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Rising costs making times rough for Dunedin students

If prospective students can no longer afford to rent, they won’t come, and those that are here...

Rising costs making times rough for Dunedin students

Students at the University of Otago say with the lack of jobs in the city, climbing rent prices and cost of power, they are struggling to make ends meet.

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Man smashed windows with trolley, punched bus driver in face

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Man smashed windows with trolley, punched bus driver in face

A Dunedin man has been jailed after smashing windows with a shopping trolley and punching a bus driver in the face.

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'Mean-spirited' paid Sunday parking approved

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'Mean-spirited' paid Sunday parking approved

A last-ditch effort to retain free Sunday parking in Dunedin’s central city has been shot down amid claims of electioneering.

Driver seriously injured as oil tanker leaves road near Waikouaiti

Driver seriously injured as oil tanker leaves road near Waikouaiti

A man is in a serious condition after the oil tanker he was driving, ran off the road near Waikouaiti this evening.

Repeat shoplifter belatedly pays $1500 grocery bill

The man paid for $1500 worth of items stolen from a Dunedin supermarket over the past four weeks....

Repeat shoplifter belatedly pays $1500 grocery bill

A Dunedin man finally paid his $1500 grocery bill after racking up the tally during a month of repeated shoplifting.

Car rolls after hitting bank on Dunedin road

Firefighters at the crash in Mount Grand Rd. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Car rolls after hitting bank on Dunedin road

A driver came to grief on a Dunedin back road this morning when their car hit a bank and rolled.

Injured baby case: Multiple rib fractures 'extremely unusual'

A baby allegedly squeezed by a prominent sportsman did not have bone fragility issues, a medical expert says.

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Bid by outspoken councillor to put spoke in wheels

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Bid by outspoken councillor to put spoke in wheels

An outspoken councillor was practically obliged to be quiet when it counted, as plans for the contentious Dunedin cycleway project were axed.

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Fear ward 10A overhaul ‘Band-Aid’ solution

A major overhaul of parts of Wakari Hospital should begin before the end of this year. PHOTO:...

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Fear ward 10A overhaul ‘Band-Aid’ solution

A major overhaul of a troubled ward at Wakari Hospital should begin before the end of the year, but workers are worried it will be merely a "Band-Aid" solution.

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Council to review soil regulations

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Council to review soil regulations

Dunedin city councillors have asked their staff to find out whether they are setting the right rules for properties with lead-contaminated land.

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Repeat drink-driver avoids jail

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Repeat drink-driver avoids jail

Thirteen, unlucky for some, but not for Douglas Te Amo.

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Decision to can cycleway project hailed

The Dunedin City Council has put the kibosh on a cycleway in Albany St. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

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Down-to-the-wire decision to can cycleway project lauded

A business owner is hailing the axing of a contentious central Dunedin cycleway project after years of feeling ignored by a "tone-deaf" council.

Students gaining ‘key skills’ processing footage

University of Otago law student Oliver O’Connor films a netball game at Dunedin’s Edgar Centre...

Students gaining ‘key skills’ processing footage

If you thought playing sport was fast and furious, spare a thought for the University of Otago students who are processing live footage of the Winter Tournament this week.

Going around in circles to raise funds for mural

Taieri College head boy Caleb Walker, 17, ponders his upcoming 24-hour walk around Wingatui...

Going around in circles to raise funds for mural

Taieri College head boy Caleb Walker sure lives up to his name.

Artworks on display for awards

Artworks on display for awards

Kings High School year 12 student Yahya Albahnasawi, 16, stands next to his artwork, which is on display at the Dunedin School of Art Secondary Schools Art Awards Exhibition 2025.

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Floodbank not in need of extra protection, report says

Otago Regional Council contractors use a sonic drill to take core soil samples at the Taieri...

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Floodbank not in need of extra protection, report says

An engineers’ report has potentially saved the Otago Regional Council millions of dollars by recommending the Outram floodbank does not need extra protection in the short term.

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Council spends over $180,000 on dust control at Foulden Maar

The fossil-rich Foulden Maar site near Middlemarch has been bought by the DCC for more than $900...

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Council spends over $180,000 on dust control at Foulden Maar

Controlling dust at the fossil-rich Foulden Maar site near Middlemarch has cost the Dunedin City Council more than $180,000.

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Concussion recovery for youth focus of new school framework

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Concussion recovery for youth focus of new school framework

More than one in three Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) claims for concussion in New Zealand are from teenagers.

Ferry takes a little lamb

Dave the Lamb on board the Port to Port Ferry with operator Rachel McGregor. Photo: Supplied

Ferry takes a little lamb

An Otago Harbour ferry has advertised an option for passengers to "add a sheep" to their ticket for more than two years as a joke, and Dave the lamb has been the first to take them up on the offer.

Cop avoids prosecution over Otago bar fire

Cop avoids prosecution over Otago bar fire

A police officer has escaped prosecution for starting a fire which closed down an Otago bar for the evening.

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