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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11 new ‘life-changing’ social housing units being built
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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.
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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
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
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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.
Driver allegedly tried to ram patrol car
Driver allegedly tried to ram patrol car
A Dunedin man nearly four times over the limit doing doughnuts in the central city tried to ram a patrol car while fleeing, police say.
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Dunedin band rapt with placing in Rockquest finals
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Dunedin band rapt with placing in Rockquest finals
A Dunedin band has battled against over 1000 musical acts from across New Zealand to take third place in the Smokefree Rockquest national finals.
Set net fishing ban for Otago Peninsula
Set net fishing ban for Otago Peninsula
An emergency set net fishing ban is set to be enforced around the Otago Peninsula to protect a threatened penguin population.
Slamming poetry with the best of them
Slamming poetry with the best of them
Sharing her tips and tricks for writing slam poetry at a workshop during the New Zealand Young Writers Festival on Saturday is poet and writer Amy Grace, of Wellington.
Checkpoint cop missed by a metre, police say
Checkpoint cop missed by a metre, police say
Police are searching for an alleged drink-driver who they say attempted to drive into officers operating a checkpoint in Mosgiel.