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Sheeran his plan for stadium
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Festival suggested after Sheeran snub
Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich says he has a solution to attract top acts after the disappointment of the city missing out on Ed Sheeran.
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Dunedin teen arrested over 'rapist' tag on car
Dunedin teen arrested over 'rapist' tag on car
A Dunedin teenager who allegedly tagged another teen’s car with the word ‘‘rapist’’ was arrested after the pair were heard shouting in the street.
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Venison thief forced to pay for his mis-steak
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Venison thief forced to pay for his mis-steak
A Dunedin man who stole nearly $1000 worth of venison from his former workplace is paying for his actions.
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First properties in affordable housing initiative hit market
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First properties in affordable housing initiative hit market
Houses with a $100,000 incentive for first-home buyers have arrived on the market as a Dunedin businessman’s philanthropic endeavour starts bearing fruit.
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No ‘winner’ on options for South D
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No ‘winner’ on options for South D
No "winner" will emerge from a shortlist of options for how South Dunedin is reconfigured to withstand the effects of climate change.
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Two-year trespass ‘disproportionate’
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Two-year trespass ‘disproportionate’
A two-year ban from Dunedin Airport for holding up a small sign is "disproportionate", a climate activist says.
Dunedin study data to be shared with OECD
Dunedin study data to be shared with OECD
Data from the Dunedin study about how early life experiences shape people’s futures will help inform international social policies.
Another icy start: Hilux tumbles down bank
Another icy start: Hilux tumbles down bank
Another frosty morning and a warning from police in the South to keep safe on treacherous, icy roads. Dunedin flights and buses have been affected and it was a late start for schools in the city.
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Waiata recorded to honour anniversary
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Waiata recorded to honour anniversary
Teone Hotu was sitting on a beat-up old couch at a student flat party when the lightbulb went on.
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‘Founding father’ enormous in establishment of heavy metal
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‘Founding father’ enormous in establishment of heavy metal
From urinating on a historic national monument while wearing a dress, to biting the head off a bat and snorting a line of live ants through a straw, Ozzy Osbourne was famous for his infamy.
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Bath St upgrade moving on to next stage
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Bath St upgrade moving on to next stage
The pipes have been installed in Dunedin’s Bath St and the focus of an upgrade there has shifted to work above ground.
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Work stalls on ORC’s new air plan
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Work stalls on ORC’s new air plan
Work has stopped on new rules for home heating to manage and improve air quality in the region, the Otago Regional Council has confirmed.
Lessons drawn from East Otago lead contamination scare
Lessons drawn from East Otago lead contamination scare
First-hand experience of the lead contamination scare in East Otago drinking water has spurred the development of a new course aimed at preventing similar events.
'Absolute idiot' on moped chases woman in Dunedin cemetery
'Absolute idiot' on moped chases woman in Dunedin cemetery
A man who allegedly chased a woman around a Dunedin cemetery on a moped lost control and fell off when police arrived at the scene.
Councillors flooded with emails after supporting sanctions bill
Councillors flooded with emails after supporting sanctions bill
Dunedin's mayor and councillors have been flooded with thousands of emails after declaring their support for the Green Party's proposal to sanction Israeli politicians.
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Claim councillors 'kept in dark' over cycleway
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Claim councillors 'kept in dark' over cycleway
Councillors were left "completely in the dark" about a legal risk that triggered further consultation on a contentious central Dunedin cycleway, a committee member says.
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Simmonds ignored advice in Otago Polytech decision
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Simmonds ignored advice in Otago Polytech decision
Penny Simmonds went against early advice by allowing Southern Institute of Technology to stand alone and grouping Otago Polytechnic with a pair of North Island-based institutions, it can be revealed.
Specialist staff protest Education Ministry’s pay offer
Specialist staff protest Education Ministry’s pay offer
About 80 Ministry of Education staff took to Dunedin’s streets after the latest government pay deal offered employees "less than nothing".
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Tour company seeing sea lions all over
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Tour company seeing sea lions all over
The abundance of sea lions and fur seals in Dunedin has made it impossible for a tour company to avoid the animals.
‘Bit of a shame’ Sheeran not coming to Dunedin
‘Bit of a shame’ Sheeran not coming to Dunedin
Dunedin missed out on an Ed Sheeran concert because the airport is too small, Mayor Jules Radich says.