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Simms outspends others, fronts team

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Simms outspends others, fronts team

Campaign finance of more than $70,000 was provided by unsuccessful Dunedin mayoral candidate Andrew Simms to members of his team, including two who jumped ship.

'We were literally running for our lives'

Mourners gather to lay flowers at Bondi Beach yesterday after a mass shooting near a Hanukkah...

'We were literally running for our lives'

A Dunedin mother who was caught in the middle of the Bondi mass shooting says it was "what worst nightmares are made of".

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Man denied parole after assaults

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Man denied parole after assaults

A convicted murderer — and one of New Zealand’s longest serving inmates — will remain behind bars after confronting Otago Corrections officers with a knife.

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Not your ordinary motorbike club

Southern Classics member Pat Wheatley stands beside his 2006 Triumph Scrambler 900 during a catch...

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Not your ordinary motorbike club

Pat Wheatley reckons he is like most men — an idiot.

Wastewater decision ‘best Christmas present ever’

Surrey Street Flood Action Group convener Lynne Newell and members Neil Johnstone (centre) and...

Wastewater decision ‘best Christmas present ever’

Forbury residents are hailing it "the best Christmas present ever" as the regional council takes action against sewage overflows into their street.

Medical centre ditches after-hours service

The Mornington Medical Centre. Photo: Google Maps

Medical centre ditches after-hours service

The Mornington Medical Centre is no longer providing an after-hours care service, as Dunedin Urgent Doctors moves to a 24/7 model.

'Good neighbourhood watch' catches teens on property

'Good neighbourhood watch' catches teens on property

Two teenagers who allegedly burgled a Dunedin sleepout were arrested after being dobbed in by vigilant neighbours, police say.

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Study spurred by desire to make a difference

Linda Taylor has drawn on her experiences working in the corporate and charity worlds to complete...

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Study spurred by desire to make a difference

Watching major corporations spend more on dinner for a client than a charity can make in a week was deeply frustrating for Linda Taylor.

Moana pool hydroslide reopens to relief of city’s children

Jack, 4 (left), and Leo Meintjes, 6, were among the first to go down the refurbished hydroslide...

Moana pool hydroslide reopens to relief of city’s children

The Meintjes brothers spent much of yesterday morning slip-sliding away at Moana Pool’s refurbished hydroslide.

Love on the court: Special Olympics couple shoot hoops

Newlyweds Wade and Brittney Elliott competed together on the same team for the first time at this...

Love on the court: Special Olympics couple shoot hoops

The annual Special Olympics is about more than the love of the game — friendships are forged and sometimes true love is also discovered.

Right note for Christmas

Right note for Christmas

The Dunedin Salvation Army band strike up Deck the Halls during the Port Chalmers and District Lions Christmas music concert held at Iona Church yesterday.

Dramatic footage of car 'crushed' by logging truck emerges

Dramatic footage has emerged of a crash involving a logging truck and a car carrying a woman and her 1-year-old son on Dunedin's Southern Motorway last week.

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Big-spending Simms stumped up thousands for teammates

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Big-spending Simms stumped up thousands for teammates

Unsuccessful Dunedin mayoral candidate Andrew Simms has declared campaign costs of $45,000 and has stumped up tens of thousands more for his teammates.

In fine voice

Members of the Cantores Choir perform Christmas carols at Tūhura Otago Museum yesterday.

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Capping off another year at regalia hire service

Graduate Women Otago academic dress hire gown room manager Dr Jules Gross (left) with Cubby...

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Capping off another year at regalia hire service

The worst part of the job is doing "the sniff test" for "the smellies".

Xmas message draws on unusual collection

Dunedin’s Southern Consort of Voices, conducted by Daniel Kelly. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Xmas message draws on unusual collection

THE SOUTHERN CONSORT OF VOICES, Star in the Sky — Music For Christmas, All Saints’ Anglican Church, Dunedin, Sunday, December 14.

Throngs of graduands through central city

University of Otago graduands parade in George St, Dunedin, on their way to the Dunedin Town Hall, on Saturday.

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Parishioners feeling betrayed over plan

St Mary’s Church, Kaikorai parishioner Susan Kubala, has had generations of her family attend...

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Parishioners feeling betrayed over plan

Angry parishioners at a Dunedin church feel "betrayed" and that their place of worship is quietly being swept from under their feet by what they say is a diocese in disrepair and debt.

As swift as the wind

A fleet of 6m class sailboats harness the wind to drive up the Otago Harbour racing in the ILCA South Island Championships on Saturday.

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Need to be ‘wee bit crazy’ to do Crush the Cargill

‘‘Multisport’’ athlete Pascal Saker leaps over a hurdle at the start of the Crush the Cargill...

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Need to be ‘wee bit crazy’ to do Crush the Cargill

To want to spend your weekend running up and down Dunedin’s Mt Cargill over and over again, you have to be "a wee bit crazy".

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