Event to get blast from the past with vintage display
Event to get blast from the past with vintage display
A vintage motorcycle will take to the stage close to 100 years after it first wowed crowds in Dunedin.
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Changes made after suicide
Changes made after suicide
A doctor who murdered a Dunedin teenager took his own life in prison just over an hour after discovering his appeal had failed. Corrections weren't told of the appeal outcome.
Major grant boost for Batten disease research
Major grant boost for Batten disease research
Research into a fatal genetic childhood brain disease is progressing in leaps and bounds in Dunedin, particularly after receiving a major grant in the latest Neurological Foundation funding round.
Village of two halves
Village of two halves
Westwood, south of Waldronville, is a village of two parts.
Supermarket chicken theft
Supermarket chicken theft
A Dunedin woman with a hankering for pilfered poultry had her day in court after returning to the store she allegedly stole a chicken and pie from last week.
Love for ‘Dr Who’ inspires Dalek
Love for ‘Dr Who’ inspires Dalek build
A quiet house in suburban Dunedin is now home to a violent exterminator set on destroying any "impure" forms of life.
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Coldest start to year in decades
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Coldest start to year in decades
Many have noticed, but now it is official — Dunedin has had its coldest start to the year in 25 years.
Charges after woman returns to supermarket
Charges after woman returns to supermarket
A Dunedin woman with a hankering for poultry is in court after returning to the supermarket she allegedly stole a chicken and pie from last week.
Intro to teacher training never tasted so sweet
Intro to teacher training never tasted so sweet
Add a little sugar to a young mind, and an ordinary kitchen can quickly escalate into a mad scientist’s experimental laboratory.
Happy ending for ma and pa duck
Happy ending for ma and pa duck
A Broad Bay couple are sorting out their differences and patching up their relationship after a sordid love affair separated them late last year.
Teen's killer took own life after appeal failed
Teen's killer took own life after appeal failed
A doctor who murdered a Dunedin teenager took his own life in prison just over an hour after discovering his appeal had failed.
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Moves to avoid event bidding war
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Moves to avoid event bidding war
Dunedin could look to work with Christchurch to attract big events when the South Island has two 30,000-seat covered stadiums in operation, it has been signalled.
Objection to wording
Objection to wording
Dunedin climate activist Bruce Mahalski, who was found guilty for trespassing last year, holds a bag full of coal and his $50 offender levy enclosed inside it outside Dunedin District Court yesterday.
‘Not realistic’: tourists queue for cheaper rides
‘Not realistic’: tourists queue for cheaper rides
Passengers from the Royal Princess cruise ship queued in Port Chalmers for the No 14 public bus into central Dunedin after faced with an eye-watering charge of about $56 to use provided shuttles.
Robbery attempt in bar
Robbery attempt in bar
Dunedin police are appealing for information from the public following an attempted robbery last month.
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Plan would turn residential street into ‘free carpark’
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Plan would turn residential street into ‘free carpark’
A former Dunedin mayor is fighting a plan to increase parking he says would turn a residential street into a "free carpark for the suburban workforce".
Hundreds without internet
Hundreds without internet
An equipment failure in North East Valley left more than 300 homes without the internet for much of yesterday.
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Venture south to track impact of warming world
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Venture south to track impact of warming world
Otago researchers are aboard a Niwa vessel sailing to the southernmost sea on Earth to study the impact of a warming world.
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Call for greater clarity on heritage listings
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Call for greater clarity on heritage listings
The owner of a Dunedin home fighting to get its heritage status removed is not ruling out legal action.
Wakari resident fed up with fly-tipping
Wakari resident fed up with fly-tipping
Ongoing fly-tipping in a busy Dunedin thoroughfare has got to stop, one resident says.