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    No ‘respect’ shown to teacher aides

    Teacher aide Tracey Clifton. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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    No ‘respect’ shown to teacher aides

    A Dunedin teacher aide says being paid out of the toilet paper and electricity budgets has led to an increasing amount of job insecurity.

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    Birthday trip to remember for footballer and team-mates

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    Birthday trip to remember for footballer and team-mates

    You can’t ask for a better birthday present.

    Count the flowers

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    Count the flowers

    Young visitors from Invercargill Earl Xander Marial, 9, and his brother, Earl Sky Marial, 5, take in the colourful plantings at the Dunedin Railway Station yesterday. 

    A convenient amenity

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    A convenient amenity

    A new toilet facility has popped up in a remote area in Merton Station Rd, near Karitane.

    Student hopes expedition inspires others to explore local wilderness

    John McGlashan student Adam Ludgate completed a tramp in the Olivine Wilderness of Mt Aspiring...

    Student hopes expedition inspires others to explore local wilderness

    A Dunedin secondary student wants to inspire his peers to explore their backyard after an expedition into some untouched parts of Fiordland National Park.

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    Rodeo provides tune-up for national title contender

    Emily Daly, of Leeston, tips her hat at the rodeo. PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH

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    Rodeo provides tune-up for national title contender

    When you get a bit down in life and things aren’t really going your way, Johnson Davis reckons a ride on a bull is all it takes "to buck your ideas up a bit".

    Firefighters on strike

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    Firefighters on strike

    Dunedin firefighters take part in a strike on the corner of Anzac Ave and St Andrew St yesterday.

    House pride on show

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    House pride on show

    Kaikorai Valley College students (from left) Sakuya Yamamoto, 17, Jaja Sawangkapat, 17, and Emile Brohem, 16, carry their Mataī house classmate Jack Burgess, 13, on Thursday.

    Obituary: explored, protected remote lands

    Esteemed park ranger Grahame Champness. Photos: supplied

    Obituary: explored, protected remote lands

    On January 11, one of New Zealand’s prominent former national park rangers, and a member of one of the last New Zealand early geological expeditions

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    Tattooed prof draws on skills

    Terry Turner has run a marathon in every continent and has the tattoos to prove it. PHOTOS:...

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    Tattooed prof draws on skills

    American Terry Turner does not have to look far for great memories — down the bottom of his leg perhaps.

    Mosgiel chemical spill contained

    Mosgiel chemical spill contained

    A hazmat unit responded to a chemical spill in Mosgiel today.

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    ‘No big surprise’: CEO lodges complaint about Ong’s behaviour

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    ‘No big surprise’: CEO lodges complaint about Ong’s behaviour

    He complained about another councillor, but now Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong’s own behaviour is under scrutiny.

    Driver took out motorway barrier before fleeing: police

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    Driver took out motorway barrier before fleeing: police

    A driver took out a 100m section of median barrier on Dunedin's Southern Motorway before absconding from the early-morning crash, police say.

    Two more candidates put hats in ring

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    Two more candidates put hats in ring

    The latest person to announce their candidacy for the Dunedin City Council by-election is calling for balance to be restored at the table.

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    Woman attempted to frame man as paedophile

    The case is being heard in the Dunedin District Court. Photo: ODT files

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    Woman attempted to frame man as paedophile

    After a Dunedin woman’s internet relationship broke down, she showed up at the man’s house, called him a ‘‘pedo’’ and pretended to be him on social media.

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    George St Market set to be bigger and busier

    Preparing for tomorrow’s George St Market are (clockwise from top right) stallholder Alice...

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    George St Market set to be bigger and busier

    Dunedin's foot traffic is set to swell as the city’s large market day makes a return on the back of the raging success of last year’s inaugural event.

    Surprising sighting delights group

    An orca plays in Otago Harbour yesterday. PHOTO: RACHEL MCGREGOR

    Surprising sighting delights group

    A lucky group on a boat tour got a unique show after two orcas visited Otago Harbour yesterday.

    Floods not its fault: council

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    Floods not its fault: council

    Claims it is responsible for any flooding in South Dunedin are wrong, the Dunedin City Council says.

    Patron locked in pub after falling asleep

    It's believed the man fell asleep in a toilet at the Waterloo Hotel. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    Patron locked in pub after falling asleep

    A man was forced to mount an escape attempt from a Dunedin pub after he woke in a toilet after-hours to find himself locked in.
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