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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.

Woman clocked 50kmh over speed limit

A woman caught driving 50kmh over the speed limit in South Dunedin admitted she was trying to race the car next to her, police say.

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Data tags on council kerbside wheelie bins not being used

New Dunedin City Council kerbside wheelie bins had radio-frequency identification tags fitted to...

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Data tags on council kerbside wheelie bins not being used

Data tags were fitted to council wheelie bins rolled out for Dunedin’s revamped kerbside collection service, but the technology is not being used.

Drunk-driver crashed into rubbish truck in Octagon - police

Drunk-driver crashed into rubbish truck in Octagon - police

A man was arrested after allegedly crashing into a rubbish truck in the Octagon, "shunting" it forward and injuring its passenger.

Runaway car crashes in central Dunedin

Emergency services at the scene of the 'exceptionally minor' crash in Sturat St this morning....

Runaway car crashes in central Dunedin

A runaway car that crashed into another vehicle in central Dunedin sparked a response from emergency services this morning.

George St shop targeted

George St shop targeted

The 2degrees shop in George St, Dunedin, was broken into yesterday.

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Change of officer unlikely to affect process

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Change of officer unlikely to affect process

The resignation of Dunedin’s deputy electoral officer appears unlikely to make a significant difference to how this year’s local body election will be run in the city.

Life-saving drugs stolen from rescue helicopter - police

The drugs were taken from the helicopter while crews waited for the weather to clear. File photo:...

Life-saving drugs stolen from rescue helicopter - police

Thieves stole potentially life-saving medicine from an Otago Southland rescue helicopter at the weekend, police say.

Callout for gas alert

Station Officer Mike Taylor exits the Bendon Outlet store in Crawford St yesterday, after two fire appliances responded to reports of a strong smell of gas in the building.

Pedestrian in hospital after driver ran orange light: police

Police at the scene on Saturday morning. Photo: Linda Robertson

Pedestrian in hospital after driver ran orange light: police

A 73-year-old pedestrian was flung on to the bonnet of a truck after the driver ran an orange light at a Dunedin intersection over the weekend, police say.

Power disrupted

Power disrupted

Electricity was lost at places such as Sawyers Bay and Roseneath yesterday morning after vegetation struck power lines.

Toilets ‘complete mess’: former cleaner

The public toilets in Playfair St, Caversham. Photo: Supplied

Toilets ‘complete mess’: former cleaner

A Dunedin man has offered to give council contractors a few tips on how to clean a bog as he says ratepayers are not getting their money’s worth.

Off to mow a meadow

Dallas Venables is followed by his sons Archie, 6, and Sebastian, 3, as he mows a 500m-long path...

Off to mow a meadow

Next time you feel like having a gripe about having to mow your lawns, spare a thought for this chap.

Hundreds unlock essence of lavender oil at open day

Taking in the perfume of the Lavender Row harvest day near Outram yesterday are Karen Kingsland,...

Hundreds unlock essence of lavender oil at open day

Perfume pundits yesterday got a peek at the process behind fragrant lavender oil near Outram.

Sinkhole opens in city street

Cones and fences cordon off a sinkhole which has formed in Manor Pl near the intersection with Princes St, in Dunedin.

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