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Prospect of sealing road gets closer
Residents concerned about the safety of a pothole-ridden, gravel Dunedin road are buoyed the council has taken a step towards sealing it.
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Starry, starry nights for Speight’s chimney
Starry, starry nights for Speight’s chimney
Illuminating the Dunedin skyline is a projection featuring three stars upon the chimney at Speight’s Brewery.
Imagine food, glorious food
Imagine food, glorious food
Do you fill up more at the supermarket when you’re hungry? Scientific research might confirm why.
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Lion cites group’s actions in support for Bill
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Lion cites group’s actions in support for Bill
New Zealand’s biggest alcohol company says the actions of a small, student-led Dunedin group were why liquor laws needed to change.
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‘I just ended up staying’
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‘I just ended up staying’
John McIntosh was in a drug-fuelled haze when he finally decided to become a New Zealand citizen after seven decades in this country.
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Boss ‘very embarrassed’ after groping women at work party
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Boss ‘very embarrassed’ after groping women at work party
A Dunedin forestry boss groped two women working at a bar during his company party, a court has heard.
‘Always being active’ keeps centenarian motoring
‘Always being active’ keeps centenarian motoring
Joan Hardey raises a glass as she nears 100 years — and is showing no signs of slowing down.
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Council silent on ‘major event’
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Council silent on ‘major event’
The council is staying tight-lipped over a ‘‘major event’’ proposed for Dunedin being discussed behind closed doors today.
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Car crimes driving repair demand
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Car crimes driving repair demand
While groups of youths run rampant causing severe damage to countless stolen cars, it is up to Dunedin panel beaters to clean up after them.
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First families move into homes under philanthropic scheme
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First families move into homes under philanthropic scheme
Chace Moody reckons without Roger Fewtrell, his young family would not have been able to buy their first home.
Remains of man missing for year found
Remains of man missing for year found
Human skeletal remains located on the Portobello coastline have been identified as those of a ‘‘kind-hearted fella’’ who went missing nearby in May last year.
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Archers hit fundraising target for wall repairs
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Archers hit fundraising target for wall repairs
Sitting on the toilet and hearing a thud on the wall next to their head was becoming ‘‘a little disconcerting’’ for women in the changing rooms at the University of Otago’s Clubs and Societies Centre.
Group banned from George St McDonald's
Group banned from George St McDonald's
Five youths have been banned from a Dunedin fast-food restaurant for two years due to their behaviour, police say.
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Core may hold sea level rise answers
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Core may hold sea level rise answers
An Antarctic sediment core, providing an environmental record stretching back about 17 million years, may hold answers to how long we have before coastal areas become inundated by rising sea levels.
Reinstalled camera to monitor speed next month
Reinstalled camera to monitor speed next month
The recently reinstalled average-speed safety camera in Allanton-Waihola Rd, State Highway 1.
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Playground icon to go the way of the dinosaur?
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Playground icon to go the way of the dinosaur?
Dunedin councillors spoke ‘‘in defence of the dinosaur’’ as they considered plans to replace or refurbish one of Marlow Park’s most illustrious occupants.
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Youths flaunt car stealing exploits
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Youths flaunt car stealing exploits
Youths stealing up to six cars a night in Dunedin have boasted of their exploits in TikTok videos showing cars speeding at 200kmh and fleeing police.
Youths back stealing cars soon after arrests: police
Youths back stealing cars soon after arrests: police
Some of the youths arrested over a spree of car thefts in Dunedin at the weekend were back at it again days later, police say.
Remains of missing 'kind-hearted fella' found
Remains of missing 'kind-hearted fella' found at Portobello
Human skeletal remains located on the Portobello coastline have been identified as those of a "kind-hearted fella" who went missing nearby in May last year.
Firefighters work to make scene safe
Firefighters work to make scene safe
Firefighters work on freeing a car jammed into the traffic island in Princes St yesterday.