Party goers’ head injuries attributed to projectiles
A goth-themed party in Dunedin’s student quarter ended with three people being transported to Dunedin Hospital "in various states of consciousness" after having objects thrown at their heads,...
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Divers retrieve rubbish from lake
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Divers retrieve rubbish from lake
The view from above is stunning but the view down below not so good.
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Adjustment to managing major contracts
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Adjustment to managing major contracts
The Dunedin City Council plans to adjust the way major contracts are kept on track.
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Future consultation to take new approach
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Future consultation to take new approach
Lessons learnt from consulting the public about Aurora Energy’s future could influence how the Dunedin City Council seeks feedback on another big issue — Enterprise Dunedin’s future.
Uni students are back in town
Uni students are back in town
University of Otago students are back in Dunedin and getting their bearings about town at the students association’s Tent City.
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Aust charity backs Dunedin cancer research
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Aust charity backs Dunedin cancer research
Word of a Dunedin trust’s ground-breaking work, using specially trained dogs to sniff out cancer, is spreading around the globe and an Australian charity has just raised $NZ200,000 for the trust to...
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Health charity under scrutiny: Probe into Te Kaika widened by govt
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Health charity under scrutiny: Probe into Te Kaika widened by govt
A government probe into under-fire charity Te Kāika is more wide-ranging than previously known, the Otago Daily Times can now reveal.
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Never a long face to be seen at the Middlemarch pub
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Never a long face to be seen at the Middlemarch pub
The new owners of a rural Otago pub are not horsing around when it comes to the importance of having a thriving local watering hole.
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Mixed bag but ‘plenty of fruit yet to be picked’
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Mixed bag but ‘plenty of fruit yet to be picked’
It has been a mixed bag for fruit growers in the South this summer, many blaming the poor weather for disappointing yields.
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Dunedin prepares for storm’s impact
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Dunedin prepares for storm’s impact
The tail of the storm that ravaged much of the lower North Island yesterday is expected to hit Dunedin today and city leaders are not taking any chances with possible flooding.
Support for major parties slumps in latest poll
Support for major parties slumps in latest poll
The latest political poll has shown both major parties seeing their support slip, but the coalition government would be re-elected on these results.
Search for missing Aussie boy resumes in major-crime probe
Search for missing Aussie boy resumes in major-crime probe
The search for a missing Australian four-year-old has resumed after police declared the boy's disappearance a major crime and indicated they had identified a possible suspect. Gus Lamont was last...
Argument led to murder and dismemberment, court hears
Argument led to murder and dismemberment, court hears
Animosity between two men led to one of them being murdered and dismembered, a Christchurch High Court jury has heard.
Farmer clears path for trapped vehicles with tractor
Farmer clears path for trapped vehicles with tractor
Cars blocked by a slip in rural Taihape are now free after a local farmer cleared a path for them with his tractor.
Boil water notice lifted in Christchurch
Boil water notice lifted in Christchurch
A boil water notice affecting thousands of households in eastern Christchurch east has been lifted.
Flooding possible in Christchurch, Banks Peninsula
Flooding possible in Christchurch, Banks Peninsula
Christchurch and Banks Peninsula residents are being urged to prepare for possible flooding as the wild weather hammering the North Island tracks south.
Youth motocross in spotlight after four deaths in two years
Youth motocross in spotlight after four deaths in two years
The deaths of four young people in separate motocross accidents over a two-year span will be the focus of a joint Coronial inquest, placing the safety of the sport under scrutiny.
Prisoner with burst appendix six days delayed going to hospital
Prisoner with burst appendix six days delayed going to hospital
A prisoner with a burst appendix was told it was a stomach bug, and waited six days to be admitted to hospital for surgery.
Vehicle search uncovers drugs, weapons - police
Vehicle search uncovers drugs, weapons - police
A machete was found along with cannabis, a set of scales and an imitation firearm inside a vehicle searched in Dunedin this morning, police say.
NSW police search for elderly man mistakenly kidnapped
NSW police search for elderly man mistakenly kidnapped
The search continues for a grandfather who was abducted by mistake, in a botched underworld kidnapping.