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Speech contest winner gets ‘heart-warming’ response from peers

Yohana Merengngage of Te Kura o Tititea during the Otakou and Murihiku Nga Manu Korero regional...

Speech contest winner gets ‘heart-warming’ response from peers

Receiving a roaring haka was a "heart-warming" moment for a Dunedin secondary student who took top honours in a Māori speech competition.

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Wildlife capital status gets boost from council

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Wildlife capital status gets boost from council

Dunedin's status as the wildlife capital of New Zealand is more secure thanks to $1.2 million in council backing to expand pest elimination efforts, a leader at Predator Free Dunedin says.

Ablutions solution for historic toilet block

Wainwright and Hickey carpenter Philip Carbon prepares shuttering for new foundations that will...

Ablutions solution for historic toilet block

The Dunedin City Council has cleaned up an exposed crack undermining a historic Dunedin toilet block.

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Cafe closed, life savings gone and $491k in debt

Kingston HQ Ltd, which bought Dunedin cafe Copper on Highgate last year, has been placed in...

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Cafe closed, life savings gone and $491k in debt

A failed cafe has cost a Dunedin businessman his "entire life savings" and left his company owing nearly $500,000.

School didn't go to police over major theft

Logan Park High School. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

School didn't go to police over major theft

A Dunedin secondary school decided not to contact police after discovering a staff member "misappropriated" almost $365,000 over five years.

Students band together for foodbank drive

St Joseph’s Cathedral School pupil Katherine Binu, 11, holds some items from the collection in...

Students band together for foodbank drive

A Dunedin foodbank has been overwhelmed by a combined collection by Catholic schools from across the city.

Med school training great then and now

Dr Pete Strang (left) and soon-to-graduate doctor Yuvraj Sandhu talk about their time at Otago...

Med school training great then and now

While many things about the training at the Otago Medical School may have changed over the past 150 years, many things remain the same.

837 drivers pass checkpoint - one fails

837 drivers pass checkpoint - one fails

Dunedin police operating impairment checkpoints tested over 800 drivers - and just one was over the limit.

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ANZ’s links to coal company protested

People gather outside ANZ Bank’s Dunedin central branch to protest against the bank’s...

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ANZ’s links to coal company protested

Dunedin protesters have chopped their ties to a multinational bank, which they say is enabling the "worst of the worst" to mine for fossil fuels in New Zealand.

Banned driver nabbed after nine years

Banned driver nabbed after nine years

A Dunedin man forbidden from driving in 2016 was caught behind the wheel almost 10 years later.

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Call for better support, advice for tenants

Andrew Henderson and Raewyn Bungard, of Dunedin Budget Advisory Service, want to see better...

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Call for better support, advice for tenants

Dunedin's budget advice services are calling for better protection for tenants in the wake of reports of ‘‘horror stories’’ in the city.

Finding the right balance in mind, body and spirit

Otago Boys’ High School student Gus Attenborough delivers an impassioned speech about racist...

Finding the right balance in mind, body and spirit

Strength, fitness and delivering big tackles are all secondary to having a balanced mindset, a young rugby player told a packed Dunedin Town Hall during a Māori speech competition.

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Up to $2m to go to new environmental fund

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Up to $2m to go to new environmental fund

A new $2 million fund for environmental projects will go ahead next year, but in its first year it will not be paid for by the Otago Regional Council rates take.

‘Bat’ photo not worth batting an eye over

Bat, leaves, rubbish bag or black undies? PHOTO: SUPPLIED

‘Bat’ photo not worth batting an eye over

A grainy photo taken in a Dunedin park which sent social media batty was probably just a clump of leaves.

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‘Out-of-it’ crash driver was on meth and ketamine

The handyman appeared in the Dunedin District Court on Tuesday, where he pleaded not guilty to 14...

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‘Out-of-it’ crash driver was on meth and ketamine

A "completely out of it" Dunedin driver caused a head-on collision, rolling a car and fracturing the passenger’s sternum.

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Man found slumped over in car with bottle of Scrumpy jailed

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Man found slumped over in car with bottle of Scrumpy jailed

A Dunedin man has been jailed after he was found slumped over in his car with a bottle of Scrumpy between his legs.

$365k 'misappropriated' at Dunedin high school

Almost $365,000 was ‘‘misappropriated’’ over five years at Logan Park High School. Photo: ODT Files

$365k 'misappropriated' at Dunedin high school

A Dunedin high school this morning told parents almost $365,000 was ‘‘misappropriated’’ over five years.

Dunedin man tasered after pulling knife on police

Dunedin man tasered after pulling knife on police

A Dunedin man carrying six knives allegedly threatened a St Kilda woman early this morning before pulling a blade on police.

One trapped as crash blocks southern motorway

One trapped as crash blocks southern motorway

A trapped person was freed from a vehicle by emergency services after a crash on Dunedin's Southern Motorway this morning.

'Damaging' winds on way; snow warnings issued

Severe and "damaging" gales are bearing down for parts of the South heading into the weekend, and snow is expected on some key southern roads.

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