One seriously injured in Fairfield crash
One seriously injured in Fairfield crash
One person was seriously injured after being trapped in their car following a crash in Dunedin this afternoon.
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$150m walk, cycle boost ‘pie in the sky’
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$150m walk, cycle boost ‘pie in the sky’
A Dunedin city councillor has questioned why a nearly $150m package to boost Dunedin’s walking and cycling infrastructure was included in the council’s budget.
Pair chosen to hone skills as lifeguards
Pair chosen to hone skills as lifeguards
The surf had better be up for a pair of high-performing Dunedin surf lifeguards headed to Mt Maunganui this week.
Change in project leadership criticised
Change in project leadership criticised
The government has been accused of rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic after another shake-up of the new Dunedin hospital build’s leadership.
Vehicle in mechanic’s custody
Vehicle in mechanic’s custody
Police and passers-by attempt to shut off a malfunctioning electric police car in Bow Lane about 11.50am yesterday.
Albatross float returns for Santa Parade
Albatross float returns for Santa Parade
The giant albatross float will spread its wings once again for this year’s Dunedin Santa Parade.
Meet, greet and buy
Meet, greet and buy
Artsenta artist Lizzette Haddon displays some of her multimedia artworks which were for sale at the annual Artsenta Market, in Princes St, yesterday.
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Chamber of Coffee to leave airport
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Chamber of Coffee to leave airport
Customers at Dunedin Airport will only be able to buy food and drink from one seller once a local operator bids farewell.
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Division over tree’s potential removal
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Division over tree’s potential removal
A large protected pōhutukawa tree is damaging a historic Dunedin home and needs to be removed, the house’s owner says.
Globe’s exuberant production a special treat
Globe’s exuberant production a special treat
Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and Dunedin Sound infused University of Otago in the 1980s - can they come together in a coherent and satisfying whole?
Visitors being urged to come in off the highway
Visitors being urged to come in off the highway
Tūhura Otago Museum has taken over the Dunedin signs on the Northern and Southern Motorways to encourage visitors to the city to visit the "Lego Relics: A New World Rises" exhibition, which...
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Closure of libraries over Xmas-New Year rankles
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Closure of libraries over Xmas-New Year rankles
Dunedin people who "cannot afford a Cromwell crib" to spend their holidays at have been left high and dry with the closure of the city’s public libraries, a concerned resident says.
Royalty law for artists welcomed
Royalty law for artists welcomed
A Dunedin artist is "delighted" with a legislation change that will allow artists to see more profits from their work.
University wants glass bottle ban
'Real problem': Otago University wants glass bottle ban
The University of Otago wants the sale of glass bottles to be banned at liquor stores around its main campus in a bid to clean up the broken glass problem.
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Camping ground to be used for worker accommodation
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Camping ground to be used for worker accommodation
Soon after Regan Higgins bought the Leith Valley Camping Ground to house construction workers for the new Dunedin hospital, the government announced major changes to the project.
Warmth and wind on way for Dunedin
Warmth and wind on way for Dunedin
Dunedin looks set for a blast of heat and a blast of wind on Thursday as northwesterlies ramp up in the South.
Shoplifting charge after toy gun incident
Shoplifting charge after toy gun incident
A Dunedin teenager has been arrested for shoplifting after he and two friends allegedly pointed a toy gun at a person.
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Bottle ban no solution: liquor store owner
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Bottle ban no solution: liquor store owner
Selling beer in glass bottles should not be banned in North Dunedin just because students will not take responsibility for making a mess, a liquor store owner says.
Drunk woman assaults neighbour, kicks in door
Drunk woman assaults neighbour, kicks in door: police
An allegedly incoherently drunk Mosgiel woman stumbled next door before assaulting one of her neighbours and kicking in their glass door.
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Offender jailed for string of burglaries
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Offender jailed for string of burglaries
For a year, Jamie Curtis Pene broke into central Dunedin businesses at night and emptied their tills, staying one step ahead of police.