Man arrested over theft from rescue chopper
A man has been arrested and charged after life-saving medical equipment was taken from an air ambulance helicopter in Mosgiel.
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Banning set nets 'key to saving hoiho'
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Banning set nets key to saving hoiho: experts
Fewer than 100 yellow-eyed penguin (hoiho) chicks are expected to fledge from the mainland this year — and conservationists are warning that within a few years the population could be too small for...
American poet hoping to expand creative horizons in university students’ writing
American poet hoping to expand creative horizons in university students’ writing
An award-winning American poet is hoping to inspire University of Otago students to push boundaries in their creative writing.
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Sth Dunedin carparking changes fail to please
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Sth Dunedin carparking changes fail to please
Staff who work at businesses on a busy South Dunedin street say the removal of all-day parking spots has forced them to battle it out for free spots in the surrounding area while new 60-minute...
NCEA result anxiety over for thousands
NCEA result anxiety over for thousands
The wait is over for tens of thousands of secondary school students, after the results for NCEA went online yesterday.
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.
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 appeal outcome.
Fringe Festival’s 25th celebration
Fringe Festival’s 25th celebration
A musical inside a parked van and the recreation of a lost Dunedin landmark are just some of the events headed the city’s way for this year’s Fringe Festival.
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TikTok ban would be ‘Cold War hysteria’
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TikTok ban would be ‘Cold War hysteria’
An attempt to ban TikTok in the United States is a sign the world may be in the grips of a resurgence of "insane Cold War hysteria", a University of Otago communications lecturer says.
Police criticised over missing ute search
Police criticised over missing ute search
A Dunedin woman is frustrated by the police’s inability to find her stolen vehicle, despite sightings across Otago.
Silence observed for slain officer
Silence observed for slain officer
Staff at the Dunedin Central Police Station remember and honour Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming, who was killed in Nelson early on New Year’s Day.
Couple collect bras for women in Vanuatu
Couple collect bras for women in Vanuatu
Collecting bras is a great way to do a little social good on holiday, a Mosgiel couple have found.
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.