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Teen leaves trail of destruction at Dunedin school, supermarket

Teen leaves trail of destruction at Dunedin school, supermarket

A teenager left a trail destruction after breaking into a supermarket and neighbouring school in north Dunedin, police say.

Record sale proves a hit as event continues to grow

Courtenay and Shiloh Butler hunt for a bargain at the fifth Dunedin Record & Pop Culture Fair...

Record sale proves a hit as event continues to grow

Music fans and bargain hunters alike filled a Dunedin bar to the brim for the latest outing of a record and pop culture fair yesterday.

Well-read deaconess reaches 100 years unshackled

The Rev Nora Calvert’s secret to making it to 100 years old might be a life unencumbered by a husband or child, her niece says.

Buy cycle

Buy cycle

Student Lily Frieswyk picks up one of the 50 "pre-loved" bikes for sale at Friday’s Te Oraka Social Club bike market and repair workshop, which took place at the St David St end of the University...

Contrails at sunset an 'amazing sight'

Contrails at sunset an 'amazing sight'

The Latam Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flight from Sydney to Santiago passed above Dunedin at sunset yesterday, casting a shadow on the clouds above the plane’s route.

Young competitors fine-tune confidence on stage

In fine voice at SongFest’25! yesterday are (clockwise from top left) Kahurangi Makiha, Max Smith...

Young competitors fine-tune confidence on stage

Hits from Miley Cyrus, Adele and Queen filled the air at the weekend as young singers blew "the back off the auditorium wall" for SongFest’25!.

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University unfazed by dwindling donations

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University unfazed by dwindling donations

The University of Otago is brushing off another dramatic drop-off in donations to its Foundation Trust, saying donors continue to seek other ways to contribute.

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Lab should be open seven days: widower

Dunedin man Sam Weepers protests outside the Dunedin Hospital every weekend to highlight his...

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Lab should be open seven days: widower

A grieving widower is vowing to continue a campaign to improve access to the Dunedin cardiac cath lab after his wife’s death.

Side-by-side crash injures two

Two people were transported to Dunedin Hospital, one with serious injuries, after a crash involving a side-by-side off-road vehicle at the weekend.

Pristine vinyl in music sale

Regent Music Sale co-ordinator Mark Burrows is looking forward to welcoming music-lovers to next...

Pristine vinyl in music sale

A mountain of donated music and entertainment material has been sorted and priced ready for bargain-hunters at next weekend’s giant Regent Music Sale.

Obituary: A teacher, a mentor and leader

Ali’itasi Pepe (Tasi) Lemalu, MNZM. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Obituary: A teacher, a mentor and leader

Beyond all the medals and awards, lay a steely and quiet (mostly quiet) determination, a focus, a stubborn perseverance.

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Ozone data fears as satellites’ time runs out

University of Otago atmospheric physicist and researcher Associate Prof Annika Seppala is working...

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Ozone data fears as satellites’ time runs out

The clock is about to run out on the lifespan of several ozone detection satellites, which could have a major impact on the precision of the southern hemisphere’s weather forecasts.

Removal of churches from protected list decried

Southern Heritage Trust member and council candidate Jo Galer outside the former Andersons Bay...

Removal of churches from protected list decried

Dunedin is "sleepwalking" into a heritage desert, an advocate says.

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'Gator on run for three years

Saturn the alligator, in Moscow Zoo in 2009. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Alligator captures Burns Fellow’s imagination

At 200kg, Saturn was a muscle-bound fellow with a menacing smile and a more-than-slightly aggressive nature.

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Dispute ends with $6k settlement

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Dispute ends with $6k settlement

A legal dispute between a Dunedin mayoral hopeful and a city councillor has ended with an apology, a retraction and a settlement out of court.

Frustration as Tomahawk plans stall

Asking the Dunedin City Council to do more to develop the former Tomahawk School Site are (from...

Frustration as Tomahawk plans stall

Locals are frustrated that plans to turn the former Tomahawk School site into a recreation space have gone nowhere.

Making penguins’ fish smoothies ‘intense’

Dunedin Wildlife Hospital nurse Emily Brewer shows off the ingredients and equipment used to make...

Making penguins’ fish smoothies ‘intense’

The Dunedin Wildlife Hospital will set about making hundreds of litres of fish smoothies for penguins before the breeding season begins.

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9-year-old to take on world’s best juniors

Joanna Ke and coach Shelley Duncan put in the hard yards on the practice fairway at Balmacewen....

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9-year-old to take on world’s best juniors

Joanna Ke has come a fair way. The Dunedin 9-year-old is playing golf people double her age could only dream about.

Event teaches students how to protest

University of Otago and Otago Polytechnic students gather for protest training, organised by...

Event teaches students how to protest

Protestors who are not fans of being pepper-sprayed, handcuffed or locked up in a police cell spent two hours learning how to avoid the common commotions.

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Chance to perform at the Globe ‘insane’

Former Trinity Catholic College student Phoebe Harris (left) and student Meadow Stewart, exchange...

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Chance to perform at the Globe ‘insane’

Last year, in front of school mates. This year, treading the boards at the Globe Theatre in London for the Bard.

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