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Last chance to lap up taste of summer
With temperatures reaching the mid-20s and the risk of only a few sprinkles of short-lived rain, the long Otago Anniversary weekend may be our "last taste" of summery weather for a while.
Fellows welcomed
Fellows welcomed
The 2025 University of Otago arts fellows have a chat after their welcome at the Hocken Library yesterday.
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Councillors vote to delay notification of air plan
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Councillors vote to delay notification of air plan
Otago's air plan and air quality strategy will be consulted on later this year after a narrow vote.
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Doc dolphin project unnecessary: expert
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Doc dolphin project unnecessary: expert
Taking tissue samples from Otago’s Hector’s dolphins is invasive and unnecessary, an academic who has studied the species for decades says.
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Flooding cost expected to reach $13m
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Flooding cost expected to reach $13m
Costs relating to October’s flooding are expected to add up to about $13 million for the Dunedin City Council.
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Man’s plea for dog bus policy change
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Man’s plea for dog bus policy change
A Dunedin man who fears for the future of his daily trips with his poodle to the park says it is about time dogs were allowed on the bus.
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Vote to engage on flood-check options
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Vote to engage on flood-check options
There should be no giving up on South Dunedin as a viable place for people to live amid climate change, Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich says.
Shaking things up
Shaking things up
Ground conditions around the Dunedin Town Hall and Municipal Chambers are being tested to help assess the durability of the buildings in earthquake scenarios.
Report identifies harbour opportunities
Report identifies harbour opportunities
The Otago Regional Council is promoting a holistic approach to the management of Otago Harbour.
Gull healing from ‘very serious injuries’ in attack
Gull healing from ‘very serious injuries’ in attack
A red-billed gull is "extremely lucky" to be on the mend after a violent attack in Dunedin left it with a broken leg, broken ribs and internal bleeding.
Divas display outstanding expertise in world premiere
Divas display outstanding expertise in world premiere
Opera Otago opened a short season in Hanover Hall last evening with a world premiere of An Enchantment of Nightingales.
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‘Difficulty’ controlling behaviour
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‘Difficulty’ controlling behaviour
A Dunedin drink-driver who killed his passenger has had "huge difficulty" controlling himself while in prison, the Parole Board has heard.
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Concern video could prompt backlash
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Concern video could prompt backlash
Dunedin City Council should be prepared for a backlash over marketing material showing people playing touch rugby close to a sea lion, a councillor has warned.
‘Quality growth’ should be aim: Hipkins
‘Quality growth’ should be aim: Hipkins
Having given his state of the nation speech a fortnight ago, Labour leader Chris Hipkins is now out seeing what state the nation is in.
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Developer to avoid flood-prone South Dunedin
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Townhouse developer to avoid flood-prone South D
One of the city’s major townhouse developers says the company will not build in flood-prone South Dunedin.
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‘Miserable’ weather fails to dampen spirits
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‘Miserable’ weather fails to dampen spirits
Hot dogs, hot chips, hot chocolate, even curry — you name it — if it was hot, it sold like hot cakes at the cricket yesterday.
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Mobster displayed gang patch at Mosgiel pool
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Mobster displayed gang patch at Mosgiel pool
A Dunedin man has become the first person in the city to be sentenced for displaying gang insignia, after he wore a Mongrel Mob vest at a pool.
House fire rips through two rooms
House fire rips through two rooms
A house fire in the Dunedin suburb of Ocean Grove ripped through two bedrooms before firefighters put it out.
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Bus driver assaulted in ‘ethnically motivated’ attack
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Bus driver assaulted in ‘ethnically motivated’ attack
A Dunedin man violently shook a school bus driver in an unprovoked "ethnically motivated" attack, leaving students on board rattled.
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New floor levels not for South D
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New floor levels not for South D
New minimum floor levels for Dunedin’s low-lying coastal areas do not apply to South Dunedin where rainfall rather than sea-level rise remains the greatest flood risk, the Dunedin City Council says.