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Commissioner seeks answers after Police College recruits fall short

Police Commissioner Richard Chambers says the woman was "badly let down". Photo: RNZ

Commissioner seeks answers after Police College recruits fall short

The Police Commissioner has sought answers after some recruit wings at Police College fell below expected numbers, including one with fewer than 50 recruits.

Thousands answer call at Dunedin's Dawn Service

A soldier stands at the Cenotaph in Queens Gardens for this morning's Anzac Day commemorations....

Thousands answer call at Dunedin's Dawn Service

Thousands of people gathered on an uncommonly warm Dunedin morning to pay their respects to those that have served, this Anzac day.

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Flat found for former refugee after ‘ODT’ story

Shadi Al Mahamid, who has been living in his car at St Clair for seven months, now has a...

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Flat found for former refugee after ‘ODT’ story

A roof was found for a Dunedin homeless man the day after he told his story to the Otago Daily Times.

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Ong almost ejected from council meeting

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Ong almost ejected from council meeting

A controversial Dunedin city councillor came close to getting himself ejected from a meeting over a stadium hotel reference.

Citycare Water gets contract

Citycare Water gets contract

A water infrastructure maintenance contract worth $145 million has been awarded by the Dunedin City Council to Citycare Water.

Trampers and hunters urged to take care

If you have plans to ‘‘go bush or back country’’ this long Anzac weekend, the New Zealand Mountain Safety Council is urging trampers and hunters to take extra care.

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Officers’ accidental Drag Bingo turns a winner

Dunedin police officers Constable Eli Stafford-Rogers (left) and Constable Jackson Jones were...

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Officers’ accidental Drag Bingo turns a winner

It was unclear who got a louder applause — Dame Jacinda Ardern during the Dunedin leg of her book tour, or two local police officers who unwittingly took part in a drag act next door.

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Name change ‘brings everything together’

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Name change ‘brings everything together’

The company now named Dunedin Railway Station says it is bringing everything together. Others are a bit confused.

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Glass bottle ban option ridiculed

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Glass bottle ban option ridiculed

A ban on alcohol sold in glass bottles within an area of the university has been labelled one of the ‘‘stupidest things I’ve ever heard’’ by a Dunedin bottle store owner.

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Extra poignancy to Anzac posy-making

Dunedin Returned and Services Association posy-making co-ordinator Sally Turner holds some of the...

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Extra poignancy to Anzac posy-making

Being surrounded by Royal New Zealand Navy equipment in the cavernous HMNZS Toroa base in Dunedin is the perfect environment for making posies for Anzac Day.

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Further jail time after man assaults girlfriend

Tyler McPherson, pictured here last year when he was jailed for two and a-half years for a spate...

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Further jail time after man assaults girlfriend

A Dunedin man has had further jail time tacked on to his sentence for beating up his girlfriend after she brandished a knife.

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Highlanders youth avoids conviction

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Highlanders youth avoids conviction

An under-20 Highlanders rugby player who beat up a man and stomped on his head has sidestepped a conviction to protect his ‘‘high prospects’’.

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Students represent fallen old boys at assembly

Otago Boys’ High School year 10 students prepare to place the crosses of 36 old boys who died in...

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Students represent fallen old boys at assembly

Every time a student stood up during Otago Boys’ High School’s special Anzac assembly yesterday, it signified one of the old boys who was killed at Gallipoli.

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Number of declined referrals ‘awful but not surprising’

Despite multiple assessments Mrs A's cancer went undiagnosed for months. Photo: Getty Images

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Number of declined referrals ‘awful but not surprising’

A Dunedin woman was left to suffer after having three referrals for X-rays rejected as Health New Zealand declines almost 20,000 requests for treatment a year in the South.

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Doorn takes pragmatic view of new stadium

Dom Gardiner, of the Crusaders, takes the ball in the lineout during his team’s Super Rugby match...

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Doorn takes pragmatic view of new stadium

As the new $683 million stadium opened in Christchurch last night, southerners were advised not to see it as an arch rival but as a cousin who should enjoy their time in the sun.

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Trail runner uneasy about proposed bylaw

Event organiser Steve Tripp on a training run at the start of the Silver Stream race tracks....

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Trail runner uneasy about proposed bylaw

An organiser of many endurance events around Dunedin says proposed changes to a council bylaw are going to damage the city’s reputation as a popular trail city.

Pedestrian hit by car

Pedestrian hit by car

Police speak to witnesses after a car hit a pedestrian in Baldwin St, North East Valley, yesterday at 11am. A police spokeswoman said the road was not blocked and...

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Questions raised over NYE music

New Year's revellers in the Octagon farewell 2025. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

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Questions raised over NYE music

A Dunedin band hand-picked to support the Foo Fighters might not be the right fit for the city’s ‘‘family friendly’’ New Year’s Eve celebrations, some councillors believe.

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