Weather forces festival indoors
Weather forces festival indoors
Dunedin’s Matariki festival has been moved indoors after heavy rain left the original site unsafe for celebrations.
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Woman attacked by neighbour's dog on own property
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Woman attacked by neighbour's dog on own property
A Dunedin woman bitten four times during a dog attack in her garden is still chilled by how easily it could have been her young son instead.
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Dunedin still in running for events: minister
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Dunedin still in running for events: minister
Tourism Minister Louise Upston says Dunedin is not missing out on events funding, but yesterday declined to name any event heading this way.
Canister an intriguing find
Canister an intriguing find
Some people thought a mysterious object washed up on a Dunedin beach could have been space junk.
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Scanners lifted into place at hospital
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Scanners lifted into place at hospital
Two key new machines have been lifted into the Dunedin hospital outpatient building.
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'Christ, what have they done?'
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'Christ, what have they done?'
A Dunedin family are appalled and distressed after their teenaged niece with the mindset of a 5-year-old was needlessly jailed without their knowledge.
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Uni cleaner’s theft of gift vouchers lands her in court
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Uni cleaner’s theft of gift vouchers lands her in court
A cleaner at the University of Otago stole gift vouchers during her shifts, a court has heard.
Police officer being investigated named as 50 cases reopened
Police officer being investigated named as 50 cases reopened
An investigation into a senior police officer's handling of over 50 cases began after supervisors noticed a historical sexual abuse case had sat for a couple of years with no investigations being done.
Not all families getting fuel relief payment
Not all families getting fuel relief payment
Just 60% of families who are meant to benefit from a weekly fuel relief payment have received it to date.
Call for politicians to avoid hateful speech
Call for politicians to avoid hateful speech
The Race Relations Commissioner is calling on politicians to use their words responsibly and avoid hateful speech.
Firies use digger, life-raft to rescue driver trapped by floodwaters
Firies use digger, life-raft to rescue driver trapped by floodwaters
Firefighters who rescued a driver trapped in floodwaters in North Canterbury early this morning had to use a digger and a life-raft to reach him.
Another bout of heavy rain to hit Dunedin
Another bout of heavy rain to hit Dunedin
As Dunedinites continue the clean-up from the deluge that hit the city, MetService is warning that more heavy rain is on the way.
Tobacco wars flare in Melbourne after ram-raid, fires
Tobacco wars flare in Melbourne after ram-raid, fires
A state capital city's tobacco wars have flared after an inner city ram-raid on a tobacco shop sparked fires that engulfed 10 shops.
Crash slows traffic on Dunedin motorway
Crash slows traffic on Dunedin motorway
A crash on Dunedin's southern motorway caused traffic delays for a time this morning.
Evacuees told not to return home in cut-off Kaikōura
Evacuees told not to return home in cut-off Kaikōura
Kaikōura District Council has declared a state of emergency as bad weather continues to hammer the upper South Island.
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Anger after Taieri hit hard by flooding
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Anger after Taieri hit hard by flooding
Flooding on the Taieri has left many residents angry, particularly in Mosgiel where many say poorly maintained drains caused most of the problems.
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Chickens can cross the road — but can they swim?
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Chickens can cross the road — but can they swim?
Craig Shaw has always wondered if chickens can swim.
Preparation key in city’s response: mayor
Preparation key in city’s response: mayor
Dunedin Mayor Sophie Barker says preparation was vital to the city's response to the storm that battered much of Otago on Sunday and into yesterday morning.
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Dunedin man baffled at magnitude of energy bill
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Dunedin man baffled at magnitude of energy bill
A Dunedin octogenarian living in a small house with gas-fuelled hot water and stove has been wondering why his electricity bill is $500 a month.
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10a ‘needs to be shut down’: ex-staffer
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10a ‘needs to be shut down’: ex-staffer
A former staff member of a notorious ward in a Dunedin mental health facility says shutting it down is the only logical option.