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Moves to avoid event bidding war

Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium. Photo: ODT files

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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.

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’

The Dunedin City Council has proposed to change carparks from parallel to angled in areas along...

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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

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

Prof Miles Lamare is one of five University of Otago researchers and crew aboard RV Tangaroa,...

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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

Vaughn Malkin, of Belleknowes, says he wants clearer processes and rules around classifying...

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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

Pete Andrews is frustrated by repeated fly-tipping beside clothing bins in Taieri Rd. PHOTO:...

Wakari resident fed up with fly-tipping

Ongoing fly-tipping in a busy Dunedin thoroughfare has got to stop, one resident says.

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Organisers hope for clear sky as gala nears

Plenty of people came to last year’s Brighton Gala Day and organisers hope the weather again...

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Organisers hope for clear sky as gala nears

Organisers of a large community gala on the outskirts of Dunedin seem to have nearly everything under control.

Repairs to sinkhole begin

The sinkhole that opened up at the corner of Manor Place and Princes St, Dunedin. PHOTO: LINDA...

Repairs to sinkhole begin

A sinkhole at a central Dunedin intersection will be repaired in the coming days.

Internet out for hundreds in North East Valley

An equipment failure in North East Valley has left over 300 homes without internet for much of the day.

Information sought after robbery attempt at NEV bar

Information sought after robbery attempt at NEV bar

A would-be robber fled in a stolen vehicle after being confronted by an employee at a North Dunedin bar, police say.

Boredom buster

Boredom buster

Micah Crump, 10, of Dunedin, plays disc golf with brothers (from left) Samuel, 15, Ben, 17, and Levi, 13, at Chingford Park last week.

Climate activist pays offender levy in bag of coal

Bruce Mahalski with a bag full of coal and his $50 offender levy enclosed inside it outside...

Dunedin climate activist pays offender levy in bag of coal

A climate activist convicted of trespassing after blocking a coal train at the Dunedin Railway Station has paid his offender levy in a plastic bag full of coal.

Theft from rescue chopper spurs $10,000 reward

Helicopters Otago senior paramedic Shayne Henry (left) and chief executive Graeme Gale are livid...

Theft from rescue chopper spurs $10,000 reward

A $10,000 reward has been offered after an "absolutely low-life moron" stole potentially life-saving medical supplies from a Helicopters Otago chopper at the weekend.

Radich hopes to collaborate with Chch to secure events

Te Kaha stadium (left), which opens in the Garden City next year, and Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr...

Radich hopes to collaborate with Chch to secure events

Behind-the-scenes talks are under way to see how Christchurch and Dunedin can share big ticket events when the $683 million Te Kaha stadium opens in the Garden City next year.

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Woman posed as officer after dispute

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Woman posed as officer after dispute

After a domestic dispute, a Dunedin woman sought retribution against her former partner by posing as a police officer, a court has heard.

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Quality improvement cuts to ‘cost lives’

The Dunedin Public Hospital is the middle of a major maintenance programme, but millions are...

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Quality improvement cuts to ‘cost lives’

Dunedin Hospital staff say cuts to a department tasked with improving medical care could lead to loss of lives.

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Adventurer begins second leg of epic journey

Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov aboard his rowing boat Akros. Photo: supplied

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Adventurer begins second leg of epic journey

Six years after completing the first leg of his solo circumnavigation of the world in a rowing boat, from Dunedin to Cape Horn in Chile, an adventurer has started the second leg of the journey.

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