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    Stolen car driven wrong way on motorway: police

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    Stolen car driven wrong way on motorway: police

    Police say it's incredible no one was killed when a stolen car drove the wrong way down an Auckland motorway, colliding with another vehicle.

    Removal of churches from protected list decried

    Southern Heritage Trust member and council candidate Jo Galer outside the former Andersons Bay...

    Removal of churches from protected list decried

    Dunedin is "sleepwalking" into a heritage desert, an advocate says.

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    Chance to perform at the Globe ‘insane’

    Former Trinity Catholic College student Phoebe Harris (left) and student Meadow Stewart, exchange...

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    Chance to perform at the Globe ‘insane’

    Last year, in front of school mates. This year, treading the boards at the Globe Theatre in London for the Bard.

    Event teaches students how to protest

    University of Otago and Otago Polytechnic students gather for protest training, organised by...

    Event teaches students how to protest

    Protestors who are not fans of being pepper-sprayed, handcuffed or locked up in a police cell spent two hours learning how to avoid the common commotions.

    Making penguins’ fish smoothies ‘intense’

    Dunedin Wildlife Hospital nurse Emily Brewer shows off the ingredients and equipment used to make...

    Making penguins’ fish smoothies ‘intense’

    The Dunedin Wildlife Hospital will set about making hundreds of litres of fish smoothies for penguins before the breeding season begins.

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    'Gator on run for three years

    Saturn the alligator, in Moscow Zoo in 2009. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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    Alligator captures Burns Fellow’s imagination

    At 200kg, Saturn was a muscle-bound fellow with a menacing smile and a more-than-slightly aggressive nature.

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    Govt policy won’t stop plan hearings

    Chris Bishop said the First Home Grant was an "expensive and inefficient way to support first...

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    Govt policy won’t stop plan hearings

    An ongoing update to Dunedin’s district plan is unlikely to be caught up in the government’s plan-stop policy, the council says.

    Local govt nominations ahead of last election at 20

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    Local govt nominations ahead of last election at 20

    Dunedin's council hopefuls are slightly quicker off the mark this election, as the nomination period for local government elections ticks over halfway.

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    Ozone data fears as satellites’ time runs out

    University of Otago atmospheric physicist and researcher Associate Prof Annika Seppala is working...

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    Ozone data fears as satellites’ time runs out

    The clock is about to run out on the lifespan of several ozone detection satellites, which could have a major impact on the precision of the southern hemisphere’s weather forecasts.

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    Role in theft of crayfish admitted

    Nicola Nevard resigned from her job when she feared authorities were investigating a seafood scam...

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    Role in theft of crayfish admitted

    A woman who was the pivotal insider in a King Cobras crayfish crime ring worth more than $200,000 has admitted her role in the scheme.

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    Dispute ends with $6k settlement

    Andrew Simms. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Dispute ends with $6k settlement

    A legal dispute between a Dunedin mayoral hopeful and a city councillor has ended with an apology, a retraction and a settlement out of court.

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    9-year-old to take on world’s best juniors

    Joanna Ke and coach Shelley Duncan put in the hard yards on the practice fairway at Balmacewen....

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    9-year-old to take on world’s best juniors

    Joanna Ke has come a fair way. The Dunedin 9-year-old is playing golf people double her age could only dream about.

    Obituary: A teacher, a mentor and leader

    Ali’itasi Pepe (Tasi) Lemalu, MNZM. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Obituary: A teacher, a mentor and leader

    Beyond all the medals and awards, lay a steely and quiet (mostly quiet) determination, a focus, a stubborn perseverance.

    Child exploitation and bestiality allegedly found on top cop's computer

    Former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming resigned in May. He had been on leave since...

    Child exploitation and bestiality allegedly found on top cop's computer

    Child exploitation and bestiality material were allegedly found on former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming's work devices, it can now be revealed.

    Trump threatens to sue over reports of risque Epstein letter

    Donald Trump with Jeffrey Epstein in 1997. Photo: Getty Images

    Trump threatens to sue over reports of risque Epstein letter

    Donald Trump's name appeared on a risque 2003 personal note to Jeffrey Epstein, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The president responded that the letter was fake.

    Trio rescued from life-raft in Pacific Ocean

    A life raft alongside a merchant vessel. Photo: NZDF / supplied

    Trio rescued from life-raft in Pacific Ocean

    Three people are safe after being rescued from a life-raft in the ocean following mechanical failure on their vessel.

    $22 million of meth seized at Auckland Airport

    The unaccompanied duffle bags arrived on a flight from Malaysia. Photo: NZ Customs Service

    $22 million of meth seized at Auckland Airport

    Customs officers at Auckland International Airport have seized more than 60kg of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of more than $22 million.

    Stadium street upgrades finished in Christchurch

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    Stadium street upgrades finished in Christchurch

    The major street and water network upgrades around Christchurch's new $683 million central city stadium have been completed.

    British spies, Special Forces named in Afghan data breach

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    British spies, Special Forces named in Afghan data breach

    Details of more than 100 British nationals including spies and special forces soldiers were included in one of the country's worst ever data breaches.

    Caregivers charged over 2015 death of 4-year-old girl

    Alestra Kepa-Hati's died at Starship hospital in 2014 after being admitted with brain injuries.

    Caregivers charged over 2015 death of 4-year-old girl

    Nearly 10 years after the mysterious death of 4-year-old Alestra Kepa-Hati, her former caregivers have been formally charged.
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