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    Arsonist sought jail as motive for fires

    Dunedin Central Police Station. Photo: ODT files

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    Arsonist sought jail as motive for fires

    A serial firebug who set fire to Dunedin’s biggest police station said he did it to get back to jail.

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    Powerful wind causes damage in Dunedin

    A Mini was damaged after gale-force winds blew a tree on to it, in Balmacewen Rd, yesterday....

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    Powerful wind causes damage in Dunedin

    After powerful winds, reaching 146kmh, brought down trees and powerlines in parts of Dunedin yesterday, today’s weather is expected to become far more sedate.

    Ice-cream treat at Easter market

    Ice-cream treat at Easter market

    Dana Noye (left) and Amelia Dalman, both of Dunedin, sample mildly alcoholic ice-cream by Blue Cockatoo at the Easter artisan market at No8 Distillery in Bond St, Dunedin, last night. 

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    Otago Peninsula Artists OpenArts Inc members Jan Crawford (left) and Deborah Bell admire a whimsical, nautical-themed sculpture by Robert Brown.

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    Nursing friends back together

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    Nursing friends back together

    Sixty-six years after they first met in Dunedin, four retired nurses finally had the opportunity to hang out together one more time.

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    Fine for rat infestation ‘slap on the wrist’

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    Fine for rat infestation ‘slap on the wrist’

    A worker who blew the whistle on the Woolworths rat infestation says a $33,000 fine is ‘‘a slap on the wrist’’.

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    Rural fuel theft likely to increase, Fed Farmers says

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    Rural fuel theft likely to increase, Fed Farmers says

    Thieves striking under the cover of darkness stole 1000 litres of diesel from a Southland truck yard as the country grapples with skyrocketing fuel prices.

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    Court chaos as defendant attacks cop and Corrections officer

    Police stand outside the Dunedin Courthouse after a defendant allegedly physically lashed out at...

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    Court chaos as defendant attacks cop and Corrections officer

    Two people required medical attention after a defendant allegedly physically lashed out at custodial staff because his bail was declined.

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    A large branch fell on cars outside the Good Earth cafe on St David St. Photo: Supplied / Max Quinn

    Damaging winds batter Dunedin overnight

    Two roads are closed after wild winds brought down trees in Dunedin and the city can expect further buffeting today. 

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    Retractable curtains for stadium to fix city’s ‘Goldilocks problem’

    ‘‘Innovative’’ investment unveiled for Dunedin’s covered stadium will attract a wide range of acts the city is missing out on, the venue boss says.

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    Joan Gardiner has some advice for the single girls out there.

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    Students lend perspective to Cargill’s redevelopment

    Second-year Otago Polytechnic design students Alexia Jones (left) and Katie Child stand by their...

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    Students lend perspective to Cargill’s redevelopment

    Otago Polytechnic’s second-year architecture students have spent the semester imagining what to do with the historic Cargill’s Castle.

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    Fuel crisis may spur public transport rethink

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    Fuel crisis may spur public transport rethink

    Petrol shortages could lead to the opening of new and desired routes for public transport in the South, one regional councillor has suggested.

    Gregg's coffee factory in Dunedin to close

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    Gregg's coffee factory in Dunedin to close

    Dozens of workers will lose their jobs with the closure of Dunedin's Gregg's coffee factory announced this afternoon.

    Woolworths fined over South Dunedin rat infestation

    The South Dunedin supermarket was closed for 18 days in February last year following numerous...

    Woolworths fined over South Dunedin rat infestation

    Supermarket giant Woolworths has been fined $33,000 after admitting it failed to control a rat infestation at one of its Dunedin branches.

    Some fishers apparently miss memo on size, quantity rules

    Mike Hulleman, of Dunedin, casts his line at Taieri Mouth. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    Some fishers apparently miss memo on size, quantity rules

    It seems a few anglers in the south were slow to catch up.

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    District health target figures improve

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    District health target figures improve

    The Southern district has shown improvement across the board in its health targets, but the nurses’ organisation is not wholly satisfied.

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    Te Kaika chair takes aim at critics

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    Te Kaika chair takes aim at critics

    The board chairwoman of an embattled Dunedin health charity has dismissed criticisms of the organisation as simply ‘‘tall poppy’’ syndrome.

    Singing in school’s 25th

    Singing in school’s 25th

    Hillview Christian School principal Steve Frost, of Christchurch, and New Zealand Association for Christian Schools facilitator Julie McGregor sing during Amana Christian School’s 25th anniversary...

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    What’s in a number? Council survey rankings debated

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    What’s in a number? Council survey rankings debated

    Basic arithmetic came to the fore at an Otago Regional Council meeting this week over accusations of the value of the number four.
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