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'Constant state of fear': Charity boxer headbutted partner before fight

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'Constant state of fear': Charity boxer headbutted partner before fight

A Dunedin man who spat in his partner’s face and head-butted her went to on to compete in a charity boxing event two days later.

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Voice opinion on proposed blue cod limit, angler says

Keen angler Steve Bennett asks anyone who recreationally fishes to let their voice be heard in...

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Voice opinion on proposed blue cod limit, angler says

A Dunedin angler unhappy with proposed cuts to the blue cod catch limit for recreational fishers is asking everyone to have their say on the matter before it is too late.

Pedestrian hit by car on Princes St

A pedestrian has been taken to hospital this morning after being hit by a car on Princes St.

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Port Chalmers pub licence opposed over ‘serious’ concerns

An on-licence and off-licence renewal application for Mackies Hotel, in Port Chalmers, has been...

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Port Chalmers pub licence opposed over ‘serious’ concerns

A Dunedin tavern has come under fire for "serious compliance concerns" after trying to sidestep alcohol laws by outsourcing food to nearby eateries.

Returning to Otago for new role

Distinguished Professor Greg Cook has been appointed as the university's new Deputy Vice...

Returning to Otago for new role

Distinguished Professor Greg Cook is returning to Otago University to take up the vacated Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Innovation role.

Cops catch up with light-fingered meat thief

An alleged shoplifter wanted for plundering meat and booze from a Dunedin supermarket has been nabbed by police.

Tall order

Tall order

Washco window cleaners Cam Nichols (above) and Pedro Balseiro clean windows on ASB House, in Dunedin’s city centre, yesterday.

Watch: Masked pair raid South Dunedin dairy

The video shows the marked burglars in the dairy. Photo: Screenshot

Watch: Masked pair raid South Dunedin dairy

A pair of masked raiders have been caught on camera burgling a South Dunedin dairy in the early hours of this morning.

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House values drop: No cause for concern, realtors say

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House values drop: No cause for concern, realtors say

Despite "huge drops" in house values around Dunedin, realtors say there is no cause for concern.

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Relief peninsula in school zone

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Relief peninsula in school zone

Otago Peninsula families will be able to send their girls to Queen’s High School after the Ministry of Education backtracked on a stricter enrolment zone proposal.

One injured, extensive damage in Kenmure house fire

One person was treated for burns after a fire broke out in the bedroom of a Dunedin home.

Bystander feared ‘stabbing spree’ at pool

Police cordoned off Littlebourne Rd after a "grievous assault" outside Moana Pool yesterday....

Bystander feared ‘stabbing spree’ at pool

A patron at Dunedin’s Moana Pool was worried a knife-wielding woman was going to go on a "stabbing spree" when he stepped in to negotiate with her.

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Group takes action on Surrey St slurry

Contaminated water bursts from a manhole cover in Surrey St in June. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

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Group takes action on Surrey St slurry

Dunedin’s council calls it a bottleneck of diluted wastewater but residents use stronger words to describe the slurry on Surrey St.

Smoke in service centre roof sparks callout

Firefighters were called to a Hillside Rd property when smoke filled up a service centre’s roof space.

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Une nuit fantastique

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Une nuit fantastique

Dunedin businesses say it was their "busiest day of the year" when the All Blacks came to town on Saturday.

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Change vital after hoiho die in set nets, trust says

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Change vital after hoiho die in set nets, trust says

Calls for the govt to stamp out bycatch problem in NZ's wild waters and fisheries are mounting after it was revealed yellow-eyed penguin/hoiho had been found caught in set netting.

Art, science meld in workshop

Dunedin artist Jess Nicholson holds one of her clay tiles after her workshop at New Zealand...

Art, science meld in workshop

Māori stories about the night sky help weave art and science together, a Dunedin potter says.

Crash into pine trees results in serious injuries

Crash into pine trees results in serious injuries

Two people were transported to Dunedin Hospital with serious injuries after a car left the road and crashed down a bank into a stand of pine trees on Friday night.

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