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    Distracted driver causes crash

    A hungry driver who ran a red light hurrying to get home for lunch caused the crash involving an unmarked police car in Dunedin on Tuesday.

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    New citizen came close at Pike mine

    Dan Scheepers was proud to become a citizen of New Zealand at a citizenship ceremony in the...

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    New citizen came close at Pike mine

    Scarred by the Pike River mine tragedy, there was no-one prouder than Dan Scheepers when he became a New Zealand citizen yesterday.

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    Teacher, vege garden guru retires after 40 years

    Getting their hands dirty in the Macandrew Bay School garden is retiring teacher Judy Hawker,...

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    Teacher, vege garden guru retires after 40 years

    A Dunedin teacher responsible for getting generations of children obsessed with cauliflower says it is time to retire after 40 years in the profession.

    Clubrooms given artistic makeover

    Photo: Gerard O'Brien

    Clubrooms given artistic makeover

    Gisborne artist Kell Sunshine with her new mural at South Coast Board Riders Association clubrooms in St Clair yesterday.

    Cr Vandervis walks out after refusing to apologise

    Lee Vandervis. File photo: Gregor Richardson

    Cr Vandervis walks out after refusing to apologise

    Head in hands, an incredulous Lee Vandervis was asked to stop laughing over a ruling at a Dunedin City Council meeting — he then walked out.

    Lunar light show

    The moon during the latter half of a total lunar eclipse seen from above a tower at Otago Boys’...

    Lunar light show

    Being left completely in the dark during the total lunar eclipse was a "fantastic" experience for a Dunedin astronomer.

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    Council votes to up funding

    More financial help will be needed in Forsyth Barr Stadium’s sunset years, the Dunedin City...

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    Council votes to up funding

    Forsyth Barr Stadium: debt, expenditure issuesDunedin's councillors have agreed to pour more money into Forsyth Barr Stadium to control its debt, but at least one found this "a bitter pill" to...

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    Cavalcade on its way to Middlemarch

    Crossing the Taieri River on the way to their camp near Middlemarch are members of the Otago...

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    Cavalcade on its way to Middlemarch

    All feet, wheels and hooves lead to Middlemarch on Saturday.

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    Prison kiss hid secret transaction

    The Otago Corrections Facility. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Prison kiss hid secret transaction

    A loving kiss between a Dunedin woman and her incarcerated partner hid a secret transaction in which she tried to deposit nine grams of drugs into his waiting mouth.

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    ‘Love of people’ drives new rūnaka CEO

    Nadia Wesley-Smith has been appointed chief executive officer of Te Rūnaka o Ōtākou. PHOTO:...

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    ‘Love of people’ drives new rūnaka CEO

    A love of people and a strong drive to serve are key for the new chief executive officer of Te Rūnaka o Ōtākou.

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    Vacancy rates load stress on doctors after hiring bungle

    "What we have been hearing is that districts in particular have been completely out of the loop...

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    Vacancy rates load stress on doctors after hiring bungle

    Stressed senior doctors in the South are dealing with sky-high vacancy rates which they blame on Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand (HNZ) bungling the rollout of a new recruitment system.

    Lunar eclipse glows in South

    Lunar eclipse glows in South

    It's the celestial highlight of the year: a total lunar eclipse - and sky watchers in the South were out to capture it.

    Red light runner's lunch dash ends in cop crash

    The aftermath of the collision nears Queens Garden yesterday. Photo: Craig Baxter

    Red light runner's lunch dash ends in cop crash

    A hungry driver ran a red light and crashed into an unmarked police car in his bid to get home for lunch.

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    No jury not an option: trial postponed

    Photo: ODT files

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    No jury not an option: trial postponed

    A Dunedin sex trial has been postponed after the court ran out of jurors to hear the case.

    Sports day a full colour spectrum of competition

    Photo: Gregor Richardson

    Sports day a full colour spectrum of competition

    Logan Park High School students having a blast yesterday during their annual athletic sports day at the Caledonian Ground in North Dunedin.

    Uni eyes 3000 students at Queenstown campus

    Photo: file

    Otago University eyes 3000 students at Queenstown campus

    The University of Otago is offering two new qualifications in Queenstown as part of a long-term plan to build a campus supporting up to 3000 students in the resort.

    Vandervis walks out after refusing to apologise

    Cr Lee Vandervis packs up his things before leaving. Looking on is Cr Brent Weatherall  IMAGE:...

    Vandervis walks out after refusing to apologise

    Dunedin councillor Lee Vandervis has got up and left a city council meeting.

    Conservationist, author a ‘deeply loving’ man

    The late Neville Peat, of Dunedin, with the Antarctic Society Conservation Trophy he received in...

    Conservationist, author a ‘deeply loving’ man

    Dunedin author and photographer Neville Peat has been remembered by his family as a "kind, wise, talented and deeply loving husband, father and pop".

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    'It’s disgusting': Outrage as state houses land listed for third of value

    Land originally assigned for state housing in Port Chalmers is now for sale on Trademe. PHOTO:...

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    'It’s disgusting': Outrage as state houses land listed for third of value

    Kāinga Ora is defending its decision to sell off Port Chalmers land once destined for new homes for a third of its original valuation.

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    Neighbours split on City Rise cafe plan

    Tansy Hayden pictured last year outside the former corner shop and upstairs dwelling, built for...

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    Neighbours split on City Rise cafe plan

    A planned Dunedin cafe would either enliven the community or make parking a nightmare - it depends on which neighbour you listen to.
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      Tūhura wins ‘Museum of the Year’ award

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