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    Emergency services were called to Rattray St at 10.30am Sunday after reports of a car crashing...

    Car was speeding before central city crash - police

    A car which crashed in central Dunedin, leaving the elderly driver in a serious condition, was reported as travelling more than 100km/h before the crash, police say.

    Dunedin police issue slew of drink driving charges

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    Dunedin police issue slew of drink driving charges

    A driver almost six times the legal alcohol limit and a mother with her child in the car were some of the Dunedin drink drivers who kept police busy over the weekend.

    Man found 'slumped over steering wheel' arrested - police

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    Man found 'slumped over steering wheel' arrested - police

    A man was arrested after Dunedin police say they found him slumped over the steering wheel of his car with methamphetamine in his possession.

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    Astronaut shares space stories

    Veteran astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria speaks to a crowd of about 120 at Tūhura Otago Museum...

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    Astronaut shares space stories

    Just when Michael Lopez-Alegria was winding down for retirement, the former record-breaking Nasa astronaut found himself in the hot seat again, preparing humans for future space flight.

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    Call for low satisfaction levels to be ‘arrested’

    Dunedin. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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    Call for low satisfaction levels to be ‘arrested’

    A downward satisfaction trend since 2019 in how Dunedin is perceived will have to be arrested by the next council, a mayoralty candidate says.

    And then there were none

    PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN / REPORT: RUBY SHAW

    And then there were none

    The 58 broadleaf shrubs planted at Queens Gardens by Dunedin man Steve Macknight were removed yesterday morning.

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    Campers extricated as flooding hits

    A four-wheel-drive vehicle successfully traverses a ford outside the Waiora Scout Camp at Whare...

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    Campers extricated as flooding hits

    Emergency services were called on to extricate 18 people trapped by flooding at Waiora Scout Camp yesterday.

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    All blessed dogs go to heaven, cats too

    Four-year-old wheaten terrier George wanders the pews of St Paul’s Cathedral during the...

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    All blessed dogs go to heaven, cats too

    St Paul's Cathedral is really going to the dogs.

    'Extraordinary in so many ways': Dunedin student died in bed

    Jed Walker in his University rugby uniform. Photo: Supplied

    'Extraordinary in so many ways': Dunedin student died in bed

    Jed Walker lived life to the full when at Otago University.

    Police kept busy in student quarter

    Emergency services respond to an assault in Dundas St during a student party yesterday. PHOTO:...

    Police kept busy in student quarter

    Police are disappointed by behaviour at a street party in Dunedin’s student quarter, where a person was assaulted and property damaged.

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    Year a turning point for airport: chairman

    Dunedin Airport chief executive Daniel De Bono. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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    Year a turning point for airport: chairman

    Welcoming back international flights was key to a defining year for Dunedin’s airport, its chairman says.

    North Dunedin death: Victim identified, murder accused in court

    Police at the scene in North Dunedin on Friday afternoon. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    North Dunedin death: Victim identified, murder accused in court

    A man charged with a North Dunedin murder has had his name suppressed while he undergoes mental-health assessments. 

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    Hundreds hooked despite weather

    Children’s area MC Pip Milford-Hughes, or Pippity-Pop, tucks into seafood fried rice, which she...

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    Hundreds hooked despite weather

    The weather was not ideal for a seafood festival, but many hundreds of people were still hooked.

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    Fudge finally finds forever home

    Dunedin woman Miriama Toia pats her one-year-old mixed breed dog Fudge who waited at the SPCA for...

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    Fudge finally finds forever home

    After almost half a year living at the Dunedin SPCA, an "incredibly sweet" pooch named Fudge has found her forever home.

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    Brick-by-brick magnificent models materialise

    A F1 Grand Final Lego model, built by Sequoia, 9 and Cypress Hardisty, 11, with a little help...

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    Brick-by-brick magnificent models materialise

    A Lego F1 track, complete with moving cars and miniature crashes, earned a Dunedin brother and sister building-duo top prize at a celebration of the timeless brick.

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    Police stay tight-lipped over homicide investigation

    Police at the scene of a sudden death in North Dunedin on Friday afternoon. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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    Police stay tight-lipped over homicide investigation

    Police are unable to say what weapon may have killed a man whose body was found in North Dunedin last week.

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    Staffing, resource issues plague ED

    The Dunedin Hospital emergency department entrance sign on Great King St. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

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    Staffing, resource issues plague ED

    If the ED is the canary in the Dunedin Hospital coalmine, then there is cause to worry about the bird’s health. Matthew Littlewood looks into the present situation and wonders whether there is a way out. 

    Carrying sister’s legacy — and jacket — on her shoulders

    Otago Girls’ High School student Lucia Morey (right), 15, wearing the New Zealand representative...

    Carrying sister’s legacy — and jacket — on her shoulders

    Lucia Morey is all set to represent New Zealand at the world stage after receiving a special hand-me-down from her sister.

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    Uncertainty on motor camp’s reopening angers residents

    Waikouaiti Beach Motor Camp. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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    Uncertainty on motor camp’s reopening angers residents

    Waikouaiti residents are "ropeable" over vague reopening dates for the council-owned camp, a community board member says.

    Tools, trinkets in troves at sale

    Carolyn Campbell, of Mosgiel, is equipped to tackle spring in the garden after findings some gems...

    Tools, trinkets in troves at sale

    Thrifty treasure hunters were quick to queue in search of bargains at the annual Taieri Rotary Garage Sale.
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