Missing man Murray described as ‘quiet’, ‘friendly’
A man missing around the Otago Harbour has been described as a "kind-hearted man" living his best bachelor life onboard his yacht.
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Runner rescued
Runner rescued
An injured runner is carried out of the bush at the North East Valley Quarry by firefighters yesterday.
Compensation complaint laid
Compensation complaint laid
A former Dunedin survivor of historical sexual abuse says he was so "insulted" by the government’s compensation scheme he is taking it up with the United Nations.
Dunedin author wins top award for her poetry
Dunedin author wins top award for her poetry
A Dunedin author has been honoured at the country’s biggest literary arts awards.
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Shame, remorse help man avoid prison sentence
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Shame, remorse help man avoid prison sentence
A man who drove while three times over the legal limit with his 7-year-old daughter, causing a crash, has avoided prison.
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Allegations turn to threats as feud boils over
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Allegations turn to threats as feud boils over
A bitter feud between drivers at Dunedin’s biggest taxi company erupted into threats of violence at a meeting called to address rising tensions.
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Pretence to gain free sex act
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Pretence to gain free sex act
A man who pretended to be an immigration officer to scare a prostitute into performing a sex act for free, says the voice of an Irish man told him to do it.
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Prominent member of immigrant community jailed for breaches
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Prominent member of immigrant community jailed for breaches
A respected member of the Dunedin immigrant community has spent time in prison after spitting on a man and breaching court orders.
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Victim forced to flee naked to escape her violent abuser
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Victim forced to flee naked to escape her violent abuser
A Dunedin woman ran into the street naked to escape her abuser, a court has heard.
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Proposed branch closure ‘short-sighted’, chairman warns
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Proposed branch closure ‘short-sighted’, chairman warns
A proposal to close the Westpac branch in Mosgiel has set off alarm bells in the Taieri community, with some saying it is "short-sighted" and could have dire consequences for elderly and vulnerable...
Big Careers Expo fan
Big Careers Expo fan
Bayfield High School student George Abbott, 16, holds a 3-D printed Trent 900 axial flow, high bypass turbofan with three coaxial shafts of the Rolls-Royce Trent family at the New Zealand...
Citizens embrace NZ, the cold
Citizens embrace NZ, the cold
The Ganaii family are happy to accept Dunedin’s cooler climate in exchange for the many opportunities the city has provided them.
'$3 billion' Otago inland port plan revealed
'$3 billion' Otago inland port plan revealed
Construction giant Calder Stewart has proposed a "$3 billion" solar-powered inland port it says will boost Otago’s export capacity and create hundreds of jobs.
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Angry neighbour says students flashed wife
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Angry neighbour says OBHS students flashed wife
A Dunedin secondary school has responded to complaints of alleged anti-social behaviour by boys living at its hostel.
First signs of life at hospital site
First signs of life at hospital site
Is this the first sign of life from the previously abandoned new Dunedin hospital project’s inpatient building?
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Shock images show 3-D printed guns made in Oamaru
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Shock images show 3-D printed guns made in Oamaru
Startling new images of an array of 3-D printed firearms manufactured by an Oamaru man reveal the beginning of a booming illicit trade, experts warn.
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Mayor asks ORC to mull ‘attractive’ loop bus’ return
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Mayor asks ORC to mull ‘attractive’ loop bus’ return
Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich has made a pitch for the Otago Regional Council to consider returning an "attractive" loop bus to inner city streets.
Five fur seal pups found dead on beach: cause unknown
Five fur seal pups found dead on beach: cause unknown
Mystery surrounds the death of several fur seal pups at Blackhead Beach in Dunedin.
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Pub owner claims ‘verbal abuse, racism’
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Pub owner claims ‘verbal abuse, racism’
A Dunedin pub owner has hit back at opposition to his liquor licence with allegations of "verbal abuse and racism".
Collapse risk as gasworks chimney 'worse than thought'
Collapse risk as gasworks chimney 'worse than thought'
It is yet not known how much of Dunedin’s historic gasworks chimney will need to be removed before it becomes safe, the city council says.