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    The corner of High and Clark Sts is cleared yesterday to allow a 36-unit building to be...

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    Site readied for apartments

    A 36-unit apartment building is set to be built on the corner of High and Clark Sts, and more than half of the units have already been snapped up.

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    Minister's museum remarks show ‘ignorance’

    Tūhura Otago Museum marketing manager Charlie Buchan says museums are not a side activity and are...

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    Minister's museum remarks show ‘ignorance’

    Tūhura Otago Museum has labelled a government minister ignorant and ill-informed over her suggestion regional museums and galleries are not primary destinations for travellers.

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    Millennial saint relic to visit Dunedin

    A tapestry featuring new Saint of the Catholic Church Carlo Acutis hangs from a balcony of St....

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    Millennial saint relic to visit Dunedin

    Excitement is building in the Catholic community ahead of the arrival in Dunedin of a relic of the first millennial saint.

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    Hospital ‘Band-Aid’ solutions decried

    David Bainbridge-Zafar. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Hospital ‘Band-Aid’ solutions decried

    A former head of Health New Zealand’s infrastructure department says he is sick of ‘‘Band-Aid’’ solutions to bring Wakari Hospital up to modern standards.

    Dunedin pedestrian hit by truck in serious condition

    Emergency services at the scene of the crash. Photo: Staff Photographer

    Dunedin pedestrian hit by truck in serious condition

    A pedestrian hit by a truck while crossing the road in Dunedin this afternoon was taken to hospital in a serious condition.

    One seriously injured in SH1 crash

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    One seriously injured in SH1 crash

    Firefighters assess the scene of an accident on State Highway1 between Green Island and Fairfield yesterday.

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    Samoan church purchases home after nearly 50 years

    Dunedin Samoan Methodist Church minister the Rev Misionare Tuitamai and church co-founder Taupaū...

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    Samoan church purchases home after nearly 50 years

    A longstanding Dunedin church used a combination of prayer and persistence to finally secure a permanent home.

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    Overpass option out at problem Dunedin intersection

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    Overpass option out at problem Dunedin intersection

    Changes at Dunedin’s main northern exit, where the option of an overpass has been discounted, could cost $10 million, documents show.

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    Baby killer’s reports ‘excellent’ before using drugs on parole

    Dunedin District Court. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Baby killer’s reports ‘excellent’ before using drugs on parole

    Just weeks after being commended by the Parole Board for his good behaviour, a baby killer had drugs delivered to his accommodation.

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    Partner of rape accused defends her ‘wonderful man’

    Robert Scott. PHOTO: ROB KIDD

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    Partner of rape accused defends her ‘wonderful man’

    A Dunedin businessman accused of multiple rapes has been described as ‘‘a wonderful man’’ by his partner.

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    Councillors ‘manipulated, silenced’ over South D plan

    Dunedin city councillor Jo Galer. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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    Councillors ‘manipulated, silenced’ over South D plan

    A political firestorm has erupted over proposed property buy-ups in South Dunedin as two councillors prepare to take legal action against their own council.

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    Unmarked grave work given funding boost

    Paupers, psychiatric patients and infants were often buried in unmarked graves. Laura Furness...

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    Unmarked grave work given funding boost

    A Dunedin woman on a quest to bring dignity to those buried in unmarked graves is thrilled a funding boost will help fix past mistakes.

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    Mosgiel traffic funding essential: MPs

    Ingrid Leary. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Mosgiel traffic funding essential: MPs

    The government must prioritise traffic concerns in Mosgiel instead of lumping critical work behind North Island projects, local MPs say.

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    Studio marks four decades

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    Studio marks four decades

    A Dunedin non-profit art studio has celebrated its 40th anniversary, despite the ongoing challenges stacked against arts-focused charities around the country.

    Characters leap off the page

    PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    Characters leap off the page

    Trinity Catholic College year 9 student Evelyn Mosley, 14, dressed as her favourite character ‘‘Tord’’ from Eddsworld with her classmates for ‘‘dress as a book character day’’. The event...

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    Nurses voice concern over Wakari ward works

    Ingrid Leary. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Nurses voice concern over Wakari ward works

    Nurses in Wakari Hospital’s ward 9a are wondering what the purpose of the upgrades will be if patients are not shifted back there.

    Rapist gang member denied parole again

    Dunedin District Court. PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Rapist gang member denied parole again

    A Dunedin gang member who forced his way into a house to commit a rape has been declined parole for the fifth time.

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    Expert 'very sceptical' as Israeli firm tests carbon removal off Dunedin coast

    A research vessel conducts a trial for Gigablue in 2024. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

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    Expert 'very sceptical' as Israeli firm tests carbon removal off Dunedin coast

    An Israeli technology startup wants to tackle climate change — and 200km off the coast of Dunedin is ground zero.

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    An almost-win for avid readers

    Dunedin North Intermediate pupils (from left) Grant Rawlence, Ida Beattie, Mila Hinch and Charlie...

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    An almost-win for avid readers

    They were so close, they could almost grasp the prize.

    Dunedin, Invercargill tickets among Lotto winners

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    Dunedin, Invercargill tickets among Lotto winners

    Tickets bought in Dunedin and Invercargill both proved winners in tonight's Lotto draw.
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