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Cruise ships 'chose to skip Dunedin'

Viking Orion was one of three cruise ships whose visits to Dunedin were cancelled recently. PHOTO...

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Cruise lines knew rules: Biosecurity

Cruise ships which skipped Dunedin after running afoul of biosecurity rules were only banned from sensitive areas and could have visited the city, it has been revealed.

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Students sip their way to success

Hayley McMillan (19, left) and Kathryn Blain (20) prepare to taste Auntsfield New Zealand...

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Students sip their way to success

Enjoying a glass of wine in the sun is what summer is for.

Eyes turn to the sky for lunar occultation

Eyes turn to the sky for lunar occultation

Seventy-seven light years away, a pair of stars brighter and larger than the sun drift through the galaxy.

Tour operators left frustrated

The Seven Seas Explorer Photo: Regent Seven Seas / Supplied

Tour operators left frustrated

Dunedin tourism operators are willing to take cruise ship cancellations on the chin — as long as they do not become too regular.

Dead in the act: moth mating aftermath stuns

A group of dead moths at Momona last week after what is believed to be an early mating season....

Dead in the act: moth mating aftermath stuns

Ending a comfortable life as a caterpillar by taking to the sky for an orgy that will result in hundreds of deaths. Welcome to the existence of a summer porina moth.

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Food van parks up and becomes restaurant

The Dunedin Bowling Club owners Jackie Bannon and Liam Arthur get to work preparing their new...

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Food van parks up and becomes restaurant

One of Dunedin’s most popular food trucks last year has found a permanent home after being in business for just four months, all off a philosophy of good quality for low cost.

Dunedin Bowling Club $4 meals

One of Dunedin’s most popular food trucks last year has found a permanent home after being in business for just four months, all off a philosophy of good quality for low cost.

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Wyatt tries it: Alight snack not to be trifled with

Reporter Wyatt Ryder eats fire at Stilettos Revue Bar. PHOTO: CRAIG BAXTER

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Wyatt tries it: Alight snack not to be trifled with

In a quest for eternal bragging rights, reporter Wyatt Ryder's trying new things and expanding his skill set. This time he risks third-degree burns and throat cancer for a good photograph.

Doggy distraction causes crash

Doggy distraction causes crash

A woman and her problematic pooch had a 'ruff' day together when a doggy distraction caused her to crash into three parked cars.

Drink-driver assaults cops after ruse fails

About 1100 people have been killed and a further 5300 injured in drink-driving crashes during the...

Drink-driver assaults officers after passenger ruse fails: police

A motorist in a stolen car stopped by police tried to pass himself off as a passenger before assaulting two officers while being tested for drink-driving.

Doggy distraction causes crash into parked cars

A Dunedin woman and her problematic pooch had a ruff day together when a doggy distraction caused her to crash into three parked cars.

Free-range egg supply a concern

Free-range egg supply a concern for Dunedin businesses

Dunedin businesses are concerned about rising costs if others knock on the doors of their free-range egg suppliers.

Free Church of Tonga branch seeking premises after approval

Addressing the congregation at a Free Church of Tonga service held at Sacred Heart Church in...

Free Church of Tonga branch seeking premises after approval

Half a year on from being recognised as an official branch, Dunedin's Free Church of Tonga is looking for a place of its own.

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Laser light show safer option: council

The new year was welcomed with lasers in Dunedin. Photo: Gregor Richardson

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Laser light show safer option: council

Fears fireworks could spark a blaze at the Civic Centre and Municipal Chambers, now being redeveloped, were the cause of New Year’s Eve’s "pathetic" laser light show in Dunedin.

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Swapping the pen for the sword

Otago Daily Times reporter Wyatt Ryder tries his hand at Japanese martial arts at St Leonards...

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Swapping the pen for the sword

Reporter Wyatt Ryder’s journey of self-discovery landed him in a fight with a martial arts expert.

Questions asked over ‘pathetic’ light show

Part of the controversial light show on New Year’s Eve in the Octagon. Photo: Gregor Richardson

Questions asked over ‘pathetic’ light show

Dunedin's New Year’s Eve celebrations will be reviewed after criticism over a "pathetic" light show display, the city’s mayor says.

Heatwave may harm southern marine life

A marine heatwave is set to spice up southern holidays, but the "severe" sea surface temperatures might prove destructive to marine life.

Southern heatwave may harm marine life

A marine heatwave is set to spice up southern holidays, but the "severe" sea surface temperatures might prove destructive to marine life.

Thousands welcome 2023

Aerialist Anna Brunt (15) takes to the skies with sparkling white wings before thousands of New...

Thousands welcome 2023

The countdown hit zero and throughout the Octagon people embraced their loved ones.

Hundreds to welcome new year at festival

Mickey McDonnell plays a tune on his violin as partner Michelle Doyle waits for her harp to...

Hundreds to welcome new year at festival

Hundreds of people will welcome the new year in an old-fashioned way at the Whare Flat Folk Festival.

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