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‘Exceptional warmth’: temperature records tumble in April

Dunedin was the driest and sunniest of the six main centres. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

‘Exceptional warmth’: temperature records tumble in April

Temperature records were toppled left, right and centre across the southern regions during April, giving locals a welcome extension to summer.

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Desire to push trail project forward

Visitors explore the Chain Hills tunnel, planned to be part of a cycle trail between Dunedin and...

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Desire to push trail project forward

Dunedin's tunnels trail doesn’t need to be a ‘‘Rolls-Royce’’, it just needs to be done, the city council had been told.

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Youth call on council to keep venue alive

Advocating for the future of the Playhouse children’s theatre in Dunedin are (from left) Ted...

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Youth call on council to keep venue alive

Young actors from the Playhouse children’s theatre in Dunedin have urged the city council to play its part in keeping their venue going.

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'Intense ocean warming' on Otago coast

The coast from St Clair to St Kilda in Dunedin. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

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'Intense ocean warming' on Otago coast

Otago's coast is experiencing ‘‘some of the most intense ocean warming’’ anywhere in NZ and a co-ordinated response is required to ensure its future health, an environment group says.

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No ‘significant decline’ in city gull numbers yet

A southern black-backed gull (karoro) reflects on its surroundings in the Otago Harbour steamer...

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No ‘significant decline’ in city gull numbers yet

Gull numbers may have passed their peak at Dunedin’s landfill, but the council says it has not yet seen any evidence of a significant decline in their numbers citywide.

Up, up and away

Up, up and away

A crane hoists away a section from one of two chimney stacks at Ravensdown’s Dunedin fertiliser plant yesterday.

Adding wontons recipe for disaster

Firefighters gather outside a Leith St student flat after extinguishing a fire in the kitchen....

Adding wontons recipe for disaster

Adding wontons to meatballs turned out to be a recipe for a kitchen fire in a north Dunedin flat.

Multiple crews called to battle farming shed blaze

Firefighters are seen battling a large 30m by 30m fire in a farming shed on Bush Rd, Dunedin,...

Multiple crews called to battle farming shed blaze

Firefighters from around the city were last night working to extinguish a fire in a large farming shed in Green Island.

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Restaurant owner shocked by assault

Ferry Indian Street Food restaurant. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Restaurant owner shocked by assault

A Dunedin business owner allegedly punched to the ground by a drunk man says he was shocked by the assault.

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Walk and Talk ‘sort of a living library’

Dr Dmitry Zavialov (centre) is joined by Natasha Seliutina and Dr Nick Baker on a Walk and Talk...

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Walk and Talk ‘sort of a living library’

Anything you want to talk about, Dmitry Zavialov is keen to hear about. But you'll have to tell him about it while you are walking.

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Prof ‘shocked’ to get science prize

Infectious diseases researcher Prof Jemma Geoghegan. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Prof ‘shocked’ to get science prize

Jemma Geoghegan never planned to become a science communicator.

When the boats come in

Three Port Otago tugboats and two pilot boats make their way through the lower Otago Harbour.

Pay equity law could save govt billions: PM

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the aim is to have one system with "maximum levels of...

Pay equity law could save govt billions: PM

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says new pay equity legislation could save the government "billions of dollars", just two weeks out from the Budget.

Sole survivor of poisonous mushroom lunch speaks out

Erin Patterson, who cooked the deadly meal. Photo: Supplied

Sole survivor of poisonous mushroom lunch speaks out

The sole survivor of a deadly mushroom meal has for the first time publicly revealed what happened after taking a seat at Erin Patterson's lunch table.

Abduction 'something out of a horror movie'

Haydn Christy during sentencing in the High Court in Whangarei for abducting and raping a woman...

Abduction 'something out of a horror movie'

A man who abducted a jogger and subjected her to a prolonged sexual and physical assault has had his hopes of an early release from prison dashed, for now.

Stove fire ignites North Dunedin kitchen

Crews at the Leith St fire. Photo: Gregor Richardson

Stove fire ignites North Dunedin kitchen

Adding wontons to meatballs was a recipe for a kitchen fire in a north Dunedin flat this afternoon.

Booms heard before shed fire spews smoke

A fire at a large Green Island commercial shed is under control, but work to completely put it out continues.

Auditor-General launches probe into school lunches

Deputy Principal Stephen Knightly says the lunches are not holding up during the reheating...

Auditor-General launches probe into school lunches

The Auditor-General's office has announced plans for an inquiry into the school lunch programme that has drawn criticism since a revamp.

Homicide probe after seriously injured man dies

A homicide investigation has been launched after a man died from serious injuries in the Auckland suburb of Manurewa today.

Parents stop attempted abduction outside primary school

The Ministry of Education says all children in New Zealand had the right to be enrolled in a...

Parents stop attempted abduction outside primary school

A stranger has attempted to abduct a South Auckland primary school student while they were walking home from school on Monday.

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