Stormy snapshot
A couple pause to take a photograph while walking along Smaills beach on a blustery day recently.
Dunedin
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Removal planned for scout hall before blaze
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Removal planned for scout hall before blaze
Plans to remove the Roslyn scout hall were under way a week before a large fire ripped through the more than 100-year-old building.
Academy to foster students’ potential in science
Academy to foster students’ potential in science
There was very little sign of life at the University of Otago yesterday — particularly when it came to pollution-sensitive invertebrates in the Water of Leith.
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Man threw coward punch in pub argument
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Man threw coward punch in pub argument
A man was left with five broken teeth, a broken nose and a concussion after he was coward punched at a Milton pub, a court has heard.
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Teen collapsed after being fed booze and drugs
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Teen collapsed after being fed booze and drugs
A Dunedin man supplied alcohol and offered prescription drugs to three vulnerable children, leaving one so intoxicated she had to be hospitalised.
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Chef steps up to resurrect community cafe
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Chef steps up to resurrect community cafe
Turns out The Duck is not dead after all.
Crews fight fire at fireplace factory
Crews fight fire at fireplace factory
Firefighters have quelled a blaze at a fireplace factory in the Dunedin suburb of Green Island.
More wild weather to slam South over weekend
More wild weather to slam South over weekend
MetService has issued a 30-hour heavy rain watch for parts of the South, including Dunedin, and is warning that strong winds could batter some areas as well.
Pole-swinging perpetrator pepper-sprayed in bedroom fracas
Pole-swinging perpetrator pepper-sprayed in bedroom fracas
A Dunedin man barricaded himself in a bedroom and swung a metal pole at police attempting to arrest him over an alleged crime spree.
Otago ticket scoops $5.3m Lotto win
Otago ticket scoops $5.3m Lotto win
An Otago Lotto player is $5.3 million richer after winning Powerball first division in last night's draw.
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Markings relate to aqueduct upgrade
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Markings relate to aqueduct upgrade
Chequered markings at St Clair and Forbury in Dunedin do indeed relate to an aqueduct upgrade, the city council has confirmed.
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Firearms licences denied to 63 in the South
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Firearms licences denied to 63 in the South
Domestic violence and alcohol abuse are among the reasons people in the South have been denied firearms licences.
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Olympic champion provides inspiration
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Olympic champion provides inspiration
They say when you get knocked off your horse, you just have to get back on again.
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Playwright ‘blown away’ to be chosen for workshop
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Playwright ‘blown away’ to be chosen for workshop
Burnout is nature’s way of saying you are going through the motions of your work but your passion for it has left the building.
Lashed out after no ride
Lashed out after no ride
A woman denied a ride to Balclutha by police ended up spending the night in the cells after allegedly attacking a nearby campervan.
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Mountain bike injuries fall but still high in Otago: ACC
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Mountain bike injuries fall but still high in Otago: ACC
Otago mountain bikers are still among the leaders in New Zealand when it comes to injuring themselves, but the numbers appear to be declining.
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650-lot Mosgiel subdivision set for launch soon
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650-lot Mosgiel subdivision set for launch soon
One of the largest developments in recent history in Dunedin is set to be launched in the coming months.
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Love in the time of rail’s revival
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Love in the time of rail’s revival
Nearly 50 years ago, John Maclean travelled from Auckland to Gore by rail to propose to his wife.
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Support to taper off medication
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Support to taper off medication
Going cold turkey on long-term medications — particularly antidepressants and antipsychotics — can leave some people with flu-like symptoms
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Researchers seek inclusion of fibre as vital nutrient
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Researchers seek inclusion of fibre as vital nutrient
For the first time in 50 years, a new item, fibre, could be added to the list of essential nutrients needed to keep humans healthy.