Mt Cook pic people’s favourite
Mt Cook pic people’s favourite
For obvious reasons, Caleb Farrow’s photo For Reasons Unspoken has been chosen as this year’s People’s Choice Award winner
Teen sought over retirement unit break-in
Teen sought over retirement unit break-in
A teenager leapt out of the window of a Mosgiel retirement unit after being disturbed by the startled resident.
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Singing with his father ‘important’ for star Lemalu
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Singing with his father ‘important’ for star Lemalu
When you lose someone so close, Prof Jonathan Lemalu says it puts a whole new perspective on life.
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People trafficking charges denied
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People trafficking charges denied
The man behind a "luxury" Otago taxi company now faces allegations of people trafficking and up to 20 years’ imprisonment.
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Man harvested paua, illegally sold it at local market
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Man harvested paua, illegally sold it at local market
A Dunedin man who illegally harvested pāua and sold it at a local market has been fined.
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Dogs to be put down after attacks on elderly woman, mum with baby
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Dogs to be put down after attacks on elderly woman, mum with baby
A pair of dogs will be put down after two neighbourhood attacks, including a bite that broke an elderly woman’s arm.
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Sports facilities forced to close
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Sports facilities forced to close
Badminton and ice sports are off the cards in Dunedin after two neighbouring sports facilities had parts of their roofs ripped off during severe weather.
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University 'incredibly disappointed' staff leaked to media
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University 'incredibly disappointed' staff leaked to media
Staff from Otago Uni's troubled Business School marketing department say an "incredibly disappointed" email from their pro-vice-chancellor made them feel they had been warned not to leak information to media.
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Man breaches curfew for ramming two cars to steal vehicle
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Man breaches curfew for ramming two cars to steal vehicle
A Dunedin man who was meant to be at home on bail after ramming two cars was instead out stealing a vehicle.
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Columba troubleshooter 'not brought in for principal'
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Columba troubleshooter 'not brought in for principal'
An education "troubleshooter" was brought in to Columba College to investigate the board of trustees’ governance processes and practices.
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Octagon bar assault victim 'thought women's toilets were unisex'
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Octagon bar assault victim 'thought women's toilets were unisex'
A Dunedin man was left with a fractured nose and three broken teeth after he was assaulted in an Octagon bar.
Watch: Falling tree narrowly misses car on Kilmog
Watch: Falling tree narrowly misses car on Kilmog
Dramatic dashcam footage has captured the moment a massive tree crashed onto the Kilmog north of Dunedin just missing a car.
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Academic questions ‘whose version of nature’ we are seeing
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Academic questions ‘whose version of nature’ we are seeing
Dunedin's parks and reserves, including the Dunedin Botanic Garden, risk becoming a colonial relic and need to better represent the knowledge and promises of the Treaty of Waitangi, an academic says.
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Heritage advocate ‘thrilled’ with honour
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Heritage advocate ‘thrilled’ with honour
Protecting a city’s heritage is an uphill battle, a leading structural engineer and heritage restorer says.
Trees fall victim to gales
Trees fall victim to gales
Trees around Dunedin were felled in yesterday’s storms.
Barker appointed for university’s push into Q’town Lakes
Barker appointed for university’s push into Q’town Lakes
University of Otago vice-chancellor Grant Robertson has appointed Prof Richard Barker to drive the university’s ambitious plans in the Queenstown Lakes District.
State of emergency declared in Clutha
State of emergency declared in Clutha
A state of emergency has been declared for the Clutha district and some Dunedin residents face another night without power after widespread wind damage.
Largest public service strike in decades
Largest public service strike in decades
Thousands of public service workers gathered en masse in the South as part of the largest co-ordinated strike action in the country in decades.
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Columba staff 'devastated' over principal’s departure
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Columba staff 'devastated' over principal’s departure
Columba College staff have been left "devastated" and "bewildered" after the school announced its absent principal will not be returning.
Barker to drive uni plans for Lakes District
Barker to drive uni plans for Lakes District
University of Otago vice-chancellor Grant Robertson has appointed Prof Richard Barker to drive the institution's ambitious plans in Queenstown and the Lakes District.