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.
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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.
Great balls of fire: Flaming rugby game goes up in smoke
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.
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.
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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
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
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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.
Teens in pool standoff prompt police plea after scooter antics
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.
New principal vows to help girls flourish
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
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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
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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 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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Global success for Taurite Tū programme
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Global success for Taurite Tū programme
International success for an Ōtākou fall prevention programme is thanks to the kaumātua at the project’s heart, an organiser says.
ORC customer support closed during move
ORC customer support closed during move
The opening of the new ORC building will lead to its customer support service in Dunedin being closed for two days.
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Confidentiality breach condemned by colleagues
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Confidentiality breach condemned by colleagues
Potential investment in Dunedin worth more than $50 million could be at risk because of a city councillor’s confidentiality breach, another councillor says.
Boom! Dunedin's fireworks are back
Boom! Dunedin's fireworks are back
Fireworks are back for Dunedin's next New Year's Eve celebrations and will light up the sky above the Octagon to bring in 2027.