Hamish MacLean

Road rage driver follows shopper and rams him with supermarket trolley

Road rage driver follows shopper and rams him with supermarket trolley

A man allegedly rammed a shopper with a trolley at a Dunedin supermarket after taking his road rage into the store, police say.

Meth, shotgun, ammo and axe seized in Dunedin car bust

A loaded sawn-off shotgun, an axe, drugs and cash were discovered after police stopped an alleged methamphetamine dealer in Dunedin last night.

'Evidence of rat activity' at Countdown

Countdown Dunedin South, 323 Andersons Bay Rd. PHOTO: ODT FILES

'Evidence of rat activity' at Countdown

There are still signs of rats at Countdown’s South Dunedin store, but no rats have been caught in traps for more than a week.

Still 'evidence of rat activity' at Countdown

There are still signs of rats at Countdown’s South Dunedin store, but no rats have been caught in traps for more than a week.

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Clarity sought on freshwater rules

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Meeting ministers may bring clarity on freshwater rules: regional councillor

A date has been set for what has been called a critical meeting between the Otago Regional Council and new government ministers.

Appeal to watch out for pups on the move

Two sea lion pups make their way across John Wilson Ocean Dr last week. PHOTO: GIVERNY FORBES

Appeal to watch out for pups on the move

Some of Dunedin’s newest residents are on the move and they are considered quite vulnerable.

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Water ‘nightmare’ without reform

Waipori Falls resident Daniel Williamson is concerned about water supply issues after four months...

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Water ‘nightmare’ without reform

Four months of nightly water restrictions were "a nightmare" for a Waipori Falls resident who says drinking the water at home caused him to vomit blood.

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Gull ‘dispersal’ operation yet to be decided on

Black backed gulls fly as rubbish is bulldozed at the Green Island landfill tip face in Dunedin...

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Gull ‘dispersal’ operation yet to be decided on

A plan to drive black-backed gulls away from the Green Island landfill this year is up in the air.

Car spiked after teen driver flees police

Police spiked a fleeing vehicle in Dunedin early yesterday then arrested the teenage driver after he left the scene on foot.

Ruse backfires on driver

A North Island man stopped by police in Dunedin gave a false name, but the man he was pretending to be was wanted, and he was taken into custody.

Fleeing teen driver spiked, arrested

The vehicle’s wheels were spiked by police near Waihola in South Otago. Photo: ODT files

Fleeing teen driver spiked, arrested

Police spiked a fleeing car in Dunedin early today then arrested the teenage driver after he fled the scene on foot.

Wanted man gave fake name, of wanted man

A North Island man stopped by police in Dunedin gave a fake name — but the man he was pretending to be was wanted, and he was taken into custody.

Machete man 'confronting people' in Roslyn

Police are looking for a man with a machete and a crutch who is alleged to have been confronting people on footpaths in the Dunedin suburb of Roslyn yesterday.

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Landfill still on borrowed time

Green Island landfill tip face. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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Landfill still on borrowed time

An assessment of the risk the Green Island landfill poses to human health has yet to be filed as Dunedin’s dump continues to operate on borrowed time.

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‘Rats in the aisles’ at Dunedin supermarket

Dunedin South Countdown at 323 Andersons Bay Rd is dealing with "increased pest activity" at the...

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‘Rats in the aisles’ at Dunedin supermarket

Staff at a major Dunedin supermarket say rats are running rampant in the store and fear the public have been sold contaminated food.

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Boxes give urban rifleman ‘helping hand’

University of Otago ecology student Oscar Thomas inspects a rifleman nesting box at Ross Creek...

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Boxes give urban rifleman ‘helping hand’

Nesting boxes at Ross Creek Reserve could provide a needed "helping hand" for Dunedin’s only known urban population of New Zealand’s smallest native bird.

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Hopes for research as $200m lobster industry recovers

NZ rock lobsters. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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Hopes for research as $200m lobster industry recovers

The South’s nearly $200 million-a-year rock lobster industry has rebounded after marine heatwaves prompted fears last summer.

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Wetland project a haven for threatened gulls

Bird monitoring this week has identified a large colony of rare black-billed gulls at the newly...

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Wetland project a haven for threatened gulls

A project designed to improve water quality in the contentious Manuherikia catchment has gone to the birds.

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Exporting waste investigation urged

Gulls swarm the Green Island landfill. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Exporting waste investigation urged

The Dunedin City Council still needs to properly explore the option of exporting waste, an opponent of a controversial new landfill says.

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Uncertainty remains over govt overhaul: councillor

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Uncertainty remains over govt overhaul: councillor

The government’s overhaul of resource management legislation will require changes to the Otago Regional Council’s forthcoming plan to manage freshwater, chairwoman Gretchen Robertson says.

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