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35kg of cocaine worth $12.25m seized in Dunedin

Customs officers extracted 35 bricks of Lacoste-branded cocaine from the container. Photo: NZ...

35kg of cocaine worth $12.25m seized in Dunedin

Customs officers have seized an estimated 35 kilograms of cocaine, with a street value of up to $12.25 million, from a shipping container at Port Chalmers.

‘Extraordinary’ writer recognised

Dunedin author Barbara Else has received a Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement. PHOTO...

‘Extraordinary’ writer recognised

An award-winning Dunedin author has received a Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement.

Chairs of boards chosen

Dunedin City Council’s community boards have decided on the people who will chair their meetings.

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Authorities oppose longer Bottle-O hours

Bottle-O Cumberland is seeking to extend its opening hours. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Authorities oppose longer Bottle-O hours

Some heavy-hitters are lining up to oppose the extension of hours of a prominent bottle store in Dunedin’s student quarter.

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Otago research bound for Saturn’s largest moon

Dr Courtney Ennis has been awarded a Marsden Grant from the Te Aparangi Royal Society. PHOTO:...

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Otago research bound for Saturn’s largest moon

Courtney Ennis’s research is about to go where no human’s research has gone before.

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Festival chance to share ‘love of beer’

Glenorchy Brew Co owner Steve Newland samples his product. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Festival chance to share ‘love of beer’

A humble brewer from Glenorchy is looking forward to sharing his meticulously crafted labour of love at the Dunedin Craft Beer and Food Festival over the next two days.

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Fireworks behaviour ‘disturbing’

Fire and Emergency New Zealand Otago District Commander Craig Geddes says the safety and...

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Fireworks behaviour ‘disturbing’

"Disturbing behaviour" in Dunedin’s student quarter put emergency services at serious risk and represents a disappointing uptick of poor behaviour in the area, officials say.

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Albany St report ordered

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Albany St report ordered

An urgent report is being prepared by Dunedin City Council staff about a contentious planned cycleway.

Holiday park celebrating centenary

Dunedin Holiday Park co-owner Daniel Grubb wants people to share stories about the place as it...

Holiday park celebrating centenary

The Dunedin Holiday Park & Motels is marking a centenary, and its owners want the public to share their stories of the place.

Polytech to teach hundreds of students based in China

Polytech to teach hundreds of students based in China

Otago Polytechnic has signed up to a joint venture to eventually teach about 1200 Chinese students a year.

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Nurses under pressure

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Nurses under pressure

Dunedin's under-pressure emergency department is still waiting to fill positions, but a war of numbers is being fought by both the nurses’ organisation and the governing health body.

Dunedin pensioner who blacked out aided by Good Samaritan

The crash happened in Kenmure Rd. Photo: Google Maps

Dunedin pensioner who blacked out aided by Good Samaritan

An injured pensioner was whisked away from his crashed car by a vigilant member of the public before an ambulance arrived.

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Portfolio structure will work better: Calvert

Otago regional councillors before yesterday’s meeting (back, from left) Matt Hollyer, Andrew...

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Portfolio structure will work better: Calvert

A "cumbersome" relic of Otago Regional Council’s previous term has been replaced by a governance structure critics say lacks detail and leaves mana whenua out of the conversation.

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Service commemorates ‘dark day’ in country’s history

Memorial co-organiser Sue Mepham next to the Rongo Stone Memorial during the Parihaka remembrance...

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Service commemorates ‘dark day’ in country’s history

Dunedin residents from all walks of life made time to gather together and remember a "dark day" in New Zealand history.

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New cameras to make roads safer

A speed camera in Wellington. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone

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New cameras to make roads safer

Drivers with a heavy right foot may soon start receiving speeding tickets from a new type of speed camera being installed around the southern regions.

Belief Tomahawk blaze was started by fireworks

Fireworks are believed to have started a large vegetation fire at Tomahawk Lagoon last night.

Making the best of it

Making the best of it

Otago Girls’ High School Japanese teacher Bronwyn Thomson gives blood while taking part in a half-day strike yesterday

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Nurses under pressure

The Dunedin Hospital emergency department entrance sign on Great King St. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

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Nurses under pressure

Dunedin's under-pressure emergency department is still waiting to fill positions, but a war of numbers is being fought by both the nurses’ organisation and the governing health body.

Fraud conviction would have been 'hugely disastrous'

Fraud conviction would have been 'hugely disastrous'

A respected Dunedin professional has avoided a conviction for insurance fraud, and her identity will be permanently kept under wraps.

Vaping slows non-smoking trend: study

Vaping slows non-smoking trend: study

New Zealand’s progress in making the nation a smoke-free environment appears to be going up in smoke.

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