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    Full speed ahead

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    Full speed ahead

    A Boeing 787-9 flies over Dunedin at 33,000ft from Sydney to Santiago. 

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    'Signs are there': Optimism rising among Dunedin builders

    Contractors get to work on the site of the new Dunedin hospital inpatient building on Wednesday....

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    'Signs are there': Optimism rising among Dunedin builders

    Dunedin builders say work on the new Dunedin hospital inpatient building could spread to all corners of the construction industry and support the city for the next decade.

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    Man lit fires then took photos of firefighters

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    Man lit fires then took photos of firefighters

    A Dunedin man who lit eight fires and took photos of the aftermath and attending firefighters has been locked up.

    Sale spoils set up gamer ‘for rest of year’

    Leo Jackson shows some of the loot she bought.

    Sale spoils set up gamer ‘for rest of year’

    Following the closing-down sale at Dunedin’s EB Games store yesterday, Leo Jackson has the rest of her year pretty well planned out.

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    'Frankly irresponsible': DCC's stance on quake-prone buildings slammed

    Dunedin councillor Russell Lund, pictured outside the former Fortune Theatre, says the city...

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    'Frankly irresponsible': DCC's stance on quake-prone buildings slammed

    The DCC risks sending a message it "can’t be bothered" advocating for the city’s heritage if it does not try to influence legislation about earthquake-prone buildings.

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    Granny flat build red tape reduction welcomed

    Glen Williamson. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Granny flat build red tape reduction welcomed

    Cutting red tape around granny flat builds is a welcome move for Otago’s construction industry but not without its pitfalls, local operators say.

    Angry drunk pursues checkout workers fleeing his abuse

    The man was in Woolworths Dunedin Central in Cumberland St when he began to drunkenly act...

    Angry drunk pursues checkout workers fleeing his abuse

    An allegedly drunk Dunedin man who acted ‘‘inappropriately’’ to female supermarket checkout workers followed them when they tried to escape his abuse.

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    Violent sex offender's brief taste of freedom curtailed

    The case is being heard in the Dunedin District Court. Photo: ODT files

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    Violent sex offender's brief taste of freedom curtailed

    A violent sex offender who spent six years locked up only lasted a month in the community before being sent back behind bars.

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    Cameras, education help prevent unwanted dumping

    Restore manager Sarah Macandrew in the store on Wednesday. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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    Cameras, education help prevent unwanted dumping

    A Dunedin second-hand shop manger says being upfront, educating people and installing cameras are keys to getting on top of excess unwanted goods being dumped at second hand shops and bins.

    Substation upgrade increases reliability

    Aurora Energy linemen replace power poles at the intersection of North  and Watts Rds in North...

    Substation upgrade increases reliability

    Aurora Energy has successfully completed and commissioned an upgrade to its Green Island zone substation.

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    ‘Noticeable uptick’ in abuse of staff

    Anne Daniels. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    ‘Noticeable uptick’ in abuse of staff

    Overworked nurses in Dunedin Hospital’s emergency department go to work every day worrying they will be physically assaulted on the job, their union says.

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    Residents return as smell of smoke lingers

    A digger demolishes and uncovers smouldering timber in the remains of the Roslyn Scout Hall as...

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    Residents return as smell of smoke lingers

    Residents sharing a street with a scout hall that met a fiery end on Wednesday were told to flee their homes before they had a chance to even close windows or tie their shoelaces.

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    Global restaurant chain opening two Dunedin stores

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    Global restaurant chain opening two Dunedin stores

    A chicken restaurant chain with a menu inspired by taste cultures from around the world is set to open two stores in Dunedin this year.

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    Nursing student ‘utterly humiliated’ after being spat on

    Dunedin Public Hospital. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Nursing student ‘utterly humiliated’ after being spat on

    A teenage nursing student was "utterly humiliated" by a man who spat in her face while she was walking to Dunedin Hospital.

    Burst main cuts water to parts of Dunedin

    Citycare Water staff work to repair the burst water main in Riselaw Rd. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Burst main cuts water to parts of Dunedin

    Some Dunedin residents have had to go without their morning coffee and shower today, owing to a burst water main.

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    Farmers market accused of using ‘dirty tactics’

    Goldenview Orchard owner Glen Manderson said he no longer sold his produce in Dunedin on...

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    Farmers market accused of using ‘dirty tactics’

    The Otago Farmers Market is being accused of using "dirty tactics" by a Roxburgh orchardist who set up across the road.

    'Sober' driver's partner pick-up ends in booze bust

    The falsified results were only discovered after police built a new algorithm to analyse the data...

    'Sober' driver's partner pick-up ends in booze bust

    A Dunedin man’s offer to be his partner’s sober driver ended in a drink driving charge after he was caught allegedly drunk while doing the pick-up.

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    'Disgusting': Ire over rubbish dumped at Ross Creek

    Dunedin resident John Oskam next to a dumped, and split, bag of polystyrene which was thrown down...

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    'Disgusting': Ire over rubbish dumped at Ross Creek

    A slice of inner-city paradise has been tarnished after some "idiots" dumped their household rubbish down a steep Dunedin bank.

    Sea lion harassment denied, group surprised by accusation

    Youths harass a sea lion at Smaills Beach on Monday evening. Photo: Jarred Wilson

    Sea lion harassment denied, group surprised by accusation

    A group of men accused of harassing a sea lion on a Dunedin beach insist they were doing nothing wrong.

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    Man hit driver with bottle in road-rage incident

    Jaden Davies. Photo: staff photographer

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    Man hit driver with bottle in road-rage incident

    A Dunedin man hit a driver with a bottle in a road-rage incident, leaving a wound that required eight stitches, a court has heard.
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