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    Amanda Burrows says the installation of the fence as a safety barrier between the Proctor Park...

    Playground fence 'feels like PC gone wrong'

    A Canterbury mum says the almost $10,000 fence built between a stormwater pond and playground is an overreaction by council staff.

    Call for NZ rethink after UK lowers voting age

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    Call for NZ rethink after UK lowers voting age to 16

    The director of a campaign to lower New Zealand's voting age to 16 says the country is falling behind others in terms of democracy.

    Fat Freddy's Drop founder Chris Faiumu dies

    Fat Freddy's Drop founder Chris Faiumu dies

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    Chris Faiumu, the founder of the band Fat Freddy's Drop, has died.

    'Stupid Cupid' singer Connie Francis dead at 87

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    'Stupid Cupid' singer Connie Francis dead at 87

    Connie Francis, the American pop singer who topped the charts in the 1950s and 1960s has died at the age of 87.

    Kiwi rower fled US police, hid in a bush

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    Kiwi rower fled US police, hid in a bush

    A top Kiwi rower who was arrested in the US after a post-regatta celebration bolted from police and then hid in a bush, official documents say.

    Some carparks back in Albany St plan

    Albany St in Dunedin. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

    Some carparks back in Albany St plan

    A few carparks have been put back into a contentious cycleway project in Dunedin.

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    Development restrictions reform slated

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    Development restrictions reform slated

    A government reform agenda aimed at making development easier could make life harder for communities, a Dunedin city councillor has warned.

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    Vet's hackles up over proposed mural

    Dunedin veterinarian Dr Helen Beattie is concerned a proposed mural of a British bulldog on the...

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    Vet's hackles up over proposed mural

    The artist behind a proposed mural of a British bulldog says he is only trying to make people smile after a Dunedin vet said the artwork would go against an international stance on animal welfare.

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    Reaction to plan change halt mixed

    Anna Johnson. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Reaction to plan change halt mixed

    Dunedin residents’ concerns about multi-unit development have been caught up in sweeping halts to plan changes, leaving one city councillor "extremely unhappy".

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    Student’s book shares Māori culture in daily life

    Otago Girl’s High School student Ella Moses, 17, shows off a copy of her book, developed by her...

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    Student’s book shares Māori culture in daily life

    An Ōtepoti high school student and businesswoman says the success of her new book will be measured not in dollars, but in the impact it has for children seeking to embracing their culture.

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    Fire station demo not a done deal: Fenz

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    Fire station demo not a done deal: Fenz

    Leaving Lookout Point’s brick fire station off a council list of protected heritage buildings does not mean demolition is imminent, fire officials say.

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    Teen admits ransacking South Dunedin dairy

    The mess left behind after two masked offenders broke into the Balmoral Dairy. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Teen admits ransacking South Dunedin dairy

    Two youths have appeared in court after an early morning masked ransacking of a South Dunedin dairy.

    'Someone’s having the worst day of their life'

    Huge plumes of smoke were seen across the city yesterday as a West Harbour villa burned. The...

    'Someone’s having the worst day of their life'

    The owners of a St Leonards house could only watch from the street as their home was engulfed in flames yesterday afternoon.

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    Polytech merger leaves MP baffled

    Slashing courses has already saved Otago Polytechnic $4 million and the school is targeting...

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    Polytech merger leaves MP baffled

    Penny Simmonds had already seen Otago Polytechnic plans to erase a $10 million shortfall before placing it in a "federation" of underperforming institutions.

    Russia, Ukraine swap more bodies of war dead

    More bodies of war dead were swapped today between Russia and Ukraine. Photo: Getty Images

    Russia, Ukraine swap more bodies of war dead

    Russia and Ukraine have exchanged more bodies of their war dead, a Kremlin aide said today.

    Drink-driving mother left child critical in crash, avoids prison

    Holly Pattison, 36, leaves the Hamilton District Court on Wednesday after being sentenced to home...

    Drink-driving mother left child critical in crash, avoids prison

    After strapping her daughter into a booster seat and putting a half-drunk bottle of wine in the centre console, Holly Pattison set off in her car to Napier.

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    Govt plan for flexible, modular classrooms lauded

    St Clair School pupil Bautista Bryant-Laines, 8, reads a book in a ‘‘flexible’’ classroom...

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    Govt plan for flexible, modular classrooms lauded

    The design of the classroom is less important than the method of teaching, Otago principals say following the government’s decision not to build any more open-plan classrooms.

    Otago students among those warned

    University students have been warned about promoting overseas gambling websites on social media...

    Otago students among those warned about overseas gambling website promotion

    University of Otago students are among those who have been warned about promoting overseas gambling websites on social media for financial gain.

    'Mark your own homework': Healthy Homes checks under fire

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    'Mark your own homework': Healthy Homes checks under fire

    Like drivers issuing their own warrants of fitness - that's how building experts and renter advocates describe the new Healthy Homes Standards.

    Mall fire kills at least 60

    Mall fire kills at least 60

    A massive fire in a hypermarket in al-Kut city in eastern Iraq has left at least 60 people dead and 11 others missing, the city's health authorities and two police sources have said.
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