‘Not realistic’: tourists queue for cheaper rides
Passengers from the Royal Princess cruise ship queue in Port Chalmers for the No 14 public bus into central Dunedin after faced with an eye-watering charge of about $56 to use the provided shuttles.
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Plan would turn residential street into ‘free carpark’
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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".
Robbery attempt in bar
Robbery attempt in bar
Dunedin police are appealing for information from the public following an attempted robbery last month.
Objection to wording
Objection to wording
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.
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.
Hundreds without internet
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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Moves to avoid event bidding war
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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.
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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.
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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Venture south to track impact of warming world
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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.
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.
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Call for greater clarity on heritage listings
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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
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
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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
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
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
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
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.