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    Council needs to fix ‘basics’ first

    Street furniture is part of the active travel in Dunedin’s Town Belt. Photo: supplied

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    Council needs to fix ‘basics’ first

    An attempt to make a car-free section of the Town Belt more attractive to pedestrians and cyclists has been labelled "damn ugly" and a waste of money by a council falling behind on the basics.

    Mural to add to ‘colourful’ South Dunedin

    A draft design for a mural set to adorn a building on the corner of Prince Albert Rd and Bellona...

    Mural to add to ‘colourful’ South Dunedin

    A new piece of "democratic art" will mark South Dunedin as the coolest, most colourful part of town, an organiser hopes.

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    Concern over chopped trees at Ross Creek

    Braeview Cres resident Marie Ballagh looks at the trees cut down in the Ross Creek reserve. PHOTO...

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    Concern over chopped trees at Ross Creek

    A Dunedin architect is apologising for a mess of chopped trees in the Ross Creek reserve he created, but says the ultimate result will look "beautiful" once the work is finished.

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    Region’s public transport gets top marks

    AA Otago district council chairman Malcolm Budd says he is pleasantly surprised Otago members are...

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    Region’s public transport gets top marks

    Otago's AA members have ranked the region’s public transport as the best nationwide — a sign the Otago Regional Council is on the right track, the local chairman says.

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    Cocaine use in Otago up sharply

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    Cocaine use in Otago up sharply

    Cocaine is both cheaper to get and more popular than ever as data shows use in Otago has doubled in the past three years.

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    Zero to 100 for ‘outstanding researcher’

    University of Otago Associate Professor Claire Cameron has been given the prestigious New Zealand...

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    Zero to 100 for ‘outstanding researcher’

    If you had asked Claire Cameron a couple of months ago what the statistical probability was of her winning a prestigious national statistics award, she would have said "Zero - absolutely zero".

    Dunedin professor abandons Cook St Swim

    Dunedin professor abandons Cook St Swim

    Dunedin's David Hutchinson has abandoned his bid to swim across Cook Strait after setting out this morning.

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    Demolition of former Dunedin Sound venue mourned

    The Enemy perform at Beneficiaries Hall in 1978. Photo: Jeff Batts

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    Demolition of former Dunedin Sound venue mourned

    Figures in the city’s music scene are lamenting the loss of "the birthplace" of the Dunedin Sound as the site was reduced to rubble this week.

    Two-car crash closes intersection

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    Two-car crash closes intersection

    Emergency services attend a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Midland and Otaki Sts in South Dunedin yesterday.

    Mystery knockers vanish into Dunedin night

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    Mystery knockers vanish into Dunedin night

    Reports of knocking and mystery figures disappearing into the night had Dunedin police chasing shadows last night.

    DCC on the hunt for headhunter to search for new head

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    DCC on the hunt for headhunter to search for new head

    The Dunedin City Council is seeking providers to lead its chief executive recruitment process.

    Mastering volunteering

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    Mastering volunteering

    Alyson Manning (left), of Dunedin, learns details of her role as a volunteer for the New Zealand Masters Games from organiser Sylvie Brosnahan at the Edgar Centre yesterday.

    Food prof and Pavlova author dies

    Helen Leach. Photo: Government House

    Food professor and Pavlova author dies

    Former University of Otago food anthropology professor emerita Helen Leach (ONZM) has died in Christchurch, aged 80.

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    Flying flag for hatching of 1000th albatross

    The 1000th albatross chick (also below) to hatch at Taiaroa Head held by Doc ranger Scott Latimer...

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    Flying flag for hatching of 1000th albatross

    Dunedin's mayor says she will raise a flag to mark the 1000th chick to be hatched at Taiaroa Head and celebrate the city as an "icon of wildlife throughout the world".

    Changing up bathroom space

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    Changing up bathroom space

    Work to replace the toilet block near the railway pedestrian overbridge in central Dunedin has begun.

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    Ong’s complaint ‘insufficient’

    Benedict Ong. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

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    Ong’s complaint ‘insufficient’

    An 11th-hour discussion with an independent investigator could determine whether a Dunedin city councillor’s complaint about "discriminatory remarks" goes any further.

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    Post shop operators condemn closures

    Murray Devereux. Photo: ODT files

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    Post shop operators condemn closures

    The addition of two more NZ Post outlets to be closed, in Oamaru and in the Octagon in Dunedin, has shocked the store’s owners, who have vowed to fight the "ratshit" decision.

    Peninsula walker takes a tumble

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    Peninsula walker takes a tumble

    Emergency services rescue a patient after a fall near the Soldier’s Memorial in Highcliff Rd on Otago Peninsula.

    Prominent Dunedin man has sex charges dismissed

    Bruce Aitken. Photo: ODT files

    Prominent Dunedin man has sex charges dismissed

    A former Dunedin lawyer and recipient of a Queen’s Birthday honour has had serious sex charges against him dismissed. 

    Driver 'rammed and punched' in Dunedin road rage

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    Driver 'rammed and punched' in Dunedin road rage

    Police are hunting an angry Dunedin driver who allegedly rammed another car and punched the occupant in the face after exploding into a fit of sudden road rage.
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