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    Otago Boys’ High School students rub their freshly shaved heads. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    Students abuzz after topping NZ schools in cancer fundraiser

    When a group of boys at a Dunedin secondary school decided to shave their hair for a cause they did not expect to be leading the country with their fundraising efforts.

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    Exam delayed over cheating allegations

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    Exam delayed over cheating allegations

    The University of Otago was forced to postpone a law exam due to alleged cheating.

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    Killer remains on parole despite breaches

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    Killer remains on parole despite breaches

    A man who murdered his second cousin in a "drug deal gone wrong" will remain on parole despite being caught using drugs again.

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    Botanic garden rocking social media sensation

    Clair Carson holds the Talyllyn Rock, which has been hidden at the Dunedin Botanic Garden after...

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    Botanic garden rocking social media sensation

    A minor rock star has turned up in Dunedin.

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    Staff considering legal action over Polytech restructure

    Otago Polytechnic. Photo: ODT files

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    Staff considering legal action over Polytech restructure

    Otago Polytechnic staff facing the chopping block are not ruling out legal action in the wake of the institution’s announcement to slash 20 jobs in one department.

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    ORC apologises for more privacy breaches

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    ORC apologises for more privacy breaches

    The Otago Regional Council has admitted further privacy breaches after an investigation into how the council unwittingly came to break confidentiality and share the email addresses of hundreds of...

    Hormone key for heat regulation

    University of Otago School of Biomedical Sciences physiology researcher Dr Rosie Brown. PHOTO:...

    Hormone key for heat regulation

    A hormone that helps mothers adapt to changes in body temperature during pregnancy may be critical for reproduction in a world facing climate change.

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    Felling of protected tree opposed

    Belleknowes property owners Adam and Anna O’Byrne have applied for resource consent from the...

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    Felling of protected tree opposed

    The felling of a protected Dunedin tree in "undisputed" good health has been opposed by a council planner.

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    Proposal curbs girls’ options, MPs say

    PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

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    Proposal curbs girls’ options, MPs say

    A proposed enrolment zone for a Dunedin secondary school leaves girls with fewer options than boys for a single-sex education, the city’s Labour MPs say.

    Dewar jailed over $113k theft

    Former Rotorua top cop John Dewar in the Hamilton District Court today when he was jailed for 26...

    Dewar jailed over $113k theft

    Former rogue cop John Dewar has been sent back to prison after a jury found him guilty of stealing $113,000 from a finance company of which he was the boss.

    Cold no bar: ‘There’s just so many people it’s ridiculous’

    Rob Roy Dairy server Jamie Muir holds a double-serve ice cream cone. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    Cold no bar: ‘There’s just so many people it’s ridiculous’

    The advantage of buying an ice cream on a freezing cold day is it does not melt and drip all over your fingers.

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    Call for DCC to go in-house

    Jim O’Malley. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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    Call for DCC to go in-house

    The Dunedin City Council should consider going back in time by cutting out contractors and taking park and road maintenance in-house, a councillor says.

    Aussie reporter hit with rubber bullet at LA protest

    Aussie reporter hit with rubber bullet at LA protest

    An Australian senator wants an urgent explanation from US President Donald Trump after police shot an Australian TV reporter with a rubber bullet in Los Angeles.

    Woman suffers undiagnosed tooth infection for months

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    Woman suffers undiagnosed tooth infection for months

    A woman whose dental implant and bone-graft failed and who suffered an undiagnosed infection for eight months says she still has pain, headaches and brain fog four years on.

    Landmark lawsuit on copyright and AI to begin

    A person passes a billboard for an Artificial Intelligence company on an underground station...

    Getty's landmark lawsuit on copyright and AI to begin

    Getty Images' landmark copyright lawsuit against artificial intelligence company Stability AI begins at London's High Court this week.

    Former rogue cop jailed for company thefts

    Former Rotorua top cop John Dewar in the Hamilton District Court today when he was jailed for 26...

    Former rogue cop jailed for company thefts

    Former rogue cop John Dewar has been sent back to prison after a jury found him guilty of stealing $113,000 from a finance company he was the boss of.

    Two hurt in Dunedin motorway crash

    The crash caused traffic to back up on the motorway on Monday afternoon. Photos: Stephen Jaquiery

    Two hurt in Dunedin motorway crash

    Two people were taken to hospital and traffic was backed up for some time after a four-car crash on the Southern Motorway in Caversham.

    Govt invests another $13.5 million in tourism

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston. Photo: RNZ

    Govt invests another $13.5 million in tourism

    The government has announced another multimillion-dollar funding boost for Tourism New Zealand in a bid to attract 72,000 more visitors to our shores.

    Women, dogs hurt in alleged hit-and-run

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    Women, dogs hurt in alleged hit-and-run

    A man has been charged with careless driving after an alleged hit-and-run in Paremoremo, Auckland on Sunday morning.

    Front gates stolen during peak traffic

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    Front gates stolen during peak traffic

    A Canterbury man has been arrested after allegedly stolen front gates were discovered "partially attached" to his fence. 
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