Man charged with displaying patch
A man has been arrested and charged with displaying a gang patch in public in Mosgiel — the first time the charge has been laid in Dunedin, police say.
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Peckish pilferer pinches pie — police
Peckish pilferer pinches pie — police
A man returned to a Dunedin convenience store from which he had twice been trespassed to hurl abuse at staff and pinch a morning pie, police say.
Councils sign water MoU
Councils sign water MoU
Collaboration with Christchurch to share delivery of some water services is a step closer for the Dunedin City Council (DCC) after Dunedin’s councillors agreed the idea should be investigated.
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First stage of trail to be completed by October
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First stage of trail to be completed by October
An ambitious tunnel-connected cycleway project will have its first stage ready by October, the Otago Daily Times has learned.
Fatal stabbing shown at trial
Fatal stabbing shown at trial
Confronting CCTV footage played to a jury shows the moment schoolboy Enere Taana-McLaren was fatally stabbed by a 13-year-old at the Dunedin bus hub.
Institutions weigh up displaying artworks
Institutions weigh up displaying artworks
Dunedin institutions are re-evaluating displaying artworks by sculptor John Middleditch following fresh allegations of sexual abuse.
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Healthy lunches ‘not just about the food’
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Healthy lunches ‘not just about the food’
While students at one Otago school were battling through days of pre-packaged mac ’n’ cheese, children at another were enjoying fresh meals made on-site.
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Mayor hopeful of rates rises under 10%
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Mayor hopeful of rates rises under 10%
Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich remains hopeful the city council can keep rates rises under 10%.
Auction organised to help get family home
Auction organised to help get family home
When Ronnie Proctor heard about a Dunedin family struggling to return to their red-stickered home, he reached for his hammer.
Book to mark century of ‘Critic’
Book to mark century of ‘Critic’
A reporter for Otago University student magazine Critic Te Ārohi sneaked into a Beatles interview when the Fab Four played the Dunedin Town Hall in 1964.
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Midwifery student left ‘in limbo’ by changes
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Midwifery student left ‘in limbo’ by changes
Otago Polytechnic midwifery students say course changes could lump them with hundreds of hours of extra study and thousands of dollars in extra course fees.
Good sports
Good sports
Logan Park High School’s years 9, 10 and 11 students descended on the Caledonian Ground yesterday for some fun and friendly competition in the sun at the north Dunedin...
On the right track
On the right track
A Dunedin Railways "super train" pulls up to the Crown Princess, docked at Port Chalmers yesterday.
Celebrating 40 years
Celebrating 40 years
The Altrusa Club of Taieri celebrated its 40th anniversary at the Dunedin Club with a meal and function yesterday.
First gang patch arrest in city at Mosgiel pool
First gang patch arrest in city at Mosgiel pool
A man was arrested and charged for displaying a gang patch in public in Mosgiel — the first time the charge has ever been laid in Dunedin, police say.
Stolen pie with a side order of abuse
Stolen pie with a side order of abuse
A man returned to a Dunedin convenience store he was twice trespassed from to hurl abuse at staff and pinch a morning pie, police say.
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Cheesed off: ‘On all levels, a disaster’
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Cheesed off: ‘On all levels, a disaster’
An Otago principal is convinced prisoners are being fed better than her students, who have had to endure mac ’n’ cheese for several days straight.
Abuse victim wants Dunedin Hospital sculpture removed
Abuse victim wants Dunedin Hospital sculpture removed
Warning: Distressing content. A woman who alleges she was sexually abused as a child by a well-known NZ artist wants one of his sculptures removed from Dunedin Hospital.
Man arrested after 'trying to damage a bike'
Man arrested after 'trying to damage a bike'
A man has been arrested in North East Valley this evening after allegedly trying to damage a bicycle with an unknown object.
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Dunedin's ageing water pipes risk failure
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State of Dunedin's ageing water pipes ‘not well understood’
An investigation of some of Dunedin’s most critical water pipes paints a sobering picture of ageing infrastructure at risk of failure.