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    Guerrilla gardener Steve Macknight stands in front of trees he has planted in Water St after...

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    Banished native trees find legit new home

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    Town Belt proposal: Car-free area to be considered

    Pop-up yoga, nature play and AI monitoring technology could be part of a reimagined, car-free area in Dunedin’s Town Belt.

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    Musician creates AI Christmas album

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    Rail ticket prices cut 25% after feedback

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    Mayor to head CEO committee

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    Mayor to head CEO committee

    Dunedin Mayor Sophie Barker appears set to chair the committee that monitors the performance of the city council’s chief executive.

    Octagon driver banned from drinking well over limit: police

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    Octagon driver banned from drinking well over limit: police

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    Family stands by rest-home in wake of allegations

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    Court date after post-awards drinks

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    Rescue of Hillside building appreciated by ex-staff

    A former staffer says it means everything to him that a heritage building at Dunedin’s Hillside workshops has been given a second life.

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    ORC staff moot boating rule changes

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    ORC staff moot boating rule changes

    Drink-driving tests will not hit the water in Otago, but traffic in Otago Harbour will be more closely monitored as changes arrive for boating in the region.

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    Most of the people at this year’s Forbury Park Trotting Club Christmas on the Grass event left their children at home.

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    Mosgiel shed fire leads to firearms find

    A 75-year-old man who allegedly lit a Mosgiel shed on fire was caught with multiple unlicensed firearms and 150 rounds of ammunition in his car, police say.

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    Checkpoint picks up drink-drivers, other infringements

    Dunedin police carry out breath testing in Cumberland St, early yesterday. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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    Checkpoint picks up drink-drivers, other infringements

    Police nabbed a driver who had more than twice the legal breath alcohol limit during an early morning centre city checkpoint yesterday.

    Research to catch prostate cancer earlier gets grant

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    Research to catch prostate cancer earlier gets grant

    Blood samples from New Zealand men undergoing prostate biopsies could soon pave the way towards a simple blood test for the early detection of prostate cancer.
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