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Dunedin emergency centre closes as focus shifts to recovery

Dunedin's emergency operations centre has closed as efforts transition from emergency to recovery in response to the significant rain event of the past two days.

Road between Sawyers Bay and Port Chalmers closed due to flooding

State Highway 88, from Dunedin to Port Chalmers, is closed near Sawyers Bay due to major flooding.

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Principal on the run to raise funds for school camps

Musselburgh School principal Rob Taylor’s half-marathon runs have raised $12,500 for his school’s...

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Principal on the run to raise funds for school camps

Doing the hard yards is paying off for Rob Taylor.

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Homeowner must pay for footpath repair

Rhys Williams outside his house in Kirkland St, Green Island. PHOTOS: LINDA ROBERTSON

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Homeowner must pay for footpath repair

A Green Island man is looking for a break as his property rolls away from him.

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Gregg’s items given to Hocken

Hocken Collections archivist David Murray looks at items from the Gregg’s factory. PHOTO: GERARD...

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Gregg’s items given to Hocken

Helping people come together to enjoy the simple things in life over a meal or a cup of coffee was a core marketing theme used by Dunedin’s Gregg’s factory.

Heavy rain hits Dunedin, surface flooding across city

Heavy rainfall has arrived in Dunedin earlier than expected and is forecast to continue overnight, with surface flooding and some land instability reported.

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Cycling paths still knocked off balance

John Parker commutes home at the Botanic Gardens intersection where the North Rd cycle lane...

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Cycling paths still knocked off balance

Dunedin’s fragmented cycle network is being tackled by a draft council strategy, but cyclists say solutions are too slow in coming.

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Good Buddy — the rail boss in training

Chris Francis with his well-trained dog, Buddy. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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Good Buddy — the rail boss in training

Buddy cannot drive a train, he cannot hold a spanner to fix things and he cannot answer a phone, but he is still the most popular staff member at the Dunedin Railway Station.

Obituary: David Bell, educator

David Bell was a respected teacher and colleague. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

Obituary: David Bell, educator

Emeritus Professor David Raymond Bell was the ultimate storyteller.

Books inspire dress-up day

Books inspire dress-up day

East Taieri School pupils brought their favourite fictional characters to life yesterday.

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Work continues on the demolition of Oamaru House on Hanover St.

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Man bit baby in attempt to soothe, court hears

Dunedin District Court. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Man bit baby in attempt to soothe, court hears

A Waikouaiti man who bit his 3-month-old baby told police the assault happened in his sleep while having an ‘‘aggressive dream’’, a court has heard.

Person injured as bus and car crash in Ocean Grove

One person has been injured in a crash involving a bus and car in Dunedin.

Dunedin drivers troubled by frost, farmers crack on

Middlemarch farmer Jono Tod holds ice cleared from a sheep trough. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Dunedin drivers troubled by frost, farmers crack on

Smashing ice-covered water troughs with sledgehammers is simply a morning routine during winter for Middlemarch farmers.

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Another exam blunder revealed

The University of Otago Clock Tower. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Another exam blunder revealed

Yet another exam blunder has emerged from the University of Otago, this time involving the release of incorrect marks.

Call for ban of imported play sand due to asbestos fears

Recalled children's play sand which may contain cancer-causing asbestos fibres. Photo: WorkSafe...

Call for ban of imported play sand due to asbestos fears

After children’s play sand was found to have cancer-causing asbestos fibres in New Zealand, the government says it is looking at banning the product.

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‘Surprising results’ from roadside drug testing: police

Acting Sergeant Chris McAnally shows 83-year-old Kathy her negative drug driving test results at...

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‘Surprising results’ from roadside drug testing: police

Roadside drug driving testing has begun in the South, and Dunedin’s top road policing officer says it has so far turned up some ‘‘surprising results’’.

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'Foolish mistake': Man fined for haul of illegal pāua

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'Foolish mistake': Man fined for haul of illegal pāua

A Balclutha man has been fined after taking five times the daily limit of pāua and most of his catch was undersized.

Social agency thrilled to secure government funding

Catholic Social Services general manager Mel McNatty and social worker Paul Barham are pleased...

Social agency thrilled to secure government funding

A Dunedin social agency is thrilled ongoing government funding will allow it to continue harnessing relationships to help the city’s homeless community.

Arsonist couple stayed to watch Dunedin buildings burn

Arsonist couple stayed to watch Dunedin buildings burn

A pair of arsonists involved in a spree of five fires over four days stuck around to watch the targeted buildings burn, a court has heard.

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