Important information as polling looms
Important information as polling looms
Fiery debates, sensational promises and an onslaught of grinning politicians. It’s time again for local elections.
Hillside brings up major milestone
Production on track as Hillside brings up major milestone
South Dunedin’s Hillside Workshop has produced 500 rail wagons in just over a year.
Customer tumbles at bank protest
Customer tumbles at bank protest
A pensioner trying to pay her bills was caught in the crossfire as climate protesters and police jostled outside a Dunedin bank.
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Hope returns for South D couple as house floor raised
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Hope returns for South D couple as house floor raised
A community effort to rebuild a South Dunedin home is giving the owners renewed hope for the future following the trauma of October’s floods.
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Relationships ‘mostly strained at best’ amid frustration
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Relationships ‘mostly strained at best’ amid frustration
The councillor who led calls for a review of Enterprise Dunedin says frustration had been brewing in the business sector.
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Purpose, vision of agency questioned
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Purpose, vision of agency questioned
Dunedin's economic development unit has been called lost and confused, as consultants recommend it be stripped out of city council operations.
Big sacrifices for treatment
Big sacrifices for treatment
The desperate parents of a Dunedin infant diagnosed with a rare condition are selling off their possessions so she can get cutting-edge treatment in the United States.
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Meth used before fatal incident
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Meth used before fatal incident
A Dunedin man has admitted using methamphetamine before committing the manslaughter of his partner, who died after falling from a moving trailer.
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Retracing steps of a 19th-century rambler
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Retracing steps of a 19th-century rambler
Three keen walkers are exploring historic Dunedin, following in the footsteps of a 19th-century rambler and writer.
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‘They told us to tip it’ — late reprieve saves big bill
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‘They told us to tip it’ — late reprieve saves big bill
A father organising his late son’s affairs has had a last-minute reprieve after potentially being landed with a big bill to dump $22,000 worth of excess medical supplies.
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Judge unimpressed by road rage incidents
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Judge unimpressed by road rage incidents
A judge told a Dunedin man he should display a cautionary bumper sticker after his road rage landed him in court.
Boy steals car, crashes: police
Boy steals car, crashes: police
A 12-year-old boy was seriously injured after crashing an allegedly stolen vehicle into a parked car in Christchurch yesterday morning.
Man abuses, bites guard asking he leave: police
Man abuses, bites guard asking he leave: police
A security guard was racially abused and bitten by an aggressive man who smashed up a shelf in a central Dunedin chemist shortly before noon on Thursday, police say.
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Islamophobia contributing to Gaza’s devastation, prof says
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Islamophobia contributing to Gaza’s devastation, prof says
The level of death and destruction in Gaza would not be possible without "substantially high levels of Islamophobia", an academic visiting Dunedin says.
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Speeding, intoxicated on school run
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Speeding, intoxicated on school run
A Dunedin mother admitted drinking a bottle of wine before speeding to pick her children up from school.
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MPs, MPs everywhere and many a vote to seek
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MPs, MPs everywhere and many a vote to seek
If you didn’t see a Labour MP this week you weren’t looking hard.
More than braces needed for restoration
More than braces needed for restoration
Restoration of a prominent civic heritage building in Dunedin has begun. Reporter Grant Miller takes a look behind the scaffolding.
'Turned the corner': Orana Park working to restore reputation
'Turned the corner': Orana Park working to restore reputation
A Christchurch zoo found to have substandard animal welfare procedures has work to do to restore its damaged reputation, leaders say.
Life coach sentenced for 'king-hit' assault
Life coach sentenced for 'king-hit' assault
A judge has suggested a Taranaki life coach should have employed his conflict-resolution skills rather than punching a golf buddy in the head in what has been described as a "king-hit" type assault.
'He's been failed': Sister critical of police after Chch man's death
'He's been failed': Sister critical of police after Chch man's death
Police failings are partly to blame for difficulties in determining the final movements of a Christchurch man who lay dead in his bed for days, a coroner says.