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Resident concerned car wreck leaking oil

Concerned Ravensbourne resident Jarrod Hodson stands in front of what is thought to be a crashed...

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Resident concerned car wreck leaking oil

Anti-freeze, heavy metals and engine oil are believed to be leaking from a crashed vehicle left for about three weeks at a popular Dunedin picnic spot.

Snail mail arrives, 60 years late

Opoho resident Peter Gale with a mysterious, 60-year-old letter, which arrived in the post...

Snail mail arrives, 60 years late

‘‘I know that NZ Post can be slow at times, but this one seems to take the cake.’’

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Climbing gym set to expand at new site

Resistance Climbing co-owner Angus Kirk shows off the beginnings of the Dunedin bouldering gym’s...

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Climbing gym set to expand at new site

A Dunedin bouldering gym is on the move and more than doubling in size to keep up with out-of-control demand that has forced some customers to cancel their memberships.

Researchers discover Antarctic island usually hidden by ice

University of Otago biological oceanographer Associate Prof Linn Hoffmann (left) prepares drill...

Researchers discover Antarctic island usually hidden by ice

Associate Prof Linn Hoffmann boarded a research vessel to study marine phytoplankton in the Southern Ocean

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Unions, institutions, workers mark May Day with stoppage

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Unions, institutions, workers mark May Day with stoppage

Union members of all stripes made their voices heard on International Workers’ Day, or May Day, in Dunedin.

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A history of violence: Dunedin gang attack ringleader 'a lethal weapon'

Ring-leader of the Mongrel Mob group John-Boy Toa Rakete, 32, was jailed for three years 11 months.

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A history of violence: Dunedin gang attack ringleader 'a lethal weapon'

A petrol-station-forecourt assault in 2019 led to the death of John-Boy Rakete’s victim - five years later he was at it again in a Dunedin attack a judge called "sickening".

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Dunedin student uses wages to feed those in need

Bayfield High School year 13 student Yuta Wibiwo outside the Mornington School food pantry he has...

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Student uses wages to feed those in need

A Dunedin secondary school student hopes others will follow in his footsteps after he was caught filling a local food pantry with groceries paid for by his part-time wages.

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Festival gives ‘dad dancing’ moment in spotlight

Dunedin dancers (from left) Anna Noonan, Jayanthi Rajesh, Willow de Jonge and Dahria West will be...

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Festival gives ‘dad dancing’ moment in spotlight

Time to break out the robot, the backpack kid, the floss, the lasso — ooh, and the Carlton Banks.

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Ong hoping to serve on council for decades

Cr Benedict Ong. PHOTO: Gregor Richardson

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Ong hoping to serve on council for decades

Decades of service could be in front of him at the Dunedin City Council, Cr Benedict Ong hopes.

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Building not protected due to ‘gap’ in rules

The former Dunedin Hospital administration block in Great King St. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Building not protected due to ‘gap’ in rules

A ‘‘dramatic and important’’ hospital building could not be granted meaningful heritage protection due to a quirk in Dunedin’s planning rules.

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Staff scared as inspectors raise 'serious concerns' over troubled Dunedin hospital

Wakari Hospital’s makeshift fire alarm system at Helensburgh House. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Staff scared as inspectors raise 'serious concerns' over troubled Dunedin hospital

'Scared' staff at the troubled Wakari Hospital say the building is falling apart and have serious safety concerns as inspectors identify "a range of potentially serious concerns".

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