Closing arguments in bus hub murder trial
Closing arguments in bus hub murder trial
The jury in the bus hub murder trial will hear closing arguments by lawyers for the Crown and defence today.
Councillors approve DCC Scholarship by one vote
Councillors approve DCC Scholarship by one vote
A casting vote was required to approve a $15,000 tertiary scholarship after warnings from some Dunedin city councillors it fell outside of the council’s "core function".
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‘Revenue gathering’ alleged after ticket
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‘Revenue gathering’ alleged after ticket
A Dunedin couple mistakenly ticketed for parking outside the lines have accused a supermarket parking enforcement agency of "revenue gathering".
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Protected tree getting chop to preserve historic home
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Protected tree getting chop to preserve historic home
A protected pōhutukawa is getting the axe to preserve a historic Dunedin home.
Flight delayed following bird-strike
Flight delayed following bird-strike
A bird-strike delayed an Air New Zealand flight from Dunedin to Christchurch for more than an hour yesterday afternoon.
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‘No easy solutions’ to make St Patrick’s Day safer: proctor
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‘No easy solutions’ to make St Patrick’s Day safer: proctor
Ending the unruly and dangerous behaviour displayed by students on St Patrick’s Day has "no easy solutions", the University of Otago proctor says.
Not-guilty plea entered
Not-guilty plea entered
A prominent Dunedin man has pleaded not guilty to six sexual assault charges.
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Aurora set to pay dividends from 2027
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Aurora set to pay dividends from 2027
Aurora Energy appears set to provide dividends for the Dunedin City Council from 2027, ending a decade-long drought.
New life beckons for cat mural as artist gets to work
New life beckons for cat mural as artist gets to work
Work has begun on a North Dunedin mural once marred by controversy.
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Plan aims to make uni more equitable
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Plan aims to make uni more equitable
The University of Otago is aiming to be "the university of choice" for Māori and Pacific Island students, the vice-chancellor says.
Excavator driver digging in to win national title
Excavator driver digging in to win national title
As a boy, Josh Keane used to drive his mother batty by pretending to be an excavator driver and digging holes all over her prized garden.
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Climate change ‘adaptation futures’ set to be considered
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Climate change ‘adaptation futures’ set to be considered
Government money is behind some of the technical work aimed at helping South Dunedin adapt to climate change.
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Lunch provider's liquidation no surprise
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Lunch provider's liquidation no surprise to principal
An Otago principal says she is not surprised a school lunch provider has gone into liquidation after the company was only given $3 per meal by the government.
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Sharing Scotland with the world
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Sharing Scotland with the world
Listening to the sounds of the pipe band before the Highlanders hit the field at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Bruce Fummey says he "welled up with tears".
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'Incredible' amount of rubbish in Dunedin waterway
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'Incredible' amount of rubbish in Dunedin waterway
The alarm has been raised over a Dunedin estuary near the Green Island landfill which is clogged up with wheelie bins, "hundreds of tyres" and general rubbish.
Having their say
Having their say
A dinosaur puppet called Chuck the Rex stands as part of an anti-monarchy campaign by the organisation Republic, opposite Westminster Abbey.
Not enough surgeons for Brown's private health plan - union
Not enough surgeons for Brown's private health plan - union
The Health Minister is unlikely to achieve his goal of completing an extra 10,000 elective surgeries by June, the senior doctors' union says.
Holidaying surfer presumed dead after shark attack
Holidaying surfer presumed dead after shark attack
A surfer fatally mauled by a shark at a remote beach was on a six-month holiday with his partner and pet dog.
Police name Christchurch homicide victim
Police name Christchurch homicide victim
Police have released the name of the man who died in the Christchurch suburb of Mairehau on Sunday night.
Ukraine launches largest drone attack on Moscow
Ukraine launches largest drone attack on Moscow
Ukraine has launched its biggest drone attack on the Russian capital with at least 91 drones targeting Moscow, killing at least one person, sparking fires, closing airports and forcing dozens of...