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    Divers retrieve rubbish from Blue Lake

    Dive Otago students Gus Bixley (left) and Josh Fleming show some of the rubbish they recovered...

    Divers retrieve rubbish from Blue Lake

    The view from above is stunning but the view down below is not so good.

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    Prisoner assaulted corrections officers

    The Otago Corrections Facility. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Prisoner assaulted corrections officers

    A prisoner who attacked three corrections officers while behind bars received no further punishment for the assaults.

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    Prison term after 57th driving conviction

    The case is being heard in the Dunedin District Court. Photo: ODT files

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    Prison term after 57th driving conviction

    A man who was sent to prison after racking up his 57th conviction for disqualified driving complained "you’d think I’d murdered someone".

    Cheap meals on wheels heading to campus

    The $3 lunch lady Jane Beecroft is back, bringing cheap meals to Dunedin with her food truck...

    Cheap meals on wheels heading to campus

    The force behind the university’s famed $3 lunches is heading back to the campus with another cut-price meal deal.

    Rain reigns supreme

    University of Otago contractors use chainsaws and a crane to remove a large willow tree, which...

    Rain reigns supreme

    After wreaking havoc across New Zealand, a low pressure system arrived in Dunedin on Monday night, bringing heavy rain.

    Hope bingo night will help boys get to robotics comp

    Otago Boys’ High School robotics team the "Indiana Drones" (from left) Declan Gemmell, Jack...

    Hope bingo night will help boys get to robotics comp

    A group of Dunedin secondary school students are hoping a bingo night will help them make it to Texas for an international robotics competition.

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    South gets tiny slice of infrastructure spend

    RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop. Photo: RNZ

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    South gets tiny slice of infrastructure spend

    The South has less than 5% of the total infrastructure spend the country wants over the next 30 years.

    Consultation to take new approach

    Marie Laufiso. Photos: supplied

    Consultation to take new approach

    Lessons learnt from consulting the public about Aurora Energy’s future could influence how the Dunedin City Council seeks feedback on another big issue — Enterprise Dunedin’s future.

    Adjustment to managing major contracts

    Photo: ODT files

    Adjustment to managing major contracts

    The Dunedin City Council plans to adjust the way major contracts are kept on track.

    Triple collision

    Photo: Peter McIntosh

    Triple collision

    Emergency services attend a crash at the intersection of Cargill and Stuart Sts yesterday at 9.05am.

    Alleged romance scammer in court

    The 44-year-old Auckland woman appeared in Auckland District Court. Photo: Finn Blackwell / RNZ

    Alleged romance scammer accused of duping Dunedin man appears in court

    A woman accused of defrauding a Dunedin man out of more than half a million dollars in an alleged 18-year romance scam has appeared in court.

    Mother on trial over alleged ‘medical child abuse'

    Photo: RNZ

    Mother on trial over alleged ‘medical child abuse'

    A mother accused of medically abusing her child "wanted to be seen as the medical mother of a sick child", the Crown has alleged.

    Pauline Hanson lashed for anti-Islamic vitriol

    One Nation leader Pauline Hanson. Photo: Getty

    Pauline Hanson lashed for anti-Islamic vitriol

    Australia's One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has been criticised after an extraordinary anti-Muslim rant that has been widely condemned.

    Govt mulls toll for Auckland Harbour Bridge

    The Auckland Harbour Bridge. File photo

    Govt mulls toll for Auckland Harbour Bridge

    The government is seeking advice on whether to bring in a toll on the existing Auckland Harbour Bridge, to help pay for a second Waitematā Harbour crossing.

    Akaroa to remain cut off overnight due to flooding, slips

    Flooding on State Highway 75 on Banks Peninsula. Photo: NZTA

    Akaroa to remain cut off overnight due to flooding, slips

    The town of Akaroa on Banks Peninsula will remain cut off overnight, with State Highway 75 closed because of flooding and slips.

    Ta’avao 'heartbroken' over son's death

    Angus Ta’avao at a Highlanders training session late last year. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

    Highlanders prop Angus Ta’avao 'heartbroken' over son's death

    New Highlanders prop Angus Ta’avao has made the gut-wrenching announcement that his ‘‘beautiful boy’’ Leo has died.

    Watch: Kayakers run rapids past clocktower

    Watch: Kayakers run rapids past clocktower

    As the rain fell in Dunedin today the clock started ticking for the inevitable arrival of the Water of Leith kayakers.

    One dead, two critical after Sydney stabbing attack

    One dead, two critical after Sydney stabbing attack

    A man is in custody after three people were stabbed near a Sydney train station, leaving one of them dead.

    Multiple complaints about dogs before woman mauled to death

    Photo: Getty Images

    Multiple complaints about dogs before woman mauled to death

    A local says there have been multiple complaints about dogs roaming in the area and chasing people before the death of a woman in Kaihu, Northland today.

    Former Kiwi league star shot in Sydney drive-by

    Matt Utai during his spell with Wests Tigers in 2012. Photo: Getty Images

    Former Kiwi league star shot in Sydney drive-by

    Former Kiwis and NRL star Matt Utai has been shot multiple times on his front lawn in an ambush attack with no clear motive.
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