Dunedin coke plot stripper shipped back to Australia
An Australian stripper who came to Dunedin to retrieve $27m of cocaine has been sent home.
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Campaigning Dunedin dad denies assaulting police
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Campaigning Dunedin dad denies assaulting police
A Dunedin father who campaigned for road safety after his daughter died in a car crash has denied assaulting arresting officers after crashing his car.
Napping stranger 'crashes car in his sleep'
Napping stranger 'crashes car in his sleep'
A Dunedin man having a nap at the wheel of a stranger's car managed to crash the vehicle into a fence in his sleep, police say.
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Drink-driver who bit woman ordered to pay $10k
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Drink-driver who bit woman ordered to pay $10k
A Dunedin woman caught drink-driving three times in six months bit another motorist who tried to thwart her dangerous rampage, a court has heard.
Warning over scaled-back hospital plans
Warning over scaled-back hospital plans
The scaled-back new Dunedin hospital will lead to longer emergency department wait times, health officials warned.
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Wasp numbers ‘worse’ this year
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Wasp numbers ‘worse’ this year
Warm weather has led to a late explosion in the number of wasps in Dunedin, pest exterminators are warning.
Offender to spend more time in prison
Offender to spend more time in prison
A Christchurch paedophile who communicated with a dangerous Otago sex offender while on parole will be locked up for at least another 18 months.
Dunedin nurse was sexually intimate with patient
Dunedin mental health nurse was sexually intimate with patient
A Dunedin mental health nurse’s almost half-century career ended when he was found to have been sexually intimate with a patient in his care.
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Hospital heritage status opposed
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Hospital heritage status opposed
The costs of protecting a Dunedin Hospital building outweigh any benefits a heritage listing would bring, Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora (HNZ) has told the city council.
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Study links air pollution, mental health
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Study links air pollution, mental health
Researchers have called for policymakers to create targeted interventions and strategies to reduce exposure to air pollution, after discovering it can have lasting effects on child development and...
Camera to improve safety
Camera to improve safety
Survey equipment attached to a street light on Cumberland St will be used for a business case for safety improvements around State Highway 1.
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Quit-smoking aids do not increase risk: study
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Quit-smoking aids do not increase risk: study
It is well known that smoking during pregnancy can increase the chance of certain birth defects in babies.
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Sheep central to search for cure
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Sheep central to search for cure
A sheep and some down-time between university semesters has led an American researcher to Otago, with the aim of finding a cure for a rare genetic disorder.
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On a wind and a prayer: Sailing novices strike out for Pacific
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On a wind and a prayer: Sailing novices strike out for Pacific
A family’s quest to sail the Pacific from Port Chalmers now has a crew — a rag-tag collection of fire-dancing tourists they met two weeks ago.
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Inside job alleged in crayfish crime ring
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Insider allegedly sold to gang in crayfish crime ring
An alleged crayfish crime ring worth nearly $200,000, involving the King Cobras gang, was an inside job, according to court documents.
Accused rescue chopper thief keeps identity secret
Accused rescue chopper thief keeps identity secret
A man who allegedly stole life-saving medicine from a Dunedin rescue helicopter can keep his identity a secret after he “played ball” with the court process.
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Bullying, racism reported at uni's business school
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Bullying, racism reported at uni's business school
Staff in the University of Otago business school’s marketing department have reported low levels of morale as well as bullying and racism.
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'It was mental': Sea lion savaged by dogs in pack attack
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'It was mental': Sea lion savaged by dogs in pack attack
Three off-leash dogs savaged a sea lion in a "pack" attack on a Dunedin beach, a witness says.
Trout speared in the Leith angers rangers
Trout speared in the Leith angers rangers
The discovery of a 4kg trout in Dunedin’s Water of Leith, with a large spearhead stuck in its side, has left Otago Fish & Game rangers feeling hot under the collar.
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John McGlashan principal calls it quits
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John McGlashan principal calls it quits
John McGlashan College principal Neil Garry is retiring after nearly 40 years at the Dunedin boys' school.