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    Chills’ frontman and song honoured in plaque

    The tunnel of trees made famous in the Chills’ 1984 video for Pink Frost. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

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    Chills’ frontman and song honoured in plaque

    A site made famous by one of The Chills’ most celebrated songs now has a plaque memorialising its departed frontman Martin Phillipps.

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    Request to look out for whale entangled with pink buoy

    A southern right whale was successfully disentangled from a blue cod pot line off Stewart Island...

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    Request to look out for whale entangled with pink buoy

    Increasing numbers of whales may be leading to more of them being entangled in fishing equipment — but it remains something of a mystery.

    Soldier found guilty of threatening to kill senior colleague

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    Soldier found guilty of threatening to kill senior colleague

    A soldier has been found guilty of threatening to kill someone of superior rank during a post-party fracas fuelled by a disputed kiss.

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    Bird flu outbreak 'almost inevitable' for Australian wildlife

    An outbreak of a deadly virus ravaging unique Australian species could wreak havoc by summer, thanks to migratory birds. 

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    Ravenswood Rd major power works - a thank you!

    A big thank you to the contractors working on Ravenswood Road today.

    Police Commissioner Richard Chambers investigated after complaints

    Police Commissioner Richard Chambers. Photo: Samuel Rillistone / RNZ

    Police Commissioner Richard Chambers investigated after complaints

    An investigation is under way in relation to complaints about NZ's top police officer, Commissioner Richard Chambers.

    Last-minute option halts South Dunedin flood plans

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    Last-minute option halts South Dunedin flood plans

    Dunedin city councillors have reluctantly voted to hit pause on adaptation plans for South Dunedin for four months following a last-minute alternative solution from the regional council.

    Fork-in-the-road moment for NZ foreign policy

    Prof Robert Patman. Photo: ODT files

    Global Insight: Fork-in-the-road moment for NZ foreign policy

    This weekend’s 60th Foreign Policy School, in Dunedin, could be a fork in the road for New Zealand’s international relations, Prof Robert Patman says.

    Wild weather battering central and northern NZ

    More windy unsettled weather is possible before the end of the month. File photo: Gerard O'Brien

    Wild weather battering central and northern NZ

    Strong winds are battering the North and upper South Islands, cancelling ferries and flights, closing highways and cutting power to homes.

    Far-right extremism on the rise in schools

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    'I've had students deny the Holocaust': Far-right extremism on the rise in schools

    A rise in reports of far-right extremism in the classroom has prompted a teachers' union to seek expert advice for its members.

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    Deaths confirmed after Venezuela quakes; hundreds injured

    Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela, killing at least 32 people and injuring 700 more as buildings collapsed in and around the capital Caracas.

    National pledges low cost loans for solar power

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    National pledges low cost loans for solar power

    National has promised to help households shift to solar power through low interest loans, if it is re-elected in November. 

    Ong turns up to crunch meeting with bandages on face

    Ong turns up to crunch meeting with bandages on face

    The coverings on Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong's face at a council meeting today are not for any medical issue, he says.

    Half of Kiwis say homes not warm enough, survey shows

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    Half of Kiwis say homes not warm enough, survey shows

    Some New Zealanders are living in homes that are so cold during winter that they can see their breath, a major new study shows. 

    Large whale 'tangled in buoy' off Dunedin coast

    A southern right whale was successfully disentangled from a blue cod pot line off Stewart Island...

    Large whale 'tangled in buoy' off Dunedin coast

    A southern right whale/tohorā is reportedly entangled with a large pink buoy which is impairing its ability to move freely.

    1000 gather to protest gender Bill

    People gather in the Octagon yesterday to rally against a proposed law that would define ‘‘woman’...

    1000 gather to protest gender Bill

    Dunedin's support for its transgender, non-binary and intersex community was on full display when about 1000 people turned out to protest a Bill before Parliament.

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    Hopes charitable attitude can continue

    Taieri College students admire their can collage made using more than 3450 cans of donated food...

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    Hopes charitable attitude can continue

    The man behind the cans has run his final donation drive.

    Outpatient building’s final touches near

    The new Dunedin hospital outpatient building gleams in the light ahead of its final touch-up...

    Outpatient building’s final touches near

    The new Dunedin hospital’s outpatient building is nearing completion but a side effect of this is traffic disruptions.

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    Galer and Lund to lead heritage portfolio

    Cr Jo Galer. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Galer and Lund to lead heritage portfolio

    New councillor Jo Galer appears set to lead the Dunedin City Council’s heritage portfolio alongside Cr Russell Lund.
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