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    Presbyterian Church moderator the Rt Rev Rose Luxford acknowledges harm and reads an apology at...

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    Church makes public apology to survivors of abuse

    Apologising publicly for abuse in care, face-to-face, in Dunedin was important because of the "significant reports of abuse" in the city, an abuse survivor says.

    Children hook, line and sinker for a good fish at family event

    Patrick Stephens caught his first fish, a 1.4kg rainbow trout, at the Take a Kid Fishing event,...

    Children hook, line and sinker for a good fish at family event

    Patrick Stephens is hooked.

    Spikes cut short teens' southern roadie

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    Spikes cut short teens' southern roadie

    A Christchurch teenager’s road trip in an allegedly stolen car was foiled after Dunedin police spiked it as they were leaving the city.

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    Inland port targets fast-track consent

    The inland port site on Dukes Rd. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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    Inland port targets fast-track consent

    The inland port near Mosgiel is on the fast track for a consenting decision and Port Otago’s boss says work now steps up to get the application right.

    Police catch up to alleged TV thief

    The Warehouse South Dunedin. Photo: ODT Files

    Police catch up to alleged TV thief

    A Dunedin man who allegedly stole a 43-inch TV was arrested at his home before he could start watching it, police say.

    Criticism ‘breach of our democracy’

    Todd Stephenson (left) and Miles Anderson.

    Criticism ‘breach of our democracy’

    A liquor control lobbyist says members of Parliament might as well approach judges at murder trials if they think it fine to criticise submissions made to a district licence hearing.

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    Bottle collector seeks good homes for curiosities

    Waihi resident Tony Ryan inspects an item at the National Antique Bottle and Collectables Show at...

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    Bottle collector seeks good homes for curiosities at show

    An antiques collector was hoping to find the "right home" for his collection of glass bottles in Dunedin.

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    Lack of ‘moral clarity’ on Palestine

    Rayan Mustaffa, 4, paints a Palestinian flag at a fundraiser in Dunedin yesterday, while father...

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    Lack of ‘moral clarity’ on Palestine

    New Zealand’s failure to recognise Palestine as an independent state displays a worrying lack of moral clarity and action, a leading international relations academic says.

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    Person in hospital after ‘grievous assault’

    A police officer stands guard at the scene of an assault in George St early on Saturday morning....

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    Person in hospital after ‘grievous assault’

    A person was taken to hospital in a serious condition following an alleged assault in George St shortly after midnight on Friday.

    'We will hold you to account’

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    ‘We will see what you do, and we will hold you to account’

    Emotions ran high at a stirring public apology by the Presbyterian Church in Dunedin at the weekend.

    Two taken to hospital after car crashes through fence

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    Two taken to hospital after car crashes through fence

    Two people were taken to hospital after a car crashed through a fence and landed on its side north of Dunedin yesterday.

    New library, same community

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    New library, same community

    Dunedin Public Art Gallery director Cam McCracken speaks at the opening of the new South Dunedin Community Library on Saturday. 

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    Teen wunderkind wins chess championship

    Eventual champion Isabelle Ning is all concentration during one of her games at the Otago Chess...

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    Teen wunderkind wins chess championship

    Isabelle Ning says the key to playing chess is having fun.

    Study to ‘reduce the burden of asthma’

    An inhaler used for treating asthma. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

    Study to ‘reduce the burden of asthma’

    New findings from a trial involving New Zealand children could reshape how children with asthma are treated worldwide.

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    Bypass ‘must’ follow inland port

    Mosgiel. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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    Bypass ‘must’ follow inland port

    If an inland port near Mosgiel gets the go-ahead, so must a heavy transport bypass of the settlement, an advocate says.

    Unique Martin Phillipps portrait raises ASD awareness

    As part of Tuhura Otago Museum’s INDx exhibition, artist Tom Fox created a portrait of The Chills...

    Unique Martin Phillipps portrait raises ASD awareness

    Creating a portrait should not be this hard.

    Church offers 'sincere and unreserved apology' for decades of abuse

    Moderator Right Rev Rose Luxford acknowledges harm and reads an apology at an event at Tūhura...

    Church offers 'sincere and unreserved apology' for decades of abuse

    The Presbyterian Church has expressed its "profound remorse" to historical abuse survivors at a public apology in Dunedin this afternoon.

    'Grievous' assault leaves blood, belongings scattered on George St

    Police and St John at the scene of this morning's serious assault in George St. Photo: Stephen...

    'Grievous' assault leaves blood, belongings scattered on George St

    A person was taken to hospital in a serious condition following an assault on George St shortly after midnight this morning.

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    New library brings new energy

    The children’s corner, featuring the rākau kōrero, or story tree.

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    New library brings new energy

    Stocked with a recording studio, a creative makerspace, 12 keen-as staff and a collection weighing more than 12 tonnes

    Land sale a ‘trampling’ of public’s expectations

    Tamatha Paul. Photo: supplied

    Land sale a ‘trampling’ of public’s expectations

    The sale of land in Port Chalmers previously dedicated towards public housing is just one "sorry tale" nationwide, the Green Party’s housing spokeswoman says.
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      Teen wunderkind wins chess championship

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      Church makes public apology to survivors of abuse

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      Funicular rail rejected, new cablecar plan in the works

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      The 100 club: Coltman ‘just an outstanding person’

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