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    Cops point guns at Dunedin fugitive in dramatic CCTV footage

    Armed police were called to the Z service station in Kaikorai Valley Rd as the incident unfolded....

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    Cops point guns at Dunedin fugitive in dramatic CCTV footage

    Dramatic footage has emerged showing a bystander ducking for cover in a Dunedin petrol station forecourt as police point their guns at a man before a shot is fired.

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    Global admissions consultant ranks Columba in NZ top 20

    Columba College head girls (from left) Lula Joseph, Shanti Kara and Anika Leyser say the students...

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    Global admissions consultant ranks Columba in NZ top 20

    A Dunedin secondary school’s place among the elite of New Zealand schools is down to its students, its principal says.

    Influencer escapes TikTok ban for livestreaming claim midwife killed babies

    Influencer escapes TikTok ban for livestreaming claim midwife killed babies

    A Dunedin "influencer” who livestreamed accusations that her midwife was killing babies left the victim in disbelief, a court has heard.

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    Firefighters choose to ‘strike for good’

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    Firefighters choose to ‘strike for good’

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    Allegedly kidnapped, assaulted woman

    A woman says a Dunedin Uber driver pressured her into a game of rock-paper-scissors before sexually assaulting her while she was locked in his cab.

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    Mystery surrounds cancelled flight

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    Mystery surrounds cancelled flight

    Air New Zealand is refusing to comment after one of its planes was grounded at Dunedin Airport, forcing the cancellation of an Auckland-bound flight.

    Big welcome for latest round of international students

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    Big welcome for latest round of international students

    Dunedin rolled out the red carpet yesterday to welcome the latest cohort of international students, as the city celebrates year-on-year growth in the international education industry.

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    Uni South Dunedin dental service cut

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    Uni South Dunedin dental service cut

    The University of Otago has pulled the pin on a South Dunedin dental service, citing a strengthening of provision for Māori in its own faculty clinics.

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    Cafe will be ‘positive’ for community

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    Cafe will be ‘positive’ for community

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    'Not good at maths': Burger bar's booze bungle

    Vogel St burger restaurant Good Good’s liquor licence was suspended for 72 hours earlier this...

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    'Not good at maths': Burger bar's booze bungle

    A worker at a Dunedin burger store who sold alcohol to a minor admitted they were ‘‘not very good at maths’’ when inspecting the teenager’s ID.

    Veteran remembered with 25-pound salute

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    Veteran remembered with 25-pound salute

    Warren Douglas Sapsford went out with a bang yesterday.

    Dunedin Uber driver accused of sexual assault, kidnapping

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    Dunedin Uber driver accused of sexual assault, kidnapping

    A Dunedin Uber driver allegedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted two of his passengers, a court has heard.

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    Helping child walk the icing on the cake

    Port Chalmers and District Lions Club past district governor Ella Butson holds the Milton Lions...

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    Helping child walk the icing on the cake

    Spending over $1000 on a singular cake is no big deal when each slice sold is going towards helping an Oamaru child one day walk unassisted.

    Residents unconvinced works will end overflows

    Surrey St, in South Dunedin, floods during heavy rain in 2024. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    Residents unconvinced works will end overflows

    Following a flood of complaints about the Dunedin City Council’s handling of wastewater overflows in South Dunedin, work is set to begin on alleviating wet weather overflows in Surrey St.

    Quick discharge after Green Island crash

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    Quick discharge after Green Island crash

    A man taken to Dunedin Hospital after a crash near Green Island yesterday was soon discharged.

    Rat poison left on popular dog-walking route

    John Wilson Ocean Drive at St Kilda. File photo: Google Maps

    Rat poison left on popular dog-walking route

    A Dunedin vet is calling on anyone who has walked their dog off-lead along John Wilson Ocean Drive recently, to contact a vet immediately, after it was discovered someone had placed rat poison along the route.

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    Rock lobster limit raised by 24 tonnes

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    Rock lobster limit raised by 24 tonnes

    Catch limits for spiny rock lobster have been increased for Otago following a sustainability review with promising signs for the future.

    Man in custody after armed police callout

    Man in custody after armed police callout on Helensburgh Rd

    A man is in custody after armed police were called out to a Dunedin hill suburb this evening.
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