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Teenage driver who fled police after being caught speeding ‘knew it was stupid’

Dunedin teenager with a "need for speed" told police she "knew it was stupid" to take them on a city-wide drive as she fled police at speeds which reached 120kmh.

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Scott Base workers get creative

(Clockwise from top) Otago and Southland locals spending the festive season in Antarctica are ...

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Scott Base workers get creative

Otago locals far from home are some of the very few to get a guaranteed white Christmas in the southern hemisphere.

Decorative options unworkable

The dilapidated buildings at 319A South Rd are due to be demolished, but efforts to beautify the street while the site remains vacant have failed, Dunedin City Council documents say.

Flying fox out of action after fourth dog attack

The Woodhaugh flying fox had to be removed following a fourth attack, and may not be replaced....

Flying fox out of action after fourth dog attack

A Dunedin dog owner believed to have been training their dog to attack a beloved playground flying fox may have ruined the fun for everyone.

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People urged not to access closed track

A couple climbed a fence which was blocking the path to Tunnel Beach after significant rain...

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People urged not to access closed track

Visitors who blatantly ignore closed signs at Dunedin’s Tunnel Beach are only putting themselves at risk, the Department of Conservation warns.

A full moon for Christmas

Central Dunedin residents enjoying their Christmas Eve morning got an up-close and personal view of a full moon after a man, allegedly high on drugs, strolled through the city centre starkers.

Minister says more support needed for smaller rest-homes

Queen Rose Retirement Home gets a special hamper for Christmas. Pictured (from left) are workers...

Minister says more support needed for smaller rest-homes

Smaller, community-based rest-homes need greater support from the government funding model, the Minister for Senior Citizens Casey Costello says.

Enjoying sunflowers an unexpected boost

Fairfield resident Peter Volkers planted over 100,000 flowers to honour his wife Susanne, who is...

Enjoying sunflowers an unexpected boost

A terminal cancer patient who was told she had three weeks to live in October has defied all odds and will live to celebrate another Christmas with her family.

Tesla’s vehicle superchargers welcomed

A Tesla Model 3 sits parked next to six superchargers outside Nichol’s Pet Centre. The electric...

Tesla’s vehicle superchargers welcomed

A carpark outside a pet shop is not the first spot you would think Tesla would pick to make its Dunedin debut — and to offer the chance for a test drive.

Still in motel nearly three months after floods

Flooding in Dunedin in October. Photo: ODT files

Man with disability still in motel nearly three months after floods

A Dunedin man is spending Christmas Day cooped up inside a motel, as the date to move back into his flood-damaged house keeps being pushed back.

Wait continues as costs mount

Weeks are turning into months for a decision on the new Dunedin hospital, leading to anger from civic leaders and concerns over how much the pondering is costing.

Hundreds of items confiscated in Dunedin courts

A week's worth of weapons seized at the Manukau District Court. Photo: Supplied

Hundreds of banned items confiscated in Dunedin courts

Knives, tasers, screwdrivers, knitting needles, knuckledusters, fireworks and even an axe were among the banned items people have tried to take into courts across NZ recently.

Man allegedly smashing up cars turns attention to police

Man allegedly smashing up cars turns attention to police

A Dunedin man smashing up cars was taken down by a police dog after he turned his attention — and hammer — towards officers, police say.

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Serial road hog up to her old tricks

Department of Conservation ranger Giverny Forbes ushers Gem the sea lion from Brighton Rd back...

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Serial road hog up to her old tricks

Same place, same sea lion, same season, same result.

Speeding teen knew city-wide pursuit 'was stupid'

Speeding teen knew city-wide pursuit 'was stupid'

A Dunedin teenager with a need for speed told police she "knew it was stupid" to take them on a city-wide drive as she fled police at 120kmh.

Burnout among Southern GPs ‘alarming’

Andrew Swanson-Dobbs. PHOTO LINDA ROBERTSON

Burnout among Southern GPs ‘alarming’

An "alarming" number of health practitioners in the South are experiencing burnout, a wide-ranging survey reveals.

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More buses for expected visitor influx

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More buses for expected visitor influx

Potentially more than 10,000 people will arrive in Dunedin today in one of the largest influxes of cruise ship visitors seen.

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Research set to resume at Foulden Maar

Dunedin’s scientific community is celebrating the return of research at fossil site Foulden Maar....

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Research set to resume at Foulden Maar

Research is set to resume at an internationally significant Otago fossil site, once controversially scheduled to be mined for a dog food supplement, then bought by the DCC to be preserved for environmental and scientific purposes.

Armed police make arrest in Aramoana

REPORT: LAINE PRIESTLEY / PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Armed police make arrest in Aramoana

Armed police descended on Aramoana yesterday in order to bring someone into custody.

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‘Memorial’ hedge has a touch of whimsy

Mornington resident Euan Thomson gives his distinctive coprosma hedge a trim. PHOTO: GREGOR...

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‘Memorial’ hedge has a touch of whimsy

When Euan Thomson looks out his living room window, he sometimes thinks he has spied an elephant.

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