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Last call for tavern after licence lost

The St Kilda Tavern on the corner of Prince Albert and Bayview Rds, has had its on-licence and...

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Last call for tavern after licence lost

South Dunedin’s St Kilda Tavern could soon serve its last drinks after being stripped of its liquor licence due to concerns about its Auckland-based owner.

Lack of action over sun strike slammed

AA Otago district council chairman Malcolm Budd at a sunstrike hotspot at the top of Saddle Hill...

Lack of action over sun strike slammed

A lack of action over sun strike has been criticised after another crash on a dangerous section of Dunedin's Southern Motorway.

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‘Dead hedgehog’ fills gap: chairman

Mayfair Theatre Charitable Trust chairman Geoff Patton says the theatre may be hated by some...

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‘Dead hedgehog’ fills gap: chairman

Dunedin's Mayfair Theatre has been labelled a "dead hedgehog" in discussions about the city’s need for new or improved venues.

Pupils’ safety request met with questions

Portobello School pupils (from left) Robin Luff, Bella Monteith and Ivy Larkins, all aged 12,...

Pupils’ safety request met with questions

Portobello children, pleading their case for safety improvements around their school, did not escape a few tough questions from one Dunedin city councillor.

Splitting playground funds ‘wrong way to go’

Woodhaugh Gardens playground. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Splitting playground funds ‘wrong way to go’

"Do it once, do it really well" is the message to Dunedin city councillors considering a spruce-up of the city’s playgrounds.

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View moving water services to company worth looking at

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View moving water services to company worth looking at

A former water manager for the Dunedin City Council says shifting operations to a company could be worth considering.

Trust established to support fundraising

Green Street Early Learning Centre manager Jo Morgan (left) and Mosgiel Lions Trust governor Ella...

Trust established to support fundraising

A special trust has been set up to give schools and early learning centres access to extra funds in Mosgiel.

Hospital staff call for more security after violent attacks

Staff at Palmerston North Hospital say they feel frightened and unsafe. Photo: RNZ

Hospital staff call for more security after violent attacks

A Palmerston North Hospital staff member was knocked unconscious on the same night as another nurse was held up at gunpoint when she left work.

Husband denies dehydrator poisoning accusation

Mushroom cook Erin Patterson's estranged husband has denied asking her if she used a dehydrator to poison his relatives, days after a fatal meal in Australia.

Road flooding repair bill for Mid Canterbury

The sunshine bridge on Boundary Rd over the Hinds River is closed. SUPPLIED

Road flooding repair bill for Mid Canterbury

The fallout from last week’s heavy rain in Mid Canterbury cost as much as $150,000.

Fire at Auckland McDonald's 'suspicious'

Fire and Emergency NZ said crews arrived shortly after 3pm to find the restaurant "fully alight"....

Fire at Auckland McDonald's 'suspicious'

A fire at a McDonald's in the Auckland suburb of Pakuranga is being treated as suspicious, Fire and Emergency NZ say.

Minister looking at longer prison sentences

Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell. Photo: RNZ

Minister looking at longer prison sentences

The Corrections Minister is looking at scrapping short prison sentences in favour of longer ones, in the hope of reducing reoffending.

'He's very good': Trump praises Albanese election win

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters

'He's very good': Trump praises Albanese election win

Donald Trump has praised Anthony Albanese after Labor's landslide election win but, didn't weigh in on suggestions his presidency contributed to a drop in coalition support.

Man dies in rest home after wound left untreated

Man dies in rest home after wound left untreated

A 71-year-old man died after an infected pressure wound was left for months without proper treatment in an aged care home.

Residents win battle to keep car parks

None of the parking spaces will be removed from Glandovey Rd after cycle lanes were taken out of...

Residents win battle to keep car parks

Christchurch residents will keep 178 on-street car parks after proposed cycleways were dropped from a plan to improve a suburb.

Police foil bomb plot targeting Lady Gaga concert

Displays show Lady Gaga performing during her concert at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro....

Police foil bomb plot targeting huge Lady Gaga concert

Brazilian police say they thwarted a bomb attack planned for Lady Gaga's concert that drew over 2 million people to Copacabana Beach on Saturday.

High-ranking cop still on leave

Deputy Police Commissioner still on leave four months after suspension

The country's second-most powerful police officer remains on leave, four months after he was suspended pending a criminal investigation.

Trump orders reopening of Alcatraz

US President Donald Trump says he is directing the Federal Bureau of Prisons to rebuild and reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison in the San Francisco Bay.

Man arrested for 'indecent act' in student quarter: police

Man arrested for 'indecent act' in student quarter: police

A man performing an ‘‘indecent act’’ on a street in Dunedin student quarter was arrested by police.

Alleged drunk driver denies being behind wheel

Police were called to the crash on Highsted Rd last night. Photo: Supplied

Alleged drunk driver denies being behind wheel

Dunedin police got a front-seat view of an allegedly drunk man speeding down a central city street before he denied being behind the wheel.

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