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Councillors clash over footpath sign’s positioning

Dunedin man Simon Fogarty, who is blind, said he fell over the sign outside Brent Weatherall...

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Councillors clash over footpath sign’s positioning

George St jeweller Brent Weatherall is in a war of words with a fellow councillor over a street sign that sent a blind man sprawling.

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A hill wind blows so good

Dwarfed by a turbine at the Mahinerangi wind farm site are Mercury Energy wind operations manager...

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A hill wind blows so good

Tucked away in the backblocks of Dunedin is a champion of wind.

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Judges happy as clams with local product

Southern Clams domestic sales and marketing manager Richard Ellwood samples seaweed here, but it...

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Judges happy as clams with local product

The clean and cold water off Dunedin’s coast is ideal for clams and now the nation knows it.

Hoedown Showdown goes down in Mosgiel

Hoedown Showdown goes down in Mosgiel

Operatunity country musicians perform in Hoedown Showdown at the Mosgiel Coronation Hall.

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Risk of Ebola affecting NZ ‘extremely low’

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Risk of Ebola affecting NZ ‘extremely low’

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a public health emergency ‘‘of international concern’’, following an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda.

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‘Every stitch tells a story’

Tūhura Otago Museum humanities assistant collection manager Merryn Chynoweth with a selection of...

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‘Every stitch tells a story’

To the layman, they just look like old rags and tattered clothing, bound for the bin.

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Duo pull heat-winning song out the bag

Alpine Canal members and Bayfield High School students Jackson Surline and Esme Liesbeth Blaker...

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Duo pull heat-winning song out the bag

A last-minute songwriting rush has paid off for a Dunedin secondary school musical duo.

Toilet paper spill clogs Dunedin motorway

Toilet paper spill clogs Dunedin motorway

A "substantial spill" of toilet paper from a truck left a section of a Dunedin motorway backed up before contractors got to the bottom of it.

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‘Significant amount of unmet need’ revealed

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‘Significant amount of unmet need’ revealed

The volume of cancelled individual patient referrals in the Southern district and nationwide is creating an ‘‘invisible waiting list’’ almost as long as the actual one, the doctors’ union says.

Galer inaugurated as city councillor

Galer inaugurated as city councillor

Dunedin Mayor Sophie Barker congratulates new Dunedin city councillor Jo Galer at her inauguration yesterday.

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Roading change raises concerns over business move

A rubbish truck is parked on the footpath on Castle St last Friday. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Roading change raises concerns over business move

A Dunedin business manager says he does not know how a move to new premises will happen after a roading change affected access to his current site.

Oops: Passing driver causes crash at scene of crash

Oops: Passing driver causes crash at scene of crash

A crash on Dunedin's Southern Motorway possibly proved to be too interesting for one motorist who braked heavily and caused another crash while driving past the scene.

Grandmother's windscreen smashed in car theft spree

A Mazda MX-5 with a damaged key mechanism was left illegally parked with the engine running in...

Grandmother's windscreen smashed in car theft spree

A pair of youths accused of a citywide car stealing spree were caught after allegedly brandishing a weapon at a person in Mosgiel and smashing in a grandmother’s windscreen, police said.

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Council chief's turbulent tenure ending

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Council chief's turbulent tenure ending

Dunedin City Council chief executive Sandy Graham will step down after a controversial tenure.

Ong absent, suspended from committees

Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong talks to media after being censured in a code of conduct...

Ong absent, suspended from committees

Controversial councillor Benedict Ong barred himself from a meeting on his own code of conduct breach but gave an emphatic answer to calls for his resignation — ‘‘never’’.

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'You can call me Zax Dog and you are mine now’

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Balclutha man who strangled neighbour fails in parole bid

A Balclutha man who strangled and sexually assaulted his new neighbour has been declined parole for a second time.

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Perseverance results in two prized bluefin tuna

Trent Anderson with the 125.7kg bluefin tuna he caught off the Dunedin coast last Friday. PHOTO:...

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Perseverance results in two prized bluefin tuna

Redemption was found and then repeated for fisherman Trent Anderson.

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Smiles for ‘pretty impressive milestone’

Green Island Tornados player Jax Head, 8, and Maori Hill Blue Thunder player Charles Smith, 7,...

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Smiles for ‘pretty impressive milestone’

Playing on a football ground as hard as concrete and ‘‘cold as’’, many parents had to tell their budding young football stars it was ‘‘character building’’.

Dunedin council boss Sandy Graham stepping down

Dunedin City Council chief executive Sandy Graham is standing down after six years in the job.

Owners warned to lock vehicles, stay vigilant

People are urged to lock their cars. Photo: Getty Images

Owners warned to lock vehicles, stay vigilant

Police looking for a pair of youths on an alleged car-stealing spree are warning Dunedin residents to lock their vehicles and stay vigilant.

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