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    Speaking at an early International Women’s Day celebration yesterday in Grand Casino Dunedin are ...

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    International Women’s Day event ‘epic’

    A trio of leaders in diverse fields shared their experiences and accomplishments with Dunedin women over breakfast.

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    Customer information visibility ‘dangerous’

    A bank employee works on a computer inside the ANZ bank in George St.

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    Customer information visibility ‘dangerous’

    A Dunedin bank’s layout has been slammed as potentially ‘‘dangerous’’ after computer screens showing customer information were found to be visible through a street-facing window.

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    No breakdown of data on breakdowns: Fenz

    NZPFU Dunedin Local Secretary Mike Taylor outside thE Dunedin Central Fire Station on Friday....

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    No breakdown of data on breakdowns: Fenz

    Firefighters are ‘‘astonished’’ their employers don't keep exact records of truck breakdowns, after being told for months they were ‘‘exaggerating the truth’’ about the fragility of their fleet.

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    ‘Critic’ size cut a mistake by OUSA: former editor

    Daniel Leamy

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    ‘Critic’ size cut a mistake by OUSA: former editor

    The Otago University Students’ Association has not ruled out returning Critic Te Arohi to a more comprehensive format if the student community wants that.

    ‘Boom’ shakes town as ordinance disposed

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    ‘Boom’ shakes town as ordinance disposed

    Fears that ‘‘one of Trumpy’s missiles might have went the wrong direction’’ spread through Waikouaiti after a loud ‘‘boom’’ rattled windows and floorboards yesterday.

    Council’s capital spend programme unclear

    "... there are some things we have no control over, such as the increasing maintenance costs,...

    Council’s capital spend programme unclear

    Plan for the Dunedin City Council’s capital expenditure remain up in the air, as uncertainty lingers about how the programme is going right now.

    Standing for pay equity

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    Members of the New Zealand Nurses’ Organisation, along with supporters, wear purple in solidarity and stand beside Dunedin Hospital yesterday to mark International Women’s Day tomorrow and support...

    Shelduck season set, shooting starts

    Paradise ducks take off from a field near Middlemarch this week. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Shelduck season set, shooting starts

    Parries are back on the menu from today.

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    Extra guards at meetings for me: Ong

    Benedict Ong

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    Extra guards at meetings for me: Ong

    A Dunedin city councillor says he is not a safety risk and an increased presence of security guards ‘‘stationed specifically’’ for him is a waste of resources.

    Toitu towing victims get apology for signage

    A car is towed last month to make way for cruise ship buses. Signs were supposed to be situated...

    Toitu towing victims get apology for signage

    Those fined for parking in areas for cruise ship buses outside Toitū will get a reprieve as an olive branch is offered for those who have been hit in the pocket.

    Hospital's 'approved budget' higher than previously claimed

    The new Dunedin Hospital build site. Photo: RNZ

    Hospital's 'approved budget' higher than previously claimed

    The approved budget for the new Dunedin Hospital is just over $2 billion, though the government continues to use a figure $174 million less than that.

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    Thirteen town houses set to occupy Baptist site

    Developer Liam Horne is set to build some town houses on the site of the former North East Valley...

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    Thirteen town houses set to occupy Baptist site

    Work will start next week on the construction of 13 town houses on the site of the now demolished North East Valley Baptist Church.

    Neighbours' dispute turns violent in Dunedin

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    Neighbours' dispute turns violent in Dunedin

    A woman was punched in the face when an argument between neighbours escalated in a Dunedin suburb.

    Dunedin man jailed for child sexual exploitation material

    Dunedin man jailed for child sexual exploitation material

    A 30-year-old Dunedin man has been jailed for distributing photos and videos showing children abused "in the most violent ways".

    Oysters arrive in Dunedin after Southlanders supplied

    Best Cafe’s chef Lisa Chan serves up a plate of Bluff oysters a day after the shop received their...

    Oysters arrive in Dunedin after Southlanders supplied

    Dunedin has finally been granted access to the South’s favourite seafood delicacy, after the lion’s share were gobbled up quickly by Southland.

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    Parking tech set to boost coffers

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    Parking tech set to boost coffers

    The chances of getting caught by Dunedin’s parking police will soon be significantly higher, because of new technology.

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    Poetic submission backs tree’s removal

    A Mosgiel pin oak tree poses an urgent risk to people and property, the owners say. PHOTO: GERARD...

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    Poetic submission backs tree’s removal

    An arboreal verse penned for a protected Mosgiel pin oak has joined artificial intelligence in backing the tree’s removal.

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    Year’s home detention for assault and injuring child

    Dunedin District Court. File photo: ODT

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    Year’s home detention for assault and injuring child

    A day after attacking someone he believed had abused his child, an Oamaru man pinched his own daughter so hard he drew blood.

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    Assault while on bail adds to jail time

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    Assault while on bail adds to jail time

    A high-profile criminal who beat up his former partner in front of their children has been granted name suppression.

    Flat stones put to use

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    Flat stones put to use

    A relic of the past holds a mob of sheep at Longford, near Middlemarch.
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