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    Lieutenant Jo Brook, from Dunedin, is New Zealand’s first female navy pilot. PHOTO: NEW ZEALAND...

    Dunedin woman’s career takes off

    Jo Brook has flown all the way from Dunedin into the history books.

    Police called after sea lion disturbed at St Clair

    Police called after sea lion disturbed at St Clair

    Department of Conservation staff contacted Dunedin police after a couple of members of the public began harassing a sea lion at St Clair Beach yesterday.

    Otago swelters, with highest temps on coast

    Swimmers jump off the wharf at Macandrew Bay yesterday as temperatures soared to nearly 34degC....

    Otago swelters, with highest temps on coast

    Otago sweltered yesterday as temperatures soared to nearly 34degC in some areas, and came close to bettering some long-standing MetService records.

    Dental student who headbutted man granted discharge

    Photo: ODT files

    Dental student who headbutted man granted discharge

    An aspiring dentist who headbutted a man in a bar - causing severe oral injuries - has avoided a conviction.

    New arrivals prove entertaining

    New Zealand sea lion, Huru, and her pup rest at Penguin Place, on Otago Peninsula, yesterday....

    New arrivals prove entertaining

    Dunedin has some new residents and they are putting on quite the show.

    Concern at DCC’s debt and rates rise

    Jo Millar

    Concern at DCC’s debt and rates rise

    Grey Power Otago’s president says a dramatic escalation in the Dunedin City Council’s budgeted debt is horrifying and a proposed rates increase of 9.8% is appalling.

    Parking charges set to rise

     E-scooter providers in Dunedin could soon be charged 13c per ride by the Dunedin City Council....

    Parking charges set to rise

    All-day parking in Dunedin looks set to increase by 17%.

    Hockey coach wins award

     Logan Park High School science head and hockey coach Murray Thompson has been awarded a School...

    Hockey coach wins award

    When it comes to playing hockey, Murray Thompson is the first to admit he is "just a hack".

    Airport security officer jailed 3 years for bomb hoax

    Preetam Prakash Maid. Photo: ODT files

    Airport security officer jailed 3 years for bomb hoax

    A Dunedin airport security officer who planted a fake bomb two days after the deadly Christchurch mosque attacks has been jailed for three years.

    Maintenance, upgrade roles for Hillside site

    Photo: KiwiRail

    Maintenance, upgrade roles for Hillside site

    Kiwirail management is deep in the planning stages of improvements for its Hillside workshops, in South Dunedin, which will allow it to do more maintenance and upgrade work on locomotives and wagons.

    Watch: DCC meeting for January 27

    Watch: DCC meeting for January 27

    Watch coverage of the Dunedin City Council meeting held on Wednesday, January 27.

    Community housing portfolio predicted deficit of $880,000

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    Community housing portfolio predicted deficit of $880,000

    As the Dunedin City Council’s portfolio looks set to reach a deficit of $880,000, questions are being posed about how the council should support it in the future.

    Asthma and allergies bring discrimination

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    Asthma and allergies bring discrimination

    There are concerns people with asthma and allergies may face discrimination due to similarities with Covid-19 symptoms.

    Park and ride for transport

    Photo: Newsline

    Park and ride for transport

    Mosgiel and Burnside could each have 180 car parks created as part of park-and-ride facilities that could help to reduce demand for parking in central Dunedin.

    Guilty verdict for sex abuse of young girls

    The woman faces seven counts of intending to cause grievous bodily harm by administering poison —...

    Guilty verdict for sex abuse of young girls

    A Clinton man has been found guilty of 37 of the 38 sex charges he faced, and now faces years behind bars.

    Forest visitors go batty over flower

    Otago 
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    Forest visitors go batty over flower

    An unusual tropical herb is flowering at the Otago Museum’s Tropical Forest.

    Keeping track of sustainability initiatives

    Sustainable development goal database researcher Tabea Trounson (left), of Auckland, Dunedin...

    Keeping track of sustainability initiatives

    Sustainability work happening across the province is being mapped by five Dunedin-based students for Otago’s Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) for Sustainability.

    Power restored in Pine Hill

    Photo: ODT files

    Power restored in Pine Hill

    Aurora Energy has restored power to the suburb of Pine Hill, in Dunedin, after an overhead line fault was detected.

    Impaired driver’s vehicle hit police car

    Brent Tiddy

    Impaired driver’s vehicle hit police car

    Brent  James Tiddy did doughnuts on a playcentre’s field, drove 30m along a footpath and took police on a two-minute chase — but the worst was yet to come.

    DCC to ponder rubbish funding

    The Dunedin City Council will consult on proposed changes to kerbside collection in March. PHOTO:...

    DCC to ponder rubbish funding

    Funding options for a new kerbside rubbish and recycling scheme will be decided by the Dunedin City Council this week.
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      Dunedin woman’s career takes off

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