Protesters shut down Dunedin bank
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Bank staff have been shut out of their workplace by climate protesters who have formed a human barrier outside the ANZ in central Dunedin.
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Backing urged for holiday park housing
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Backing urged for holiday park housing
A Dunedin city councillor is putting Aaron Lodge back on the agenda, urging the government to reconsider its stance and back the former holiday park for use as community accommodation.
Driver allegedly 5 times over limit with child in the car
Driver allegedly 5 times over limit with child in the car
Police are telling people to "expect to be breath-tested" after a Dunedin father was allegedly caught driving more than five times the legal alcohol limit with his child in the car.
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New future-proofed bus depot has on-site amenities
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New future-proofed bus depot has on-site amenities
Dunedin public transport users can expect to see cleaner buses hitting the city streets courtesy of a brand new "bus wash".
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Student’s self-deployable raft takes top prize
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Student’s self-deployable raft takes top prize
A Dunedin intermediate student’s potentially life-saving invention has resulted in him beating much older pupils for the top prize at this year’s science fair.
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'I’m an evil man. I can’t help myself'
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Killer's attack on prison officer due to ‘evil nature’
A convicted murderer who stabbed a prison officer with a pen told a judge: "I’m an evil man. I can’t help myself."
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Academic questions uni job cuts
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Academic questions uni job cuts
A University of Otago academic is worried about the dumbing down of the lecture experience due to a restructure which could result in the loss of 15 support staff.
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Disposal of waste expensive problem for op shops
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Disposal of waste expensive problem for op shops
South Otago op shops are drowning beneath a tsunami of rubbish, costing them more than $65,000 a year.
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Alcohol policy expected to be delayed
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Alcohol policy expected to be delayed
A review of Dunedin’s local alcohol plan is expected to be pushed into next year following concerns of "insufficient engagement", the city council says.
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Entrepreneurs in the making to benefit from grant
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Entrepreneurs in the making to benefit from grant
More than 200 young Dunedin entrepreneurs will receive "life-changing" enterprise experiences and the knowledge needed to create their own business, following a major grant from the Ministry of...
ACC sees rise in injuries caused by working out
ACC sees rise in injuries caused by working out
Gyms are supposed to make us healthier.
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Jailed for importing meth
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Jailed for importing meth
An Australian deportee has been jailed for four and a-half years after a kilogram of meth was shipped to Dunedin from Singapore.
Labour MPs visit 'pioneering' games store
Labour MPs visit 'pioneering' games store
Hobby Lords Dunedin South assistant store manager Hamish Morgan (centre right) speaks to (from left) Christchurch Central MP Duncan Webb, list MP Vanushi Walters, Taieri MP Ingrid Leary and list MPs Deborah Russell and Shanan Halbert, all of Labour, during a visit yesterday.
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OUSA rescind Israel boycott
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OUSA rescind Israel boycott
The Otago University Students’ Association has backed down on a previous decision to boycott products and companies with ties to Israel.
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Fatal crash driver hears family's grief
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Fatal crash driver hears family's grief
A Balclutha man who killed his ex-girlfriend by letting her drive drunk while sitting on his lap still describes her as the one he loves the most.
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Warden accused of parking ‘sting’ at hospital
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Warden accused of parking ‘sting’ at hospital
Parking officers are "lurking" early in the morning "waiting to pounce" and dish out tickets to people dropping off loved ones to work at Dunedin Hospital, the husband of a nurse says.
Driver five times limit had child in car: police
Driver five times limit had child in car: police
A Dunedin man allegedly caught driving more than five times the legal alcohol limit had his child in the car.
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‘Vampire’ sinks teeth into politics
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‘Vampire’ sinks teeth into politics
A "vampire" has joined the race for Dunedin’s mayoralty.
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Men thrown into sea after boat capsizes
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Men thrown into sea after boat capsizes
The skipper of a boat that capsized on the Taieri Mouth bar said he was unlucky his boat tipped over, but he was also lucky to be alive to see another day.
Fire callout to student flat after stove left on
Fire callout to student flat after stove left on
A Dunedin student flat hosting some midweek drinks ended up calling emergency services after a cardboard box was left on a stove.