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    ‘Celebration of the female form’

    Sparkling costumes and big feather fans feature at a traditional Dunedin burlesque show inspired by the vintage glamour of the pre-1950s.

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    Moir’s risque tales hit mark

    Dear Stalker, by award-winning comedian Harriet Moir and staged at Te Whare O Rutukia, has a sellout season for good reason.

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    Princess Catherine, Princess of Wales, presents a shamrock to Irish wolfhound Turlough Mor, also known as Seamus.

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    Banksy unmasked after arrest details from 2000 found

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    Finding ways to reduce food waste

    Eyes widened to the size of dinner plates when Elena Piere managed to save 13.1 tonnes of food waste from going to landfill last year.

    Drug dealer loses prized pinball machines

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    Drug dealer loses prized pinball machines

    Pinball wizard Kim Michael Dozier made a play for the big time.

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    Former US Marine facing deportation to NZ

    Paul Canton hasn't lived in NZ for 50 years and served as a Marine, but is facing deportation to a country with which he has "no connection".

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    Big promoters accused of holding govt to ransom

    There are allegations of corporate concert welfare and promoters holding the government to ransom over funding for big events while home grown talent is left out.

    Cops want to hear about copper crime

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    Cops want to hear about copper crime

    As the value of scrap copper goes up, so are reports of the metal being stolen, and police want help to catch the thieves.

    Apology but no idea where frozen embryos are

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    Apology but no idea where frozen embryos are

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    Taliban accuses Pakistan of strike on rehab centre, killing 400

    More than 400 people were killed in a Pakistani strike on a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul, the Afghan Taliban administration says, in the deadliest incident since the two neighbours began fighting late last year.

    Boost for Kaikōura's iconic bird

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    Boost for Kaikōura's iconic bird

    Kaikōura's tīti (Hutton's shearwater birds) are in good condition as they prepare to leave the nest after favourable summer weather.

    Crime group of alleged US hitman accused of bribing prison officers

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    Crime group of alleged US hitman accused of bribing prison officers

    Police allege an organised crime group they've linked to the killing of a New Zealand man corrupted prison officers and bail officials.

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    Shop worker calls cops on customer smelling of booze

    A woman who ‘‘smelt of alcohol’’ was caught driving over the legal limit after being spotted by a Dunedin shop worker, police say.

    Porch sleeper prompts plea from police

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    Porch sleeper prompts plea from police

    Police are urging Dunedin’s student population to lock their flats and report suspicious activity after a middle-aged man returned to a flat where he was previously caught sleeping outside.

    Student's drug stash found as cops overhear call to lost phone

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    Student's drug stash found as cops overhear call to lost phone

    A student unwittingly dobbed himself in when his phone containing hidden drugs was handed to Dunedin police during St Patrick’s Day partying.

    The yolk's on you: Paddy's Day egging backfires 

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    The yolk's on you: Paddy's Day egging backfires 

    A teenager in Dunedin received a formal warning for assault from police after lobbing an egg at a group of young women.

    FENZ postpones decision to cut 140 jobs

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    FENZ postpones decision to cut 140 jobs

    Fire and Emergency (FENZ) has once again postponed its final decisions about restructuring.
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