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Landlords accused of doing their own healthy homes checks

There are calls for a Rental Warrant of Fitness to ensure student flats in North Dunedin are actually complying with Healthy Homes Standards.

Wheels come off Dunedin cycleway as Radich swings vote

Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich. Photo: ODT Files

Wheels come off Dunedin cycleway as Radich swings vote

A contentious Dunedin cycleway project has been axed by the mayor’s casting vote during a high-drama council meeting.

Teenage car thief has 'productive' chat with victim

Teenage car thief has 'productive' chat with victim

A teenage car thief was frog-marched back to the scene of his alleged crime by Dunedin police and had to face up to the vehicle’s owner.

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Prof retires after decades of ‘playing with chemicals’

Emeritus Prof Lyall Hanton will retire at the end of this week after ‘‘44 and three-quarter’’...

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Prof retires after decades of ‘playing with chemicals’

Emeritus Prof Lyall Hanton reckons it is a bit strong to say he has spent the past four decades in the University of Otago chemistry labs coming up with ways to help humanity.

Boys prepare for the catwalk in school fundraiser

John McGlashan College students Ben Eckhoff (left), 18, and Glenn Ericsson, 17, show off their...

Boys prepare for the catwalk in school fundraiser

Students from a boys’ secondary school in Dunedin are perfecting their catwalks to raise money for their arts programmes.

Climate protesters support pair facing charges

REPORT: FELICTY DEAR / PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

Climate protesters support pair facing charges

Climate activists protest outside the Dunedin courthouse before Jennifer Shulzitski and Jonathon Rowe-Visser appear in the dock.

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Tri-agencies not properly engaged: report

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Tri-agencies not properly engaged: report

A review of Dunedin’s local alcohol rules needs to be "reset" after groups including police and health authorities said they were not properly engaged, councillors have been told.

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Election sign to be altered after complaint

A Future Dunedin election billboard requires adjustment to comply with a character limit. PHOTO:...

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Election sign to be altered after complaint

After an abatement notice, a court application and communication between lawyers, an election sign in Dunedin will be tweaked.

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Councillor calls for ministry guidance on lead issue

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Councillor calls for ministry guidance on lead issue

A Dunedin city councillor is calling for a rethink on how the council deals with lead contaminated soil, as developers complain of six-figure bills to mitigate it.

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NZ connection leads Australian to unmarked grave

Australian man Luke Cornish erects a plaque showing the spot in the Port Chalmers Old Cemetery...

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NZ connection leads Australian to unmarked grave

Almost 150 years after a woman was buried in an unmarked grave in Port Chalmers, her great-great-grandson has placed a plaque showing where she lies.

Dunedin woman overdoses on fentanyl after pharmacy error

A woman was given six times the prescribed dose of a fentanyl patch by her pharmacy. Photo: Getty...

Dunedin woman overdoses on fentanyl after pharmacy error

A Dunedin woman overdosed after she was given six times the prescribed dose of a fentanyl patch by her pharmacy.

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Fires spark warning on charging electronics

A fire tore through a bedroom at a Barr St property on July 6. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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Fires spark warning on charging electronics

A fire investigator urges people not to leave electronic devices such as laptops, vapes and cellphones on beds or couches while charging, following two house fires in Dunedin in the past three months.

Driver crashed while six times over limit, police say

Driver crashed while six times over limit, police say

A Dunedin man was found to be driving more than six times over the legal alcohol limit after he mounted the footpath and crashed into a fence, police say.

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TEC accused of ‘hand-holding’ for medical school proposal

Francisco Hernandez. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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TEC accused of ‘hand-holding’ for medical school proposal

The universities’ financial watchdog is being accused of "holding the hand" of the Waikato Medical School proposal to get it over the line with the government.

Mum battles red tape to get help for child with OCD

There was no wrap-around support for a teen dealing with a severe obsessive compulsive disorder,...

Mum battles red tape to get help for child with OCD

A child who spent months in a psychiatric hospital for severe obsessive compulsive disorder was sent home with just one hour of therapy in Dunedin a week.

Defendant 'shocked, confused' at baby's injuries

A prominent sportsman told police he was “shocked” and “confused” after hearing a baby he had cared for had suffered more than a dozen fractures.

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Fenz slammed for almost 40-year-old appliance

A 1987 Fire and Emergency NZ aerial appliance off to a callout after a fire alarm was triggered...

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Fenz slammed for almost 40-year-old appliance

The year is 1987, Fleetwood Mac’s Little Lies is topping the charts and Dunedin has revealed a new state-of-the-art ladder aerial appliance.

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Bike race and charity auction in memory of keen cyclist

Tony Wood (front) holds the late Darren Wispinski’s Avanti road bike, during a memorial ride with...

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Bike race and charity auction in memory of keen cyclist

A Dunedin cyclist’s life and memory has been honoured by his family with an inaugural bike race and charity auction.

Man spat on officer after failed headbutt: police

Man spat on officer after failed headbutt: police

A man involved in a central Dunedin brawl resorted to spitting on an officer after a failed headbutt attempt, police say.

Gliding on glass

Gliding on glass

Two teams from Dunedin’s Fire In Ice Waka Ama Club pass one another while training on Otago Harbour during low tide on Saturday morning.

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