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Doon St in Mosgiel gets into the seasonal swing of things as part of lighting displays around the Dunedin and Mosgiel areas earlier this week.

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Deck the halls ...

Deck the halls ...

Doon St in Mosgiel gets into the seasonal swing of things as part of lighting displays around the Dunedin and Mosgiel areas earlier this week.

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Crash renews bus fears

Helicopters sit at the scene of the fatal crash involving a bus near Kingston on Thursday. PHOTO:...

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Crash renews bus fears

Hasty tourism operators are worrying the Automobile Association after a fourth crash involving a tour bus on South Island roads in the past five months.

Win-win as hall spray-tested for leaks

Firefighters use an aerial appliance to spray Hayward College’s windows with water to test their...

Win-win as hall spray-tested for leaks

A rare opportunity to stress-test a University of Otago hall of residence while simultaneously allowing firefighters to get some practice in presented itself with a joint exercise on Thursday.

Transformer empowers

A new transformer installed at Manapouri power station has led to increased generation from the...

Transformer empowers

New Zealand’s electricity supply has received an early Christmas present following the commissioning of a new transformer at Meridian’s Manapōuri Power Station.

Lights, camera . . . it’s Christmas

Brooklyn Robertson, 6, of Dunedin, waves with Santa at a Douglas St Christmas display.

Lights, camera . . . it’s Christmas

It is less than a week until Christmas. With the time of year comes the annual hanging of lights and decorations around Dunedin.

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Plastic-melting fire prompts evacuation

Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews converge during a callout in the Octagon, Dunedin, yesterday...

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Plastic-melting fire prompts evacuation

A witness described molten plastic as "dripping down the stairway" while tenants evacuated from a fire in a central Dunedin building.

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Fashion show on track to being ‘super cool’

Recent Otago Polytechnic fashion and design graduates (from left) Ciaran Naylor, Laurabelle...

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Fashion show on track to being ‘super cool’

Dunedin's premier fashion show is making its way back to the train tracks, and the designers who will have work displayed have been chosen.

Four dead in horror day on South Island roads

St John personnel remove an injured patient from the scene.

Four dead in horror day on South Island roads

It's been a tragic lead-in to Christmas on South Island roads, with four people killed in crashes yesterday.

Lost penguin wanders into jewellers

A little blue penguin wandered into Mather’s Jewellers in Oamaru on Wednesday. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Lost penguin wanders into jewellers

Not even penguins are immune to putting off Christmas shopping to the last minute.

Merry mice may make mischief

Mice master . . . Dunedin artist and registered nurse Frank Gordon hopes his Christmas diorama of...

Merry mice may make mischief

A Dunedin nurse says he is waiting for a call from Wētā Workshop after creating a ‘‘wee bit of magic’’ at Wakari Hospital.

One dead, 20 injured after serious crash

One dead, 20 injured after bus and cars collide on SH6

At least a dozen people remain in hospital after a tour bus and two cars collided on State Highway 6 near Queenstown on Thursday afternoon.

Bridge reopens after tractor breakdown

Bridge reopens after tractor breakdown

Motorists faced delays heading in and out of Balclutha for a time today after a tractor broke down on the town's bridge over the Clutha River.

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Traffic tailback after tractor hit bridge

Wide load ... A dual-wheel tractor awaits removal following an accident on the Balclutha Bridge,...

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Traffic tailback after tractor hit bridge

State Highway 1 traffic backed up more than a kilometre in both directions following a tractor crash on the Balclutha Bridge yesterday morning.

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‘Speedy landing’ concerns

A balloon comes in for a hard landing at Queensberry yesterday morning. Inset: Passengers brace...

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‘Speedy landing’ concerns

A Queensberry resident thought a balloon was going to crash into their house as it plunged to the ground yesterday.

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Mall, vape store damaged in ram-raids

Store owners and Golden Centre staff assess the damage after an early morning ram-raid yesterday....

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Mall, vape store damaged in ram-raids

Dunedin's first ram-raid in years involved an allegedly stolen car ploughing its way through a centre city mall in its busiest time of the year.

'Horrifying' ram-raid at central city mall

Store owners and staff react after a ram raid on the Golden Centre in George st overnight. Photo:...

Youths still at large after Dunedin ram-raids

Youths who allegedly ram-raided a Dunedin store and shopping centre early today remain at large, police say.

Shield gets growl of approval

Green Island Rugby Football Club players of Abbotsford School put their claws up as Ollie Moore,...

Shield gets growl of approval

Real grizzly bears might have been frightened by all the growling at Abbotsford School yesterday when members of the Green Island Rugby Football Club dropped in for a visit.

Coal protesters sentenced to community work

Police talk to supporters of the protest, two of whom are seated at the back of the coal train’s...

Coal protesters sentenced to community work

Six coal protesters whose demonstration shut down the Dunedin Railway Station have been convicted over their actions.

Climate protesters highlight extinct species

Protesters at Dunedin's Railway Station hold placards highlighting extinct species. PHOTO: GREGOR...

Climate protesters highlight extinct species

Protesters at Dunedin's Railway Station hold tombstone-like placards of species they say are extinct due to climate change.

English hurdle before master’s achieved

The Valderrama family, Mateo, 7, Sandra, Alan and Mia, 5 (front), get ready for the Southland...

English hurdle before master’s achieved

Failing her English language classes three times did not stop a Peruvian mother from graduating with her master’s degree from the Southern Institute of Technology yesterday.

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