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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.
Waikato's 'sweetheart deal' needs competitive tender - Dunedin MP
Waikato's 'sweetheart deal' needs competitive tender - Dunedin MP
The Greens are urging the government to go back and carry out a competitive tender process as Cabinet considers whether to push ahead with a new Waikato medical school.
NZDF drops entry requirements in bid to boost numbers
NZDF drops entry requirements in bid to boost numbers
The New Zealand Defence Force has made it easier for people to apply for a job in a bid to get more boots on the ground.
Israel changes account of paramedic killings after video found
Israel changes account of paramedic killings after video found
The Israeli military has provided new details that change its initial account of the killing of 15 emergency workers in Gaza last month but said investigators were still examining the evidence.
Cancer patient beaten with patu by stranger dies
Cancer patient beaten with patu by stranger dies
A man battling terminal cancer was beaten with a patu outside his Te Aroha home six months before he died.
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‘Really pleased’ with behaviour, management
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‘Really pleased’ with behaviour, management
The father of a University of Otago student who died during a party in an overcrowded Dunedin flat says the weekend’s Hyde St Party was "exactly the sort of event" he was pleased to see.
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Budget for uni's new Chch build blows out by $100m
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Budget for uni's new Chch build blows out by $100m
"Unprecedented" circumstances have led to the University of Otago’s Christchurch campus redevelopment project blowing its initial budget by $100 million.
Growing enthusiasm at Blueskin show
Growing enthusiasm at Blueskin show
Beans and pumpkins of epic proportions were among many "unusual vegetables" that cropped up in Waitati at the weekend.
Candlelight vigil held for quake victims
Candlelight vigil held for quake victims
Dunedin's cultural and religious leaders have joined arms to console the city’s "devastated" Burmese community grieving over the deaths of loved ones in the recent Myanmar earthquake.
Mural honours famed musician
Mural honours famed musician
The late Dunedin singer/songwriter Martin Phillipps has been celebrated in a new mural.
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'What in the AI ... ?': DCC ad monstered by critics
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'What in the AI ... ?': DCC ad monstered by critics
An unethical eyesore or a quick bit of promotional fun?
Pupils raise the dead at school’s fundraiser
Pupils raise the dead at school’s fundraiser
There were zombies, but no apocalypse, at Green Island School, because an event there was more about fun than fear.
Sri Lankan new year celebrated
Sri Lankan new year celebrated
Hansi Pavithra Gamage performs the traditional Sri Lankan dance Kandya to celebrate the Sri Lankan new year at the Sargood Centre in Dunedin yesterday.
Nothing to Hyde at annual student street party
Nothing to Hyde at annual student street party
Pirates and sailors mingled with cowboys, fairies and various other colourful characters at Dunedin’s annual Hyde St Party and the volume of the music was turned up loud.
Quick-thinking artist saves life's work from a fiery fate
Quick-thinking artist saves life's work from a fiery fate
A Dunedin artist’s proactive call saved her life’s work and a 19th-century Dunedin building from going up in flames.
Power outage affects Dunedin residents
Power outage affects Dunedin residents
An unplanned power outage has left more than 3400 Aurora Energy customers in the dark tonight.
300 turn out for 15th Feastock
300 turn out for 15th Feastock
A backyard in Dalmore, Dunedin, sure looks suitable for a music festival when a stage and seating are set up and about 300 people are taking in the sights and sounds.
Hard-hitting, yet whimsical
Hard-hitting, yet whimsical
A packed house for Upu at the Mayfair Theatre on Saturday evening listened intensely to every word and every line.
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Friend’s car crashes through fence, hits car and house
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Friend’s car crashes through fence, hits car and house
A loud bang and the sound of a bedroom window shattering had a Dunedin mother wondering if she was experiencing an earthquake.
Contemporary operatic treat from the past
Contemporary operatic treat from the past
After a long absence, NZ Opera has come south for full-house presentations of Mansfield Park, a two-act, contemporary chamber opera.