Sizable seafarer sails south
Sizable seafarer sails south
The megaliner Ovation of the Seas departs Dunedin for Fiordland recently.
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Obituary: prolific and dedicated scientist
Obituary: prolific and dedicated scientist
They say the real battle in life is being someone that people can count on.
Dunedin men arrested for allegedly importing drugs
Dunedin men arrested for allegedly importing drugs
Two Dunedin men have been arrested today over the alleged importation of MDMA and ketamine.
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Hopes KiwiRail leases out depot
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Hopes KiwiRail leases out depot
Kiwirail may take some convincing, but moves are afoot to position Dunedin Railways as a candidate to take over usage of its Cumberland St depot in Dunedin and operate a permanent workshop there.
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Rule easing risks hoiho safety: trust
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Rule easing risks hoiho safety: trust
Fisheries consultation under way in New Zealand appears to be at odds with the latest advice from the finance sector and precious wildlife is getting caught in the crossfire, the Yellow-eyed...
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Dunedin man cleared of sexual assault
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Dunedin man cleared of sexual assault
A jury has cleared a Dunedin man of six sexual assault charges after he insisted the allegations were made up.
Paddling their own canoes
Paddling their own canoes
You could be kayaking down the Water of Leith by the end of the year.
Reclusive slime-spitting Caversham resident wins major award
Reclusive slime-spitting Caversham resident wins major award
A slime-spitting creature with a velvety blue body has crawled out of the Caversham undergrowth to claim the prestigious Bug of the Year title.
Toga! Toga! Toga!
Toga! Toga! Toga!
Dressed in their finest bedding, a steady stream of students is trickling in for O-week's flagship toga party.
Students cop a beating from 64-year-old
Students cop a beating from 64-year-old
Dunedin's campus cop wiped the floor with first years in his annual push up contest - at the grand old age of 64.
Dunedin student one of NZ's top young scholars
'Quite a shock': Dunedin student named one of NZ's top young scholars
A bit of self motivation and some extra reading was all it took for a Dunedin student to become one of the country’s top high school scholars.
DCC considering three waters partnership with Christchurch
DCC considering three waters partnership with Christchurch
Dunedin is considering partnering up with Christchurch on the delivery of three waters infrastructure in an effort to save costs.
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Street weeds case of ‘neglect’
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Street weeds case of ‘neglect’
The city council’s weed management has left Dunedin pavements looking "abandoned" and could prove costly in the long run, an academic says.
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Club treasurer’s ‘racist’ comments anger members
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Club treasurer’s ‘racist’ comments anger members
Members of a Mosgiel petanque club are outraged after its treasurer sent "racist" comments from its official email account.
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Alleged rape puts Dunedin street on high alert
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Alleged rape puts Dunedin street on high alert
The alleged rape of a student in her home by a masked intruder has put residents of a notorious Dunedin street on high alert.
Flood insurance claims surpass $33m
Flood insurance claims surpass $33m
Insurance claims from last year’s storm, which inundated Dunedin and other parts of Otago, have reached more than $33 million.
Cuts wanted months before council told
Cuts wanted months before council told
Senior Cabinet minister Judith Collins wanted to chop social sciences and humanities out of the Marsden Fund months before researchers were told.
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'Appalling': Dunedin man ripped off seagull's head for stealing his food
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'Appalling': Dunedin man ripped off seagull's head for stealing his food
A Dunedin man bashed a seagull to death then decapitated it because he believed it had stolen his food, a court has heard.
Teenage girls in violent bus hub clash
Teenage girls in violent bus hub clash
An argument between teenage girls in Dunedin's bus hub escalated into violence with a 15-year-old allegedly kicked in the face.
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Secret DCC report on financial claims
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Secret DCC report on financial claims
Allegations from two whistleblowers against the Dunedin City Council have been investigated in forensic detail, but the report is not being released either to councillors or the public.