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First to test out East Taieri School’s new bike track are (from rear): Olive and Sebastian Horan...

Paddock turned into bike track

An old Mosgiel sheep paddock has been given a new lease of life and is now home to East Taieri School’s new bike track.

Race day shine

Race day shine

Wingatui racecourse volunteers (from left) Sandra Duell, Margot Prince and Joanne Hillis get the trophies ready ahead of the Property Brokers Otago Classics Day today.

Exciting vocal scholars to fore in concert with choir

Exciting vocal scholars to fore in concert with choir

RSA Vocal Scholars' Concert, St Patricks Basilica, Thursday, February 27.

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1500 ratepayers affected by error

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1500 ratepayers affected by error

About 1500 Dunedin ratepayers have been caught up in an error from the city council affecting rates paid through direct debit.

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Finding a reader for every book

Dunedin woman and Dutch speaker Jeanette Robinson-Tromop with her Dutch-language finds. PHOTOS:...

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Finding a reader for every book

A little bit of sickness was not going to stop Willow from joining her father on an epic quest at the annual Regent 24-Hour Book Sale.

Act NZ leader hardly in heaven

Act New Zealand leader David Seymour. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

Act NZ leader hardly in heaven

Act New Zealand leader David Seymour is poised to become Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand. He talks to political editor Mike Houlahan about the first months of the coalition...

‘A good, solid, sensible citizen of NZ’

Fish & Game Council chairman Monty Wright on the occasion of his retirement. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

‘A good, solid, sensible citizen of NZ’

Monty Wright: Angler, bird breeder, rugby official

Salon owner ordered to pay $230k in compensation

Salon owner ordered to pay $230k in compensation

The owner of a nail salon in central Wellington has been ordered to pay seven migrant workers more than $230,000 in compensation for lost wages and humiliation.

Hope in talks between US, Russia: Putin

Vladimir Putin (left) and Donald Trump during a previous meeting. Photo: Getty Images

Hope in talks between US, Russia: Putin

Russian and US teams have held six hours of talks in Turkey to try to restore normal functioning of their embassies.

Shark nearly 2m long washes up on beach

Photo: Chris Lynch Media / www.chrislynchmedia.com

Shark nearly 2m long washes up on beach

Locals were surprised to see a live mako shark wash up on Sumner Beach in Christchurch on Thursday night.

Cathedral reconstructed in 3D by knitter

Margaret Williamson has recreated a model of the Christ Church cathedral and is completing a rose...

Cathedral reconstructed in 3D by knitter

It took Margaret Williamson three years to handcraft her 3D Christ Church Cathedral model using fleece from the sheep raised in her yards.

All Black clocked speeding 60kmh over limit: court documents

All Black clocked speeding 60kmh over limit: court documents

Court documents released today reveal more details about the dangerous motorbike ride that landed All Blacks winger Caleb Clarke in trouble with the law.

Tug of war fever grips Otago

Oamaru Spartans team with the Second price trophy

Tug of war fever grips Otago

Oamaru Spartans, a rising tug-of-war team from Oamaru, made an impressive mark at a recent competition in Dunedin, finishing as runners-up in an event organised by Goliath Dunedin on February 23.

Drug-resistant ringworm fungus found in NZ

A new strain of drug-resistant fungus that causes ringworm has been found in New Zealand and scientists are warning doctors to look out for "suspicious infections".

Is violent crime really dropping?

Paul Goldsmith (left) and Mark Mitchell. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver

Is violent crime really dropping?

Victimisation rates for violent offences have stayed mostly steady according to new official data, released two days after the government said violent crime had dropped.