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Trampers lost, cold, lucky to get phone coverage: police

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Trampers lost, cold, lucky to get phone coverage: police

Five young Dunedin trampers were "too cold to move" as they awaited rescue after getting lost in harsh weather near Middlemarch, police say.

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Missionary says sacrifices of his calling worth it

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints missionaries Dawson Kalayjian, 19 (left), and...

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Missionary says sacrifices of his calling worth it

A young missionary came to Dunedin knowing he was unlikely to see his mother alive again.

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Together on stage ‘weird’, but special

Former Dunedin-based soprano soloist Anna Leese (right) rehearses with mother Carolyn Leese...

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Together on stage ‘weird’, but special

A former Dunedin opera singer’s homecoming was made extra special by performing with her mother on stage.

Vocal local

Vocal local

A tūī sings at Orokonui Ecosanctuary.

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11 new ‘life-changing’ social housing units being built

At the site of 11 new community housing units at the Loan and Mercantile building (inset) are ...

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11 new ‘life-changing’ social housing units being built

Eleven social housing units, under construction inside a historic Dunedin warehouse, will be life-changing for future tenants, the Salvation Army says.

Three escape with minor injuries as truck, car crash in Waitati

Police speak to the driver of a car involved in a collision with a truck and trailer at the...

Three escape with minor injuries as truck, car crash in Waitati

Three people received minor injuries after a crash involving a car and a truck in Waitati this afternoon.

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Govt accused of inaction on bed cuts at new hospital

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Govt accused of inaction on bed cuts at new hospital

The government has been accused of sitting on its hands after making cuts to mental health for older people beds at Dunedin hospital on the promise community beds would pick up the slack.

Fleeing Dunedin driver winds up in ditch

The driver crashed into a ditch on Dalziel Rd. Photo: Googler Maps

Fleeing Dunedin driver winds up in ditch

An alleged petrol thief’s attempt to flee Dunedin police came to an abrupt end when she crashed into a ditch.

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Contrasting reactions to closure of set net fishery

Yellow-eyed penguin on the Otago Peninsula. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Contrasting reactions to closure of set net fishery

The Otago Peninsula fishing industry is reeling and feels bewildered after a large part of its fishery was closed to save the hoiho, a move described as a good start but not going far enough by...

Chinese festival brings cultures together

Columba College students Ruby Nicolson, 16 (left), and Shanti Kara, 17, performing at the Dunedin Senior Chinese Association Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day at Trinity Catholic College.

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$2m professorship to investigate skeletons

University of Otago biological anthropologist Prof Sian Halcrow has received a $2 million British...

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$2m professorship to investigate skeletons

The poor, working class, women, children, the enslaved and those under colonial rule — many of their skeletons are in closets all over the world.

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Lung cancer researcher granted $80,000 to help find biomarker

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Lung cancer researcher granted $80,000 to help find biomarker

An accurate, easy and fast test for lung cancer could be within reach in the next decade, after a Dunedin cancer researcher was awarded a major funding grant to collaborate with a world-renowned...

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Rival Vandervis labels mayor’s debt claim 'absurd'

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Rival Vandervis labels mayor’s debt claim 'absurd'

The Dunedin mayor’s claim city council debt is under control has been called desperate and absurd.

Weka chick spotted in North Dunedin

Two weka and a chick on a property in North Dunedin. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Weka chick spotted in North Dunedin

A weka chick has been sighted in Dunedin but whether its existence means we have a colony of the birds in the city is up for debate.

Derelict Dunedin hospital hit by further vandalism

The building in Dunedin Central has been the scene of several fires since it was abandoned in 2011.

Derelict Dunedin hospital hit by further vandalism

Mornington residents were forced to become temporary firefighters after a pair of alleged teenage arsonists set fire to a tree at an abandoned hospital which has become a magnet for vandals.

Middle-aged milk-fiend nabbed by cops

A Dunedin man with a penchant for a sweet drink is facing a court date after repetitive alleged chocolate milk thefts.

Girl charged after boyfriend knocked out: police

Girl charged after boyfriend knocked out: police

A Dunedin teenager out on the town allegedly knocked her boyfriend out cold with a punch, attempted to kick police officers and threatened local security trying to intervene.

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Strong winds down trees, powerlines

Runners in yesterday’s Emerson’s Dunedin Marathon warm up by some fallen tree branches near Butts...

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Strong winds down trees, powerlines

The strongest winds to hit Dunedin this year felled trees, downed powerlines and scuppered travel plans at the weekend.

HNZ Southern failed man dying of cancer, commissioner finds

HNZ Southern failed man dying of cancer, commissioner finds

A Southern cancer patient died while waiting for chemotherapy which could have eased his suffering.

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