Hercules arrives at Air Force Museum in Wigram
The Royal New Zealand Air Force has safely delivered the first C-130H Hercules to the Air Force Museum of NZ.
Slow start to student cleanups
Slow start to student cleanups
The University of Otago has 20,000 students. Just one answered the call to help clean up the mess they have made during O-Week.
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Man breaks curfew to go to wedding
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Man breaks curfew to go to wedding
A decision to breach a curfew and attend a family wedding party has cost a Dunedin man nine months of his liberty.
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Defendant says teen lying about assault
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Defendant says teen lying about assault
A man on trial for sexual assault charges has accused a teenager of making up the allegations.
Streets flooded as water main bursts
Streets flooded as water main bursts
Water gushes from a burst water main in Leith St yesterday, forcing the street to be temporarily closed.
Valuable medals stolen
Valuable medals stolen
Police are asking the public for CCTV footage as they investigate the theft of a haul of "valuable" medals from a central Dunedin home.
Meth found in car
Meth found in car
Meth and knives were discovered inside a vehicle in Dunedin after officers noticed a "strong smell of cannabis" wafting from within, police say.
Hundreds evacuated after central city gas leak
Hundreds evacuated after central city gas leak
Staff and students were evacuated after the smell of gas spread through multiple buildings in Great King St yesterday afternoon.
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Zero-carbon discussion heats up
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Zero-carbon discussion heats up
A war of words erupted between Dunedin city councillors when one suggested the organisation was letting itself down on climate change.
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Secret DCC report on financial claims
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Secret DCC report on financial claims
Allegations from two whistleblowers against the Dunedin City Council have been investigated in forensic detail, but the report is not being released either to councillors or the public.
Lotto 2457
Lotto 2457
Results from last night's Lotto draw.
Commissioner plan to help with patient rights
Commissioner plan to help with patient rights
A group of health professionals are calling for a new organisation to address patient rights and safety as people find the health system increasingly difficult to navigate.
Pitching ideas and tents
Pitching ideas and tents
Dunedin students once again revelled in the fun at the University of Otago’s annual Tent City event this week.
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Bid to cap ORC staff numbers to save money fails
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Bid to cap ORC staff numbers to save money fails
A bid to find further savings has failed and Otago ratepayers will now be consulted on a 7.8% regional council rates rise.
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Bus fare choice between ‘evil and evil’
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Bus fare choice between ‘evil and evil’
A choice between increasing costs for adults on buses or ending free trips for children is a choice between "evil and evil", an Otago regional councillor says.
With the students comes the glass
With the students comes the glass
Glass-ridden streets have returned with the students, and city councillors are wondering what enforcement measures they can take to curb the problem.
Tepid response to Bitcoin ATM
Tepid response to Bitcoin ATM
A North Dunedin petrol station has the first crypto ATM in the city — just do not ask its owner how it works.
ODT Landers Chat: TK Howden
ODT Landers Chat: TK Howden
ODT Landers Chat brought to you by Impact Roofing and Plumbing and Temuka Transport talks to new blindside flanker TK Howden.
Gunmen kill seven bus passengers
Gunmen kill seven bus passengers
Unknown armed men killed seven passengers on a Lahore-bound bus in southwest Pakistan's Balochistan province late on Tuesday, officials said.
NZ must 'reset' relationship with Cook Islands: Peters
NZ must 'reset' relationship with Cook Islands: Peters
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said today the country must “reset” its relationship with the Cook Islands government.