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    Fears are held for the future of the Mayfair Theatre PHOTOS: GERARD O’BRIEN

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    Concerns over viability of new venue build

    Casting aside Dunedin’s Mayfair Theatre from being in contention for council funds for redevelopment could hold back performing arts in the city, a representative has warned.

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    South experiences one of its warmest, driest Mays on record

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    South experiences one of its warmest, driest Mays on record

    If this week’s frigid weather came as a shock, it is probably because the southern regions have just had one of their warmest and driest Mays on record.

    Graduates to tackle Mongol Rally

    Graduates to tackle Mongol Rally

    Would you like your name plastered on the side of a beat-up old limousine bashing through central Asian rivers and traversing Tajikistan’s many snow-capped mountains?

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    Two Dunedin pupils and their robot to take on world

    Tahuna Normal Intermediate pupils Quentin Sime (left) and Thomas Ketu-McKenzie hold their robot...

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    Two Dunedin pupils and their robot to take on world

    Two Dunedin intermediate school pupils are taking on the world with a robot they built from scratch.

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    One fish, long fish, dead fish, oarfish

    A dead oarfish lies in the sand at Aramoana Beach this week. A recent sighting of the long...

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    One fish, long fish, dead fish, oarfish

    An oarfish that recently washed up on Dunedin’s Aramoana Beach is likely not a "harbinger of doom", but it is "certainly an unusual sight and a special one", the Department of Conservation (Doc) says.

    Clean and green

    PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    Clean and green

    North East Valley Normal School pupils Luthias Gilmore, 10 (left), and Ashton Dawson, 11, pick up refuse scattered about Lindsay Creek yesterday.

    One in hospital

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GREGOR RICHARDSON

    One in hospital

    One person was taken to Dunedin Hospital with "minor to moderate" injuries following a single-vehicle crash in Pine Hill yesterday.

    Wandering dog finds new home thanks to charity

    Dog Rescue Dunedin volunteer Cait Stewart pets Alfie, one of the latest pound dogs to be adopted...

    Wandering dog finds new home thanks to charity

    Back in the day, Alfie’s goose would nearly be cooked by now.

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    Festival anti-social conduct ‘deeply stressful’

    Dunedin Fringe Arts Trust co-directors Kate Schrader (left) and Ruth Harvey. Photo: Gregor...

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    Festival anti-social conduct ‘deeply stressful’

    Inflammatory rhetoric from political leaders is to blame for a "significant" rise in anti-social behaviour, including hate speech and sexual harassment, at this year’s Dunedin Fringe Festival,...

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    Initiative ‘fantastic’ chance to learn

    John Marrable and sensei Lee Hart test their karate skills during training in Dunedin. PHOTO:...

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    Initiative ‘fantastic’ chance to learn

    John Marrable is always looking for ways to improve.

    Te Pāti Māori stand down confirmed

    Te Pāti Māori MPs (from left) Rawiri Waititi, Hana Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer...

    Te Pāti Māori stand down confirmed

    Parliament has confirmed the unprecedented punishments proposed for Te Pāti Māori MPs who performed a haka in protest against the Treaty Principles Bill.

    NZDF heading for joint military exercise

    A new NZ Defence Force Bushmaster armoured vehicle being driven on to the HMNZS Canterbury in...

    NZDF heading for joint military exercise

    The army is heading for an international exercise where drones will be tested, taking a single drone of its own.

    Multiple personalities helped sex abuse survivor

    Stock photo: Getty

    Multiple personalities helped sex abuse survivor

    A father who sexually abused his daughters, one of whom developed multiple personalities as a survival tactic, may die in prison after receiving a two-decade jail term. 

    Lies a 'stupid knee-jerk reaction': mushroom meal murder-accused

    Erin Patterson, who cooked the deadly meal. Photo: Supplied

    Lies a 'stupid knee-jerk reaction': mushroom meal murder-accused

    Erin Patterson says her lies to police after cooking a deadly meal for her estranged husband's family were a "stupid knee-jerk reaction" to finding out people had become sick.

    Light quake shakes Wellington

    The Hikurangi Subduction Zone is New Zealand's largest fault because of the area that could move...

    Light quake shakes Wellington

    A magnitude 3.6 earthquake has struck the Wellington region.

    Body found in Canterbury river

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    Body found in Canterbury river

    Police have found a body in a Canterbury river this afternoon.

    Man allegedly stole $150,000 of goods in marketplace scam

    Meta derives well over 90% of its revenue from advertising.  PHOTO: REUTERS

    Man allegedly stole $150,000 of goods in marketplace scam

    A 36-year-old man has been arrested over fleecing Facebook Marketplace users of $150,000 worth of goods.

    Attempted murder charge for former Kiwi NRL and AFL player

    New Zealander Shem Tatupu gathers the ball for the Fox Hill Hawks during a VFL Qualifying Final...

    Attempted murder charge for former Kiwi NRL and AFL player

    Kiwi Shem Tatupu has reportedly been arrested and charged with attempted murder.

    US vetoes UN demand for Gaza ceasefire

    Palestinians carry their belongings as they flee their homes after the Israeli army issued...

    US vetoes UN demand for Gaza ceasefire

    The US has vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution demanding an "immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza and unhindered aid access.

    Trump bans nationals from 12 countries

    President Donald Trump says the list of banned nations could be revised and new countries may be...

    Trump bans nationals from 12 countries

    President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation banning the nationals of 12 countries from entering the United States, saying the move was needed to protect against "foreign...
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      Real solutions before ‘saving the world’

    • Club secretary Donald Lamont (left) and president Murray Anderson show their displeasure at the...

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      Cafe closed, life savings gone and $491k in debt

    • A concept render shows Whoosh cabins running above Frankton’s Central St. IMAGE: WHOOSH

      'Uber in the sky' demo on way in Queenstown

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