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    High-risk sex offender to be GPS monitored

    A high-risk Dunedin sex offender will be GPS monitored after his release from prison, a judge has ruled.

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    Urgent solution called for by MP

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    Urgent solution called for by MP

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    Population drop prompts concern

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    Population drop prompts concern

    Dunedin is the largest settlement in New Zealand where the population is declining, new data shows.

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    Councillors clash over footpath sign’s positioning

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    Councillors clash over footpath sign’s positioning

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    Channelling intergenerational strength

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    Channelling intergenerational strength

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    Man punched brother in head 20 times

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    Man punched brother in head 20 times

    A Dunedin man punched his brother in the head at least 20 times, causing him to lose consciousness and bleed from his ears, a court has heard.

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    IT help desk removal ‘compromising’ care

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    IT help desk removal ‘compromising’ care

    Southern health workers say the recent removal of IT staff from its region’s hospitals is already creating risks for patient care.

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    Judges happy as clams with local product

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    Judges happy as clams with local product

    The clean and cold water off Dunedin’s coast is ideal for clams and now the nation knows it.

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    Uni mulls ties to IDF-linked firm, plans ethical policy

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    Uni mulls ties to IDF-linked firm, plans ethical policy

    The University of Otago is developing an ‘‘ethical investment policy’’ as it grapples with whether to continue its partnership with tech giant Palo Alto.

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    Risk of Ebola affecting NZ ‘extremely low’

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    Risk of Ebola affecting NZ ‘extremely low’

    The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a public health emergency ‘‘of international concern’’, following an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda.

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    ‘Every stitch tells a story’

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    ‘Every stitch tells a story’

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    UK removes MAFS show amid rape claims

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    Public sector cuts: Anxious times in capital, parties respond

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    'Economic pain' for Wellington as job cuts loom

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    Woman killed, dozens of teens rescued in Queensland flood chaos

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