Smoke in service centre roof sparks fire call out
Firefighters were called to a Hillside Rd property when smoke filled up a service centre’s roof space this afternoon.
Bystander feared ‘stabbing spree’ at pool
Bystander feared ‘stabbing spree’ at pool
A patron at Dunedin’s Moana Pool was worried a knife-wielding woman was going to go on a "stabbing spree" when he stepped in to negotiate with her.
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Group takes action on Surrey St slurry
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Group takes action on Surrey St slurry
Dunedin’s council calls it a bottleneck of diluted wastewater but residents use stronger words to describe the slurry on Surrey St.
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Une nuit fantastique
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Une nuit fantastique
Dunedin businesses say it was their "busiest day of the year" when the All Blacks came to town on Saturday.
Art, science meld in workshop
Art, science meld in workshop
Māori stories about the night sky help weave art and science together, a Dunedin potter says.
Crash into pine trees results in serious injuries
Crash into pine trees results in serious injuries
Two people were transported to Dunedin Hospital with serious injuries after a car left the road and crashed down a bank into a stand of pine trees on Friday night.
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Simms suspends call to cut voting rights
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Simms suspends call to cut voting rights
A Dunedin mayoral hopeful has suspended his call for unelected council committee representatives to lose their voting rights.
Sale ‘cool’ way to connect during winter
Sale ‘cool’ way to connect during winter
If you had something to sell out the back of your boat, the Otago Yacht Club was the place to be on Saturday.
One injured, extensive damage in Kenmure blaze
One injured, extensive damage in Kenmure blaze
One person was treated for burns after a fire broke out in the bedroom of a Dunedin home.
Hope festival will be starting point for lasting curiosity
Hope festival will be starting point for lasting curiosity
The directors of the New Zealand International Science Festival are urging attendees to remain curious, as the festival wraps up for another year.
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Caution urged over tenancy agreements
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Caution urged over tenancy agreements
A group of Dunedin students who unwittingly signed up to live with a "flatmate from hell" are warning others to take a careful look at their tenancy agreements.
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Change vital after hoiho die in set nets, trust says
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Change vital after hoiho die in set nets, trust says
Calls for the government to stamp out the bycatch problem in the country’s wild waters and fisheries are mounting after it was revealed three yellow-eyed penguin/hoiho had been found caught in set...
Games week chance to reconnect
Games week chance to reconnect
Nearly 300 Malay students from across New Zealand descended on Dunedin recently to compete in a games week steeped in tradition.
Having a ball
Having a ball
Islay Little flings a tennis ball for Katie as they walk together through Opoho Park on a misty Saturday morning.
Inspiration home-grown for award-winning artist
Inspiration home-grown for award-winning artist
Flowers from her garden provided the inspiration for Otago Arts Society winner Rod Eales.
Loving le rugby
Loving le rugby
All Blacks and French fans were in good spirits before, during and after the big test under the roof at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday night.
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Drug dealer’s ‘spiralling lifestyle’ driven by addiction
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Drug dealer’s ‘spiralling lifestyle’ driven by addiction
A Dunedin drug dealer’s dogged persistence became his undoing, a court has heard.
Variety of artworks amazes
Variety of artworks amazes
The judges for the Otago Arts Society’s annual exhibition awards say this year has made them look a lot closer at things.
ORC moving to system where no votes are ‘wasted’
ORC moving to system where no votes are ‘wasted’
An elections law specialist is urging people not to be too daunted by the Otago Regional Council’s decision to switch to a single transferable vote (STV) system for this year’s council elections.
Environment-centred approach best for health: scholar
Environment-centred approach best for health: scholar
Putting the environment first is a better way to approach health, a Māori scholar says.