Crews return to douse smouldering shed fire
Firefighters tackling a commercial shed fire in Green Island overnight had to return to the scene today after the remnants started to smoulder again.
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Restaurant owner shocked by assault
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Restaurant owner shocked by assault
A Dunedin business owner allegedly punched to the ground by a drunk man says he was shocked by the assault.
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Concerns after urgent doctors cuts hours
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Concerns after urgent doctors cuts hours
A Dunedin city GP is predicting a ‘‘wave’’ of presentations to the hospital emergency department as the city’s busiest after-hours services announces it is cutting its operating hours.
Man flees police after ignoring pepper spray warnings
Man flees police after ignoring pepper spray warnings
An agitated man fled police at speed after being pulled over last night, despite a threat he would be pepper sprayed.
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Youth call on council to keep venue alive
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Youth call on council to keep venue alive
Young actors from the Playhouse children’s theatre in Dunedin have urged the city council to play its part in keeping their venue going.
Dunedin sportsman set for trial on serious domestic violence charge
Dunedin sportsman set for trial on serious domestic violence charge
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A high-profile Dunedin sportsman accused of serious domestic violence is set to go to trial in August.
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'Intense ocean warming' on Otago coast
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'Intense ocean warming' on Otago coast
Otago's coast is experiencing ‘‘some of the most intense ocean warming’’ anywhere in NZ and a co-ordinated response is required to ensure its future health, an environment group says.
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Desire to push trail project forward
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Desire to push trail project forward
Dunedin's tunnels trail doesn’t need to be a ‘‘Rolls-Royce’’, it just needs to be done, the city council had been told.
Adding wontons recipe for disaster
Adding wontons recipe for disaster
Adding wontons to meatballs turned out to be a recipe for a kitchen fire in a north Dunedin flat.
‘Exceptional warmth’: temperature records tumble in April
‘Exceptional warmth’: temperature records tumble in April
Temperature records were toppled left, right and centre across the southern regions during April, giving locals a welcome extension to summer.
Up, up and away
Up, up and away
A crane hoists away a section from one of two chimney stacks at Ravensdown’s Dunedin fertiliser plant yesterday.
Multiple crews called to battle farming shed blaze
Multiple crews called to battle farming shed blaze
Firefighters from around the city were last night working to extinguish a fire in a large farming shed in Green Island.
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No ‘significant decline’ in city gull numbers yet
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No ‘significant decline’ in city gull numbers yet
Gull numbers may have passed their peak at Dunedin’s landfill, but the council says it has not yet seen any evidence of a significant decline in their numbers citywide.
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Sports bodies demand leaky roof fix
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Sports bodies demand leaky roof fix
National sporting competitions will dodge Dunedin unless the council urgently repairs the roof of the leaky Edgar Centre, councillors have been told.
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Councillors’ conduct ‘appalling’
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Councillors’ conduct ‘appalling’
The volunteer driver of Dunedin’s campaigning ambulance has called out councillors for showing a lack of respect and laughing while he presented at a hearing.
Bubble tea shop falls foul of cup ban
Bubble tea shop falls foul of cup ban
A bubble tea shop in the Link at the University of Otago says it is being unfairly targeted by the university’s disposable cup ban.
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Walk and Talk ‘sort of a living library’
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Walk and Talk ‘sort of a living library’
Anything you want to talk about, Dmitry Zavialov is keen to hear about. But you'll have to tell him about it while you are walking.
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Prof ‘shocked’ to get science prize
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Prof ‘shocked’ to get science prize
Jemma Geoghegan never planned to become a science communicator.
When the boats come in
When the boats come in
Three Port Otago tugboats and two pilot boats make their way through the lower Otago Harbour.
Booms heard before shed fire spews smoke
Booms heard before shed fire spews smoke
A fire at a large Green Island commercial shed is under control, but work to completely put it out continues.