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    VR tool gives firefighters head start

    A new Fraser FireType 5 Medium Aerial Appliance, which is due to arrive in Dunedin by the end of...

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    VR tool gives firefighters head start

    Dunedin firefighters got a spin on a shiny new toy as they prepare for the rollout of much-needed new aerial appliances.

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    Submissions called for on reserve plan

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    Submissions called for on reserve plan

    The next step is to be taken in the establishment of a mātaitai reserve off the coast of Karitane.

    Study takes new angle on spread of tuberculosis

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    Study takes new angle on spread of tuberculosis

    As tuberculosis (Tb) continues to kill about a million people a year around the globe, research has turned to studying whether people with Tb who show no symptoms are unknowingly spreading it.

    Repair works under way for church roof

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    Repair works under way for church roof

    A crane has been set up to repair the roof of Dunedin’s Knox Church.

    Going the distance

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    Going the distance

    Distance markers have been installed by the Dream South D project along John Wilson Ocean Dr.

    Bungling boozer leads cops on 'very short foot chase'

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    Bungling boozer leads cops on 'very short foot chase'

    An allegedly intoxicated man causing chaos in the main street of an Otago town twice attempted to flee police on foot.

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    'He’s either going to kill himself or kill someone else'

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    'He’s either going to kill himself or kill someone else'

    A methed-up truck driver who caused a fatal fiery crash has been locked up, but a former employer says the tragedy could have been prevented.

    No ordinary Halloween set-up

    Chris Sperandio shakes hands with his werewolf as he gets his St Clair home ready for Halloween...

    No ordinary Halloween set-up

    It takes three weeks for Carmen and Chris Sperandio to put together their Halloween-themed installations in their house — but the reactions are worth it.

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    Call for changes to campaign spending

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    Call for changes to campaign spending

    "Extraordinary" levels of election campaign spending mean changes are required to ensure a level playing field, a Dunedin city councillor says.

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    Season mixed bag for longtime whitebaiter

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    Season mixed bag for longtime whitebaiter

    The pick of spots and buckets of experience does not always necessarily fill the whitebait pail for Neri Wall.

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    ‘Rescued’ food on market menu

    Otago Polytechnic student Storm Taana, 17, with puff patches at Otago Polytechnic yesterday....

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    ‘Rescued’ food on market menu

    Beef shin, by-catch fish tacos and planter box pastries were on the menu at last night’s Otago Polytechnic food market.

    Public-pooping pensioner caught in act after threats to kill

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    Public-pooping pensioner caught in act after threats to kill

    A pensioner who threatened and pushed a woman working in central Dunedin was soon tracked down by police while ‘‘excreting’’ in a bush.

    The spooky reason red balloons are popping up in Dunedin drains

    A red balloon strung up above a MacLaggan St gutter. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY.

    The spooky reason red balloons are popping up in Dunedin drains

    Parents, keep your children on a leash — lest they get lured down into Dunedin’s drainage system.

    Jetskiers defy gravity at St Clair

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    Jetskiers defy gravity at St Clair

    Jules Bennett defies gravity on his jetski at St Clair Beach yesterday afternoon.

    Hundreds without power after South Dunedin crash

    Emergency services at the scene of the crash. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Hundreds without power after South Dunedin crash

    A father and son were in a car which was believed to have been speeding when it slammed into a pole cutting power to hundreds in South Dunedin this morning.

    Man bites cop after assaulting driver at Dunedin bus hub

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    Man bites cop after assaulting driver at Dunedin bus hub

    A man who assaulted a Dunedin bus driver bit a police officer in the leg as he was being arrested and then performed an indecent act while in a police cell.

    Remains of toppled trees may serve city

    A council contractor fells the stump of one of the iconic trees blown over by the wind in Anzac...

    Remains of toppled trees may serve city

    The remains of the Anzac Ave trees which collapsed and crashed in last week’s heavy winds in Dunedin could be made into firewood.

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    Council CEO’s salary nears $500,000

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    Council CEO’s salary nears $500,000

    Remuneration for Dunedin City Council chief executive Sandy Graham remained shy of $500,000 in the previous financial year.

    AI prank prompts callout to Dunedin school

    Police were called to King’s High School after the prank. Photo: Google Maps

    AI prank prompts callout to Dunedin school

    An end-of-year prank at a Dunedin secondary school involving AI-generated images of staff ended with police being called.

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    'I see dead people': Spiritualists ghost into new Dunedin venue

    Robyn Newton, of Dunedin, is at the forefront of a new Spiritualist Church based in the Otago...

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    'I see dead people': Spiritualists ghost into new Dunedin venue

    A church that believes it is possible to communicate with the dead has opened a new centre in Dunedin.
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