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    Prismatic park proving popular

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    Prismatic park proving popular

    Dunedin’s McMillan Park playground reopened this week after a colourful facelift, not a moment too soon for tamariki enjoying their school holidays.

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    Neurosurgery services to stay: HNZ

    Dunedin Hospital. Photo: ODT Files

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    Neurosurgery services to stay: HNZ

    The new Dunedin hospital will have a neurosurgery-equipped operating theatre and the city’s neurosurgery services will remain unchanged, Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora (HNZ) says.

    Club rallies as Dunedin cricketer hurt overseas

    Will Hamilton. Photo: Supplied

    Club rallies as cricketer hurt overseas

    A Dunedin cricketer has had a serious accident while holidaying in Spain and his club has rallied to raise funds to help ease the financial burden.

    Inpatient building on the up as steel goes in

    The first piece of vertical steel, a three-storey column, is lifted into place on the new Dunedin...

    Inpatient building on the up as steel goes in

    Work on the new Dunedin hospital inpatient building project has got off the ground as installation of vertical structural steel begins.

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    Three Dunedin men jailed for exploiting vulnerable teen

    Michael David McLeod paid a 15-year-old for sex and shared methamphetamine with her at his bar....

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    Three Dunedin men jailed for exploiting vulnerable teen

    Three Dunedin men — one a respected entertainment scene figure — have been jailed on drug and sex charges against a 15-year-old girl.

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    Spain fan savouring sensational semifinal

    Spain supporter Ben MacManus, of Dunedin, celebrates their win over France in the Football World...

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    Spain fan savouring sensational semifinal

    He has never been to Spain, does not speak the language and has never seen La Roja, the Spain national football team, play live before.

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    Livestreamer assaulted off-duty police officer in Octagon

    Dunedin District Court. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Livestreamer assaulted off-duty police officer in Octagon

    An ‘‘out of control’’ Dunedin man was livestreaming when he assaulted an off-duty police officer in the Octagon, a court has heard.

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    H5N1 bird flu may be ‘catastrophic’

    University of Otago School of Biomedical Sciences Professor Jemma Geoghehan. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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    H5N1 bird flu may be ‘catastrophic’

    There are fears New Zealand’s poultry industry and native bird population could be decimated, following the arrival of H5N1 bird flu.

    By-election cost council $375k, candidates $69k

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    By-election cost council $375k, candidates $69k

    The cost of running the by-election after Dunedin’s former mayor and councillor Jules Radich died topped $375,000.

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    Dazzling cosmos on show at Nanofest

    Holding a spinning bike wheel during Nanofest’s ‘‘Unexpected Physics’’ drop-in session in the...

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    Dazzling cosmos on show at Nanofest

    Dunedin residents have the rare opportunity to soar through the cosmos without leaving the comfort of Earth.

    Start of semester bargain hunting

    PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

    Start of semester bargain hunting

    University of Otago students Lilou Rault Metillon and Jane Yang admire vintage clothes at the Re:Ori 26 Market Day.

    Former British MP's murder 'a targeted attack'

    Ann Widdecombe speaks during a Brexit rally in Peterborough in May 2019. Photo: Reuters

    Former British MP's murder 'a targeted attack'

    British counter-terrorism police say former government minister Ann Widdecombe, who was found murdered at her home last week, was clearly targeted by her killer.

    Seymour suggests smartphone ban for under-16s

    Act leader David Seymour. Photo: RNZ

    Seymour suggests smartphone ban for under-16s

    Act leader David Seymour has suggested smartphones could be banned for under-16-year-olds.

    Missing woman entered sea and didn't come back, police believe

    Natalie was last seen leaving her home in Pōhara in Golden Bay on Monday, July 6. Photo: Supplied...

    Missing woman entered sea and didn't come back, police believe

    There's evidence a missing Golden Bay woman entered the sea and did not make it back to land, police say.

    H5 bird flu confirmed in NZ - what now?

    A Great skua (Stercorarius skua) that succumbed to bird flu in the Shetland Islands, Scotland....

    H5N1 strain of bird flu confirmed in NZ. What now?

    The H5N1 strain of bird flu that has been affecting countries around the world has arrived in New Zealand.

    Trump threatens to hit energy targets unless Iran resumes talks

    President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters

    Trump threatens to hit energy targets unless Iran resumes talks

    US President Donald Trump has reimposed a naval blockade of all Iranian ports and threatened to hit power plants and bridges unless Tehran resumes negotiations.

    Some shoplifters blaming cost of living: police

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    Some shoplifters blaming cost of living: police

    The head of a specialist Christchurch crime unit says some first-time shop lifters are blaming the cost of living for their crimes.

    NZ 'as prepared as we can be' for bird flu

    H5 bird flu case confirmed in New Zealand

    The Biosecurity Minister says New Zealand is "as prepared as we can possibly be" to deal with bird flu, after a case of the H5 strain was confirmed today.

    Wife recalls moment husband sucked out of plane window

    A broken window and the interior of the Ryanair aircraft following the incident. Photo: Despoina...

    Wife recalls moment husband sucked out of plane window

    A passenger was partially sucked through a dislodged window on a Ryanair Boeing 737 flight shortly after takeoff from Thessaloniki in Greece last week.

    'Sickening and unconscionable': Dunedin music scene figure gave 15yo drugs, paid her for sex

    Michael McLeod. File photo: Gregor Richardson

    'Sickening and unconscionable': Dunedin music scene figure gave 15yo drugs, paid her for sex

    A doyen of the Dunedin music scene who plied a 15-year-old girl with meth and paid her for sex has been jailed for two years, three months. 
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