Teens arrested over South D dairy raid
Two 15-year-old boys have been arrested in connection with a brazen Dunedin dairy robbery, police say.
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Bus driver puts up signs to slow traffic
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Bus driver puts up signs to slow traffic
A Dunedin school bus driver compelled to "do something" to improve the safety of the children who take his bus has taken matters into his own hands.
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City professional admits insurance fraud
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City professional admits insurance fraud
A respected Dunedin professional has pleaded guilty to insurance fraud but will fight to avoid a conviction.
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Non-resident ratepayer votes give ‘disproportionate power’
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Non-resident ratepayer votes give ‘disproportionate power’
A Dunedin mayoral candidate is calling for the abolition of a law granting some voters more than one say, in "pretty direct violation" of New Zealand’s democratic principles.
Jurassic snafu ranks Otago 'dinosaur' second
Jurassic snafu ranks Otago 'dinosaur' second best in world
In a (pre)historic moment for Tūhura Otago Museum, its dinosaur exhibit has been ranked the second-best in the world.
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Doc reverses 'catastrophic' Macraes mine decision
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Doc reverses 'catastrophic' Macraes mine decision
The Department of Conservation has reversed a decision that would have been "catastrophic" for OceanaGold’s Macraes mine and put hundreds of jobs at risk.
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Photo in exhibition a source of pride
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Photo in exhibition a source of pride
Living with cerebral palsy and profound deafness means Callum Flett does not have the luxury of easy communication.
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Dunedin massage business exploited 'particularly vulnerable' migrant
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Dunedin massage business exploited 'particularly vulnerable' migrant
A Dunedin massage business that exploited an "isolated and unsupported" migrant worker has to pay her nearly $90,000 after they underpaid her, doctored documents and forced her to resign.
Man spat on by teens in Maccas fracas
Man spat on by teens in Maccas fracas
A Dunedin man who stepped in when a group of 20 teens was causing a ruckus in a McDonald’s was spat on and had soap squirted on him.
Dunedin driver flees after crashing into police car
Dunedin driver flees after crashing into police car
A Dunedin man is on the run after crashing into a police patrol vehicle and fleeing the scene.
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'Insensitive': Police apologise to aspiring officer
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'Insensitive': Police apologise to aspiring officer
Police have apologised for using an outdated medical term to describe an aspiring officer, but stand by their decision to reject his application.
'Nowhere near enough': Bus hub victim's dad slams killer's sentence
'Nowhere near enough': Bus hub victim's dad slams killer's sentence
The dad of a teen stabbed to death at the city’s bus hub says the 14-year-old killer's jail sentence of three years and three months is "nowhere near enough".
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Dunedin bus fire deliberately lit
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Dunedin bus fire deliberately lit
A fire investigator has ruled a bus fire on a residential street in Dunedin was arson.
Dunedin woman denies manslaughter over child's death
Dunedin woman denies manslaughter over child's death
A Dunedin woman has denied a charge of manslaughter in relation to a six-year-old.
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Needle exchange ‘saved’ life
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Needle exchange ‘saved’ life
A worried drug user says a Dunedin needle-exchange service in line for the axe has saved her life more than once.
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Protesters kept out of Act public meeting
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Protesters kept out of Act public meeting
Two dozen bookings for a public meeting with David Seymour in Dunedin had to be cancelled after being identified as "very likely" to be disruptive, Act New Zealand says.
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Police car joyrider back in jail for car-related crimes
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Police car joyrider back in jail for car-related crimes
A man who made headlines for taking a police car on a 270km joyride is back behind bars after only a few weeks of freedom.
Bus hub stabber to be sentenced
Bus hub stabber to be sentenced
The 14-year-old killer of Dunedin secondary student Enere Taana-McLaren will be sentenced today.
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PhD at Oxford hits close to home
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PhD at Oxford hits close to home
Few 23-year-olds sit around stewing about the effects of dementia and the likelihood that it will one day affect them.
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Wakari ward plan worries patient's mother
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Fears for son over Wakari ward plan
The mother of a Wakari Hospital patient is worried the redevelopment of a problematic ward may lead to her child becoming homeless.