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    The 1000th albatross chick (also below) to hatch at Taiaroa Head held by Doc ranger Scott Latimer...

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    Flying flag for hatching of 1000th albatross

    Dunedin's mayor says she will raise a flag to mark the 1000th chick to be hatched at Taiaroa Head and celebrate the city as an "icon of wildlife throughout the world".

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    Ong’s complaint ‘insufficient’

    Benedict Ong. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

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    Ong’s complaint ‘insufficient’

    An 11th-hour discussion with an independent investigator could determine whether a Dunedin city councillor’s complaint about "discriminatory remarks" goes any further.

    Two-car crash closes intersection

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    Two-car crash closes intersection

    Emergency services attend a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Midland and Otaki Sts in South Dunedin yesterday.

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    Cocaine use in Otago up sharply

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    Cocaine use in Otago up sharply

    Cocaine is both cheaper to get and more popular than ever as data shows use in Otago has doubled in the past three years.

    Food professor, author dies

    Helen Leach. Photo: Government House

    Food professor, author dies

    Former University of Otago food anthropology professor emerita Helen Leach (ONZM) has died in Christchurch, aged 80.

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    Demolition of former Dunedin Sound venue mourned

    The Enemy perform at Beneficiaries Hall in 1978. Photo: Jeff Batts

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    Demolition of former Dunedin Sound venue mourned

    Figures in the city’s music scene are lamenting the loss of "the birthplace" of the Dunedin Sound as the site was reduced to rubble this week.

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    Luxury private jet appears in Dunedin, owner’s identity remains a mystery

    A light aircraft taxis towards a VistaJet Bombardier Global 7500 private jet parked at Dunedin...

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    Luxury private jet appears in Dunedin, owner’s identity remains a mystery

    Mystery surrounds the occupants of a globe-trotting $75 million private jet that touched down at Dunedin Airport yesterday.

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    Region’s public transport gets top marks

    AA Otago district council chairman Malcolm Budd says he is pleasantly surprised Otago members are...

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    Region’s public transport gets top marks

    Otago's AA members have ranked the region’s public transport as the best nationwide — a sign the Otago Regional Council is on the right track, the local chairman says.

    Mastering volunteering

    Photo: Peter McIntosh

    Mastering volunteering

    Alyson Manning (left), of Dunedin, learns details of her role as a volunteer for the New Zealand Masters Games from organiser Sylvie Brosnahan at the Edgar Centre yesterday.

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    Post shop operators condemn closures

    The Octagon Night ’n Day. Photo: Felicity Dear

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    Post shop operators condemn closures

    The addition of two more NZ Post outlets to be closed, in Oamaru and in the Octagon in Dunedin, has shocked the store’s owners, who have vowed to fight the "ratshit" decision.

    Changing up bathroom space

    Photo: Peter McIntosh

    Changing up bathroom space

    Work to replace the toilet block near the railway pedestrian overbridge in central Dunedin has begun.

    DCC on the hunt for headhunter to search for new head

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    DCC on the hunt for headhunter to search for new head

    The Dunedin City Council is seeking providers to lead its chief executive recruitment process.

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    Zero to 100 for ‘outstanding researcher’

    University of Otago Associate Professor Claire Cameron has been given the prestigious New Zealand...

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    Zero to 100 for ‘outstanding researcher’

    If you had asked Claire Cameron a couple of months what the statistical probability was of her winning a prestigious national statistics award, she would have said "Zero — absolutely zero".

    Peninsula walker takes a tumble

    Photo: Peter McIntosh

    Peninsula walker takes a tumble

    Emergency services rescue a patient after a fall near the Soldier’s Memorial in Highcliff Rd on Otago Peninsula.

    West regrets anti-Semitism; details brain injury

    Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, and Bianca Censori pose at the red carpet during the...

    West regrets anti-Semitism; details brain injury

    Provocative rapper Kanye West has explained himself once again — this time in a full-page ad in yesterday’s The Wall Street Journal.

    Invite to Board of Peace needs 'measured look'

    Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters. Photo: Getty Images

    Invite to Trump's Board of Peace needs 'measured look': Peters

    The Foreign Affairs Minister says the invitation for Christopher Luxon to join the Board of Peace for Gaza is a "multi-faceted" issue and requires a "measured look".

    Singing national anthem mandated in NT schools

    Australia has had its biggest daily jump in virus cases in two weeks.

    Singing national anthem mandated in NT schools

    Public school students in Australia's Northern Territory must sing the national anthem at all assemblies and special events to help restore pride in the country, a new ruling says.

    Monster snowstorm blankets much of US

    A resident clears snow from around a parked car on a residential street in St. Louis,...

    Americans dig out after monster snowstorm blankets much of US

    Tens of millions of Americans are digging out in the aftermath of a monster winter storm that paralysed much of the eastern US, caused at least 18 deaths and scuttled thousands of flights.

    Family mourn Pāpāmoa landslide victims

    Austen Keith Richardson and his grandmother Yao Fang. Photo: Supplied / Police

    'Treasured son' and 'beloved Nai Nai': Family mourn Pāpāmoa landslide victims

    The family of a child and grandmother killed when a landslide hit a house in Tauranga say they're "absolutely devastated" by the loss of a "treasured son" and his "beloved Nai Nai".

    Jill Rogers appointed Deputy Police Commissioner

    Jill Rogers been acting in the role since Jevon McSkimming stood down last year. Photo: RNZ

    Jill Rogers appointed Deputy Police Commissioner

    Acting Deputy Police Commissioner Jill Rogers has been provisionally appointed to the role on a full-time basis.
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