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    'Just your usual student antics'

    Thanks to the joint effort of a bunch of strangers, a car was covered by cones in Dundas St on...

    Car's cone covering 'just your usual student antics'

    Covering a random Dunedin car completely in road cones was a joint effort by a bunch of strangers, a woman who lives in the area says.

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    Anger as fence cuts access to summit

    Director of 3 Peaks, Lydia Pattillo, flanked by Leith Harrier and Athletic Club vice-president...

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    Anger as fence cuts access to summit

    A telecommunications company has blocked off a 360° view of Dunedin from one of its most "iconic" summits and trail runners are saying it is health and safety gone crazy.

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    Hawkins lobs hat in again

    Aaron Hawkins. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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    Hawkins lobs hat in again

    A former Dunedin mayor has decided he wants to return to city politics — as a councillor this time.

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    Market pushes street to capacity

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    Market pushes street to capacity

    Dunedin's main shopping street was almost at bursting point.

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    Colder January for much of the South

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    Colder January for much of the South

    If you thought the weather in January seemed cooler and "more rubbish" than usual, Earth Sciences New Zealand (ESNZ) data for Otago and Southland has confirmed it.

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    Small but mighty: model tank excites exhibition attendees

    Melbourne man Gerard Dean displays his model Wimmera Tiger tank he built from scratch. PHOTO:...

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    Small but mighty: model tank excites exhibition attendees

    After making its way around the globe, a special World War 2 model tank rumbled into Dunedin at the weekend.

    Delays on SH1 after crash south of Palmerston

    A tow truck arrives to remove the crashed vehicle and trailer on SH1 south of Palmerston. Photo:...

    Delays on SH1 after crash south of Palmerston

    State Highway 1 is under stop-go traffic management after a vehicle towing a caravan crashed just south of Palmerston. 

    Reminder after 'tired and confused' grandmother on wrong side of motorway

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    Reminder after 'tired and confused' grandmother on wrong side of motorway

    Police are asking people to look after their older family members after a "tired" grandmother drove the wrong way along the Dunedin Motorway.

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    Hard work pays off for trail ride, cause

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    Hard work pays off for trail ride, cause

    Months of bush-bashing and clearing tracks to create an unforgettable trail ride in the hills above Brighton was all worth it when hundreds of people showed up to take a spin, organisers say.

    Vehicle fire sends thick black smoke over city

    Firefighters tackle the blaze near Blackhead this afternoon. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Vehicle fire sends thick black smoke over city

    A hedge cutter fire near Blackhead, south of Dunedin, sent large plumes of thick black smoke across the area this afternoon.

    No luck in search for highway wanderer

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    No luck in search for highway wanderer 'possibly of Scottish descent'

    Dunedin police spent their afternoon searching for a "large-built, golden-haired individual — possibly of Scottish descent" after multiple calls from the public reported his roadside manner to police.

    Labour of love to restore late father’s 1931 MG

    Pat and Lynette Widdup, of Palmerston North, prepare to drive their 1931 MG M-Type at the 2026 MG...

    Labour of love to restore late father’s 1931 MG

    "Safety Fast!"

    Young men behaved 'like untrained seals' when car pulled over

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    Young men behaved 'like untrained seals' when car pulled over

    A pack of allegedly intoxicated young men behaved like a pack of "untrained seals" after police stopped them for throwing cans out of a moving car, police say.

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    DCC raises online ‘trolling’ for election inquiry

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    DCC raises online ‘trolling’ for election inquiry

    Increased "trolling" of Dunedin’s council candidates is linked to growing social media use, the city council says.

    Dunedin parents look to Europe after toddler given wrong operation

    Lubomira Weyland, 3, is facing more surgery to fix her hip dysplasia, after it was missed as a...

    Dunedin parents look to Europe after toddler given wrong operation

    The parents of a 3-year-old Dunedin girl with hip dysplasia say she has suffered unnecessary pain and trauma from a delayed diagnosis and then being subjected to the wrong kind of operation.

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    Enough evidence given for investigation to proceed: Ong

    Benedict Ong. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Enough evidence given for investigation to proceed: Ong

    A Dunedin city councillor tried to tell an investigator she had enough information about his complaint, so a full investigation "should proceed".

    Poor housing issue for some Syrian families

    Syria, a war-torn nation which many have left for a better life. PHOTO: AP

    Poor housing issue for some Syrian families

    Syrian refugees left their war-torn country for a better life in New Zealand, but are facing different battles in their adopted country. 

    Underground electric cable to be installed

    Photo: Gerard O'Brien

    Underground electric cable to be installed

    Businesses and residents in Kaikorai Valley and surrounding communities will notice activity happening in the area over the coming months
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