Driver 'looking for smokes' before culvert crash
Driver 'looking for smokes' before culvert crash
A driver crashed into a culvert in Mosgiel after getting distracted digging around for cigarettes underneath his car seat.
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Drugs found on red-light runner: police
Drugs found on red-light runner: police
A Dunedin driver who ran a red light and drifted across the road with her hazard lights on was found with cannabis, police say.
Burn injuries after pan 'burst into flames'
Burn injuries after pan 'burst into flames'
A Dunedin woman was taken to hospital in a serious condition after sustaining multiple burns while cooking at the weekend.
Library snoozer 'kicked, punched officer'
Library snoozer 'kicked, punched officer'
A Dunedin man punched and kicked a police officer after staff at the city’s main library roused him from his afternoon snooze, police say.
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Sincerity of apology for breach queried
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Sincerity of apology for breach queried
Dunedin city councillors have questioned the sincerity of an apology by outspoken councillor Lee Vandervis for comments he made about Māori.
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‘Bonanza results’ from Central gold mine
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‘Bonanza results’ from Central gold mine
Recent drilling results at a Central Otago gold mine are some of the company’s best and the latest in a series of "bonanza results", Santana Minerals says.
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Barton barred from judicial body: church
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Barton barred from judicial body: church
Dunedin lawyer Frazer Barton has been barred by the Presbyterian Church from assisting it with reviews of disciplinary decisions due to the Law Society’s investigation of him.
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Pub to double in size
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Pub to double in size
A popular Dunedin pub is set to nearly double in size to keep up with demand that has led to them turning away customers at the door.
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Teddy Bear Hospital works to soften fears
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Teddy Bear Hospital works to soften fears
A dinosaur, otter and giraffe are not the usual patients you would expect to see in a hospital waiting room.
Tributes for man who died fishing in 'beloved Catlins'
Tributes for man who died fishing in 'beloved Catlins'
Tributes are flowing in for a man who died in his ‘‘beloved Catlins coast", after a fishing boat he was in with another man overturned.
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SPCA revives beloved op-shop location
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SPCA revives beloved op-shop location
Three years after one of the city's most beloved second-hand stores closed its doors the site has reopened with new tenants.
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Festival celebrates small presses
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Festival celebrates small presses
A Dunedin literary festival is teaming up with the city’s art gallery in the hopes of stoking collaboration between artists.
Australian driver caught nearly five times alcohol limit
Australian driver caught nearly five times alcohol limit
An Australian man on holiday was caught driving nearly five times over the legal alcohol limit after police noticed an "extremely strong smell of alcohol" wafting from his vehicle.
Boozed Australian driver's car stunk of alcohol
Boozed Australian driver's car stunk of alcohol
An Australian man on holiday was driving nearly five times over the limit, police say, after they noticed an ‘‘extremely strong smell of alcohol’’ from his vehicle.
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Someone could ‘have been killed’ by speeding truck
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Someone could ‘have been killed’ by speeding truck
A Ravensbourne resident is concerned someone could "have been killed" after a freight truck was caught on video speeding into a new Port Otago container depot.
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Music venue’s return hailed as big win
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Music venue’s return hailed as big win
The return of one of Dunedin’s best-known venues has been hailed as a big win for the city’s live music scene — and its students.
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Roadworks last straw for struggling retailer
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Roadworks last straw for struggling retailer
A Dunedin clothing retailer says their turnover "dropped through the floor" after roadworks plagued their central city street for longer than expected.
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Dunedin budget blowout blamed for Auckland delay
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Dunedin budget blowout blamed for Auckland delay
The scramble to cover the new Dunedin hospital’s ballooning budget resulted in the government delaying a mental health facility at the opposite end of the country.
Teenager bitten by police dog charged
Teenager bitten by police dog charged
A teenager was bitten by a police dog and arrested after crashing an allegedly stolen car into a tree in Dunedin.
Arrest after hotel room trashed
Arrest after hotel room trashed
A Dunedin man was arrested after trashing a hotel room, causing at least $10,000 worth of damage, police say.