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Would-be cop avoids sex assault conviction
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Would-be cop avoids sex assault conviction
A man who indecently assaulted a 5-year-old boy has escaped a criminal conviction because he wants to be a police officer.
Dunedin
Cross purposes
Cross purposes
Christian communities across Otago took part in a mass walk behind a wooden cross on Good Friday.
New role as primary care voice for hospital
New role as primary care voice for hospital
A new role funded entirely by WellSouth will aim to give primary care a voice as the new Dunedin hospital build kicks back into gear.
Body of missing Dunedin woman found
Body of missing Dunedin woman found
A body has been found in the search for a 75-year-old Dunedin woman missing since Thursday afternoon.
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Use of AI imagery in ads not misleading, MP says
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Use of AI imagery in ads not misleading, MP says
Act New Zealand says it used images described as "AI slop" to promote the party without realising they were computer-generated, despite one of them showing an image of a dog with human teeth.
Young scientist chosen for US future leaders programme
Young scientist chosen for US future leaders programme
Stepping away from a microscope and taking a look at a much bigger picture will be a welcome sight for Max Yavitt.
Woman and dog rescued from cliff in St Clair
Woman and dog rescued from cliff in St Clair
A woman who was stranded on a cliff for three hours has been recovered following a major rescue operation in St Clair.
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$30m under-spend revealed on DCC capital programme
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$30m under-spend revealed on DCC capital programme
Delivery of the Dunedin City Council’s planned capital spend for the financial year appears set to fall more than $30 million short.
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Demolition on cards for historic gasworks chimney
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Demolition on cards for historic gasworks chimney
Demolition may be the only option for a historic Dunedin structure damaged by a recent earthquake, an experienced bricklayer warns.
Scripture shifts to new gurdwara
Scripture shifts to new gurdwara
When Sikh man Harjit Singh Maggo moved to Dunedin more than two decades ago there was nowhere he could go to pray.
Upside to increase in ACC claims
Upside to increase in ACC claims
While Otago athletes have recorded the third-highest number of sports-related concussion injuries in New Zealand, the Accident Compensation Corporation says that is not necessarily a bad thing.
First Wildlife Ambassador Awards to trio
First Wildlife Ambassador Awards to trio
A trio of Dunedin wildlife advocates have become the inaugural recipients of an award recognising their pivotal role in shaping the city’s celebration of nature.
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Victims stunned offender not in jail
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Victims stunned offender not in jail
Two women who were groped by a self-proclaimed "massage master" are staggered he is not behind bars after admitting another sex attack.
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Drink-driver seven times limit
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'I’m surprised you could walk': Drink-driver seven times limit
A driver who crashed while nearly seven times the drink-drive limit says he did not feel intoxicated at the time.
Letting off a little steam
Letting off a little steam
Firefighting crews respond to an incident at the BP service station in Mornington, Dunedin, yesterday morning.
Obituary: engineer devoted to our heritage
Obituary: engineer devoted to our heritage
LOU ROBINSON Structural engineer Built heritage has become a cherished feature of Dunedin and it had a determined advocate in Lou Robinson.
Person 'critical' after North Dunedin crash
Person 'critical' after North Dunedin crash
One person has been critically injured after a two-car collision in North Dunedin.
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Appearance of wooden shack ‘unsurprising’
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Appearance of wooden shack ‘unsurprising’
A wooden shack has been built by a homeless man at the Oval in Dunedin.
Kettle blowing off steam sparks fire callout
Kettle blowing off steam sparks fire callout
A feisty kettle was the probable culprit in a fire callout to a Dunedin petrol station.
Cracked chimney: Woolworths told to take action
Cracked chimney: Woolworths told to take action
Woolworths has been required to take action to address the risk a cracked chimney at the old Dunedin Gasworks could collapse on to its supermarket.