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Change vital after hoiho die in set nets, trust says

Calls for the government to stamp out the bycatch problem in the country’s wild waters and fisheries are mounting after it was revealed three yellow-eyed penguin/hoiho had been found caught in set...

Bystander feared ‘stabbing spree’ at pool

Police cordoned off Littlebourne Rd after a "grievous assault" outside Moana Pool yesterday....

Bystander feared ‘stabbing spree’ at pool

A patron at Dunedin’s Moana Pool was worried a knife-wielding woman was going to go on a "stabbing spree" when he stepped in to negotiate with her.

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Group takes action on Surrey St slurry

Contaminated water bursts from a manhole cover in Surrey St in June. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

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Group takes action on Surrey St slurry

Dunedin’s council calls it a bottleneck of diluted wastewater but residents use stronger words to describe the slurry on Surrey St.

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Une nuit fantastique

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Une nuit fantastique

Dunedin businesses say it was their "busiest day of the year" when the All Blacks came to town on Saturday.

Smoke in service centre roof sparks callout

Firefighters were called to a Hillside Rd property when smoke filled up a service centre’s roof space.

Art, science meld in workshop

Dunedin artist Jess Nicholson holds one of her clay tiles after her workshop at New Zealand...

Art, science meld in workshop

Māori stories about the night sky help weave art and science together, a Dunedin potter says.

Crash into pine trees results in serious injuries

Crash into pine trees results in serious injuries

Two people were transported to Dunedin Hospital with serious injuries after a car left the road and crashed down a bank into a stand of pine trees on Friday night.

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Simms suspends call to cut voting rights

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Simms suspends call to cut voting rights

A Dunedin mayoral hopeful has suspended his call for unelected council committee representatives to lose their voting rights.

Sale ‘cool’ way to connect during winter

Tony Cummings had an array of lifejackets to sell at the Otago Yacht Club "boat stuff" sale on...

Sale ‘cool’ way to connect during winter

If you had something to sell out the back of your boat, the Otago Yacht Club was the place to be on Saturday.

One injured, extensive damage in Kenmure blaze

One person was treated for burns after a fire broke out in the bedroom of a Dunedin home.

Hope festival will be starting point for lasting curiosity

Gus Stasso, 1, gets among the giant building blocks at the Imagination Playground at the New...

Hope festival will be starting point for lasting curiosity

The directors of the New Zealand International Science Festival are urging attendees to remain curious, as the festival wraps up for another year.

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Caution urged over tenancy agreements

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

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Caution urged over tenancy agreements

A group of Dunedin students who unwittingly signed up to live with a "flatmate from hell" are warning others to take a careful look at their tenancy agreements.

Games week chance to reconnect

University of Canterbury student Ayu Razali meets the Otago and Southland Chinese Association...

Games week chance to reconnect

Nearly 300 Malay students from across New Zealand descended on Dunedin recently to compete in a games week steeped in tradition.

Having a ball

Islay Little flings a tennis ball for Katie as they walk together through Opoho Park on a misty Saturday morning.

Inspiration home-grown for award-winning artist

Rod Eales shows off her award-winning work at the Dunedin Railway Station on Saturday. Her work...

Inspiration home-grown for award-winning artist

Flowers from her garden provided the inspiration for Otago Arts Society winner Rod Eales.

Loving le rugby

Loving le rugby

All Blacks and French fans were in good spirits before, during and after the big test under the roof at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday night.

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Drug dealer’s ‘spiralling lifestyle’ driven by addiction

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Drug dealer’s ‘spiralling lifestyle’ driven by addiction

A Dunedin drug dealer’s dogged persistence became his undoing, a court has heard.

Variety of artworks amazes

Otago Art Society 149th anniversary show judges Michele Beevors and Manu Berry take another look...

Variety of artworks amazes

The judges for the Otago Arts Society’s annual exhibition awards say this year has made them look a lot closer at things.

ORC moving to system where no votes are ‘wasted’

ORC moving to system where no votes are ‘wasted’

An elections law specialist is urging people not to be too daunted by the Otago Regional Council’s decision to switch to a single transferable vote (STV) system for this year’s council elections.

Environment-centred approach best for health: scholar

Maori scholar Dr Ihirangi Heke at Te Whare o Rukutia yesterday. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

Environment-centred approach best for health: scholar

Putting the environment first is a better way to approach health, a Māori scholar says.

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