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Trail runner uneasy about proposed bylaw

Event organiser Steve Tripp on a training run at the start of the Silver Stream race tracks....

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Trail runner uneasy about proposed bylaw

An organiser of many endurance events around Dunedin says proposed changes to a council bylaw are going to damage the city’s reputation as a popular trail city.

Pedestrian hit by car

Pedestrian hit by car

Police speak to witnesses after a car hit a pedestrian in Baldwin St, North East Valley, yesterday at 11am. A police spokeswoman said the road was not blocked and...

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Questions raised over NYE music

New Year's revellers in the Octagon farewell 2025. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

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Questions raised over NYE music

A Dunedin band hand-picked to support the Foo Fighters might not be the right fit for the city’s ‘‘family friendly’’ New Year’s Eve celebrations, some councillors believe.

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DCHL to consider ‘significant increase’ in dividend paid

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DCHL to consider ‘significant increase’ in dividend paid

Putting pressure on Aurora Energy to deliver higher dividends is short-sighted, a Dunedin City councillor has warned.

Teens in pool standoff prompt police plea after scooter antics

The two 13-year-old girls allegedly causing problems around Dunedin pictured in Moana Pool’s...

Teens in pool standoff prompt police plea after scooter antics

Police want the Dunedin public to report the antics of two teenage girls who have allegedly been on a week-long chaos campaign around the city.

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DCC backs in-house support for homeless

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DCC backs in-house support for homeless

Emotions ran high as Dunedin councillors hammered out an approach to supporting the city’s homeless, ultimately looking inward to deliver their envisioned changes.

Mangled car in ditch doesn't deter determined drunk driver

Mangled car in ditch doesn't deter determined drunk driver

A "severely intoxicated man" fished his dinged-up car out of a ditch and drove erratically through an Otago town with a smashed windscreen and deployed airbags, police said.

Ong falls 98% short in board bid

Ong falls 98% short in board bid

Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong has fallen well short in his bid to become a director on the board of media company NZME.

Great balls of fire: Flaming rugby game goes up in smoke

What could possibly make a midnight rugby match even more thrilling? Lighting the ball on fire would do it.

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Otago folk feel safest: report

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Otago folk feel safest: report

People in the Otago region feel the safest in the country, but many still experience significant isolation, a new survey on society reveals.

Ex-political figure spat on woman in Dunedin bar fracas

The defendant was banned from Albar in Dunedin. Photo: Google Maps

Ex-political figure spat on woman in Dunedin bar fracas

A former political figure spat on a bar worker then led police on a foot race through central Dunedin.

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Fortune building to go on market

The building at 231 Stuart St in Dunedin started as the Trinity Methodist Church in 1870 and was...

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Fortune building to go on market

The heritage of a landmark central Dunedin building dating back to 1870 will need to be respected as options for its future are considered, councillors say.

New principal vows to help girls flourish

Nicky Whitham-Blackwell. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

New principal vows to help girls flourish

A new principal at a prestigious Dunedin school promises to help young women not only flourish, but also to ‘‘influence the world around them in positive and brave ways’’.

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Dunedin Railways’ new name creates a stir

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Dunedin Railways’ new name creates a stir

Dunedin Railways, which runs trains to various routes in Otago, is to be rebranded as Dunedin Railway Station and the move has created a stir.

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'Don’t tell me to shut up': Council slanging match over parking

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'Don’t tell me to shut up': Council slanging match over parking

A discussion about parking changes erupted into a spat between two Dunedin councillors after one apparently told the other to ‘‘shut up’’.

Seal of approval

Seal of approval

Abseilers seal the joins at the new Dunedin hospital outpatient building.

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‘It wasn’t a fight, it was an assault’: Medical student convicted for brutal attack

Jack Bartlett was sentenced to community work and ordered to pay his victim $2000 after an...

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‘It wasn’t a fight, it was an assault’: Medical student convicted for brutal attack

A medical student who attacked a man, breaking his jaw and leaving him unable to eat solid food for weeks, failed in his bid to avoid a conviction.

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Couple calling it a day as Carey’s Bay publicans

Owners Steve Little and Jo Kidston are leaving the Carey’s Bay Hotel. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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Couple calling it a day as Carey’s Bay publicans

Time is about to be called for Carey’s Bay Hotel owners Steve Little and Jo Kidston.

Norcombe Barker new head of hoiho trust

Norcombe Barker at Sandfly Bay on Otago Peninsula. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Norcombe Barker new head of hoiho trust

Norcombe Barker is leading the charge to save the hoiho from extinction on the New Zealand mainland.

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Candidates urge council to be more transparent

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Candidates urge council to be more transparent

A series of Dunedin City Council by-election candidates have called for transparency as the ways the organisation might improve after two whistleblower complaints still remain a mystery.

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