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    Weather forces festival indoors

    Matariki Festival at Logan Park on Saturday evening. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    Weather forces festival indoors

    Dunedin’s Matariki festival has been moved indoors after heavy rain left the original site unsafe for celebrations.

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    JTee’s Golf sold after 18 years

    Ken and Helen Spittle are moving on from JTee’s Golf Course in East Taieri. PHOTO: STEPHEN...

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    Moving on after a solid 18 on the course

    It has been a long, but in the end perfectly timed, sale for Ken and Helen Spittle.

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    Dunedin still in running for events: minister

    Workers at the Scenic Hotel Southern Cross meet Tourism and Social Development Minister Louise...

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    Dunedin still in running for events: minister

    Tourism Minister Louise Upston says Dunedin is not missing out on events funding, but yesterday declined to name any event heading this way.

    Port Chalmers highway reopens after flood closure

    Port Chalmers highway reopens after flood closure

    The state highway linking Dunedin and Port Chalmers was closed for a time today because of flooding,

    Some allowed home after landslip on Otago Peninsula

    Emergency services in Irvine St, Otago Peninsula, where eight properties have been evacuated....

    Some allowed home after landslip on Otago Peninsula

    Some residents have been allowed to return to properties evacuated on Otago Peninsula after a landslip.

    'If you do not need to be out travelling - stay put!'

    'If you do not need to be out travelling - stay put!'

    Essential travel only is being urged in parts of Central Otago where heavy snow has closed highways amid a wintry blast hitting the country.

    Hands-on art making

    PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

    Hands-on art making

    Dunedin Public Art Gallery facilitator John Neumegen looks at a painting by Violet Wilson, 7.

    Teen gears up to swim length of Lake Wakatipu

    Waitati teenager Jemimah McIlroy is aiming to complete a marathon swim across Cook Strait that...

    Teen gears up to swim length of Lake Wakatipu

    Swimming the length of Lake Wakatipu in the middle of winter is just part of the training schedule for a Dunedin teenager.

    Flooding and a fire damage rental cars

    Flooding and a fire damage rental cars

    About a dozen Avis rental cars were damaged when the company’s fleet was not moved in time during Monday’s deluge.

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    Mural a message for Matariki

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    Mural a message for Matariki

    A mural called Matariki Messenger is emerging on the northern exterior wall of Forsyth Barr Stadium in Anzac Ave.

    Canister an intriguing find

    Warrington Beach. PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Canister an intriguing find

    Some people thought a mysterious object washed up on a Dunedin beach could have been space junk.

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    'Christ, what have they done?'

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    'Christ, what have they done?'

    A Dunedin family are appalled and distressed after their teenaged niece with the mindset of a 5-year-old was needlessly jailed without their knowledge.

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    Uni cleaner’s theft of gift vouchers lands her in court

    Ondine Savigny outside the Dunedin District Court yesterday. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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    Uni cleaner’s theft of gift vouchers lands her in court

    A cleaner at the University of Otago stole gift vouchers during her shifts, a court has heard.

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    Anger after Taieri hit hard by flooding

    Rental cars get moved from a flooded carpark at Dunedin Airport yesterday. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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    Anger after Taieri hit hard by flooding

    Flooding on the Taieri has left many residents angry, particularly in Mosgiel where many say poorly maintained drains caused most of the problems.

    Preparation key in city’s response: mayor

    Mayor Sophie Barker. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Preparation key in city’s response: mayor

    Dunedin Mayor Sophie Barker says preparation was vital to the city's response to the storm that battered much of Otago on Sunday and into yesterday morning.

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    New upoko ‘humbled’

    Recently appointed upoko of Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki Matapura Ellison, pictured in front...

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    New upoko ‘humbled’

    The new leader of Puketeraki Marae says he is honoured by his appointment, which follows in the footsteps of his father and cousin.

    Crash slows traffic on Dunedin motorway

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    Crash slows traffic on Dunedin motorway

    A crash on Dunedin's southern motorway caused traffic delays for a time this morning.

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    Online images of perfect teeth may erode teens’ self-confidence: new study

    Seemingly perfect smiles on social media are eroding teens’ self-confidence, new research shows....

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    Online images of perfect teeth may erode teens’ self-confidence: new study

    Idealised images of perfect teeth that are ‘‘algorithmically amplified’’ on social media may erode the self-confidence of teenagers, a new study shows.

    Another bout of heavy rain to hit Dunedin

    Flooding on Anzac Ave, Dunedin, on Monday morning. Photo: Peter Mcintosh

    Another bout of heavy rain to hit Dunedin

    As Dunedinites continue the clean-up from the deluge that hit the city, MetService is warning that more heavy rain is on the way.

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    Chickens can cross the road — but can they swim?

    Craig Shaw prepares for the rain.

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    Chickens can cross the road — but can they swim?

    Craig Shaw has always wondered if chickens can swim.
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