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Mayor asks ORC to mull ‘attractive’ loop bus’ return

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Mayor asks ORC to mull ‘attractive’ loop bus’ return

Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich has made a pitch for the Otago Regional Council to consider returning an "attractive" loop bus to inner city streets.

Five fur seal pups found dead on beach: cause unknown

Five dead fur seal pups were spotted at Blackhead Beach in Dunedin yesterday, all within 2km of...

Five fur seal pups found dead on beach: cause unknown

Mystery surrounds the death of several fur seal pups at Blackhead Beach in Dunedin.

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Pub owner claims ‘verbal abuse, racism’

Harbourview Stadium Hotel owner Dr Hu Zhang stands in front of the premises in Ravensbourne...

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Pub owner claims ‘verbal abuse, racism’

A Dunedin pub owner has hit back at opposition to his liquor licence with allegations of "verbal abuse and racism".

Collapse risk as gasworks chimney 'worse than thought'

Brick by brick . . . Workmen use timber to shore up the gas works chimney to stabilize it before...

Collapse risk as gasworks chimney 'worse than thought'

It is yet not known how much of Dunedin’s historic gasworks chimney will need to be removed before it becomes safe, the city council says.

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Centenarian has had an ‘active, interesting, lovely life’

Bobbie Lister and her family’s 1925 Chrysler 50 that she went for a ride in yesterday to...

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Centenarian has had an ‘active, interesting, lovely life’

If anyone even hints of a suggestion that Bobbie Lister bears resemblance to a rusty old vintage car, watch out.

Missing man's 'backpack and dinghy found'

Police are searching Otago Harbour for missing man Murray.

Missing man's 'backpack and dinghy found'

Searchers looking for a missing man around Otago Harbour have found a backpack and dinghy, it is understood.

Uni joins SAR to protect scholars

Uni joins SAR to protect scholars

During times of war, academics often become targets and suffer grave threats to their lives and liberty.

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Opening new McDonald’s ‘like having baby’

Ray Stonelake sen is served the first meal at the new Green Island McDonald’s by his son Justin,...

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Opening new McDonald’s ‘like having baby’

Two golden arches shone brightly over Green Island when the new McDonald’s restaurant opened its doors yesterday.

Alleged assault after request

A man who was asked to move his car from blocking the road responded by allegedly pushing a woman and assaulting her husband.

Man accused of murder bid

A Dunedin man accused of attempted murder with a crossbow will not enter pleas until further evidence is provided to his lawyer.

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‘Enforcement action’ over supermarket rats possible

A rat (and its reflection in a mirrored shelf partition) on a supermarket shelf at Countdown...

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‘Enforcement action’ over supermarket rats possible

Woolworths could be facing enforcement action for rats running rampant at its Dunedin South supermarket last year.

Unlicensed teen faces charges after flipping car

Unlicensed teen faces charges after flipping car

An unlicensed teenager who flipped her car near the Oval was left with minor injuries and facing potential charges.

Octagon on-leash dog rule popular

Katelyn Waugh (left), with Gary, and Sam Sinclair, with Lola, make the most of the new bylaw...

Octagon on-leash dog rule popular

Dog owners are now allowed to let their four-legged friends roam the Octagon — as long as they are on a leash.

Making tracks

Making tracks

Earthmoving machines get stuck into work laying down new tracks at Dunedin’s Rotary Park.

Car rolls near Oval

One person has minor injuries after a car rolled near the Oval in Dunedin.

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Protecting state house at cost of families: agency

Kāinga Ora has opposed listing Dunedin’s first tenanted state house, in Wilkinson St, on the...

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Protecting state house at cost of families: agency

Protecting Dunedin’s first tenanted state house could hamper Kāinga Ora’s ability to provide housing for those in need, the agency says.

Driver shoved woman, punched her husband in head

Driver shoved woman, punched her husband in the head: police

A man who was asked to move his car from blocking the road by an older couple responded by pushing the woman and assaulting her husband, police say.

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A most revealing cooking show

University of Otago pathology and molecular medicine department head Associate Prof Diane...

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A most revealing cooking show

Were it not for the sight being so mentally scarring, Diane Kenwright’s cooking show might make a great new dieting regime.

Person cut from car after crash injures three

A head-on crash in Blanket Bay Rd, between Dunedin and Port Chalmers, left three people in a...

Person cut from car after crash injures three

A person had to be cut from a wrecked car after a head-on crash in which three people were badly injured.

Police search harbour for missing man

Police search harbour for missing man

Several Coastguard boats and Dunedin police officers searched Otago Harbour and beaches in the Port Otago area today for a missing man.

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