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    Police, FENZ and St Johns attended a fire in the bedroom of a flat in Dundas St where one patient...

    Person treated for burns

    One person was treated for minor burns after a fire in a Dundas St flat last night.

    Can use urged for drinking

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    Can use urged for drinking

    University of Otago students are once again being asked to swap glass bottles for cans, after the new university year started with reports of damage on Castle St.

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    Nice day for a white wedding-themed party

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    Sewage pond bird scarers spooking animals

    Evansdale dog Talulah, 4, is one of many animals spooked by the Dunedin City Council’s bird...

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    Sewage pond bird scarers spooking animals

    A Dunedin City Council attempt to combat the spread of avian flu has spooked pets and residents in a small Otago town.

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    ORC councillors slam proposed changes

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    ORC councillors slam proposed changes

    The proposed changes to put the Otago Regional Council out of business were drawn up by bureaucrats who failed NCEA literacy tests, a meeting heard yesterday.

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    Set to discuss options for business steering group

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    Set to discuss options for business steering group

    Councillors are preparing to take another step towards an overhaul of Dunedin’s economic development unit.

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    Councillor refuses to apologise

    "Our South Asian community act in bad faith in taking business degrees, not in the intent of...

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    Councillor refuses to apologise

    A Dunedin city councillor found to have made a complaint without substance is refusing to apologise.

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    Neuroscientist, family can stay

    Told to go, then allowed to stay, are the Hussan family (from left) Sumi, 4, Muhammad, Oumaier,...

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    Neuroscientist, family can stay

    A "highly skilled" Dunedin neuroscientist and his young family fighting deportation have been given a last-minute reprieve after being told they had to leave the country within weeks.

    One treated for burns after Dundas St flat fire

    Police, FENZ and St Johns attended a fire in the bedroom of a flat in Dundas St where one patient...

    One treated for burns after Dundas St flat fire

    One person was treated for minor burns after a fire in a Dundas St flat this evening.

    Young man critical after 10m fall from Otago University building

    Young man critical after 10m fall from Otago University building

    A young man was rushed to hospital in a critical condition after falling about 10 metres from the side of a University of Otago building.

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    Man shot down neighbour's security cameras

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    Man shot down neighbour's security cameras with paintball gun

    A Dunedin neighbours-at-war situation reached a crescendo when a former real estate agent shot security cameras with a paintball gun, a court has heard.

    Dunedin street window shattered by wayward car

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    Dunedin street window shattered by wayward car

    Glass littered the pavement after a car smashed through the large street window of a central Dunedin commercial building.

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    Confident big events on horizon for stadium

    Paul Doorn. File photo: Linda Robertson

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    Confident big events on horizon for stadium

    The Forsyth Barr Stadium boss says he is confident acts will be coming to the stadium in due course but nothing can be confirmed yet.

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    Increase in food parcels as students face hardship

    The government is providing $15 million for the community food sector from July but ongoing...

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    Increase in food parcels as students face hardship

    A trip to the foodbank is becoming an increasing occurrence for University of Otago students, as the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite.

    Police call for 'significant culture change' as Flo Week concerns rise

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    Police call for 'significant culture change' as Flo Week concerns rise

    There is concern that some behaviour at Dunedin's annual 'Flo' and 'O' weeks is out of control and highly dangerous, with students clambering onto roofs.

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    'Without substance': Ong's complaint against Chambers thrown out

    Benedict Ong. Photos: Supplied

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    'Without substance': Ong's complaint against Chambers thrown out

    A complaint by Benedict Ong against a fellow Dunedin city councillor alleging "discriminatory remarks" has been dismissed after it was found to be without substance.

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    Reinstating fireworks would come at a cost — council

    Fireworks over the Otago Harbour in 1998 were part of Dunedin’s celebrations for the 150th...

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    Reinstating fireworks would come at a cost — council

    An Otago Harbour fireworks display would require more ratepayers’ money to go up in smoke than other options for welcoming the new year, the Dunedin City Council says.

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    Oil silo goes up, along with tourism

    Checking out a new oil tank in Parry St are (from left) New Zealand Oil Services project engineer...

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    Oil silo goes up, along with tourism

    A new oil tank to store jet fuel and diesel has been constructed in Dunedin amid a boom in the city’s tourism.

    Dunedin man 'loses $525k in 18-year romance scam'

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    Dunedin man 'loses $525k in 18-year romance scam'

    An "unsuspecting" Dunedin man has been duped out of over half a million dollars by an Auckland woman in an elaborate romance scam, police say.

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    No intention to co-operate, Ong says

    Benedict Ong. Photo: Gregor Richardson

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    No intention to co-operate, Ong says

    A Dunedin city councillor at the centre of a conduct complaint is refusing to co-operate with an investigator looking into the case.
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