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Gearing up to zap competition in Germany

Apprentice electrician Kent Marshall is off to the WorldSkills Competition in Germany after...

Gearing up to zap competition in Germany

Since Kent Marshall was a boy, he has been dismantling, fixing and rebuilding all kinds of electrical equipment - even the family oven - all without electrocuting himself.

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Overcoming obstacles to get up and moving

Team effort ... Runners (from left) Akein Wickramagedara, Cole Skipper and Jack Waterworth, all...

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Overcoming obstacles to get up and moving

A lot of hay bales, lengths of camo netting, a bouncy castle and plenty of mud made for a good day out at Wingatui.

Driver became 'aggressive' after learning he was disqualified

A Dunedin man told police to "get stuffed" and locked himself inside his car before fleeing at speed after officers told him he was a disqualified driver.

Bar manager walks teen to police after sparklers lit

A teenager was marched over to the police station by an unhappy Dunedin bar manager after sparklers were lit inside a packed club.

Slideshow: Dunedin Craft Beer and Food Festival

You're under arrest . . . The "cops" (from left) Toni Paterson, Ali Thompson, Amy Coleman and...

Slideshow: Dunedin Craft Beer and Food Festival

The Dunedin Craft Beer and Food Festival wrapped up for another year on Saturday, with a host of drink and entertainment. We were there to capture the action.

Fight breaks out after burglary spree interrupted

Fight breaks out after burglary spree interrupted

A trio of young men threatened to "shank" a group of university students after their North Dunedin burglary spree was interrupted, police say.

One cut from car after crashing through intersection

A damaged vehicle sits on a bank in Walton St, Kaikorai Valley, after crashing near the...

One cut from car after crashing through intersection

One person had to be cut from a car after it left the road at a major Dunedin intersection and ended up in a neighbouring street.

Raising funds for the future

Life Education Trust mascot Harold the Giraffe is joined by Fairy Sparkles and Fairy Primrose at a fundraiser for Life Education Trust in the Octagon.

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Birthplace now woman’s rest-home

Full circle ... Lou Walters and her mother Judy Walters celebrate the 110th anniversary of...

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Birthplace now woman’s rest-home

After Judy Walters was born at Dunedin’s Salvation Army Maternity Home, she was wheeled out in a pram.

I can see your (upside down) house from here

Sam Aldham balances while Josie Wardrobe looks on in their production of Children Are Stinky at the Regent Theatre on Saturday. The performers delighted more than 600 children (and adults...

Redesign was not asked for

Redesign was not asked for

A cost-saving exercise spiralled into a full redesign of the new Dunedin hospital without the knowledge of ministers in the then Labour government, emails obtained by the ODT show.

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Hope hum will return as site filled

Sneak peek ... A member of the public peers through the window of the former Nova Cafe site, at...

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Hope hum will return as site filled

A hospitality hole left by a popular central Dunedin cafe has been filled.

Home away from home

Home away from home

The official opening of the Leaning Lodge Hut was celebrated at the hut atop the Rock and Pillar Range, near Middlemarch, on Saturday. The hut is 1220m above sea level and is expected to...

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City’s Diwali festival tipped to get bigger: organisers

Fierce concentration ... Anupriya Gupta, of the Maya Dhara International School of Dance, shows...

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City’s Diwali festival tipped to get bigger: organisers

Dunedin's Diwali celebrations will only get bigger, say its organisers.

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Licence renewal at risk over past practices

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Licence renewal at risk over past practices

The Green Island Rugby Club’s liquor licence renewal is in doubt after the police have expressed concern over past practices.

Reflecting on the price of freedom

Looking back . . . World War 1 historian Chris Pugsley will deliver the keynote address at the...

Reflecting on the price of freedom

New Zealand still has a price to pay for freedom, 106 years after World War 1 ended, a leading historian says.

Māori Maps offers digital gateway to Aotearoa

Ōtākou marae on Otago Peninsula. PHOTO: ODT FILE

Māori Maps offers digital gateway to Aotearoa

It's a comprehensive interactive digital map, aimed at helping Māori people abroad reconnect with their ancestral homes.

Disquiet grows over hospital build

Piles driven on the site of the new Dunedin hospital inpatients building. The hospital's new...

Disquiet grows over hospital build

There are disgruntled and confused voices in the construction industry following extensive redesign and delays to construction of the new Dunedin hospital’s inpatient building.

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Benefactor’s developments consented

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Benefactor’s developments consented

A multi-millionaire wanting to bring affordable housing to Dunedin has consent for his latest tranche of developments.

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