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    Wen Chao (left) and Maggie Lin, both of Christchurch, take a selfie in the snow at Leith Saddle...

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    Snow offers families exciting day out

    Snowball fights and snowman building was how some Dunedin families who braved the cold opted to spend their Labour Day yesterday.

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    Plan to close nine post shops in region

    NZ Post has proposed closing seven post centres across Dunedin, in (clockwise from top left)...

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    Plan to close nine post shops in region

    NZ Post is being accused of putting profits ahead of people after announcing plans to cut nine of Otago’s community post shops.

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    Drivers cautioned following snow, ice

    The Leith Saddle this morning. NZTA warns of more frosty days this week. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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    Drivers cautioned following snow, ice

    Otago drivers are being urged to take extra time and care getting to work this morning, following a frigid overnight burst of snow and ice.

    Four people taken to hospital after head-on crashes, one involving a caravan

    Emergency services respond to the scene of a crash between two vehicles, one towing a caravan, on...

    Four people taken to hospital after head-on crashes, one involving a caravan

    Two people were transported to Dunedin Hospital, one with serious injuries, after a crash involving a caravan near Waikouaiti.

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    Happy 100th homage ‘lovely surprise’

    Dunedin centenarian and Yorkshire cricket fan Bill Jenkinson celebrated his 100th birthday with...

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    Happy 100th homage ‘lovely surprise’

    For nearly 100 years, Bill Jenkinson has always sung like there is no tomorrow.

    Positively playful spirited spectacle, a fabulous fair

    PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    Positively playful spirited spectacle, a fabulous fair

    Klex Peroy, 6, of Dunedin, plays on an inflatable during The Extravaganza Fair, held at Bayfield Park on Saturday.

    Foot bone reveals bite-sized bowerbird may have lived here

    An Australian male satin bowerbird. PHOTO: DANIEL FIELD

    Foot bone reveals bite-sized bowerbird may have lived here

    The discovery of a tiny fossilised foot bone in St Bathans was all it took to set Otago researchers on the path to find a new, long-extinct songbird species in New Zealand.

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    Prepare thoroughly, ACC urges trampers

    PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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    Prepare thoroughly, ACC urges trampers

    Now that the days are getting longer and the weather — generally speaking — is getting warmer, trampers are eager to start heading for the hills.

    Museum celebrates locomotive turning 153

    Oakley Stott (left) and Harry Powell, both 5, celebrate double-ended Fairlie locomotive Josephine...

    Museum celebrates locomotive turning 153

    Josephine was the belle of the ball at Toitū Otago Settlers Museum yesterday, when a large crowd turned out to celebrate her 153rd birthday.

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    Six-year search for lost dogs continues

    Missing dogs (from left) Weed and Dice. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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    Six-year search for lost dogs continues

    Six years after they started searching a Dunedin couple have not lost hope they will bring their beloved dogs home.

    Family 'deeply concerned' for missing 14-year-old Chch girl

    Photo: Supplied/Police

    Family 'deeply concerned' for missing 14-year-old Chch girl

    The family of a missing 14-year-old Christchurch girl are "deeply concerned" for her welfare.

    Venezuela condemns nearby US military build up

    The US aircraft carrier Gerald Ford has been deployed to the region. File photo: Getty Images

    Venezuela condemns nearby US military build up

    Venezuela has condemned what it said was a military provocation by neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago in coordination with the US CIA, aimed at spurring a full military confrontation with the Latin American nation.

    Newborn lamb shelters ducklings in storm

    A newborn lamb offers warmth to a group of baby paradise ducklings during this week’s wild...

    Southern kindness: Newborn lamb shelters ducklings in storm

    A tender moment in a Southland paddock has melted hearts as wild weather swept across the region.

    SH1 reopens after serious crash near Waikouaiti

    Emergency serious at the scene of the crash is which one person was seriously hurt. Photo: Peter...

    SH1 reopens after serious crash near Waikouaiti

    State Highway One has fully reopened after a person was seriously hurt in a crash involving two vehicles - one towing a caravan - near Waikouaiti.

    Measles case confirmed at high school

    Wellington Girls' College. File photo. 

    Measles case confirmed at high school

    Four staff and about 60 students at Wellington Girls' College have been identified as possible contacts with a person with measles.

    Suspects in Louvre jewel heist arrested

    Police officers stand guard near the Louvre Pyramid, after French police arrested suspects in the...

    Suspects in Louvre jewel heist arrested

    Suspects have been arrested over the brazen jewellery heist at the Louvre, just as one of them was about to fly out of France, the Paris prosecutor said.

    Now $150k: Govt bumps up fund for storm-ravaged South

    Gore Depot PowerNet teams were treated to a cooked breakfast at The Croydon Lodge to fuel them up...

    Now $150k: Govt bumps up fund for storm-ravaged South

    The government has added $50,000 to the pot for two southern councils as thousands remain without power amid a state of emergency.

    Vehicles trapped in snow as state highways close

    Vehicles trapped in snow as state highways close

    Drivers are trapped in heavy snow on two alpine passes as wintry weather closes state highways - including SH1 north of Dunedin - in the already storm-battered South. 

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    Diwali celebration had ‘really good vibe’

    Enjoying the light and colour of Dunedin’s Diwali festival are Andersons Bay School pupils Vedika...

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    Diwali celebration had ‘really good vibe’

    The colours were bright, the music loud and the vibes good at Dunedin’s Diwali celebration.

    Threat to bomb mosque leads to arrest

    Kilbirnie Mosque, Wellington. PHOTO: RNZ

    Threat to bomb mosque leads to arrest

    An 18-year-old man has been arrested and is due to appear in the Dunedin District Court this morning in relation to a bomb threat aimed at a Wellington mosque.
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