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Public advised to avoid swimming in bacteria-ridden creek

Otokia Creek in Brighton. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Public advised to avoid swimming in bacteria-ridden creek

The Otago Regional Council has advised people not to swim in Otokia Creek at Dunedin’s Brighton Beach, because of the presence of bacteria.

Police dog takes man down

A Dunedin man smashing cars was taken down by a police dog after he turned his attention — and hammer — towards officers.

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Radio presenter hosts his final show

Dunedin radio presenter Graeme Fyffe has left his role at Radio Dunedin after just over 20 years....

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Volunteer radio presenter calls time after two decades

After 20 years behind the mic, Graeme Fyffe is signing off.

Person hospitalised after boarding house fire

Firefighters responded to a bedroom fire in a Dunedin boarding house this morning. PHOTO: STEPHEN...

Person hospitalised after boarding house fire

One person has been hospitalised for smoke inhalation following an early morning boarding house blaze in central Dunedin.

Courts confiscated over 22,000 items

Knives, home-made Tasers, screwdrivers, knitting needles, knuckle-dusters and even a small axe, these are just some of the banned items people have tried to take into court recently.

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More the merrier for family finding festive space

Cousins (from left) Celeste Sprague and Nicole O’Keefe pull a cracker at their very large family...

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More the merrier for family finding festive space

Trying to fit everyone into one house for Christmas was becoming a logistical nightmare for one large Dunedin family, so they outsourced a dining room.

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Green Island operations receive consent

The Dunedin City Council has been asked to reconsider Smooth Hill, south of Dunedin Airport, as...

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Green Island operations receive consent

Composting, recycling sorting, a bulk waste transfer station and a suite of other operations have all been approved at Green Island.

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Two visiting cruise ships make for a busy day in Dunedin

Cruise ship passengers from Ovation of the Seas and Celebrity Edge boosted pre-Christmas trade...

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Two visiting cruise ships make for a busy day in Dunedin

Cruise ship passengers flooded into central Dunedin this week after two vessels arrived carrying thousands of people.

No swimming notice for creek at city beach

No swimming notice for creek at city beach

The Otago Regional Council has today advised people not to swim in Otokia Creek at Dunedin's Brighton Beach, owing to the presence of bacteria.

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Producers wanted for Toitū video project

A ''Dunedin Sound'' Evening will be held at the Toitu Otago Settlers Museum. Photo: ODT

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Producers wanted for Toitū video project

The Dunedin City Council is looking for help to produce a "short, sophisticated" video introduction to the city for Toitū Otago Settlers Museum’s new mini movie theatre.

Dunedin musician remembered fondly

Craig Reeves pictured at the Taieri A&P Showgrounds, where he latterly lived in a bus. Photo:...

Dunedin musician remembered fondly

The entrepreneurial flair and compassion of a longtime Dunedin musician is being recalled following his death last week.

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Rail return ‘foot in the door’

A train attendant boards the southerner at Dunedin in 2001. File photo: Gerard O'Brien

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Rail return ‘foot in the door’

The return of a well-used southern train service is "a foot in the door" for the return of regular passenger rail services in the South, advocates say.

Baby boy unexpected Christmas present

Ranfurly family (from left) Andrew, Howard, 3, and Erin McDougall were thrilled with the early...

Baby boy unexpected Christmas present

A trip to Dunedin for Christmas celebrations went awry in the best way possible for one Ranfurly family.

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Young crew spend Christmas at sea

The schooner Oosterschelde motors past the Taiaora Head lighthouse on Tuesday. Photo: Stephen...

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Young crew spend Christmas at sea

Young environmentalists have sailed past the Dunedin coast at Christmas as those aboard retrace the path of Charles Darwin’s global journey 200 years ago.

Town hall packed for Christmas dinner

People joined together to make connections and get into the festive spirit during the Christmas...

'Such a great time': Town hall packed for Christmas dinner

Dunedin's Town Hall was packed to the rafters with merry-makers from all over the city for a special Christmas meal today.

Christmas dinner well attended

Volunteer Paula Peat serves food at the Dunedin Community Christmas Dinner yesterday. Photos:...

Christmas dinner well attended

The Dunedin Town Hall was packed to the rafters with merry-makers from all over the city for a special Christmas meal yesterday.

Jazzing up George St on Christmas Eve were Otago Boys’ High School pupils and members of the joint All Blues jazz band with Otago Girls’ High School (from left) Finn Marshall, 16, Callan Power, 13,...

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Bluebottle jellyfish wash up on beaches

Blooms of bluebottle jellyfish were found littered over the high tide mark on Allans Beach on the...

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Worry over stings as jellyfish wash up on Dunedin beaches

Big blooms of bluebottle jellyfish washed ashore on Dunedin beaches after strong winds stranded the creatures, a scientist says.

Teenage driver who fled police after being caught speeding ‘knew it was stupid’

Dunedin teenager with a "need for speed" told police she "knew it was stupid" to take them on a city-wide drive as she fled police at speeds which reached 120kmh.

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Scott Base workers get creative

(Clockwise from top) Otago and Southland locals spending the festive season in Antarctica are ...

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Scott Base workers get creative

Otago locals far from home are some of the very few to get a guaranteed white Christmas in the southern hemisphere.

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