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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.

Alleged animal abuse

Alleged animal abuse

An angry Dunedin dog owner allegedly grabbed his dog by the throat and threw it through a glass door because he was "frustrated".

Saving penguins, one tasty fish at a time

Saving penguins, one tasty fish at a time

Dunedin Wildlife Hospital vet nurse Emily Brewer tries to ply a replica penguin with a salmon at Dunedin's railway station yesterday.

Toddler’s butterflies to adorn Phoenix shirts

Dunedin toddler Edmund Rosevear’s butterfly drawings, which mum Jordy Fogarty helped with, will...

Toddler’s butterflies to adorn Phoenix shirts

A symbol of inspiration for one Dunedin family has become a badge of honour for a professional football club.

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Yeardley’s pain will result in gain

Phil Yeardley is all set to run 100km at the Caledonian Ground on Saturday. PHOTO: STEPHEN...

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Yeardley’s pain will result in gain

It is not what most 22-year-olds do on a Saturday night.

Warmer weather coming this week

Hitting the waves between the books, year 12 students from King’s High School leave the water at...

Warmer weather coming this week

If you thought summer was lousy — don’t despair, there might be some respite over the next few days.

Copper comes a cropper in fender bender

Emergency services at the scene of the crash. Photo: Craig Baxter

Copper comes a cropper in fender bender

An unmarked Dunedin police car did not have to go very far to get to the scene of a crash in Dunedin this afternoon.

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Near $20m extension to Peninsula shared path to begin

The new boardwalk will look much like the one pictured here at Raynbirds Bay. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Near $20m extension to Peninsula shared path to begin

The Dunedin City Council is set to start work on an almost $20 million extension to an Otago Peninsula cycleway and shared pathway with the construction of a new boardwalk.

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Candidates take aim at 10.5% rates increase

South Dunedin requires urgent action to deal with flooding risks, DCC by-election...

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Candidates take aim at 10.5% rates increase

Dunedin City Council by-election candidates are not impressed by the possibility of a 10.5% rates rise.

Angry owner 'hurls dog through glass door' in Mornington

An angry Dunedin dog owner allegedly grabbed his dog by the throat and threw it through a glass door because he was ‘‘frustrated’’.

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By-election to be contested by 14

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By-election to be contested by 14

A field of 14 candidates will contest the Dunedin City Council by-election to pursue the seat left open by the death of councillor and former mayor Jules Radich.

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Princes St site development pushed back to November

Requirements for construction to start at 380-392 Princes St, Dunedin has been pushed to November...

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Princes St site development pushed back to November

A central Dunedin development has been given another nine months to start work by the city council.

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'Excuse my language, but f*** off'

The two photos Parking Enforcement Services used when issuing Martin Leckie tickets in September...

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Supermarket ticketing slammed as ‘a scam’

A Dunedin man says photographic ‘‘proof’’ of his apparently illegal parking at a central city supermarket is laughable.

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‘Financial burden’ of stadium a ‘hit’ to ratepayers

Former anti-stadium campaigner Victor Billot says the affordability of Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr...

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‘Financial burden’ of stadium a ‘hit’ to ratepayers

Victor Billot did not offer the phrase ‘‘hate to say I told you so’’, but the stadium critic got near it.

'Aggressive behaviour' towards firies alleged

A man who is believed to be the homeowner is comforted while firefighters tackle a fire at 49...

'Aggressive behaviour' towards firefighters at house blaze alleged

Police were on hand for ‘‘crowd control’’ at the scene of a Dunedin house fire where aggressive behaviour by onlookers towards firefighters was alleged.

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Funding, staffing risks at new hospital flagged

A helicopter lifts a load on to the roof of the outpatients building of the new Dunedin hospital...

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Funding, staffing risks at new hospital flagged

The five-year delay between the opening of the new Dunedin hospital’s outpatient building and the inpatient building will lead to many staffing and operational issues, a bombshell govt report says.

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‘Absolutely disgusting’ graffiti removed

West Harbour resident Jarrod Hodson, who is also the local community board chairman, paints out...

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‘Absolutely disgusting’ graffiti removed

A West Harbour resident who was quick to remove "hurtful" graffiti says such messages have no place in his community and he has a big bucket of paint to back that up.

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Agents ‘exercising caution’

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Agents ‘exercising caution’

Travel operators are working with caution following strikes across the Middle East, a Dunedin agent says.

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King flies in to support fundraisers

Former Cadbury employees and mental health advocates (from left) Fiona Dobber and Megan Fairley...

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King flies in to support fundraisers

A group of former Cadbury employees are doing something "phenomenal" with their mission to fundraise for mental health at their old work’s carpark, an advocate says.

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