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    Showing off their creative hats yesterday are Maori Hill School pupils (back row, from left) Gray...

    Maori Hill School pupils active and stylish

    Tip your hat to the imagination of these Dunedin primary school pupils.

    Funds to buy community hub fall short

    The former Baptist church and hall on the corner of North Rd and Calder Ave. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

    Funds to buy community hub fall short

    "We tried, but could not get over the last hurdle."

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    DCC concerned growth plan overreaction

    David Benson-Pope. Photos: supplied

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    DCC concerned growth plan overreaction

    The government’s drive to grow housing could impose Auckland-style urban sprawl as a misguided template for other cities, Dunedin councillors have warned.

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    Many books sodden after pipe bursts

    Downtown Book Exchange owner Sharon Sculpher is surrounded by numerous damaged books after a...

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    Many books sodden after pipe bursts

    Countless books have been lost to frigid waters after a morning frost burst a pipe above a Dunedin bookshop.

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    'Greedy': Sunday parking charges slammed

    Photo: Gregor Richardson (files)

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    'Greedy': Sunday parking charges slammed

    Charging for Sunday parking in Dunedin has been slammed as a money grab that will kill off centre city business.

    Jack Frost’s canvas

    Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Jack Frost’s canvas

    Jack Frost left a temporary artwork on a car windscreen in Drivers Rd, Dunedin, yesterday.

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    Child sex offender being released

    Jamie Eder was originally sentenced to two years five months’ imprisonment for historic sexual...

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    Child sex offender being released

    The victim of an Otago sex offender says her abuser charmed his way into an early release while she suffers a "life sentence" of trauma.

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    Second chance at life treasured

    Golfer Natalie Brown is heading to the World Transplant Games in Dresden, Germany. PHOTO: GERARD...

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    Living life to the fullest after transplant

    Natalie Brown never takes for granted her second chance at life.

    Cold front set to bring rain, strong winds

    Rain is on its way for much of New Zealand today.

    Cold front set to bring rain, strong winds

    Spring may be just around the corner, but winter is not done with us yet.

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    Jailed after urinating in supermarket

    Photo: file

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    Jailed after urinating in supermarket

    A Dunedin man has been jailed after urinating in a supermarket he was shoplifting from.

    Team’s car struck by falling tree on motorway

    One person was taken to hospital with minor injuries after a crash on the northern motorway...

    Team’s car struck by falling tree on motorway

    A squash team ended their season on a low note after a freak accident while driving home after their final match of the season.

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    Man avoids prison for groping teen

    Jayson Felipe. Photo: staff photographer

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    Man avoids prison for groping teen

    A man who groped a grossly intoxicated teenager at a Dunedin bar has avoided jail after a judge said his behaviour was not predatory.

    Breastfeeding session chance to connect

    PHOTO: LETITIA SMITH

    Breastfeeding session chance to connect

    As part of World Breastfeeding Week, mothers and babies came together for a group breastfeeding session at Brighton Beach. The event created a space for connection and support.

    Getting treatment causing migraine: study

    Jonathan Kennedy. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Getting treatment causing migraine: study

    As if having a migraine was not already painful enough, getting effective treatment for one in New Zealand is nearly as bad.

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    Council sports facilities plan a ‘wake-up call’

    Steve Walker

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    Council sports facilities plan a ‘wake-up call’

    A plan for Dunedin’s future sporting investment is a "wake-up call" about the city’s ageing infrastructure, a councillor says.

    Scenic stroll

    Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Scenic stroll

    Trojan Riding owner Troy Vidgen enjoys a stunning Karitane day as she walks two of her horses up the Waikouaiti estuary.

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    Exercise physiology students helping folk stay mobile

    Jeffrey Batts, of Dunedin, does some muscle-strengthening exercises with University of Otago...

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    Exercise physiology students helping folk stay mobile

    Jeffrey Batts reckons if he can get in or out of his car without his leg locking up, he is having a good day.

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    Man calling himself 'Lucifer, God' stripped off and stole from Dunedin store

    The man pleaded guilty to shoplifting from Macpac — although he claimed he did not commit the...

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    Man calling himself 'Lucifer, God' stripped off and stole from Dunedin store

    A Dunedin man claimed he was God after he was arrested for stripping in the middle of a store and stealing clothes.

    ACC staff protest ‘unacceptable pay offer’

    PHOTO: BRUCE MUNRO

    ACC staff protest ‘unacceptable pay offer’

    ACC employee and PSA union member Amy Murray, of Dunedin, stands with about 60 protesters outside the new ACC building at Queens Garden yesterday.

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    Residents in for ‘heck of a shock’ over cost of water delivery

    PHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO

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    Residents in for ‘heck of a shock’ over cost of water delivery

    Dunedin residents are in for a "heck of a shock" when they see the cost of delivering water services, councillors say.
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