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Cafe closed, life savings gone and $491k in debt
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Cafe closed, life savings gone and $491k in debt
A failed cafe has cost a Dunedin businessman his "entire life savings" and left his company owing nearly $500,000.
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School didn't go to police over major theft
School didn't go to police over major theft
A Dunedin secondary school decided not to contact police after discovering a staff member "misappropriated" almost $365,000 over five years.
Students band together for foodbank drive
Students band together for foodbank drive
A Dunedin foodbank has been overwhelmed by a combined collection by Catholic schools from across the city.
Med school training great then and now
Med school training great then and now
While many things about the training at the Otago Medical School may have changed over the past 150 years, many things remain the same.
837 drivers pass checkpoint - one fails
837 drivers pass checkpoint - one fails
Dunedin police operating impairment checkpoints tested over 800 drivers - and just one was over the limit.
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ANZ’s links to coal company protested
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ANZ’s links to coal company protested
Dunedin protesters have chopped their ties to a multinational bank, which they say is enabling the "worst of the worst" to mine for fossil fuels in New Zealand.
Banned driver nabbed after nine years
Banned driver nabbed after nine years
A Dunedin man forbidden from driving in 2016 was caught behind the wheel almost 10 years later.
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Call for better support, advice for tenants
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Call for better support, advice for tenants
Dunedin's budget advice services are calling for better protection for tenants in the wake of reports of ‘‘horror stories’’ in the city.
Finding the right balance in mind, body and spirit
Finding the right balance in mind, body and spirit
Strength, fitness and delivering big tackles are all secondary to having a balanced mindset, a young rugby player told a packed Dunedin Town Hall during a Māori speech competition.
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Up to $2m to go to new environmental fund
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Up to $2m to go to new environmental fund
A new $2 million fund for environmental projects will go ahead next year, but in its first year it will not be paid for by the Otago Regional Council rates take.
‘Bat’ photo not worth batting an eye over
‘Bat’ photo not worth batting an eye over
A grainy photo taken in a Dunedin park which sent social media batty was probably just a clump of leaves.
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‘Out-of-it’ crash driver was on meth and ketamine
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‘Out-of-it’ crash driver was on meth and ketamine
A "completely out of it" Dunedin driver caused a head-on collision, rolling a car and fracturing the passenger’s sternum.
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Man found slumped over in car with bottle of Scrumpy jailed
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Man found slumped over in car with bottle of Scrumpy jailed
A Dunedin man has been jailed after he was found slumped over in his car with a bottle of Scrumpy between his legs.
$365k 'misappropriated' at Dunedin high school
$365k 'misappropriated' at Dunedin high school
A Dunedin high school this morning told parents almost $365,000 was ‘‘misappropriated’’ over five years.
Dunedin man tasered after pulling knife on police
Dunedin man tasered after pulling knife on police
A Dunedin man carrying six knives allegedly threatened a St Kilda woman early this morning before pulling a blade on police.
One trapped as crash blocks southern motorway
One trapped as crash blocks southern motorway
A trapped person was freed from a vehicle by emergency services after a crash on Dunedin's Southern Motorway this morning.
'Damaging' winds on way; snow warnings issued
'Damaging' winds on way; snow warnings issued
Severe and "damaging" gales are bearing down for parts of the South heading into the weekend, and snow is expected on some key southern roads.
Costs cut despite Treasury warning
Costs cut despite Treasury warning
The government ploughed ahead with cost-cutting at the new Dunedin hospital despite a warning from Treasury that the plan risked backfiring.
Impending closure of Oamaru House ‘a shock’
Impending closure of Oamaru House ‘a shock’
An Alexandra cancer patient is in shock at the impending closure of hospital accommodation that has been a godsend for rural people coming to Dunedin for treatment.
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Boost for city’s arts venues
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Boost for city’s arts venues
Theatre space to the tune of more than $17 million is back in Dunedin’s script for performing arts after the city council went improv on funding a multi-venue package.
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