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National
'Just awesome': Missing man's miracle survival after two-week bush ordeal
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 9:16AMA Dunedin man who had been missing for almost two weeks has turned up safe and sound after pulling himself out of the bush...
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National
Chronic pain rarely improved by surgery, academic says
Sunday, 24 March 2024, 5:02PMThe over-reliance on surgery to treat chronic pain should join bloodletting on the list of outdated medical practices, an...
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National
Invercargill mayor unapologetic for racial, sexuality slurs
Friday, 22 March 2024, 9:28AMInvercargill Mayor Nobby Clark has given an extraordinary interview to comedian Guy Williams, in which he appeared unapologetic...
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Crime
Dunedin killer released from prison after just five months
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 2:27PMA man responsible for a fatal stabbing in Momona, Otago will be released from prison this week after just five months behind...
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National
New study reveals: Mentally ill and men are more likely to start vaping
Monday, 11 March 2024, 4:03PMA new study by University of Otago researchers has revealed the psychological factors most likely to have non-smokers reaching...
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National
Billionaire's proposed lodge 'wrong development in the wrong location'
Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 8:39PMA luxury lodge overlooking Lake Wānaka proposed by billionaire Peter Thiel is the “wrong development in the wrong location”,...
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Crime
International drug cartel fixer admits role in $27m cocaine plot
Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 8:26PMThe middle-man for an international drug cartel involved in a $27m cocaine that came to a head in Dunedin has pleaded guilty. Carlos...
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Crime
Helicopter company heading to trial over pilot's death
Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 2:19PMThe owner of a Milton helicopter company has denied charges after one of his pilots crashed and died while flying at night,...
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National
Car crashes through Dunedin high school fence
Monday, 4 March 2024, 3:08PMA car crashed through a Dunedin secondary school’s fence and landed on two parked cars, sparking a schoolwide lockdown this...
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Business
Sheep farming in a 'challenging place'- Beef + Lamb NZ
Wednesday, 28 February 2024, 3:52PMA rising middle class in China are eating less red meat from New Zealand as unemployment bites but demand remains strong...
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Crime
Dunedin teacher jailed for 'frenzied' stabbing murder of partner in bathtub
Thursday, 22 February 2024, 1:57PMA Dunedin teacher who stabbed her partner to death in the bath has been jailed for at least eleven years. Carole Coade, 62,...
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National
Another rat caught at Countdown Dunedin store, still closed
Tuesday, 20 February 2024, 1:58PMThe reopening of South Dunedin’s Countdown has been delayed another day – to Friday – after another rat was caught at the...
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National
Grieving father of teen Jayde Cummings vindicated in coroner ruling for 2019 Outram crash
Monday, 19 February 2024, 7:10AMA coroner says overgrown foliage that obscured a road sign contributed to a double-fatal crash in Outram — vindication for...
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Crime
$11,000 gold necklace stolen from Dunedin jeweller
Tuesday, 13 February 2024, 1:21PMTwo alleged jewellery thieves posed as customers before legging it after pocketing a $11,000 gold chain at a Dunedin jewellers. Sergeant...
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National
$750k spent, nothing to show: Govt cost-cutting hits schools
Tuesday, 13 February 2024, 11:28AMA frustrated Dunedin principal says there is nothing to show for the $750,000 spent planning new classrooms over the past...
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Crime
'Drug deal gone wrong': Man pleads guilty to manslaughter
Monday, 12 February 2024, 4:31PMA man charged with murder admits he stabbed two men, but says he did not mean to kill them. Naya Ropiu Fabian Wharekura,...
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National
13 rats caught at Dunedin Countdown over weekend, employee speaks out
Monday, 12 February 2024, 1:52PMPest controllers caught 13 rats at South Dunedin’s Countdown at the weekend. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) recommended...
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National
Punishment of 3-year-old girl was 'prolonged bullying’
Friday, 9 February 2024, 10:52AMWarning: Article discusses physical abuse of a child A man’s punishment of a 3-year-old girl which involved push-ups, sit-ups,...
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National
'Deep shock': Dad's grief after son found dead at Dunedin home
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 7:15AMThe father of a Dunedin man found dead at his home was in deep shock when he heard his son had died. Gurjit Singh’s father,...
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National
Mystery death at 20: Firefighters on callout devastated to find one of their own
Saturday, 27 January 2024, 9:47AMWallacetown volunteer firefighters called to a medical event were devastated to find it was one of their own — 20-year-old...
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National
Elderly driver 'punched cyclist' who squirted him with water
Monday, 22 January 2024, 1:57PMA Dunedin motorist did not take too kindly to a cyclist squirting him with water after teaching him a lesson about his driving. Senior...
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Crime
'Trusted' manager caught stealing cash and smokes from bar
Thursday, 18 January 2024, 2:11PMA highly trusted assistant manager who stole $88,000 worth of cash and cigarettes from an Invercargill bar has avoided prison...
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National
Councillor hits back after diners given spray bottles for 'aggressive' seagulls
Wednesday, 17 January 2024, 10:26AMGulls pestering Dunedin diners are just parents desperate to feed their young “in an increasingly hostile world”, a city...
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National
Dad attacked at lookout for 'having baby out too late'
Tuesday, 16 January 2024, 1:47PMA dad parked at a popular Dunedin lookout was attacked by a man from another car who objected to his baby being out late...