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    Barker totally rejects acting ‘unlawfully’

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    Barker totally rejects acting ‘unlawfully’

    Dunedin's mayor has denied acting "unlawfully" at a council meeting after accusations of censorship from a by-election candidate.

    Same crash different day: Motorway backed up again

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    Long tailbacks on Dunedin motorway second morning in row

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    'Thoroughly intoxicated' drink-driver had sworn off alcohol

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    'Thoroughly intoxicated' drink-driver had sworn off alcohol

    A Dunedin drink-driver who swore she would "never ever" touch alcohol again was spotted driving on the wrong side of High St while five times over the limit.

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    Big softie bikers raise $2000-plus for SPCA

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    Sport subjects at Otago Uni ranked highly

    Sports-related subjects and anatomy research at the University of Otago remain near the top of their fields, the latest world rankings reveal.

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    Combination depression treatment to be trialled

    University of Otago psychological medicine postdoctoral research fellow Dr Neda Nasrollahi is...

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    Combination depression treatment to be trialled

    Mixing cough suppressant with an atypical antidepressant and smoking cessation drug may hold the key to helping people with treatment-resistant depression.

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    Trust in council damaged by cut

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    Trust in council damaged by cut

    "Problematic" changes to Dunedin’s grant allocation undermined trust between the council and the city’s arts community, Mayor Sophie Barker was told.

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    A nose-to-tail crash slowed traffic to a crawl on Dunedin’s Southern Motorway yesterday morning.

    Columba College board accused of bullying

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    Columba College board accused of bullying

    Staff at Dunedin's Columba College complained to education officials multiple times accusing the school's board of bullying and interfering in the running of the school.

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    Call for uni to cut ties with Israel-linked tech firm

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    Call for uni to cut ties with Israel-linked tech firm

    A group of University of Otago academics are calling for the institution to reconsider its ties to Palo Alto Networks (PANW) in the wake of the company’s connections to the war in Gaza.

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    A nose-to-tail crash gummed up the southern motorway traffic into Dunedin and slowed traffic to a crawl this morning.

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    Oil rigs off Otago coast long shot as applications open

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    Oil rigs off Otago coast long shot as applications open

    Oil rigs off the Otago coast appear a long way off and a long shot, despite parties being asked to apply for prospecting permits for the Canterbury Basin.

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    Extra $50 per week ‘isn’t going to go far’

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    Extra $50 per week ‘isn’t going to go far’

    An extra $50 a week to help ease the pain of soaring fuel prices will not go very far, a Dunedin mother of three says.

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    Celebrated composer retires from academia but music will continue

    Prominent composer and University of Otago music Emeritus Professor Anthony Ritchie will retire...

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    Celebrated composer retires from academia but music will continue

    Anthony Ritchie may be retiring from the University of Otago, but that does not mean the prominent composer will be repurposing his copious quantities of empty manuscript.

    Watch: Ong speaks after refusing to resign

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    Ong rejects call to resign as councillor

    Dunedin councillor Benedict Ong says he is going nowhere after being asked to consider resigning by 10 of his fellow councillors.

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    Husband, wife’s 11 medals auctioned

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    Husband, wife’s 11 medals auctioned

    Sometimes it is the tales behind certain objects that help fetch the best prices at auctions.

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    Man who flung dog through window gets pet ban

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    Man who flung dog through window gets pet ban

    A man who flung a dog and shattered a window has been banned from pet ownership for a year.

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    New Kainga Ora houses make ‘place look loved again’

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    New Kainga Ora houses make ‘place look loved again’

    New Kāinga Ora housing developments in Mosgiel are bringing vitality back to what have been described as some tired-looking streets, making them ‘‘look loved’’ again.

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    Ong nominates himself for NZME board

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    Fall off sea wall leaves one seriously injured

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