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    The Otago Peninsula with Taiaroa Head (foreground) and the Spit (right) looking towards Port...

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    Wildlife tour operator looks to peninsula

    Another venture for tourists to view mammals on the Otago Peninsula will be the 12th permitted tourism operator working in the area as a monitoring plan is developed to measure activity.

    Blackhead sand set to replenish Wellington beach

    The processed sand is loaded into an open-top container at Walton Park. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

    Blackhead sand set to replenish Wellington beach

    Some golden southern sand is heading north to the capital.

    Quest to find two relatives after decades

    Roseanna Roy in 2025. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

    Quest to find two relatives after decades

    An Australian woman is "desperately seeking Susanne and Victoria Fletcher" — her long-lost penpals and distant relatives originally from Dunedin.

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    Expo to emphasise whānau in business

    Kuma board member Clinton Chambers prepares for the Māori business network’s 20th anniversary...

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    Expo to emphasise whānau in business

    A Māori-led business network hopes to bring a different kind of expo to Dunedin by broadening its scope to the whānau behind businesses.

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    Move aside pickleball, new racquet sport padel is here

    Pure Padel co-founder Thomas Price and doubles partner Rachel Bowden before playing a game of...

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    Move aside pickleball, new racquet sport padel is here

    A racquet sport growing at great speed globally is set to make its way to Dunedin.

    What's in a name?

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    What's in a name?

    Hawksbury, a small village on the site of the former Cherry Farm psychiatric hospital, rebranded with a historical name for nearby Waikouaiti.

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    Mayoral hopeful: ‘We’re in for some surprises’

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    Mayoral hopeful: ‘We’re in for some surprises’

    Dunedin's mayoral candidates are a mix of nerves, optimism and confidence before the big day.

    Witnesses sought to crash in which man broke leg

    Witnesses sought to crash in which man broke leg

    Police investigating a North Dunedin crash between a car and a moped in which a man broke his leg are asking for public help.

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    Hoping Gaza deal does not end in heartbreak

    Rinad Tamimi, of Dunedin, is cautiously optimistic about a US-led peace deal between Israel and...

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    Hoping Gaza deal does not end in heartbreak

    A member of Dunedin’s Palestinian community says she is "hoping there won’t be another heartbreak" following the announcement of a peace deal between Israel and Hamas.

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    Road safety advocate sentenced over crash

    Mark Cummings. PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

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    Road safety advocate sentenced over crash that wiped out motorway barrier

    A Dunedin father and road safety advocate has been sentenced for crashing his car on a city motorway, wiping out 200m of the wire barrier.

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    Mayoral hopefuls state top issues

    The Dunedin City Council Mayoral candidates, from left is Lee Vandervis, Andrew Simms, Jules...

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    Mayoral hopefuls state top issues

    Candidates for the Dunedin mayoralty were happy to offer a little advice for voters yet to make up their minds.

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    NZ citizenship ‘a big relief’

    Celebrating their New Zealand citizenship are (from left) Shabree, Kailash and Jashmin Prasad....

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    NZ citizenship ‘a big relief’

    Jashmin Prasad and her family are looking forward to calling Dunedin home for life.

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    Hopes signs can be reused

    Otago Regional Council candidate Chanel Gardner (back left) suggests council candidate signs be...

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    Hopes signs can be reused

    They are all coming down by midnight tonight.

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    Groper to be deported before end of sentence

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    Groper to be deported before end of sentence

    A man who groped a grossly intoxicated teenager in an Octagon bar will be deported before completing his punishment for the crime.

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    Gossip, snobbery and a principal sent by God

    Columba College, situated in the leafy suburb of Roslyn, is an integrated Presbyterian all-girls...

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    Gossip, snobbery and a principal sent by God

    Classroom exorcism, prayers for Charlie Kirk and a conservative dress code - insiders have lifted the lid on a prestigious Dunedin school where mystery surrounds the principal's absence.

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    Last-minute rush likely to lift low voter turnout

    Local elections voting box. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Last-minute rush likely to lift low voter turnout

    If an abysmal voter turnout is to be avoided for Dunedin, an exceptional surge in last-minute voting will be required.

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    Six-keg trailer a ‘drop-off, pick-up service’

    Shaquille Spooner-Nixon has converted a small horse float into a mobile self-pouring bar. Photo:...

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    Six-keg trailer a ‘drop-off, pick-up service’

    A Dunedin woman has come up with an idea for those who want a cool brew any time and anywhere they want.

    Lane changing blunder caused Dunedin motorway crash: police

    Lane changing blunder caused Dunedin motorway crash: police

    A truck driver changing lanes and hitting another truck caused the accident which snarled Dunedin's southern motorway this morning, police say.

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    Call to halt cycleway before legal bid

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    Call to halt cycleway before legal bid

    Opponents of a contentious Dunedin cycleway are set to demand work on the project is halted ahead of a legal challenge.

    Plunket now immunising in South Dunedin

    Plunket New Zealand immunisation service manager Bernadette Heaphy, of Wellington, trains Dunedin...

    Plunket now immunising in South Dunedin

    To celebrate the first anniversary of moving in to its new Dunedin community hub, Plunket gave its first vaccinations to youngsters as part of a new pilot programme being run by the charity.
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