Two Otago Lotto players win second division
Two Otago Lotto players win second division
Sixteen Lotto players, including two from Otago, won $13,860 each in Wednesday night's draw.
Dunedin
Merry mice may make mischief
Merry mice may make mischief
A Dunedin nurse says he is waiting for a call from Wētā Workshop after creating a ‘‘wee bit of magic’’ at Wakari Hospital.
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Murderer granted parole — again
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Murderer granted parole — again
A Dunedin man who stabbed his partner to death has been released from prison — but the reasons will remain under wraps.
Cuts to library, community hub space 'a betrayal'
Cuts to library, community hub space 'a betrayal'
South Dunedin community leaders say they feel betrayed that the size of the long-promised $22 million South Dunedin library and community hub space is being slashed by about half.
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‘Things we love and cherish ... at risk’
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‘Things we love and cherish ... at risk’
Museums, libraries, pools and playgrounds are among spending priorities at risk if the government’s back-to-basics direction for councils takes hold, a Dunedin city councillor says.
St John stalwarts calling time
St John stalwarts calling time
Pauline Buchanan and Pat Bain were both encouraged to join the Order of St John as children by their mothers in 1968.
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Competition brings festive feel to city
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Competition brings festive feel to city
Snowmen, nutcrackers and even the Grinch adorned shopfront windows in George St as businesses vied to be the best decorated.
Shield gets growl of approval
Shield gets growl of approval
Real grizzly bears might have been frightened by all the growling at Abbotsford School yesterday when members of the Green Island Rugby Football Club dropped in for a visit.
Crash blocked part of road
Crash blocked part of road
A Dunedin road was partly blocked after a two-vehicle crash yesterday.
'Horrifying' ram-raid at central city mall
Youths still at large after Dunedin ram-raids
Youths who allegedly ram-raided a Dunedin store and shopping centre early today remain at large, police say.
Porch pirate nabbed again after rash of thefts
Porch pirate nabbed again after rash of thefts
An alleged Mosgiel porch pirate will have her second day in court this month after a raft of bank card and mail thefts.
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Mayors challenge claim not sticking to basics
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Mayors challenge claim not sticking to basics
Being told to get back to basics and keep rates rises in check would be easier to swallow if central government did not add to the financial challenge, mayors in the South say.
Church to close during upgrade
Church to close during upgrade
Dunedin's landmark First Church Of Otago will close for four months in the new year as significant renovations get under way.
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Sentence extended following assault
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Sentence extended following assault
A man who punched a Dunedin police officer in court, breaking his cheekbone, has had two years added to his prison term.
Protesters’ arrests act of ‘martyrdom’: spokesman
Protesters’ arrests act of ‘martyrdom’: spokesman
The arrest of six coal protesters who shut down the Dunedin Railway Station was an act of "selfless martyrdom", a spokesman for the group says.
Girl, 14, arrested after crash
Girl, 14, arrested after crash
A teenage girl crashed a stolen car with a blown tyre after leading police on a high-speed chase through South Dunedin yesterday morning, police say.
Singing to shoppers
Singing to shoppers
Members of the Knox Church Children's Choir entertain shoppers in George St yesterday with a selection of Christmas carols.
Wood you look at that
Wood you look at that
Otago Woodturners Guild club president Ray Palmer, of Dunedin, holds a platter bowl he made from chestnut.
DCC seeks commercial tenants for South D complex
DCC seeks commercial tenants for South D complex
South Dunedin’s planned $22 million library will require commercial tenants to keep the project financially sustainable, the Dunedin City Council says.
Two-vehicle crash blocks intersection
Two-vehicle crash blocks intersection
A South Dunedin road was partially blocked after a two-vehicle crash today.