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'Don’t tell me to shut up': Council slanging match over parking

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'Don’t tell me to shut up': Council slanging match over parking

A discussion about parking changes erupted into a spat between two Dunedin councillors after one apparently told the other to ‘‘shut up’’.

Seal of approval

Seal of approval

Abseilers seal the joins at the new Dunedin hospital outpatient building.

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‘It wasn’t a fight, it was an assault’: Medical student convicted for brutal attack

Jack Bartlett was sentenced to community work and ordered to pay his victim $2000 after an...

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‘It wasn’t a fight, it was an assault’: Medical student convicted for brutal attack

A medical student who attacked a man, breaking his jaw and leaving him unable to eat solid food for weeks, failed in his bid to avoid a conviction.

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Couple calling it a day as Carey’s Bay publicans

Owners Steve Little and Jo Kidston are leaving the Carey’s Bay Hotel. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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Couple calling it a day as Carey’s Bay publicans

Time is about to be called for Carey’s Bay Hotel owners Steve Little and Jo Kidston.

Norcombe Barker new head of hoiho trust

Norcombe Barker at Sandfly Bay on Otago Peninsula. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Norcombe Barker new head of hoiho trust

Norcombe Barker is leading the charge to save the hoiho from extinction on the New Zealand mainland.

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Candidates urge council to be more transparent

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Candidates urge council to be more transparent

A series of Dunedin City Council by-election candidates have called for transparency as the ways the organisation might improve after two whistleblower complaints still remain a mystery.

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Global success for Taurite Tū programme

Jenny Solomon, 79, left, and Ellen Patrick, 85, take part in fall prevention programme Taurite Tū...

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Global success for Taurite Tū programme

International success for an Ōtākou fall prevention programme is thanks to the kaumātua at the project’s heart, an organiser says.

ORC customer support closed during move

Getting a feel for the new Otago Regional Council building are council science and resilience...

ORC customer support closed during move

The opening of the new ORC building will lead to its customer support service in Dunedin being closed for two days.

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Confidentiality breach condemned by colleagues

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Confidentiality breach condemned by colleagues

Potential investment in Dunedin worth more than $50 million could be at risk because of a city councillor’s confidentiality breach, another councillor says.

Boom! Dunedin's fireworks are back

New Years Eve fireworks light up the Octagon in this file photo. Photo: Christine O'Connor

Boom! Dunedin's fireworks are back

Fireworks are back for Dunedin's next New Year's Eve celebrations and will light up the sky above the Octagon to bring in 2027.

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Te Kaika undertook 28 ‘critical actions’ to lift suspension

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Te Kaika undertook 28 ‘critical actions’ to lift suspension

Te Kāika was required to undertake 28 ‘‘critical actions’’ to lift the suspension of its accreditation to deliver social care for children and young people.

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Anzac Day tipped to hit 21°C

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Anzac Day tipped to hit 21°C

Anzac Day 2026 looks set to be a Dunner stunner for the second time in three years, temperatures forecast to reach 21°C in the city.

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Drugs, cash found in motel after trip from Nelson

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Drugs, cash found in motel after trip from Nelson

A man brought his family on a 750km road trip to Dunedin for a drug deal.

City could get two Green MPs

Francisco Hernandez. Photo: Gregor Richardson

City could get two Green MPs

Dunedin could still be in with a chance of having two Green Party MPs after the election in November.

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Increase in dividends being considered to ease ratepayers’ pain

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Increase in dividends being considered to ease ratepayers’ pain

A "significant increase" in dividends could be coming Dunedin City Council’s way, as it considers calling on its companies to help ease pressure on ratepayers.

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'Sick joke': Hospital with broken alarm tells staff to yell 'fire, fire'

Wakari Hospital’s makeshift fire alarm system at Helensburgh House. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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'Sick joke': Hospital with broken alarm tells staff to yell 'fire, fire'

A sign asking staff in Wakari Hospital to shout ‘‘fire, fire’’ in the event of a fire because the alarms are not working has been called a ‘‘sick joke’’.

‘Golden Visa’ bringing in billions: Stanford

United Machinists chief executive Sarah Ramsay (left) shows Immigration Minister Erica Stanford...

‘Golden Visa’ bringing in billions: Stanford

The so-called ‘‘Golden Visa’’ is returning golden results for New Zealand, Immigration Minister Erica Stanford says.

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Dunedin man raided his mum's home while she was on cruise

Shannon Stoddart was sentenced to six months’ home detention for a string of dishonesty offences....

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Dunedin man raided his mum's home while she was on cruise

A veteran Dunedin offender has been lambasted by a judge for stealing from his own mother while she was on a cruise.

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Students pay top dollar for 's*** house' worth $1m

Gazing out from the balcony of the "Thirsty" flat, at 631 Castle St, are University of Otago...

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Rising rents squeeze students

As struggling students "below the poverty line" resort to couch-surfing, properties in the heart of North Dunedin’s campus area are selling for north of a $1 million.

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Kiwirail's unsafe practices normalised: report

People at work on the railway marshalling yard at Port Otago in Port Chalmers the day after two...

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Kiwirail's unsafe practices normalised: report

Kiwirail has been criticised for its safety culture at its Port Otago site after two workers were involved in a ‘‘potentially deadly’’ near-miss with nine runaway wagons.

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