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'Suspicious' fires at churches and funeral home

Multiple churches and a funeral home in Masterton are now crime scenes, as police investigate possible early-morning arsons in which petrol bombs were used.

Dunedin leads median property capital gains

Dunedin leads median property capital gains

Dunedin's median property price has increased 500% since 2000, the biggest increase of any of New Zealand’s main centres, new data from CoreLogic New Zealand shows.

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14 ribs broken during assault

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14 ribs broken during assault

A man with 14 broken ribs ran into traffic to escape his assailant, a court has heard.

Man fled but caught by police

Police arrest a man with an outstanding warrant in Tay St, Mosgiel, yesterday after he fled from...

Man fled but caught by police

A wanted man who fled police was arrested in Mosgiel yesterday thanks to help from the public.

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Victim’s jaw fractured in attack by students

Eamon Buick was sentenced to 10 months’ home detention for his part in a vicious street attack.

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Victim’s jaw fractured in attack by students

A relentless drunken attack by two university students left one of their victims with a fractured jaw, a court has heard.

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Water partnership with Chch to be considered

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Water partnership with Chch to be considered

Teaming up with Christchurch could make delivery of water services more efficient and less costly, the Dunedin City Council says.

Role will ‘connect’ councils on waste

Role will ‘connect’ councils on waste

Councils across Otago are "singing from the same song sheet", joining forces to tackle waste across the region.

Importation of ketamine, ecstasy leads to 2 arrests

Importation of ketamine, ecstasy leads to 2 arrests

Two Dunedin men have been arrested in relation to allegedly importing ecstasy and ketamine.

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Man who exploited children online jailed

Raumati Hanning said he was relieved when police eventually lifted the lid on his crimes. Photo:...

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Man who exploited children online jailed

A 23-year-old Dunedin pizza chef who posed online as a 12-year-old to con children into sending him sexualised videos has been jailed for three years.

Flat conditions par for course

University of Otago students (from front) Liam Connell, Kishnan Parsotam, Tim Avery, Levi Purdue...

Flat conditions par for course

Holes in the walls and a drawing of a penis on the ceiling is par for the course when you sign up to live in Dunedin’s most notorious party street, residents say.

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High rents putting students off

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High rents putting students off

Students are being put off studying in Dunedin by sky-high rents and "third world" properties, Otago University Students’ Association president Liam White says.

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Fears legislation would remove local control

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Fears legislation would remove local control

Local decision-making is under threat from a raft of central government legislation changes, Dunedin city councillors have warned.

It’s the worm’s turn

It’s the worm’s turn: velvety ‘assassins’ Bug of Year

A slime-spitting creature with a velvety blue body has inched out of the Caversham undergrowth to claim the prestigious Bug of the Year title.

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Relief research can continue

University of Otago genomics researchers (from left) Tanis Godwin, Genomics Aotearoa co-directors...

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Relief research can continue

A Dunedin-led genomics research group is "absolutely relieved" the future of their work has been saved thanks to a more than $25 million cash injection.

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Options explored before trees removed

A pair of beech trees have been marked for removal by the University of Otago because of hygiene...

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Options explored before trees removed

Native trees need to be felled to address potential hazards caused from "significant droppings" by roosting birds, the University of Otago says.

4 affected in port incident

There was also a shortage of relief trucks which were used when firetrucks were being serviced or...

4 affected in port incident

Four people needed medical treatment after a chemical incident at Lyttelton Port in Christchurch yesterday.

Squeaky clean

Squeaky clean

Paul Carter, of Tauranga, cleans a window at a display during the inaugural Otago Home and Garden Show yesterday.

Journalists’ work curtailed

The scandal at the BBC has dominated national newspapers and TV bulletins since it broke on...

Journalists’ work curtailed

Azerbajian’s Foreign Ministry yesterday ordered the suspension of BBC News’ Azerbaijani operations but said it would allow one journalist to keep working in the country.

Sizable seafarer sails south

Sizable seafarer sails south

The megaliner Ovation of the Seas departs Dunedin for Fiordland recently.

China conducts military drills in Tasman Sea, flights diverted

The Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang was among the Chinese flotilla sailing east of Sydney. Photo:...

China conducts military drills in Tasman Sea, flights diverted

Airlines have modified flight paths between NZ and Australia after China notified Australia it would hold live-fire exercises off the New South Wales coast in international waters, a rare event.

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