Driver over limit hours after last drink
Driver over limit hours after last drink
A driver stopped for speeding at the weekend is facing drink-driving charges despite having finished his last wine nine hours earlier.
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Children enjoy Easter cake class
Children enjoy Easter cake class
A Dunedin baking business has proven to be a hit as children filled Toitū Otago Settlers Museum’s classroom to decorate Easter cakes yesterday.
Early morning garage fire deemed ‘suspicious’
Early morning garage fire deemed ‘suspicious’
An investigation is under way into a suspicious garage fire in Gore early yesterday.
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Stolen vehicle found to be too damaged to repair
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Stolen vehicle found to be too damaged to repair
A Dunedin resident thought his luck had finally changed when his stolen car was found in Riverton.
Suspicious garage fire in Gore
Suspicious garage fire in Gore
An investigation is under way into a suspicious garage fire in Gore early today.
‘Deep regret’ if German cut
‘Deep regret’ if German cut
Part of the University of Otago’s heritage could be lost with the disappearance of German courses, a University of Cambridge professor says.
Driver caught doing burnouts at school
Driver caught doing burnouts at school
A 16-year-old driver was caught doing burnouts on the grounds of a Dunedin school, police say.
‘Dream list’ renovations made to Mosgiel hall
‘Dream list’ renovations made to Mosgiel hall
A Mosgiel hall with a history of more than 100 years of hosting events has had another revamp.
NZ Post crash driver didn't have handbrake on: police
NZ Post crash driver didn't have handbrake on: police
The driver of an NZ Post van that crashed into a pole, causing the evacuation of a Dunedin home and knocking power out for hours, didn't have the handbrake on, police say.
Courier van hits power pole in NEV
Courier van hits power pole in NEV
North East Valley will experience power outages after a New Zealand Post van crashed into a power pole.
Police looking for teen who 'stole' parents' car
Police looking for teen who 'stole' parents' car
Police are looking for a 16-year-old who they say took his parents’ car on a joyride and drove it the wrong way on SH1 last night.
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Stolen car latest in series of setbacks
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Stolen car latest in series of setbacks
A Dunedin resident "almost burst into tears" after his car was stolen last week in just his latest setback in a series of unfortunate events.
Third setback in series of unfortunate events
Third setback in series of unfortunate events
A Dunedin resident "almost burst into tears" after his car was stolen last week in just his latest setback in a series of unfortunate events.
Kitchen fire spread to roof; cause of incident unknown
Kitchen fire spread to roof; cause of incident unknown
A kitchen fire spread to the ceiling of a Southland farm worker's house at Hedgehope yesterday morning.
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Service a life-changer
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Service a life-changer
After a 20-year battle with "debilitating" arthritis, Dunedin man Bill Napier was willing to try anything.
Woman charged with 12 shoplifting, fraud offences
Woman charged with 12 shoplifting, fraud offences
Police have charged a woman in relation to 12 shoplifting and fraud offences in Dunedin.
Police discover meth, gun in stolen car
Police discover meth, gun in stolen car
Police found 27 grams of methamphetamine and a firearm after stopping a driver in a stolen vehicle in Dunedin.
Southland kitchen fire spreads to ceiling
Southland kitchen fire spreads to ceiling
A kitchen fire spread to the ceiling of a Southland farmworker's house this morning.
Move from European languages to te reo Māori
Move from European languages to te reo Māori
Kiwis have been learning less German and French and more te reo Māori over the past decade. Cadet reporter Titus Lambert-Lane looks at the trends driving a proposal to slash the Otago University's language department.
Pine Hill 'road rage' lands man in court
Pine Hill 'road rage' lands man in court
A young man will appear in court after swerving all over the road and dangerously overtaking in an apparent road rage incident in Pine Hill.