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Connection one step closer after creation of walking, cycling trail
The long and winding road has started, and it is headed this way.
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Call for reflection as satisfaction still low
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Call for reflection as satisfaction still low
Dunedin's mayor has called on councillors to reflect on their conduct, as community satisfaction in their performance remains weak.
Tourist charged after classic car crash
Tourist charged after classic car crash
A Dunedin man was left with broken bones and "big disappointment" after his prized 1969 Austin-Healey Sprite was hit by another vehicle which allegedly crossed the centre line.
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Firefighters set to ramp up strike action to twice a week
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Firefighters set to ramp up strike action to twice a week
After months of strikes and stalled discussions, the firefighters union is raising the pressure by walking off the job twice a week.
Roaring with delight
Roaring with delight
Highlanders fans in the Zoo get behind their team in last night’s Super Rugby opener against the Crusaders at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin.
Trash-tastrophe: Rubbish truck rollover blocks road
Trash-tastrophe: Rubbish truck rollover blocks road
A road in Green Island was blocked by a rubbish truck which rolled onto its side spilling debris this afternoon.
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'Families are really struggling': Dunedin school's plea for fresh fruit
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'Families are really struggling': Dunedin school's plea for fresh fruit
A Dunedin school hit by government cost-cutting is asking businesses to help get fresh fruit back on its pupils’ lunch menu.
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Ong’s use of 'monkey' metaphor causes stir
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Ong’s use of 'monkey' metaphor causes stir
References to a blindfolded monkey caused a stir at a Dunedin City Council meeting.
Alarm raised over 12-year-old driver in Dunedin
Alarm raised over 12-year-old driver in Dunedin
Police were alerted by a concerned resident who spotted a 12-year-old boy driving what looked like an older man around St Clair.
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Bar attacker's Xmas jail reprieve runs out
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Man swung jug into bar patron's face
A man who avoided being locked up during the holiday season has now been sent to prison for fracturing a bar patron's skull with a jug.
Accessible toilet first in South
Accessible toilet first in South
A first of its kind in the South, fully accessible, $750,000 bathroom block has been installed in Dunedin.
Andrew Whiley joins race for vacant Dunedin council seat
Andrew Whiley joins race for vacant Dunedin council seat
Former Dunedin councillor Andrew Whiley has joined the city council by-election race.
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Gang member in crayfish scam denied home detention term
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Gang member in crayfish scam denied home detention term
A gang member who distributed nearly $200,000 of stolen crayfish has won an appeal — but will remain behind bars.
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Man jailed for ‘brazenly’ abusing stepsister
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Man jailed for ‘brazenly’ abusing stepsister
A man who ‘‘brazenly’’ abused his stepsister, after the family opened their home to house him on bail, has been jailed for four years.
Critically hurt man still in coma after Otago University fall
Critically hurt man still in coma after Otago University fall
A young man who fell 10 metres off the side of a University of Otago building is understood to be still in an induced coma days later.
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Police out in force as Flo Week nears end
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Police out in force as Flo Week nears end
Police will be out in force in Dunedin’s student quarter as the tail end of Flo Week approaches.
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Return of New Year’s fireworks up in air
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Return of New Year’s fireworks up in air
It is a yes, no or maybe to fireworks — the Dunedin City Council is to have a deeper think about the next New Year’s Eve celebration.
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Local picks add variety on blooming busy day
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Local picks add variety on blooming busy day
While couples plan their day of love, Dunedin florists are rushing around cutting, arranging and preparing dozens of bouquets for Valentine’s Day.
AI may change face of anatomy dissection: expert
AI may change face of anatomy dissection: expert
Picture this — you are a young medical student, conducting a dissection and the deceased suddenly says: ‘‘You are now cutting into my heart. It looks like this because I have a long history of...
Cool fun on a hot day
Cool fun on a hot day
Enjoying the surf at Dunedin’s St Kilda Beach yesterday are (from left) Helene Kohler, Johann Hakanson, Jaden Liese and Mila Alpsoy (all 14), all of Germany.