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    Excitement as delayed ship due tomorrow

    The Carnival Splendor, pictured last year, will be the first cruise ship to visit Dunedin this...

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    Excitement as delayed ship due tomorrow

    It has been delayed, but everything seems set for the new cruise season.

    Bon voyage and good luck

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    Bon voyage and good luck

    Otago rugby players (from left) Thomas Umaga-Jensen, Josh Timu and Jona Nareki pose for a photo with young fans (from left) Beau, 7, Indie, 8, and Declan Hills, all of Outram.

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    Avoiding long weekend injuries

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    Avoiding long weekend injuries

    Labour Weekend is traditionally the time for gardeners to start planting for summer and DIY-ers to start projects around the house.

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    Family affair for Otago’s NPC final

    All set to head to Christchurch are (from left) Jack Blick, Alex Jakeway, Narelle Jakeway and...

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    Family affair for Otago’s NPC final

    Alex Jakeway will be following in family footsteps — and he, with about 200,000 others, hopes it will end the same way.

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    Whirlwind beginning for mayor-elect

    Dunedin mayor-elect Sophie Barker settles into her office at Burns House in the central city. The...

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    Whirlwind beginning for mayor-elect

    Soon to be sworn in as Dunedin’s new mayor, Sophie Barker has had a frantic introduction to the role.

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    Academics warn of AI hallucination risk

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    Academics warn of AI hallucination risk

    Artificial intelligence may have a seat at Dunedin’s council table this term, although experts warn it is not without its flaws.

    Mt Cook pic people’s favourite

    Caleb Farrow’s photo For Reasons Unspoken has been chosen as this year’s People’s Choice Award...

    Mt Cook pic people’s favourite

    For obvious reasons, Caleb Farrow’s photo For Reasons Unspoken has been chosen as this year’s People’s Choice Award winner

    Teen sought over retirement unit break-in

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    Teen sought over retirement unit break-in

    A teenager leapt out of the window of a Mosgiel retirement unit after being disturbed by the startled resident.

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    Singing with his father ‘important’ for star Lemalu

    A young Jonathan Lemalu acts as a roadie, helping his dad prepare for another one of his Elvis...

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    Singing with his father ‘important’ for star Lemalu

    When you lose someone so close, Prof Jonathan Lemalu says it puts a whole new perspective on life.

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    People trafficking charges denied

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    People trafficking charges denied

    The man behind a "luxury" Otago taxi company now faces allegations of people trafficking and up to 20 years’ imprisonment.

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    Man harvested paua, illegally sold it at local market

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    Man harvested paua, illegally sold it at local market

    A Dunedin man who illegally harvested pāua and sold it at a local market has been fined.

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    Dogs to be put down after attacks on elderly woman, mum with baby

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    Dogs to be put down after attacks on elderly woman, mum with baby

    A pair of dogs will be put down after two neighbourhood attacks, including a bite that broke an elderly woman’s arm.

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    Sports facilities forced to close

    Roofing contractors check damage at the Dunedin Ice Stadium roof. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

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    Sports facilities forced to close

    Badminton and ice sports are off the cards in Dunedin after two neighbouring sports facilities had parts of their roofs ripped off during severe weather. 

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    University 'incredibly disappointed' staff leaked to media

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    University 'incredibly disappointed' staff leaked to media

    Staff from Otago Uni's troubled Business School marketing department say an "incredibly disappointed" email from their pro-vice-chancellor made them feel they had been warned not to leak information to media.

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    Man breaches curfew for ramming two cars to steal vehicle

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    Man breaches curfew for ramming two cars to steal vehicle

    A Dunedin man who was meant to be at home on bail after ramming two cars was instead out stealing a vehicle.

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    Columba troubleshooter 'not brought in for principal'

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    Columba troubleshooter 'not brought in for principal'

    An education "troubleshooter" was brought in to Columba College to investigate the board of trustees’ governance processes and practices.

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    Octagon bar assault victim 'thought women's toilets were unisex'

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    Octagon bar assault victim 'thought women's toilets were unisex'

    A Dunedin man was left with a fractured nose and three broken teeth after he was assaulted in an Octagon bar.

    Watch: Falling tree narrowly misses car on Kilmog

    Watch: Falling tree narrowly misses car on Kilmog

    Dramatic dashcam footage has captured the moment a massive tree crashed onto the Kilmog north of Dunedin just missing a car.

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    Academic questions ‘whose version of nature’ we are seeing

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    Academic questions ‘whose version of nature’ we are seeing

    Dunedin's parks and reserves, including the Dunedin Botanic Garden, risk becoming a colonial relic and need to better represent the knowledge and promises of the Treaty of Waitangi, an academic says.

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    Heritage advocate ‘thrilled’ with honour

    Structural engineer and heritage advocate Stephen Macknight, pictured near the Duke of Wellington...

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    Heritage advocate ‘thrilled’ with honour

    Protecting a city’s heritage is an uphill battle, a leading structural engineer and heritage restorer says.
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