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    Good girl Millie Fry, 14, takes in the sea breeze in John Wilson Ocean Dr yesterday. PHOTO:...

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    Dog complaints, impounds down: council

    Give Fido a bone — Dunedin’s dogs are behaving better than before.

    Voter turnout tracking well

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    Voter turnout tracking well

    Dunedin and Queenstown voter turnout is trailing that of other southern councils with less than two weeks until polls close.

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    ‘Nervous’ about new quake rules

    Dunedin mayoralty candidate Sophie Barker (left) and city council candidate Jo Galer say it is...

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    ‘Nervous’ about new quake rules

    Dunedin has a lot to lose if proposed rule changes regarding earthquake-prone buildings are unsuitable, a heritage advocate says.

    Cumberland St closures for resurface

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    Cumberland St closures for resurface

    Cumberland St/State Highway 1 in central Dunedin will be subject to a series of night-time closures from this Sunday as road resurfacing work takes place.

    Biker loses control

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    Biker loses control

    A Dunedin man was transported to hospital after his motorbike "slid out from underneath him" mid-ride.

    Spring snow prompts warnings on southern roads

    Snow on the Crown Range this morning. Photo: MetService webcam

    Spring snow prompts warnings on southern roads

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    A forecast wintry blast has brought snow to parts of the South, prompting warnings for motorists on the region's roads. 

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    Attack prevented by live video call

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    Attack prevented by live video call

    An attack by an enraged Dunedin man was thwarted when he realised he was being captured on video, a court has heard.

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    ‘So much potential’ plan could unlock

    Business South chief executive Mike Collins celebrates the release of the organisation’s new...

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    ‘So much potential’ plan could unlock

    A blueprint for investment and growth in Dunedin is designed "to create a bit of Fomo" among investors outside the city, a business leader says.

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    New diabetes monitors accurate, affordable: researcher

    The CareSens Air continuous glucose-monitoring device is due to hit New Zealand pharmacy shelves...

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    New diabetes monitors accurate, affordable: researcher

    "Game-changing" equipment that will help New Zealanders with type-2 diabetes control their condition, is expected to "disrupt" the diabetes market when it hits pharmacy shelves today.

    NZ-trained doctors flying coop ‘a myth’

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    NZ-trained doctors flying coop ‘a myth’

    A long-held and common assumption New Zealand-trained doctors are following the money and leaving the country in droves after they graduate has been proven to be nothing more than "a myth".

    Search for bittern continues

    The Australasian bittern, or matuku-hūrepo, is critically endangered in New Zealand. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Search for bittern continues

    The hunt is on for sightings of the Australasian bittern — a rare bird which has plummeted in numbers in past years.

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    Otago mountain biking claims up: ACC

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    Otago mountain biking claims up: ACC

    Otago mountain bikers are leading the way — and not in a good way.

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    New premises for needle exchange

    The site of the new needle exchange provider, at left, in McBride St. PHOTO: STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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    New premises for needle exchange

    After months of controversy, a new needle exchange building and a new provider in Dunedin has arrived.

    Victim punched through shop window by 'friend'

    The assault was the second in George St in recent days. Photo: ODT Files

    Victim sent through shop window in George St assault

    The 55-year-old man fell head-first through a shop window after being punched in the face by another man he called his ‘‘friend".

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    ‘Wide-scale divestment’ urged for Polytech

    Otago Polytechnic. Photo: ODT files

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    ‘Wide-scale divestment’ urged for Otago Polytech

    Otago Polytechnic’s campus could be cut in half as part of efforts to make the institution financially viable, consultants have recommended.

    Museum counters claims over sword’s alleged Sikh roots

    A sword acquired by the museum in the 1940s has been at the centre of claims it had belonged to a...

    Museum counters claims over sword’s alleged Sikh roots

    Tūhura Otago Museum has refuted claims that a sword in its collection had any connection to one of the leaders of the Sikh religion.

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    'Frankly astonished': Concerns raised over health minister’s meeting

    Local Government Minister Simeon Brown. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver

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    'Frankly astonished': Concerns raised over health minister’s meeting

    Concerns are being raised about privatisation after Health Minister Simeon Brown met representatives of a controversial multinational company that runs prisons and hospitals.

    Motorcyclist slides into trouble at Dunedin intersection

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    Motorcyclist slides into trouble at Dunedin intersection

    A Dunedin man was transported to hospital after his motorbike ‘‘slid out from underneath him’’ mid-ride.

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    ‘Need to be free from the useless ORC’, candidate raps

    ‘‘Stop double-rating our wonderful city,’’ raps Dunedin mayoral hopeful Lee Vandervis, who says...

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    ‘Need to be free from the useless ORC’, candidate raps

    Candidate karaoke was not enough for Lee Vandervis - the Dunedin mayoral hopeful has released a rap.

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    New quake laws 'really do help us'

    Caroline Orchiston. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    'Huge boost': New quake laws 'really do help us'

    Changes to the earthquake-prone building laws could breathe life back into small towns in the South, as coastal Otago and Dunedin move from a low- to a medium-risk seismic zone.
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