Farmer to rescue as copper comes a cropper
A farmer saved the day by helping a stranded policeman on the Kilmog get his stuck patrol car out of the gravel.
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Woman bitten in duck pond dust-up
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Woman bitten in duck pond dust-up
A dispute over feeding the ducks at the Dunedin Botanic Garden ended with one woman biting another, a court has heard.
Domino’s gets O Week takeaway message
Domino’s gets O Week takeaway message
A major international food chain was barred from an official O Week event over links to Israel.
Abandon Treaty Bill now, mayor says
Abandon Treaty Bill now, mayor says
Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich has urged the government to abandon the contentious Treaty Principles Bill, saying it would limit the Dunedin City Council’s ability to engage with Māori.
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Marae welcomes kaumātua to renovated flats
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Marae welcomes kaumātua to renovated flats
Elders at a Dunedin marae have a new place to call home with the completion of eight refurbished historical flats.
Crash driver six times over alcohol limit: police
Crash driver six times over alcohol limit: police
A driver who returned a breath-alcohol reading more than six times the limit after causing a three-car pileup told Dunedin police he had only drunk three glasses of wine five hours previously.
Drunks on a train: Mosgiel pair leap on moving freight wagons
Drunks on a train: Mosgiel pair leap on moving freight wagons
Two drunk men who climbed on a moving freight train were nabbed by police in Mosgiel early this morning.
Keeping out the rain
Keeping out the rain
Work is carried out on the Forsyth Barr Stadium roof in Dunedin yesterday to ensure it remains watertight.
Ready to learn
Ready to learn
After the excitement of O Week, lectures began yesterday morning and thousands of new students got their first experience of university learning.
Struggle for refund upsetting family
Struggle for refund upsetting family
Radio silence from a major international airline has left a Dunedin family struggling under mounting pressure to secure a refund for cancelled flights.
Reports of students behaving not badly
Reports of students behaving not badly
Students are back, O Week is done and dusted, and — for once — Castle St couches remain unburnt.
For the chop
For the chop
Contractors prune trees on a temporarily closed Anzac Ave yesterday.
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Council remains silent about next steps after allegations
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Council remains silent about next steps after allegations
The Dunedin City Council is staying tight-lipped about what steps might follow a $200,000 investigation of its financial and reporting practices.
Car fire quelled
Car fire quelled
Dunedin firefighters check the temperature of a car in Rutherford St, Caversham, after it burst into flames yesterday.
Couch burning consigned to history books
Couch burning consigned to history books
For the first time in a very long time, all couches made it through the annual madness of Flo and O-week unburnt and unscathed, making a veteran campus cop proud.
Attempted break-in foiled after ruckus on roof
Attempted break-in foiled after ruckus on roof
An attempted break-in of a South Dunedin home was foiled after the would-be burglar started making a ruckus by jumping up and down on the roof.
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Injured gull rescued from 'shocking' attack
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Injured gull rescued from 'shocking' attack
Bystanders in Dunedin were forced to intervene after a protected species of native gull was thrown to the ground and its head nearly stomped in, a witness says.
Food from around the globe tempts hundreds
Food from around the globe tempts hundreds
The International Food Festival gave a visiting student her first taste of Omani cuisine.
Rally a magnet for British motoring fans
Rally a magnet for British motoring fans
Dunedin's love affair with British engines was on display at the weekend.
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Community praying for ailing Pope
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Community praying for ailing Pope
Dunedin Catholics are praying for an ailing Pope Francis, the city’s bishop says.