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Many teens worried about drug use

While it appears smoking and drinking are ways for teens to rebel, Otago researchers have been stunned to find many of them are actually worried about their own use of drugs, including alcohol.

‘Just trying to have a laugh’

‘Just trying to have a laugh’

A Dunedin mayoral candidate’s late-night social media activity has landed him in hot water with the council’s electoral officer.

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University event celebrates, promotes te reo Māori

University of Otago students of Maori Maumahara Paringatai (left) and Lilli Baxter use poi while...

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University event celebrates, promotes te reo Māori

Tears were shed by a generation denied access to te reo when they heard the language sung loudly and proudly by Māori students at the University of Otago.

Monogamous chip-stealers backed for bird of year

Enterprise Dunedin destination manager and Dunedin Wildlife Hospital chairwoman Sian Sutton is...

Support for red-billed gulls to win Bird of the Year

They mate for life, successfully co-parent and spend their days having fun. However, their chip-thieving antics have given red-billed gulls a bad rap around town.

Prominent Otago man ‘relieved’ to be cleared of sex charges

The trial is being heard at the Timaru District Court. Photo: ODT files

Prominent Otago man ‘relieved’ to be cleared of sex charges

A prominent Otago man is "relieved" he has been cleared of sexual assault charges against him.

Toys to trucks: Hot Wheels show in town

Heavy-duty big wheelers are tearing up the tarmac into Dunedin.

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Work on Mosgiel’s park and ride to start in November

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Work on Mosgiel’s park and ride to start in November

Work on Mosgiel’s park and ride will be under way before Christmas, the city council says.

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Second-hand cars hard to find: dealers

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Second-hand cars hard to find: dealers

A combination of tight supply, high carbon taxes and rising costs has led to a scarcity of second-hand cars, and the virtual death of a cheap second-hand runabout vehicle, dealers say.

Father and son in alleged Mosgiel bat attack

Father and son in alleged Mosgiel bat attack

A father and son hunting for a Mosgiel resident armed with baseball bats allegedly resorted to smashing up the person's car.

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Councillors attempt to revive Albany St cycleway project

The Albany St project was part of a initiative which aimed to provide a safe walking and cycling...

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Councillors attempt to revive Albany St cycleway project

A group of councillors have moved to resurrect a contentious Dunedin cycleway project that was axed.

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Water venture ‘life-changing’ for disabled

Sally Barkman is hoisted into a boat at Taieri Mouth. Photos: supplied

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Water venture ‘life-changing’ for disabled

A proposed multi-use venue which would allow disabled people to get on and into coastal waters has been described as life-changing and the first of its kind in the South Island.

A fountain for dog and man

A fountain for dog and man

City dog Bert tries an inclusive drinking fountain installed in lower Stuart St as part of the Bath St upgrade.

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Candidates clash on Smooth Hill figures

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Candidates clash on Smooth Hill figures

Dunedin mayoralty contender Sophie Barker has challenged a key claim from rival Andrew Simms about the Smooth Hill landfill’s viability.

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Power to more than 500 homes cut by fallen tree

A fallen gum tree snapped power lines in Morris Rd near Mosgiel yesterday morning. PHOTO: GERARD...

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Power to more than 500 homes cut by fallen tree

A downed tree left over 500 homes without power in Mosgiel yesterday, in the same area where a gum tree hitting a power line likely started a massive fire 10 years ago.

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Uni's 'streamlining' plans stoke concern

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Otago Uni's 'streamlining' plans stoke concern

The financially stretched University of Otago is taking a hard look at papers and programmes which do not meet "market needs".

Not-quite half-marathon for many runners

The start of the Dunedin half-marathon at the Caledonian Ground last Sunday. Photo: Peter McIntosh

Not-quite half-marathon for many runners

They were supposed to turn right but they turned left and, with that, it became the not-quite Dunedin half-marathon for many.

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New navigation station for Otago Harbour

The proposed location, including a planting area, of Port Otago's new navigation station on...

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New navigation station for Otago Harbour

A new navigation station in Otago Harbour will reduce risks for vessels navigating access to the upper harbour.

Pratchett’s humour translated to an ‘endlessly funny’ play

Witches discover that their home territory is being overrun by malevolent elves and, as if that wasn’t bad enough, one of their number is going to marry the local king.

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Further smear bid over moa ‘de-extinction’ criticism

University of Otago paleogeneticist Associate Prof Nic Rawlence holds a moa bone extracted from a...

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Further smear bid over moa ‘de-extinction’ criticism

An Otago paleogenetics researcher who has been critical of Colossal Biosciences’ plan to "de-extinct" the giant moa, continues to be targeted by online articles aimed at discrediting him.

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