Callout to fire at Otago Corrections Facility
Emergency services were called to the Otago Corrections Facility, near Milton, this evening after a fire was discovered on site.
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Operational budget for library concerns
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Operational budget for library concerns
Projected costs for running the new South Dunedin library and community complex have shocked at least one city councillor.
Man gets lost as sealion spooks walkers
Man gets lost as sealion spooks walkers
A territorial sealion spooked a group of late-night Dunedin beach-goers and caused a man to become lost.
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Getting to the bottom of the perfect manu
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Getting to the bottom of the perfect manu
What does it take to pop the perfect manu?
Man assaulted, robbed ex-partner; found with weapons
Man assaulted, robbed ex-partner; found with weapons
A Dunedin man who robbed his ex-partner is facing a raft of charges after police tracked him down and found a boot-load of weapons.
Palliative care podcast’s win a ‘complete surprise’
Palliative care podcast’s win a ‘complete surprise’
A Dunedin carer’s attempts to bring conversations about palliative care to a wider audience has been acknowledged at the New Zealand podcasting awards.
Disagreement leads to homemade scythe threat
Disagreement leads to homemade scythe threat
A disagreement between two Dunedin men led to one threatening the other with a homemade scythe.
Cause of house fire investigated
Cause of house fire investigated
An investigation is underway to discover the cause of a fire that gutted a Brockville home.
Taking over George St
Taking over George St
The Entire Alphabet band members Paul McLennan-Kissel (on drums) and Chris Miller (guitar) entertain passers-by in George St on Saturday afternoon.
Dissection of rare whale 'a huge opportunity'
Dissection of rare whale 'a huge opportunity'
Researchers have travelled from as far as the US to get a first-hand look at the dissection of a rare whale that washed ashore on a Dunedin beach earlier this year.
Christmas spirit
Christmas spirit
The real McCoy?
Floral performance delights crowd
Floral performance delights crowd
Dunedin entertainer Tahu Mackenzie welcomes families to the flower-themed Christmas in the Garden event at the Dunedin Botanic Garden on Saturday evening.
Claus catastrophe kept at bay
Claus catastrophe kept at bay
Ice cream, hot sun and Santa Claus — it has all the makings of a great family day out, right?
Hipkins makes hospital pledge
Hipkins makes hospital pledge
Labour leader Chris Hipkins has promised his party will build the new Dunedin hospital to its pre-election campaign specifications if elected in 2026.
Anniversary of first fishing season marked
Anniversary of first fishing season marked
It seems fish were elusive in Dunedin’s Water of Leith on the 150th anniversary of the first trout being caught under licence in New Zealand.
Whimsical exploration of mental distress
Whimsical exploration of mental distress
The stage at Allen Hall on Friday evening was sparsely set for an amusing and insightful take on the range of mental distresses which plague us all to various degrees.
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Photos from the Dunedin Santa Parade.
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St Andrew’s Day festivities draw young and old
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St Andrew’s Day festivities draw young and old
The Octagon air was ringing with the skirl of bagpipes during St Andrew’s Day festivities on Saturday as the 50th anniversary of the Dunedin and Edinburgh sister city relationship was celebrated.
Collecting for Christmas
Collecting for Christmas
Emergency services are preparing for their annual Christmas foodbank appeal to support local families in need.
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George St costs indefensible: Vandervis
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George St costs indefensible: Vandervis
Spending exceeding $60,000 on designing a seesaw and more than $50,000 on a shade canopy design in George St, Dunedin, is indefensible, a city councillor says.