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    Peninsula walker takes a tumble

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    Plank-waving pensioner sows panic in Dunedin street

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    Prominent Dunedin man has sex charges dismissed

    A former Dunedin lawyer and recipient of a Queen’s Birthday honour has had serious sex charges against him dismissed. 

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    Axe falls on Otago post shops

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    Police are hunting an angry Dunedin driver who allegedly rammed another car and punched the occupant in the face after exploding into a fit of sudden road rage.

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