University welcomes Pasifika students, families
University welcomes Pasifika students, families
Office of Maori Development kaitohutohu Maori Hata Temo speaks at the University of Otago Pacific welcome at St David Lecture Theatre yesterday.
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‘Campus Constable’ digs deep to retain push-up crown
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‘Campus Constable’ digs deep to retain push-up crown
One of the University of Otago’s newest students managed to put the fear of God into Dunedin’s ‘‘Campus Constable’’ after racking up 79 push-ups in the annual competition.
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Councillors to be briefed on unitary authorities
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Councillors to be briefed on unitary authorities
Dunedin city councillors are to be briefed about what it might mean to set up a unitary authority.
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Crash caused by tourist which wrecked classic car 'could have been catastrophic'
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Crash caused by tourist which wrecked classic car 'could have been catastrophic'
A Chinese tourist has been ordered to pay his victim more than $7500 after causing a head-on collision in Dunedin.
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Bid for council seat ‘bittersweet’
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Bid for council seat ‘bittersweet’
The latest candidate in Dunedin’s by-election is ready to roll her sleeves up and get back to the council table.
Band still not paid by council for gig
Band still not paid by council for gig
A Dunedin secondary school band due to support the Foo Fighters next year has still not been paid for the city council-backed New Year’s Eve performance.
Man fled, resisted police
Man fled, resisted police
A man who burst out of a Dunedin property carrying what police thought was a chainsaw was actually wielding an electric hedge trimmer.
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Plea to put ‘lid’ on white, clear plastics
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Plea to put ‘lid’ on white, clear plastics
Scientists have called for manufacturers to put ‘‘a lid on the production of white and clear plastics’’, after new research has found penguins and other seabirds appear to have a preference for...
Trio rounded up in Dunedin 'organised crime' bust
Trio rounded up in Dunedin 'organised crime' bust
Three men face drugs and stolen property charges after police targeting "organised crime" raided a Dunedin commercial premises.
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Ong sets sights on hiring PA
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Ong sets sights on hiring PA
Ask not what Benedict Ong can do for you — ask what you can do for Benedict Ong.
Dunedin man threatens cops with hedge trimmer
Dunedin man threatens cops with hedge trimmer
A man who burst out of a Dunedin property carrying what police thought was a chainsaw was actually wielding an electric hedge trimmer.
Foo Fighters support gig ‘mind blowing’
Foo Fighters support gig ‘mind blowing’
Members of a Dunedin secondary school band say they are "mind blown" to be supporting the Foo Fighters in Christchurch next year.
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Wages falsified to claim $30,000 in Covid subsidies
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Wages falsified to claim $30,000 in Covid subsidies
An Otago businessman swindled nearly $30,000 from the government by inventing wages to claim subsidies during Covid-19.
Bike brekkie fuels up city cyclists
Bike brekkie fuels up city cyclists
A free breakfast was served up in central Dunedin - all you had to do was ride a bike.
Arrest after bike seat wielding man 'chased car'
Arrest after bike seat wielding man 'chased car'
Two women were chased down in their car by an ‘‘aggressive’’ man wielding a bike seat, police say.
Relief apartment safe to stay in
Relief apartment safe to stay in
It was probably a shaky night for Abdullah Alenezi.
Swimmer who died at St Clair thought to be local man
Swimmer who died at St Clair thought to be local man
Tourists with surfboards brought the stricken swimmer ashore but he could not be resuscitated.
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Coastal cycle trail from Green Island to Taieri Mouth proposed
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Coastal cycle trail from Green Island to Taieri Mouth proposed
A "scenic" cycle route along Dunedin’s south coast has been pitched to link the city with a popular regional trail.
Car smashes concrete fence
Car smashes concrete fence
There were no hard feelings from a Dunedin homeowner who offered a ride home to a young woman driver whose car became stuck in their concrete fence.
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Historic OBHS building reopens
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Historic OBHS building reopens
A historic Dunedin school building which narrowly escaped demolition has reopened after seven years of renovations.