R&B singer D’Angelo dies at 51
Grammy-winning R&B artist D’Angelo, a pioneer of neo-soul music, has died after a prolonged battle with cancer. He was 51.
Train collides with truck carrying digger
Train collides with truck carrying digger
People rushed to help after a truck carrying a digger collided with a train on a Kāpiti Coast crossing this morning.
Call for signs at swim hole after dad drowns
Call for signs at swim hole after dad drowns
A Coroner is calling for warning signs to be installed at a popular swimming hole along the Waikato River after a young father drowned while swimming with his young son.
Firefighters' action ‘pretty sombre occasion’
Firefighters' action ‘pretty sombre occasion’
Dunedin will have an hour without the sounds of fire engine sirens when firefighters from around the city walk off the job on Friday.
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Shock as four jailed over violent home invasion
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Shock as four jailed over violent home invasion
A violent home invasion over a $340 firewood spat has led to the jailing of four people, sparking scenes of shock in the courtroom.
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‘Reset’ for uni dept suggested in report
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‘Reset’ for uni dept suggested in report
A consultant has recommended an embattled University of Otago department be "reset" amid accusations of bullying, dysfunction and staff being spied on.
Staff move to allow Clocktower to be used more widely
Staff move to allow Clocktower to be used more widely
Just over a year after moving into the University of Otago Clocktower, vice-chancellor Grant Robertson — along with 70 other staff — is on the move.
Real knife revealed
Real knife revealed
A teenager waving around toy knives in Dunedin allegedly lashed out at police once they found a real one tucked in his waistband.
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‘Very odd’ that stolen money not spent
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‘Very odd’ that stolen money not spent
A man who stole nearly $90,000 from Larnach Castle while he was employed there never spent a cent of it.
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Mementoes from historic exhibition about to turn 100
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Mementoes from historic exhibition about to turn 100
The items in a Dunedin man’s decades-long collection from the city’s largest exhibition are turning 100 next month.
Smaller census survey to be tested
Smaller census survey to be tested
People in New Plymouth, Christchurch and Ashburton will be the first to test the new census data collection system.
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Agonising to fall just short
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Agonising to fall just short
It was "gut-wrenching" to fall just short of council election after indications of early success, a Dunedin candidate says.
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Tohu whenua’s $141,544 cost defended by council
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Tohu whenua’s $141,544 cost defended by council
The value obtained from the installation of cultural markers along the Otago Harbour shared pathway is certainly worth the cost, the Dunedin City Council says.
A cut above
A cut above
Twenty-five years ago it took Bruce Foster a week to cut the 200m-long macrocarpa hedge at the front of his section.
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Strike not teachers’ first rodeo: union
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Strike not teachers’ first rodeo: union
Striking feels like the new standard, the regional chairman for the teacher’s union says.
Finishing touches
Finishing touches
Repairs to the Octagon’s covered walkway, required after it was crushed by a runaway truck last year (pictured above), are coming to an end.
Wet, wet, wet
Wet, wet, wet
Citycare contractors work to shut the water main in Hillside Rd, South Dunedin, about 4am yesterday after it burst and flooded the surrounding area.
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Pukehiki all in to upgrade its hall
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Pukehiki all in to upgrade its hall
A small settlement high atop Otago Peninsula is putting in a big effort to restore its 19th-century community hall.
Calling in the cavalry
Calling in the cavalry
A helicopter helps to transport sand as work continues to repair the Tunnel Beach Walk yesterday.
Lit up for breast cancer awareness
Lit up for breast cancer awareness
The Otago Boys’ High School tower block administration building was lit up pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Monday night.