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Baby’s head ‘crushed’ while partner assaulted

Cory Craik leaves court. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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Baby’s head ‘crushed’ while partner assaulted

An Otago man "crushed" his child against a car while ripping out tufts of his partner’s hair and later dangled his baby by its arm, a court has heard.

Game on

Emerson Davies. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

Game on

Logan Park High School year 12 student Emerson Davies, 16, holds a laptop at the 2025 Otago Polytechnic Game Jam yesterday.

Help asked for to cut stadium debt

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

Help asked for to cut stadium debt

Dunedin's stadium will need more help to reduce debt before the end of its operational life, the Dunedin City Council has been told.

Scotsman ‘just fell in love with the place’

Scottish migrant Iain Ferguson after he received his New Zealand citizenship at the Dunedin Town...

Scotsman ‘just fell in love with the place’

It has been a long journey for Iain Ferguson to receive his New Zealand citizenship in Dunedin.

New citizens say family in Gaza wish they were dead

Gazan woman Sabreen Alsaadoni and husband Emad Ismail relax in their Belleknowes home with their...

New citizens say family in Gaza wish they were dead

A woman from Gaza who has made a home in Dunedin says the last news she heard of her family was they wished they were dead.

Dunedin Ponzi scamster lacks insight into 'abhorrent' crimes

Barry Kloogh told the Parole Board alcohol played a critical part in his offending. PHOTO: LINDA...

Dunedin Ponzi scamster lacks insight into 'abhorrent' crimes

A Dunedin financial adviser, who put his $15.7 million Ponzi scheme down to "overconfidence", lacks insight into his crimes after more than five years behind bars, the Parole Board says.

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One-way system speed reductions canned

AA Otago district council chairman Malcolm Budd (top) says the government should get on and build...

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One-way system speed reductions ‘not proposed for now’

Speed reductions for Dunedin’s one-way system appear to be off the table after the government unveiled proposed traffic changes for the roads around the new hospital.

Govt and construction giant reach agreement on hospital build

The contract with construction firm CPB to build the new Dunedin hospital’s inpatient building is...

Govt and construction giant reach agreement on hospital build

Australian construction giant CPB is set to build the new Dunedin hospital inpatient building after years of fraught negotiations and government dithering.

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Councillors slam mayor’s ‘outrageous’ letter about Israel

"Is it appropriate for council to be requesting leaders of the government to ask their own MPs to...

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Councillors slam mayor’s ‘outrageous’ letter about Israel

Dunedin's mayor has been criticised as "infantile" and "not fit" to lead by city councillors over his letter to the government backing sanctions against Israel.

Exhibition chance to be heard

Southern Health School student Quinn Bailey, 17, stands in front of Artist and Dunedin Writer...

Exhibition chance to be heard

Art has taken on a special meaning for a Dunedin student battling chronic pain.

Dunedin hospital construction timeline revealed

Contractors from Christchurch-based construction company Ceres work on the site of the new...

Dunedin hospital construction timeline revealed

A six-month job capping piles and pouring concrete will kick off the resumption of work this month on the new Dunedin Hospital inpatient building.

Otago scientists develop tool to estimate dementia risk

Otago scientists develop tool to estimate dementia risk

Dunedin scientists have helped develop an internationally groundbreaking tool that estimates a person's risk of getting dementia and other age-related diseases.

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Govt accused of ‘fear-mongering’

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Govt accused of ‘fear-mongering’

A Dunedin Youth MP has accused the government of using "fear-mongering" language to pressure them into changing their speeches.

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Beach transformed into city’s ‘ugliest’

The Blackhead beach carpark with boulders to stop motorists from driving off the edge. PHOTO:...

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Beach transformed into city’s ‘ugliest’

A surfer's paradise has been transformed into the "ugliest beach in Dunedin" because the council has been "useless" at maintaining it, a Blackhead resident claims.

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Councillors get security systems allowance after abuse and threats

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Councillors get security systems allowance after abuse and threats

Increasing abuse and threats directed at elected members has prompted a new home security allowance to councillors’ pay.

Metal run

Metal run

Bulk carrier ES Dignity glides past St Leonards as the sun rises yesterday morning. It was on its way to pick up 25,000 tonnes of scrap metal.

Something to buzz about

Something to buzz about

Invercargill resident Mia Padgett, 12, has a crack at the Beat the Buzz activity in the New Zealand International Science Festival hub in Meridian Mall, Dunedin.

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Delays add $40m to build cost: Hodgson

Pete Hodgson. File photo: Peter McIntosh

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Delays add $40m to build cost: Hodgson

A year of government dithering has added $40 million to the cost of the budget-squeezed new Dunedin hospital project, a former boss says.

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Houlahan joining race for mayoralty

Dunedin mayoralty hopeful Carmen Houlahan wants to see strengthened relationships between the...

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Houlahan joining race for mayoralty

Another councillor has joined Dunedin’s mayoralty race and she wants the city to be vibrant and affordable.

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Spider with ‘sinister bite’ controllable: pest expert

The false widow spider has started to spread across the UK and is thought of as being very...

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Spider with ‘sinister bite’ controllable: pest expert

A Dunedin pest control specialist is confident the city has the capability to control the spread of a venomous spider with a "potentially sinister bite".

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