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    Ray Stonelake sen is served the first meal at the new Green Island McDonald’s by his son Justin,...

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    Opening new McDonald’s ‘like having baby’

    Two golden arches shone brightly over Green Island when the new McDonald’s restaurant opened its doors yesterday. 

    Five fur seal pups found dead on beach: cause unknown

    Five dead fur seal pups were spotted at Blackhead Beach in Dunedin yesterday, all within 2km of...

    Five fur seal pups found dead on beach: cause unknown

    Mystery surrounds the death of several fur seal pups at Blackhead Beach in Dunedin.

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    Centenarian has had an ‘active, interesting, lovely life’

    Bobbie Lister and her family’s 1925 Chrysler 50 that she went for a ride in yesterday to...

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    Centenarian has had an ‘active, interesting, lovely life’

    If anyone even hints of a suggestion that Bobbie Lister bears resemblance to a rusty old vintage car, watch out.

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    Mayor asks ORC to mull ‘attractive’ loop bus’ return

    Jules Radich. Photo: Linda Robertson

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    Mayor asks ORC to mull ‘attractive’ loop bus’ return

    Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich has made a pitch for the Otago Regional Council to consider returning an "attractive" loop bus to inner city streets.

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    Angry neighbour says students flashed wife

    The Otago Boys’ High School hostel room now has curtains fitted. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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    Angry neighbour says OBHS students flashed wife

    A Dunedin secondary school has responded to complaints of alleged anti-social behaviour by boys living at its hostel.

    Alleged assault after request

    Alleged assault after request

    A man who was asked to move his car from blocking the road responded by allegedly pushing a woman and assaulting her husband.

    Man accused of murder bid

    Man accused of murder bid

    A Dunedin man accused of attempted murder with a crossbow will not enter pleas until further evidence is provided to his lawyer.

    Searchers at Deborah Bay

    PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    Searchers at Deborah Bay

    Several Coastguard boats and police officers search Otago Harbour and beaches in the Port Otago area for a missing man. 

    First signs of life

    First signs of life

    Is this the first sign of life from the previously abandoned new Dunedin hospital project’s inpatient building?

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    ‘Enforcement action’ over supermarket rats possible

    A rat (and its reflection in a mirrored shelf partition) on a supermarket shelf at Countdown...

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    ‘Enforcement action’ over supermarket rats possible

    Woolworths could be facing enforcement action for rats running rampant at its Dunedin South supermarket last year.

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    Pub owner claims ‘verbal abuse, racism’

    Harbourview Stadium Hotel owner Dr Hu Zhang stands in front of the premises in Ravensbourne...

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    Pub owner claims ‘verbal abuse, racism’

    A Dunedin pub owner has hit back at opposition to his liquor licence with allegations of "verbal abuse and racism".

    Minor injuries after car rolls

    PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Minor injuries after car rolls

    One person was left with minor injuries after a car rolled near the Oval in Dunedin yesterday.

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    Warning over rise of 3-D printed guns

    Matthew McLaren has been jailed for 26 months after he admitted 3-D printing guns. Photo:...

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    Warning over rise of 3-D printed guns

    Startling new images of an array of 3-D printed firearms manufactured by an Oamaru man reveal the beginning of a booming illicit trade, experts warn.

    Uni joins SAR to protect scholars

    Grant Robertson

    Uni joins SAR to protect scholars

    During times of war, academics often become targets and suffer grave threats to their lives and liberty.

    Octagon on-leash dog rule popular

    Katelyn Waugh (left), with Gary, and Sam Sinclair, with Lola, make the most of the new bylaw...

    Octagon on-leash dog rule popular

    Dog owners are now allowed to let their four-legged friends roam the Octagon — as long as they are on a leash.

    Making tracks

    PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    Making tracks

    Earthmoving machines get stuck into work laying down new tracks at Dunedin’s Rotary Park.

    Car rolls near Oval

    PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Car rolls near Oval

    One person has minor injuries after a car rolled near the Oval in Dunedin.

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    Protecting state house at cost of families: agency

    Kāinga Ora has opposed listing Dunedin’s first tenanted state house, in Wilkinson St, on the...

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    Protecting state house at cost of families: agency

    Protecting Dunedin’s first tenanted state house could hamper Kāinga Ora’s ability to provide housing for those in need, the agency says.

    Driver shoved woman, punched her husband in head

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    Driver shoved woman, punched her husband in the head: police

    A man who was asked to move his car from blocking the road by an older couple responded by pushing the woman and assaulting her husband, police say.

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    A most revealing cooking show

    University of Otago pathology and molecular medicine department head Associate Prof Diane...

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    A most revealing cooking show

    Were it not for the sight being so mentally scarring, Diane Kenwright’s cooking show might make a great new dieting regime.
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      Enrolment zone proposed as school bursting at seams

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      Homeless man’s hopes crushed

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