Warmth and wind on way for Dunedin
Dunedin looks set for a blast of heat and a blast of wind on Thursday as northwesterlies ramp up in the South.
Crime
Shoplifting charge after toy gun incident
Shoplifting charge after toy gun incident
A Dunedin teenager has been arrested for shoplifting after he and two friends allegedly pointed a toy gun at a person.
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Bottle ban no solution: liquor store owner
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Bottle ban no solution: liquor store owner
Selling beer in glass bottles should not be banned in North Dunedin just because students will not take responsibility for making a mess, a liquor store owner says.
Drunk woman assaults neighbour, kicks in door
Drunk woman assaults neighbour, kicks in door: police
An allegedly incoherently drunk Mosgiel woman stumbled next door before assaulting one of her neighbours and kicking in their glass door.
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Offender jailed for string of burglaries
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Offender jailed for string of burglaries
For a year, Jamie Curtis Pene broke into central Dunedin businesses at night and emptied their tills, staying one step ahead of police.
Climate protesters full steam ahead for cruise passengers
Climate protesters full steam ahead for cruise passengers
Cruise ship passengers were again met by climate protesters when they arrived in Dunedin yesterday.
Dunedin man arrested twice in day
Dunedin man arrested twice in day
It took a Dunedin man arrested for starting a fight less than 24 hours before to be arrested again, after breaching bail conditions mere hours after imposed.
Teen sought after attack on girl at McDonald's
Teen sought after attack on girl at McDonald's
Police are trying to to track down a teenager who punched another girl in the head several times after pouring a drink over her in a Dunedin fast-food restaurant yesterday.
New PSO chief exec appointed
New PSO chief exec appointed
Robbie Moginie has assumed the chief executive role at Presbyterian Support Otago.
Drink-driver dobbed in by phone after crash
Drink-driver dobbed in by phone after crash
A Dunedin man dobbed in by his phone told police he had drunk 15 RTDs before crashing while speeding and looking for his phone early today.
Three hurt in crash after coughing fit
Three hurt in crash after coughing fit
Three people were injured and ended up in Dunedin Hospital after the driver of the car they were in had a "coughing fit" and crashed.
Sea lion population on cusp of milestone
Sea lion population on cusp of milestone
Dunedin's sea lion pups could reach a "magic number" this year and put the local population on the path to be officially recognised as a colony, the Department of Conservation says.
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Camping ground to be used for worker accommodation
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Camping ground to be used for worker accommodation
Soon after Regan Higgins bought the Leith Valley Camping Ground to house construction workers for the new Dunedin hospital, the government announced major changes to the project.
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Course loss a ‘disaster’
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Course loss a ‘disaster’
Cuts at Otago Polytechnic could be an "absolute disaster" for a Dunedin rehabilitation facility for adult male offenders, its directors say.
Southern whooping cough numbers high
Southern whooping cough numbers high
Otago and Southland have recorded by far the highest number of whooping cough cases in the country, a new report shows.
Planting first step for pupils
Planting first step for pupils
When pupils at a Dunedin school were tasked to reduce carbon emissions in their community they came up with two ideas.
Call to channel hospital message via Peters
Call to channel hospital message via Peters
Dunedin residents should encourage Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters to push for a suitable hospital in the city, a councillor says.
Car craned out after plunge down bank in Opoho
Car craned out after plunge down bank in Opoho
An elderly Dunedin woman’s car had to be craned out after a series of vehicle malfunctions sent it hurtling through a fence and into properties in Opoho yesterday.
Speeder allegedly refused to take test, threatened to go
Speeder allegedly refused to take test, threatened to go
After being stopped by police for travelling at 147kmh, a motorist allegedly refused to do a compulsory impairment test and threatened to get back in his car and continue driving.
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'Staggering violence' in prison system
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Otago not exempt from 'staggering' prison violence
A vicious attack on staff proves the Otago Corrections Facility is not exempt from "staggering violence" in prisons across the country, a union representative says.