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    Rhys Williams outside his house in Kirkland St, Green Island. PHOTOS: LINDA ROBERTSON

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    Homeowner must pay for footpath repair

    A Green Island man is looking for a break as his property rolls away from him.

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    Principal on the run to raise funds for school camps

    Musselburgh School principal Rob Taylor’s half-marathon runs have raised $12,500 for his school’s...

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    Principal on the run to raise funds for school camps

    Doing the hard yards is paying off for Rob Taylor.

    Wakari decision welcomed

    Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey. Photo: Gregor Richardson

    Wakari decision welcomed

    Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey is welcoming an impending review and closure of a troubled mental health ward in Dunedin.

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    IRD seeking to liquidate engineering firm

    The premises of Site Weld in Dunedin. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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    IRD seeking to liquidate engineering firm

    A large Dunedin engineering firm is facing liquidation over tax obligations.

    ‘Very highly disruptive’ days ahead for drivers

    A cyclist passes through a section of the northbound cycle-lane that has had concrete barriers...

    ‘Very highly disruptive’ days ahead for drivers

    This is going to be disruptive.

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    Confined and abused

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    Confined and abused

    Horror conditions at a troubled Dunedin ward should trigger a review of the entire operation of Wakari Hospital, the government watchdog says.

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    New Dunedin stadium chief hopeful of ‘golden age of events’

    International ticketing leader Phil King appointed chief executive of Dunedin Venues. Photo:...

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    New Dunedin stadium chief hopeful of ‘golden age of events’

    Forsyth Barr Stadium’s new boss is confident a ‘‘golden age’’ of events is on the way for the venue.

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    Parking space

    Work continues on the demolition of Oamaru House on Hanover St.

    Books inspire dress-up day

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    Books inspire dress-up day

    East Taieri School pupils brought their favourite fictional characters to life yesterday.

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    Good Buddy — the rail boss in training

    Chris Francis with his well-trained dog, Buddy. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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    Good Buddy — the rail boss in training

    Buddy cannot drive a train, he cannot hold a spanner to fix things and he cannot answer a phone, but he is still the most popular staff member at the Dunedin Railway Station.

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    Man bit baby in attempt to soothe, court hears

    Dunedin District Court. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Man bit baby in attempt to soothe, court hears

    A Waikouaiti man who bit his 3-month-old baby told police the assault happened in his sleep while having an ‘‘aggressive dream’’, a court has heard.

    Person injured as bus and car crash in Ocean Grove

    Person injured as bus and car crash in Ocean Grove

    One person has been injured in a crash involving a bus and car in Dunedin.

    Dunedin drivers troubled by frost, farmers crack on

    Middlemarch farmer Jono Tod holds ice cleared from a sheep trough. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Dunedin drivers troubled by frost, farmers crack on

    Smashing ice-covered water troughs with sledgehammers is simply a morning routine during winter for Middlemarch farmers.

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    Another exam blunder revealed

    The University of Otago Clock Tower. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Another exam blunder revealed

    Yet another exam blunder has emerged from the University of Otago, this time involving the release of incorrect marks.

    Call for ban of imported play sand due to asbestos fears

    Recalled children's play sand which may contain cancer-causing asbestos fibres. Photo: WorkSafe...

    Call for ban of imported play sand due to asbestos fears

    After children’s play sand was found to have cancer-causing asbestos fibres in New Zealand, the government says it is looking at banning the product.

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    ‘Surprising results’ from roadside drug testing: police

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    ‘Surprising results’ from roadside drug testing: police

    Roadside drug driving testing has begun in the South, and Dunedin’s top road policing officer says it has so far turned up some ‘‘surprising results’’.

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    'Foolish mistake': Man fined for haul of illegal pāua

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    'Foolish mistake': Man fined for haul of illegal pāua

    A Balclutha man has been fined after taking five times the daily limit of pāua and most of his catch was undersized.

    Social agency thrilled to secure government funding

    Catholic Social Services general manager Mel McNatty and social worker Paul Barham are pleased...

    Social agency thrilled to secure government funding

    A Dunedin social agency is thrilled ongoing government funding will allow it to continue harnessing relationships to help the city’s homeless community.

    Arsonist couple stayed to watch Dunedin buildings burn

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    Arsonist couple stayed to watch Dunedin buildings burn

    A pair of arsonists involved in a spree of five fires over four days stuck around to watch the targeted buildings burn, a court has heard. 

    Australian executive new Dunedin stadium boss

    Phil King is the new Dunedin Stadium boss. Photo: Supplied

    Australian executive new Dunedin stadium boss

    Forsyth Barr Stadium's new boss says he was attracted by the stadium's "phenomenal legacy as a world-class, ‘must-play’ destination for major acts touring New Zealand".
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