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    Crowds gather in the Octagon on New Year’s Eve, 2025. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

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    NYE damp squib: feedback

    Stinging public feedback about "anticlimactic" Dunedin New Year’s Eve celebrations has been presented to city councillors set to debate bringing back fireworks.

    Housing crisis hitting former refugees

    Some former Syrian refugees living in Dunedin say they are struggling with overcrowded...

    Housing crisis hitting former refugees

    The plight of former refugees living in overcrowded, ageing Dunedin houses is a symptom of the city’s housing crisis that government must solve, social leaders say.

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    ‘Baby ship driver’ enjoying her Naval career

    From Lake Wānaka to helming Lake-class patrol vessel HMNZS Taupo, former Mount Aspiring College...

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    ‘Baby ship driver’ enjoying her Naval career

    Efforts to steer clear of a desk job landed one Wānaka woman at the helm of a Navy patrol vessel, albeit as a "baby ship driver".

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    ‘All pretty special’: Ōtākou mark day on Treaty Grounds

    Otākou hapū member Kiliona Tamati-Tupai holds mere pounamu Te Taki Haruru, named for the beach...

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    ‘All pretty special’: Ōtākou mark day on Treaty Grounds

    Marking Waitangi Day alongside other iwi on the Treaty Grounds made for a "pretty special" occasion, an Ōtākou rakatira says.

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    ‘Accessibility’ of new setting draws thousands to event

    An estimated crowd of between 2000 and 3000 people came to the free whānau festival on the...

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    ‘Accessibility’ of new setting draws thousands to event

    Dunedin's Waitangi Day commemorations, featuring a change of scenery, drew thousands to mark the national holiday.

    Police rescue pub patron

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    Police rescue pub patron

    A man was forced to mount an escape attempt from a Dunedin pub after he woke in the toilet after hours to find himself locked in.

    Crash driver absconds

    Crash driver absconds

    A driver took out a 100m section of median barrier on the Southern Motorway before allegedly absconding from an early morning crash, Dunedin police say.

    Hīkoi makes feelings known

    PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    Hīkoi makes feelings known

    About 150 people took part in a hīkoi through Dunedin yesterday — walking from the Gardens Grounds in North Dunedin to rally in the Octagon.

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    No ‘respect’ shown to teacher aides

    Teacher aide Tracey Clifton. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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    No ‘respect’ shown to teacher aides

    A Dunedin teacher aide says being paid out of the toilet paper and electricity budgets has led to an increasing amount of job insecurity.

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    Birthday trip to remember for footballer and team-mates

    Californian Jeff Serota (fourth from left) and his Serota Birthday Football California team-mates...

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    Birthday trip to remember for footballer and team-mates

    You can’t ask for a better birthday present.

    Count the flowers

    PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    Count the flowers

    Young visitors from Invercargill Earl Xander Marial, 9, and his brother, Earl Sky Marial, 5, take in the colourful plantings at the Dunedin Railway Station yesterday. 

    A convenient amenity

    PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    A convenient amenity

    A new toilet facility has popped up in a remote area in Merton Station Rd, near Karitane.

    City’s heritage to be theme for new festival

    Photo: ODT Files

    City’s heritage to be theme for new festival

    The future of Dunedin’s festival schedule is the past as a celebration of the city’s heritage is put into the works.

    Student hopes expedition inspires others to explore local wilderness

    John McGlashan student Adam Ludgate completed a tramp in the Olivine Wilderness of Mt Aspiring...

    Student hopes expedition inspires others to explore local wilderness

    A Dunedin secondary student wants to inspire his peers to explore their backyard after an expedition into some untouched parts of Fiordland National Park.

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    Rodeo provides tune-up for national title contender

    Emily Daly, of Leeston, tips her hat at the rodeo. PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH

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    Rodeo provides tune-up for national title contender

    When you get a bit down in life and things aren’t really going your way, Johnson Davis reckons a ride on a bull is all it takes "to buck your ideas up a bit".

    Underground electric cable to be installed

    Photo: Gerard O'Brien

    Underground electric cable to be installed

    Businesses and residents in Kaikorai Valley and surrounding communities will notice activity happening in the area over the coming months

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    Guardian deters grumps and jumpers

    Sea lion Mika’s guardian, Kaitlin Beyer, holds a picture of Mika and one of her pups. PHOTO:...

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    Guardian deters grumps and jumpers

    A 12-year-old Dunedin girl has become the guardian of a sea lion who chose to give birth near her house — not once, but twice.

    Firefighters on strike

    Photo: Peter McIntosh

    Firefighters on strike

    Dunedin firefighters take part in a strike on the corner of Anzac Ave and St Andrew St yesterday.

    Poor housing issue for some Syrian families

    Former Syrian Hasan and his resettled family need a home to meet their current and future needs....

    Poor housing issue for some Syrian families

    Syrian refugees left their war-torn country for a better life in New Zealand, but are facing different battles in their adopted country.

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    More settled weather likely: ESNZ

    Chris Brandolino. Photo: supplied

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    More settled weather likely: ESNZ

    Summer might finally come out from behind the curtains of rain if Earth Sciences New Zealand (ESNZ) predictions come to fruition.
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