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    Actors thrilled with theatre award wins

    Actor Max Beal as the poet in An Iliad. Photos: supplied

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    Actors thrilled with theatre award wins

    In between working part-time at a cafe, officiating weddings and funerals and being a solo-mother, a Dunedin comic has forged a successful career in theatre.

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    Coverage denied over risk of flood

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    Coverage denied over risk of flood

    A Taieri homeowner was shocked to be refused home insurance because of flood risk when shopping around for a lower premium.

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    New murals in the works for festival

    Dunedin mural artist Guy Howard renders a permanent reminder of summer on a Bellona St wall in St...

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    New murals in the works for festival

    Scenes of summer are emerging on walls across southern Dunedin.

    Chasing rainbows

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    Chasing rainbows

    If you live in the West Harbour area of Dunedin, and you look in the right places, you may find a couple of pots of gold.

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    A new life for Layla

    Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

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    A new life for Layla

    An adopted dog and her new owner are settling into a routine that involves a backyard, the beach, and being on the couch.

    National puts candidate on ballot again

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    National puts candidate on ballot again

    The race for the Taieri electorate in the 2026 general election will look very much like the 2023 contest, National having confirmed that Matthew French will once more contest the seat.

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    Tree a symbol of friends’ time together

    Long-serving Dunedin Botanic Garden staff and good friends (from left) Robyn Abernethy, Linda...

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    Tree a symbol of friends’ time together

    Officially, the European beech tree planted at the Dunedin Botanic Garden yesterday was something to fill a space in the avenue of mature European beeches

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    New model for grants looked into

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    New model for grants looked into

    Councillors will mull significant changes to the way Dunedin’s grants are dished out in an attempt to nail down an approach to community funding.

    Photo competition entries nearly double

    Tūhura Otago Museum marketing manager Charlie Buchan admires a photo of a kea, by Giles Bryant,...

    Photo competition entries nearly double

    Something appears to have clicked after the number of entries in this year’s Tūhura Otago Museum annual photography competition shattered the previous record.

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    Proposal to undermine regional authority: ORC

    Hilary Calvert. Photo: supplied

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    Proposal to undermine regional authority: ORC

    The Otago Regional Council has agreed local government must change but the new proposal will create unavoidable conflicts of interest

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    Spiritualist church gets new look

    Dunedin Spiritualist Church president Lisa Williams at its newly renovated South Dunedin site....

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    Spiritualist church gets new look

    A South Dunedin spiritualist church has received a facelift.

    Student's head cut by flying bottle as parties rev up again

    Flo-Week kicked off with a back-to-school themed party in an area shared by many flats nicknamed...

    Student's head cut by flying bottle as parties rev up again

    A Dunedin student had to be taken to hospital with a "decent cut" after a bottle was thrown at his head on the first night of Flo-Week parties.

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    ‘Wee bit expensive’ but ‘relief’ cat allowed

    Dunedin woman Emily Dixon’s beloved 11-year-old cat, Nala. PHOTO: EMILY DIXON

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    ‘Wee bit expensive’ but ‘relief’ cat allowed

    For a Dunedin renter and cat owner, the introduction of a pet bond has lifted a large weight off her shoulders — despite the price.

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    Decapitated fur seals found on Dunedin beach

    A New Zealand fur seal. PHOTO: RNZ

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    Sharks or humans: anger, questions over seal deaths

    Department of Conservation staff are not ruling out human involvement in the decapitation of at least two New Zealand fur seals found dead on a Dunedin beach.

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    Contest win down to ‘story in the image’

    Waitahuna freelance photographer Susan Church holds up her Australia New Zealand Sony Alpha...

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    Contest win down to ‘story in the image’

    Concerned, encouraging, inquisitive, disbelieving, holding on for dear life — the facial expressions in Susan Church’s award-winning photo say it all.

    Quick response to burning tractor

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    Quick response to burning tractor

    Fire and Emergency New Zealand staff attend a tractor fire above Concord, in Dunedin, which sent large plumes of thick black smoke across the area yesterday afternoon.

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    Rents drop despite dip in supply

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    Rents drop despite dip in supply

    Rental properties in the southern regions appear to be turning the economic principle of supply and demand on its head.

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    Mosgiel roads on NZTA radar

    Motorists sometimes have trouble around Quarry Rd getting in or out of Mosgiel. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Mosgiel roads on NZTA radar

    Significant investment in Mosgiel’s roads could be on the cards, as initial work to deal with increasing congestion may not be enough.

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    Child sex offender denied parole

    Paiea Waihirere, pictured here at his sentencing in 2017, was declined parole at his most recent ...

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    Child sex offender denied parole

    A Dunedin sex offender who photoshopped his victim’s face on to child pornography images has been declined parole again.

    ‘Kind, dedicated, humble’ librarian mourned by school

    Otago Boys’ High School Librarian Kelly Kinghorn died suddenly last week, aged 39. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    ‘Kind, dedicated, humble’ librarian mourned by school

    A Dunedin secondary school is mourning its "deeply passionate" and "extremely caring" librarian after her sudden death last week.
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