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Contributions recognised: Composer up for highest honour

Darren Clark, a University of Otago graduate from Wellington, has been personally nominated for...

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Contributions recognised: Composer up for highest honour

A twice award-nominated composer whose theatre career began in Dunedin says it is "just completely insane" to be in the running for the highest honour in British theatre.

A light decay

A light decay

Sunrise over the Harbour Molars sculpture at the mouth of Otago Harbour.

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Wasp numbers ‘worse’ this year

Pest Specialists exterminator Marc Farmer gets to work on a wasp nest in North Taieri yesterday....

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Wasp numbers ‘worse’ this year

Warm weather has led to a late explosion in the number of wasps in Dunedin, pest exterminators are warning.

Cyclist critical after crash near university

The incident happened at the intersection of Dundas and Cumberland St in north Dunedin. Photo:...

Cyclist critical after crash near university

A cyclist is in a "critical condition" after a crash involving a car in Dunedin this afternoon.

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Campaigning Dunedin dad denies assaulting police

Mark Cummings is facing a raft of charges. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Campaigning Dunedin dad denies assaulting police

A Dunedin father who campaigned for road safety after his daughter died in a car crash has denied assaulting arresting officers after crashing his car.

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Sheep central to search for cure

United States Fulbright graduate scholar Bret Hatzinger is visiting the University of Otago to do...

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Sheep central to search for cure

A sheep and some down-time between university semesters has led an American researcher to Otago, with the aim of finding a cure for a rare genetic disorder.

Napping stranger 'crashes car in his sleep'

A Dunedin man having a nap at the wheel of a stranger's car managed to crash the vehicle into a fence in his sleep, police say.

'Smoke started filtering into the cabin': Bus fire closes SH1

'Smoke started filtering into the cabin': Bus fire closes SH1

An engine fire on a bus filled with passengers closed State Highway 1 near Pigeon Flat Rd north of Dunedin this evening.

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Dunedin sex criminal broke rules by loitering at Oval

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Dunedin sex criminal broke rules by loitering at Oval

A dangerous Dunedin sex offender breached a High Court order because he thought he would not get caught, a court has been told.

Four injured in three-car crash near Waitati

Four people have been injured in an accident involving three vehicles and a cow on State Highway 1, north of Waitati tonight.

Sandy Graham gets one year contract extension

Dunedin City Council chief executive Sandy Graham has repeatedly described councillors as "f.....

Sandy Graham gets one year contract extension

Dunedin City Council boss Sandy Graham will get another year in the role as councillors opted not to advertise the job or award her a two-year extension.

Dunedin records hottest April day on record

Otago Polytechnic students (from left) Lucy Lees, Lucia Nielsen and Hannah Scott took a break...

Dunedin records hottest April day on record

If you think it is particularly hot outside in Dunedin today, it’s because we are having our hottest April day on record.

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Drink-driver who bit woman ordered to pay $10k

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Drink-driver who bit woman ordered to pay $10k

A Dunedin woman caught drink-driving three times in six months bit another motorist who tried to thwart her dangerous rampage, a court has heard.

Teen unscathed after being hit by car

Teen unscathed after being hit by car

A teenager who ran into heavy traffic in north Dunedin had a lucky escape when he was struck by a moving car, police say.

Warning over scaled-back hospital plans

The scaled-back new Dunedin hospital will lead to longer emergency department wait times, health officials warned.

Offender to spend more time in prison

A Christchurch paedophile who communicated with a dangerous Otago sex offender while on parole will be locked up for at least another 18 months.

Dunedin coke plot stripper shipped back to Australia

Matthew Hodder went by the names "Matty Thunder” and “DIY Dave” during his time as an exotic...

Dunedin coke plot stripper shipped back to Australia

An Australian stripper who came to Dunedin to retrieve $27m of cocaine has been sent home.

Dunedin nurse was sexually intimate with patient

William McPhail had been employed by the Southern District Health Board (and its predecessors) in...

Dunedin mental health nurse was sexually intimate with patient

A Dunedin mental health nurse’s almost half-century career ended when he was found to have been sexually intimate with a patient in his care.

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Hospital heritage status opposed

The former Dunedin Hospital administration building that dates from the 1930s. PHOTO: GERARD O...

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Hospital heritage status opposed

The costs of protecting a Dunedin Hospital building outweigh any benefits a heritage listing would bring, Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora (HNZ) has told the city council.

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Study links air pollution, mental health

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Study links air pollution, mental health

Researchers have called for policymakers to create targeted interventions and strategies to reduce exposure to air pollution, after discovering it can have lasting effects on child development and...

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