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Rising rents squeeze students
As struggling students "below the poverty line" resort to couch-surfing, properties in the heart of North Dunedin’s campus area are selling for north of a $1 million.
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Personal abuse, threats over mine disturbing: Sir Sam
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Personal abuse, threats over mine disturbing: Sir Sam
Sir Sam Neill has described the threats of violence and personal attacks he has received over his opposition to a planned mine as "very shocking and disturbing".
Last outing of rare medal worn in honour of officer
Last outing of rare medal worn in honour of officer
It will be the last time a rare medal won on the shores of a Greek island gets an outing on Anzac Day in a story of one good deed deserves another.
Trial over, feedback in — let the analysis begin
Trial over, feedback in — let the analysis begin
A game of hopscotch and faded road markings are all that remain of a three-month active transport trial in Queens Dr.
Heavy security presence at Hyde St Party pays off
Heavy security presence at Hyde St Party pays off
A once notorious student street party appears to have notched up another year with little incident amid a heavy security presence.
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Wool merchants celebrate 70 years
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Wool merchants celebrate 70 years
Generations of people involved in the wool industry, from fleece to fashion, will help a family-run wool merchant celebrate 70 years in the industry this weekend.
Stadium has Christchurch businesses buzzing
Stadium has Christchurch businesses buzzing
Restaurants and bars closest to Christchurch's new stadium are gearing up for a bumper weekend, with 75,000 people expected at the arena over three days.
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Store’s anniversary marked with woollen wonders
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Store’s anniversary marked with woollen wonders
Fleece, fashion and everything in between was the theme of WS Hickey & Son’s 70 years in business celebration on Saturday.
Possible fire in Princes St building
Possible fire in Princes St building
Fire and Emergency NZ staff investigate smoke coming from a central Dunedin building after being called to a possible fire on Saturday.
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Taieri edge Kaikorai, GI stay unbeaten
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Taieri edge Kaikorai, GI stay unbeaten
Sometimes it just comes down to who makes fewer mistakes.
National spotlight on Central Otago castle
National spotlight on Central Otago castle
A once crumbling Central Otago castle revived as a labour of love will hit the national spotlight this weekend.
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Free flyers for firefighter hero
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Free flyers for firefighter hero
If there is one face in the world Angela Gillan will never forget, it is the one that belongs to the man that helped save her stepdaughter’s life.
Fire crews called to Princes St building
Fire crews called to Princes St building
Fire and Emergency NZ staff check out a building in central Dunedin after called to a possible fire about lunchtime.
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New toilet for complex care needs hailed by families
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New toilet for complex care needs hailed by families
Some of our most disadvantaged have been given a lifeline - so they can be like every one of us.
Partying on safely in Hyde St
Partying on safely in Hyde St
Everyone from pirates to speedo cops were present as students gathered in their dressed-up masses at the annual Hyde St party in North Dunedin.
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Inside the $11m makeover of Earnscleugh Castle
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Inside the $11m makeover of Earnscleugh Castle
Another chapter has been added to the colourful history of an Earnscleugh landmark, Kim Dungey writes.
Dunedin premier rugby: final scores
Dunedin premier rugby: final scores
The final scores are in for the fourth round of Dunedin premier rugby.
Laughing at Hyde St costumes leads to arrest
Laughing at Hyde St costumes leads to arrest
A Hyde St partygoer, who laughed at a group of men's costumes and challenged them to a fight, tried to punch and kick officers while being arrested, police say.
‘Fantastic’ new $10.6m bridge now open
‘Fantastic’ new $10.6m bridge now open
A long-awaited new bridge in Kakanui has been officially opened, replacing a structure that was over a century old.
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Dunedin table tennis ace off to world champs at age of 72
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Dunedin table tennis ace off to world champs at age of 72
Who needs a strict world championship training regime when you can just stack shelves and roll ice creams in a corner dairy?