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    Pole-swinging perpetrator pepper-sprayed in bedroom fracas

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    Pole-swinging perpetrator pepper-sprayed in bedroom fracas

    A Dunedin man barricaded himself in a bedroom and swung a metal pole at police attempting to arrest him over an alleged crime spree.

    Otago ticket scoops $5.3m Lotto win

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    Otago ticket scoops $5.3m Lotto win

    An Otago Lotto player is $5.3 million richer after winning Powerball first division in last night's draw.

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    Markings relate to aqueduct upgrade

    Chequered squares at St Clair in Dunedin are part of survey work for an upgrade of the Forbury...

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    Markings relate to aqueduct upgrade

    Chequered markings at St Clair and Forbury in Dunedin do indeed relate to an aqueduct upgrade, the city council has confirmed.

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    Firearms licences denied to 63 in the South

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    Firearms licences denied to 63 in the South

    Domestic violence and alcohol abuse are among the reasons people in the South have been denied firearms licences.

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    Olympic champion provides inspiration

    British Olympic gold medallist and 2025 European Eventing Champion Laura Collett shares some of...

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    Olympic champion provides inspiration

    They say when you get knocked off your horse, you just have to get back on again.

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    Playwright ‘blown away’ to be chosen for workshop

    Dunedin playwright Cindy Diver is one of 10 New Zealand playwrights to be selected for a workshop...

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    Playwright ‘blown away’ to be chosen for workshop

    Burnout is nature’s way of saying you are going through the motions of your work but your passion for it has left the building.
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