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Casting vote to progress unitary authority discussions

Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Casting vote to progress unitary authority discussions

Discussions about a possible unitary authority for Otago were nearly scuppered in Dunedin, but they survived on the mayor’s casting vote.

Driver 'did everything wrong' before flipping car: police

The driver was more than four times the legal limit, police say. Photo: ODT files

Driver 'did everything wrong' before flipping car: police

A Dunedin man who flipped his vehicle in Mornington last night did everything wrong, police say.

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DCC formally opposes Treaty Principles Bill

Dunedin teenager Perā Crowe (Ngāti Porou), 18, speaks in support of the Dunedin City Council's...

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DCC formally opposes Treaty Principles Bill

With little debate, the Dunedin City Council has formally lodged its opposition to the coalition government’s Treaty Principles Bill.

Hillside future 'vague’ after announcement

Rail and Maritime Transport Union general secretary Todd Valster. Photo: supplied

Hillside future 'vague’ after announcement

The future of South Dunedin’s Hillside workshops is "vague" after the government’s announcement on procurement of two Interislander ferries, a union leader says.

Court to hear public protection order application again

Court to hear public protection order application again

For nearly eight years, an ultra-high-risk Dunedin sex offender has lived in a facility, penned by 4m-high electric fences, watched 24 hours a day.

Spreading joy, jolly tunes

Spreading joy, jolly tunes

The congregation sings along at a South Dunedin community Christmas carol service at St Patrick’s Basilica last night.

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Shock after stolen car paraded on social media

A youth stands on top of a car stolen from a Kenmure Rd address on Monday evening. Photo: supplied

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Shock after stolen car paraded on social media

A Dunedin family left without a vehicle after their car was stolen were shocked to see a teenager flaunting it to his friends on social media.

'Massive scale' crayfish crime ring busted

Fisheries officers watch as a policeman empties a rubbish bin during a search at a King Cobras...

'Massive scale' crayfish crime ring busted

A months-long operation that police say uncovered a "massive scale" crayfish crime ring ended yesterday in the dramatic raid of the King Cobras’ Dunedin gang pad.

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Dismay over shelving of Israel boycott debate

University of Otago staff (from left) Dr David Jenkins, Dr Olivier Jutel, Dr Abbi Virens,...

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Dismay over shelving of Israel boycott debate

A group of University of Otago academics say they were left feeling humiliated when the university council shelved debate on whether to financially boycott the state of Israel.

The game goes on

The game goes on

Golfers play on at the St Clair Golf Club yesterday despite a blazing lawn mower.

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Former serviceman’s offence ‘nasty’

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Former serviceman’s offence ‘nasty’

A decorated and disgraced former serviceman who was kicked out of the army has now been convicted of "nasty, putrid offending".

Festival to celebrate farm’s fragrant flowers

Bend Yoga and Wellbeing founder Kristi Warden finds her zen in the lavender field in Outram ahead...

Festival to celebrate farm’s fragrant flowers

A Lavender haze will descend on Outram this weekend as an inaugural festival celebrates the fragrant flower.

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Theatre groups told consensus needed

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Theatre groups told consensus needed

Consensus and compromise could help Dunedin theatre groups secure better facilities for the city, it has been signalled.

University of Otago graduation

Meghan Ironmonger-White, 21, of Dunedin, holds up a sign with her nickname on it outside the...

University of Otago graduation

Hundreds of University of Otago graduands paraded down George St towards the Dunedin Town Hall yesterday, where they received degrees and diplomas in arts, music, theology and...

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Goose causing trouble in paradise

Jo Taylor takes a gander at a plucky goose who has ousted a father paradise shellduck in Broad...

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Goose causing trouble in paradise

A sordid love affair in Broad Bay has split a popular family, leaving a dad ostracised from his children, and the mother shacking up with another mother in the village.

School ‘a happy place for me’

Columba College teacher Beverley Bridger will officially leave the school today and will be...

School ‘a happy place for me’

Beverley Bridger struggles to find a lowlight from her teaching career.

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DCC accused of‘wokeism’ over rainbow crossing plan

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DCC accused of‘wokeism’ over rainbow crossing plan

A Dunedin businessman was accused of being disrespectful after singling out the council for "wokeism" over a planned rainbow crossing.

‘Wholly violent’ road rage attack occurred while serving sentence

Andrew Macmillan will soon be released from prison because of time spent on remand. PHOTO: ROB KIDD

‘Wholly violent’ road rage attack occurred while serving sentence

A Kaitangata man responsible for a "wholly violent and determined" road-rage attack was serving a sentence at the time, a court has heard.

Watch: Graduation parade makes its way through city

The University of Otago graduation procession makes its way to the the Dunedin Town Hall before the first of two graduation ceremonies today.

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Confidentiality breach alleged

Jim O'Malley. File photo: Peter McIntosh

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Confidentiality breach alleged

A Dunedin city councillor has accused one of his colleagues of breaking confidentiality by contacting the chief executive about the city’s alcohol plan.

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