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Count the flowers

Count the flowers

Young visitors from Invercargill Earl Xander Marial, 9, and his brother, Earl Sky Marial, 5, take in the colourful plantings at the Dunedin Railway Station yesterday.

A convenient amenity

A new toilet facility has popped up in a remote area in Merton Station Rd, near Karitane.

City’s heritage to be theme for new festival

City’s heritage to be theme for new festival

The future of Dunedin’s festival schedule is the past as a celebration of the city’s heritage is put into the works.

Student hopes expedition inspires others to explore local wilderness

John McGlashan student Adam Ludgate completed a tramp in the Olivine Wilderness of Mt Aspiring...

Student hopes expedition inspires others to explore local wilderness

A Dunedin secondary student wants to inspire his peers to explore their backyard after an expedition into some untouched parts of Fiordland National Park.

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Rodeo provides tune-up for national title contender

Emily Daly, of Leeston, tips her hat at the rodeo. PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH

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Rodeo provides tune-up for national title contender

When you get a bit down in life and things aren’t really going your way, Johnson Davis reckons a ride on a bull is all it takes "to buck your ideas up a bit".

Underground electric cable to be installed

Underground electric cable to be installed

Businesses and residents in Kaikorai Valley and surrounding communities will notice activity happening in the area over the coming months

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Guardian deters grumps and jumpers

Sea lion Mika’s guardian, Kaitlin Beyer, holds a picture of Mika and one of her pups. PHOTO:...

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Guardian deters grumps and jumpers

A 12-year-old Dunedin girl has become the guardian of a sea lion who chose to give birth near her house — not once, but twice.

Firefighters on strike

Firefighters on strike

Dunedin firefighters take part in a strike on the corner of Anzac Ave and St Andrew St yesterday.

Poor housing issue for some Syrian families

Former Syrian Hasan and his resettled family need a home to meet their current and future needs....

Poor housing issue for some Syrian families

Syrian refugees left their war-torn country for a better life in New Zealand, but are facing different battles in their adopted country.

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More settled weather likely: ESNZ

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More settled weather likely: ESNZ

Summer might finally come out from behind the curtains of rain if Earth Sciences New Zealand (ESNZ) predictions come to fruition.

House pride on show

Kaikorai Valley College students (from left) Sakuya Yamamoto, 17, Jaja Sawangkapat, 17, and Emile Brohem, 16, carry their Mataī house classmate Jack Burgess, 13, on Thursday.

Obituary: camp library a small piece of joy amid immense despair

Dita Kraus, known as the "Librarian of Auschwitz". Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Obituary: camp library a small piece of joy amid immense despair

HG Wells made his name predicting where mankind might be going

Obituary: explored, protected remote lands

Esteemed park ranger Grahame Champness. Photos: supplied

Obituary: explored, protected remote lands

On January 11, one of New Zealand’s prominent former national park rangers, and a member of one of the last New Zealand early geological expeditions

Mosgiel chemical spill contained

A hazmat unit responded to a chemical spill in Mosgiel today.

Aboriginal group shows support at Waitangi

An Aboriginal group say being present at Waitangi is about strengthening ties between Indigenous...

Aboriginal group shows support at Waitangi

A group of Aboriginal visitors say they have travelled across the Tasman to stand alongside Māori at Waitangi.

Britain's PM apologises to Epstein victims

British PM Sir Keir Starmer has launched a fierce attack on his former US ambassador Peter Mandelson, saying he was sorry he'd believed his "lies" before appointing him.

Kidnapped mother of TV host presumed still alive

Investigators presume the kidnapped elderly mother of a popular US TV news host is "still out there" four days after she was abducted from her Arizona home.