug stash found as cops overhear call to lost phone
Student's drug stash found as cops overhear call to lost phone
A student unwittingly dobbed himself in when his phone containing hidden drugs was handed to Dunedin police during St Patrick’s Day partying.
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Mapping system of avalanche risk being developed
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Mapping system of avalanche risk being developed
Heading off into the mountainous back country of the South Island is becoming increasingly dangerous as climate change increases uncertainty about snow and avalanche conditions.