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    Speeding driver foiled by line of traffic

    A Dunedin man’s attempt at fleeing from police at top speed was foiled when he got stuck in a line of traffic.

    Drunk drivers keep police busy day and night

    Emergency services at the scene on Saturday morning. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Drunk drivers keep police busy day and night

    A Dunedin teenager driving with a car-load of young adults the morning after a big night of drinking crashed into a tree on the opposite side of the road.

    Risk of thunderstorms, hail in South

    Risk of thunderstorms, hail in South

    MetService is warning there is a moderate risk of thunderstorms bringing heavy rain and hail to the South this afternoon and evening. 

    High turnover of physios ‘substantial threat’

    Gillian Watson

    High turnover of physios ‘substantial threat’

    A ‘‘concerning, but not entirely surprising’’ high turnover of physiotherapists poses a ‘‘substantial threat’’ to the stability and quality of New Zealand’s public healthcare.

    Dunedin Venues CEO to stand down

    Paul Doorn. Photo: Linda Robertson

    Dunedin Venues CEO to stand down

    The CEO of Dunedin Venues Paul Doorn, responsible for Forsyth Barr Stadium and the Dunedin Centre, has announced he will be leaving the post. 

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    Tenders called for peer mental care

    Phil Grady

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    Tenders called for peer mental care

    Health New Zealand wants to establish a private ‘‘peer-led’’ mental health facility in the Southern district.

    Two staff hospitalised after Dunedin Airport chemical incident

    PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Two staff hospitalised after Dunedin Airport chemical incident

    Two Dunedin Airport staff members have been taken to hospital as a precautionary measure after potentially being exposed to a toxic chemical.

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    Tireless effort to get bush tyre-less

    Keep Dunedin Beautiful volunteer Vita Mayhem-Bullock, 10, stands near a pile of tyres pulled from...

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    Tireless effort to get bush tyre-less

    Enough tyres to fit a standard car and a motorcycle were pulled from the bush around the Dunedin Town Belt in a community effort to clean up the area.

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    Varroa infestation adds to beekeepers’ climate, price fluctuation worries

    The queen bee (right of centre) spends much of her time examining cells through the colony among...

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    Varroa infestation adds to beekeepers’ climate, price fluctuation worries

    Otago beekeepers says the job has become more intense and technical, there being seemingly more questions than answers around the varroa mite.

    Festival celebrates 90 years of club

    Otago Bridge Club captain Phil Noye prepares to play several rounds of bridge during their 90th...

    Festival celebrates 90 years of club

    After nine decades of playing bridge, Otago’s local club shows no signs of waning membership and is instead going from strength to strength.

    Dunedin partygoer strikes teen with high-heel: police

    Photo: ODT files

    Dunedin partygoer strikes teen with high-heel: police

    A Dunedin partygoer allegedly took off her high-heel to strike a teenager in the head after accusing him of stealing her alcohol.

    Man in court after alleged Dunedin stabbing

    Photo: ODT files

    Man in court after alleged Dunedin stabbing

    A man has appeared in Dunedin District Court following an alleged stabbing yesterday.

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    Sri Lankan children ready to welcome a new year

    PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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    Sri Lankan children ready to welcome a new year

    A group of young Sri Lankan children are all dressed up to get ready to perform for Sri Lankan new year celebrations at the Sargood Centre, Logan Park, yesterday.

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    Seeing inside of whale ‘one of coolest things I’ve ever done’

    Mahe Ewan, of Cromwell, gets up close and personal with a life-sized inflatable humpback whale at...

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    Seeing inside of whale ‘one of coolest things I’ve ever done’

    Cool, calm and collected — that’s how Mahe Ewan reckons he would be if he was swallowed by a whale.

    Car on roof; driver injured

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    Car on roof; driver injured

    Emergency services attend the scene of a one-vehicle crash in Crawford St, Dunedin, on Saturday morning where a car rolled on its roof, leaving its sole occupant with moderate injuries.

    Programme reduces netballers’ injuries

    Rata beat Mossburn 47-27. PHOTO: ODT FILES.

    Programme reduces netballers’ injuries

    ‘‘Your greatest ability is your availability.’’

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    Sealions inspiration for dance

    Saltwater Feet dancers perform a sealion-inspired dance routine at St Clair Beach on Saturday....

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    Sealions inspiration for dance

    Mimicking the movements of sealions while dancing towards the breaking dawn was a visual lesson on their return for a host of Dunedin performers.

    Fever pitch

    Fever pitch

    Alt-rock duo Pearly*, guitarist Ryan Hill (left) and bass guitarist and vocalist Phaedra Love, perform to an enthusiastic crowd (below) at Wild Dunedin’s Pitch Choir event, which also featured Don...

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    Public pitches in to sting honey thief

    Carlee McCaw

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    Public pitches in to sting honey thief

    Bee warned. Anyone thinking of pilfering honey from a Waihola stall is likely to be stung.

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    Fast-track bid for inland port to be adjusted

    An application for fast-track approval of the proposed Southern Link inland port in North Taieri...

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    Fast-track bid for inland port to be adjusted

    Backers of an inland port near Mosgiel have withdrawn their application for fast-tracked consent and look set to submit an adjusted version next week.
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