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First sea lion pup of breeding season born
Just two weeks after scaring the living daylights out of a Bedford St family by taking shelter on their front doorstep, Tui the sea lion has given birth to Dunedin’s first pup of the season.
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Proof arguing can be productive
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Proof arguing can be productive
Campbell Kidd and Abby Bowmar love to argue.
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Teenagers tried to carjack taxi: officer
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Teenagers tried to carjack taxi: officer
Two teenagers who allegedly punched and hit a Port Chalmers taxi driver with a glass bottle on Christmas Day were trying to bring open alcohol into the vehicle, police say.
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Aim to slow deterioration as we age
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Aim to slow deterioration as we age
Most of us have heard of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study and the Christchurch Health and Development Study. Reporter John Lewis takes a closer look at a...
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City to funk it up for New Year’s Eve
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Dunedin to funk it up for New Year’s Eve
A high-energy party has been forecast for New Year’s Eve in Dunedin and organisers are hopeful the weather will co-operate.
Aim to ensure wife’s life ‘was not a waste’
Aim to ensure wife’s life ‘was not a waste’
A Dunedin widower making sure his wife’s life "was not a waste" has started a petition to Parliament to open Dunedin Hospital’s catheterisation laboratory around the clock.
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South looks best bet for NYE weather
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South looks best bet for NYE weather
Invercargill may be the place to be on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day if you want to stay dry.
String of motorbike crashes on Dunedin roads
String of motorbike crashes on Dunedin roads
Two teenage brothers driving around the neighbourhood on their dirt bikes found themselves getting blood taken by police after one crashed into a parked car.
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Sandcastle strategy a ‘winner’ for family
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Sandcastle strategy a ‘winner’ for family
For one large Dunedin extended family, a lazy holiday breakfast in an Aramoana crib was spent devising a strategy on how to create a show-stopping sand structure.
‘Unafraid’ cartoonist dies aged 84
‘Unafraid’ cartoonist dies aged 84
Former Otago Daily Times cartoonist Garrick Tremain has died, aged 84.
Father and son fillet their catch
Father and son fillet their catch
The master, Lindsay Keith, supervises his apprentice and son, Alex, as they fillet fish following a successful morning’s fishing on Saturday.
Flatmates involved in alleged assault over dog's behaviour
Flatmates involved in alleged assault over dog's behaviour
A Dunedin flat erupted into chaos after a man was allegedly assaulted by his flatmate due to the household dog behaving out of character.
Pilot programme to foster youth digital leadership
Pilot programme to foster youth digital leadership
An innovative pilot programme to help youth become leaders in addressing online harm and to identify the digital challenges that matter most to them is coming to Central Otago early next year.
Tui's Christmas Day pup first of the season
Tui's Christmas Day pup first of the season
Tui the sea lion has given birth to the first pup of the Otago/New Zealand breeding season.
Bella on top of dog name list again
Bella on top of dog name list again
If you yell the name "Bella" out at a Dunedin dog park, expect a swarm of labrador retrievers to answer the call.
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‘I’m just not prepared to be put off and put off’ for surgery
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‘I’m just not prepared to be put off and put off’ for surgery
A 77-year-old Dunedin man has been forced to continue working so he can pay to have private hip replacement surgery, rather than wait up to four years in the public system.
Magic moments: December 29
Magic moments: December 29
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Life on hold waiting for surgery
Life on hold waiting for surgery
A 27-year-old Dunedin woman has effectively been put into menopause while she waits for surgery in New Zealand’s poorly performing health system.
Obituary: Clarinet teacher hit right notes
Obituary: Clarinet teacher hit right notes
Barrie Rutledge’s style is imprinted in Dunedin’s musical DNA.
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Best-laid moving plans turn to custard
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Best-laid moving plans turn to custard
A Dunedin couple who have just moved back to the city had their Christmas thrown into disarray when their possessions and presents failed to arrive with them.