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    Boy raider says thanks as he flees liquor store with booze

    Boy raider says thanks as he flees liquor store with booze

    A 13-year-old in a stolen car who allegedly raided two Dunedin liquor stores said "thank you" to a worker as he fled with three boxes of booze.

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    Strategy on ballot paper highlighted by councillor

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    Strategy on ballot paper highlighted by councillor

    Voters in the Dunedin City Council by-election who put all their eggs in one basket by backing one candidate only may inadvertently help a candidate they do not like, a councillor has pointed out.

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    Fellow breast cancer survivors sought for team

    Breast cancer survivor Phillipa Buchanan is hoping to form a dragon boat team comprising breast...

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    Fellow breast cancer survivors sought for team

    A Dunedin breast cancer survivor who has fallen in love with dragon boat racing wants to create a local team with others who have shared the experience.

    Pensioner 'strangles cop' in central Dunedin fracas

    Chaos erupted on Hanover St when a pensioner intervened as police were talking to a group of...

    Pensioner 'strangles cop' in central Dunedin fracas

    A pensioner allegedly strangled a police officer as he tried to stop officers from interviewing 20 teenagers mass-brawling in central Dunedin.

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    All yours, shark: sighting clears water at St Clair

    Young Dunedin surfers (from left) Max McCaul, 17, Thomas Owen, 12, Flint Sherborne, 16, Zara Owen...

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    All yours, shark: sighting clears water at St Clair

    About 100 people reportedly exited the water at Dunedin’s St Clair Beach yesterday after the alarm was sounded over a possible shark sighting.

    Ups, downs of fishing, foraging part of the fun

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    Ups, downs of fishing, foraging part of the fun

    Dunedin cousins Nick Price (left) and Harris Aupouri had a great day and not such a great day yesterday, snorkelling off Katiki Beach.

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    Super Round in city a goal after Christchurch success

    Jamie Joseph. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Super Round in city a goal after Christchurch success

    Three days, 10 rugby teams, five rugby matches — Christchurch’s Super Round of Super Rugby has inspired Dunedin to look at holding a Super Round here.

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    Not lovin’ it: pepper spray hits police, too

    A police car is stopped outside McDonald’s in George St, where a person was arrested yesterday...

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    Not lovin’ it: pepper spray hits police, too

    Three Dunedin police officers required first aid after getting hit with pepper spray while arresting a man outside a McDonald’s.

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    Candidates’ key priorities detailed in debates

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    Candidates’ key priorities detailed in debates

    Voting remains open in the DCC by-election for two more weeks. One of the key dividing lines between the 14 candidates is experience.

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    Climb to soldiers’ memorial tough but hilltop view ‘absolutely beautiful’

    Runners and walkers gather at the Otago Peninsula Fallen Soldiers Memorial on Anzac Day. Saturday...

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    Climb to soldiers’ memorial tough but hilltop view ‘absolutely beautiful’

    Anzac Day was a time for both reflection and exercise for participants in a Dunedin excursion.

    Person critical after alleged stabbing leaves trail of blood in central Dunedin

    Police arrest a man on the ground after an alleged stabbing in Dunedin's Heriot Row this morning....

    Person critical after alleged stabbing leaves trail of blood in central Dunedin

    Police are appealing to the public for information after an alleged stabbing in central Dunedin on Saturday morning left one person in a critical condition.

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    Veterans advocate scolds Trump in speech

    Montecillo Trust chairman David More gave a pointed speech at the Montecillo Veterans Home &...

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    Veterans advocate scolds Trump in speech

    The chairman of a Dunedin war veterans retirement home has taken aim at Donald Trump, saying the United States president has set the world on a path similar to conditions that ignited World War 2.

    Sacrifices of ‘thousands upon thousands’ recalled

    The ground shook as a 25-pounder field gun fired a salute at the start of the Dunedin dawn...

    Sacrifices of ‘thousands upon thousands’ recalled

    Gathering at the Dunedin Cenotaph in Queens Gardens on Anzac Day provides an opportunity to remember.

    Handmade yacht takes to harbour

    Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Handmade yacht takes to harbour

    The Huia opened its sails on Otago Harbour for an Anzac Day outing on Saturday.

    Long Beach penguins found dead in cave

    The Long Beach settlement north of Dunedin. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Long Beach penguins found dead in cave

    A Long Beach resident had to quickly shield her toddler's eyes after they walked into a cave filled with dead penguins.

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    Special jerseys honour Green Island servicemen

    Walter Beer-Williams (left), his dad Josh Beer-Williams (centre) and Jaxon Chatfield-Jolly lead...

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    Special jerseys honour Green Island servicemen

    For Green Island rugby players who have green and gold running through their veins, it took a few moments to embrace having some red on their jerseys during Saturday’s game.

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    Wearing medals no heavy task

    Ronin Parker wears his grandfather Mal Parker’s service medals at the Dunedin dawn service at the...

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    Wearing medals no heavy task

    Many of Dunedin’s youngest residents are pleased as punch to get to wear their grandfathers’ and great-grandfathers’ hard-earned medals, and it was no different for 7-year-old Ronin Parker.

    Taoist-infused jazz played totally in sync

    Hanover Hall. PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Taoist-infused jazz played totally in sync

    A near-capacity house gathered to hear the Taoist-infused jazz of Jake Baxendale and Waypeople on Anzac Day at Hanover Hall.

    Dynamic tones abound in revue

    Knox Church. Photo by Peter McIntosh.

    Dynamic tones abound in revue

    Dunedin RSA Choir with musical director Karen Knudsen were in excellent voice for their annual Anzac Revue in Knox Church on Saturday evening.

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    Latest fire at derelict building ‘suspicious’

    Police attend the scene of a suspicious fire at the former Great King St premises of CCS...

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    Latest fire at derelict building ‘suspicious’

    Police are treating the latest fire at a derelict Dunedin building where a man was previously found dead as "suspicious".
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