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    Rare catch for young angler

    Dunedin is living up to its name of "Salmon City", making fishers hopeful this season will buck a trend of declining numbers of the prized species.

    Changes may increase home builds

    Photo: Getty Images

    Changes may increase home builds

    The next round of Dunedin City Council rates notices will include information about proposed planning changes that will pave the way for 2500 homes to be built across the city.

    Teachers brave weather at workshop

    Teachers Cassandra Kitt (left), of Kaikoura High School, and Jess Dewhurst, of Aotea College in...

    Teachers brave weather at workshop

    Secondary school science teachers became pupils for a three-day workshop this week.

    Community rubbish day chance to clear out ‘junk’

    Looking forward to next weekend’s Port Chalmers Community Rubbish Day are Port Chalmers &...

    Community rubbish day chance to clear out ‘junk’

    Port Chalmers and West Harbour residents can start the year with a clean-up, with a little help from the West Harbour Community Board and Port Chalmers Lions.

    DCC climate change work to increase staff

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    DCC climate change work to increase staff

    Climate change work is behind the biggest proposed increase in staffing levels at the Dunedin City Council as personnel costs across the organisation are set to climb to nearly $70million next year.

    Shift from policing criticised

    Andrew Burns. PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Shift from policing criticised

    A former head of southern road policing has slammed the top brass over the South’s horror road toll.

    Vets sound warning about canine cough wave

    Back at the car after a walk along John Wilson Ocean Dr in St Kilda on Monday are Bridie O’Leary,...

    Vets sound warning about canine cough wave in city

    An outbreak of a "highly contagious" dog disease is spreading "like wildfire” across Dunedin, a vet staff member says.

    Fish die-off investigated

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    Fish die-off investigated

    An investigation has been launched after hundreds of eels and trout "perished" in the lower Silverstream on the Taieri due to the impact of flooding earlier this month, the Otago Fish & Game...

    Something’s weird about that dog

    PHOTO: MANDY WENNEKES

    Something’s weird about that dog

    Mandy Wennekes, of Dunedin, received quite the fright when she discovered a huge sea lion in her backyard yesterday afternoon.

    Drug cultivator ‘kind of glad’ he was caught by police

    Michael Kinraid (33) says he has now given up cannabis and has found many benefits. PHOTO: ROB...

    Drug cultivator ‘kind of glad’ he was caught by police

    A property manager who leased a student flat to a cannabis syndicate for a half-million-dollar drug grow says he is happy he was caught.

    When it comes to dinosaurs, Macklin’s no fossil

    Otago Museum dinosaur ambassador Macklin Devlin has a close encounter with an animatronic...

    When it comes to dinosaurs, Macklin’s no fossil

    A dinosaur-loving Dunedin 10-year-old rewarded with an appointment at Otago Museum is over the moon with his slice of fame.

    Envisaging Dunedin coastline’s future

    Envisaging Dunedin coastline’s future

    Understanding what matters most to Dunedin people when it comes to the city’s nearest coastline - the popular beaches from St Clair to St Kilda - is at the heart of planning for its future management.

    Murderer told return to Dunedin unlikely

    Matakaua Rouvi was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 12 years in 2009. PHOTO: ODT...

    Murderer told return to city unlikely

    A Dunedin man who stabbed his partner to death in front of his children wants to return to the city once released from prison.

    DCC boss keen to deliver

    Sandy Graham, at Signal Hill Lookout, says the Dunedin City Council has to keep up with community...

    DCC boss keen to deliver

    When Sandy Graham says she wants to get things done, it feels like she really means it. Grant Miller talks to the DCC's new chief executive about her challenging assignment and life outside the office.

    Sammy’s ruled out as theatre site

    Sammy’s, the former His Majesty’s Theatre, has been ruled out as a new theatre for the city, due...

    Sammy’s ruled out as theatre site

    Redevelopment costs of $38 million have excluded historic Dunedin venue Sammy’s as a potential new theatre.

    Satisfaction with DCC consultation plummets

    Dunedin mayor Aaron Hawkins. Photo: ODT files

    Satisfaction with DCC consultation plummets

    Nearly two-thirds of Dunedin residents think public consultation is lacking at the Dunedin City Council, the latest Dunedin Residents’ Opinion Survey says.

    Jury asked to see a child’s point of view

    The woman faces seven counts of intending to cause grievous bodily harm by administering poison —...

    Jury asked to see a child’s point of view

    Prosecutors asked a jury in the sex trial of a Clinton man to put themselves in the shoes of the children he allegedly abused.

    Stars beginning to align

    PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH

    Stars beginning to align

    Stars have begun to adorn Ross Creek reservoir, in Dunedin, as the installation of a major new public art piece is under way.

    Wellerman sea shanty a global hit

    	Otakou kaumatua Edward Ellison stands at Wellers Rock on the Otago Peninsula, which is named...

    Wellerman sea shanty a global hit

    A homegrown Dunedin sea shanty with roots in the 1830s has become an unlikely viral hit.

    Gorilla in our midst

    PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    Gorilla in our midst

    A busking gorilla playing a piano accordion drew curiosity and joy from passersby in George St, Dunedin, yesterday.
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