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Hear me out: It’s embarrassing that Wellington doesn’t have an ice rink : And no, I will not accept the miniature puddle-covered excuses for ice rinks that towns ...
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Hear me out: It’s embarrassing that Wellington doesn’t have an ice rink 
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Jimmy Barnes adds Dunedin date to tour: Veteran Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes has added a Dunedin date to his upcoming New Zealand tour. Barnes ...
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Jimmy Barnes adds Dunedin date to tour
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'We can’t find people to give the money to': The recently-formed Whakatipu Poppy Trust already has about $100,000 in its coffers but is struggling to ...
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'We can’t find people to give the money to'
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Pink sinks $16.6m into city’s coffers: Pink's acrobatic Dunedin show last month has hit new heights for adding dosh to the city ...
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Pink sinks $16.6m into city’s coffers
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‘Looking forward’ to a break after 43 years: If you thought Nee and Sopheap Ung’s behaviour had been a little fishy lately, it is because they have sold their ...
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‘Looking forward’ to a break after 43 years
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Indian fashions proving popular with shoppers: The owners of a new Central Dunedin Indian clothing and jewellery shop are proud to be bringing their culture to ...
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Indian fashions proving popular with shoppers
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Lead paint woe for developers: Lead paint on old Dunedin homes could raise prices for new houses in the city. Developers say a new approach from the Dunedin City ...
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Lead paint woe for developers
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Sounds to Town runner raises $15,000: Conquering a 600km ultramarathon was not the only milestone Glenn Sutton reached last week. The Dunedin athlete still made ...
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Sounds to Town runner raises $15,000
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Hyde St party in full swing: Thousands of Dunedin's students are partying hard, but relatively quietly at the infamous Hyde St party, being held today.
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Hyde St party in full swing
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Rare visitor makes himself at home: It's 7.30am. You’re a young elephant seal coming in from a hard weekend of diving and eating fish ...
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Rare visitor makes himself at home
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NZ shearer breaks merino solo record in Western Australia: Luke Vernon broke the previous record set in 2019 by shearing 500 merino ewes in eight hours.
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NZ shearer breaks merino solo record in Western Australia
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Temporary fix for damaged rail bridge under way: KiwiRail has begun building the temporary supports needed to reopen Canterbury's Rangitata rail bridge ...
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Temporary fix for damaged rail bridge under way
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Rural postie retires after 59-year career: When Freeman Willetts delivers your paper, he ensures it goes inside the letterbox. It has been a point of pride for ...
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Rural postie retires after 59-year career
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Cosmetics giant coming to Dunedin: Australian and New Zealand beauty and makeup giant Mecca has announced it will be opening a store in Dunedin ...
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Cosmetics giant coming to Dunedin
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2028 total solar eclipse in New Zealand likely big tourism drawcard, astronomer says
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2028 total solar eclipse in New Zealand likely big tourism drawcard ...
Quick Glance: Airplane Observes Solar Eclipse in Bloomington
  • An airplane flies near the total solar eclipse in Bloomington, Indiana.

  • People watch the partial solar eclipse on the observation deck of Edge at Hudson Yards in New York City.

  • Sophia Moccia, 4, from Queens views the eclipse with a homemade mask in New York City.

  • A solar eclipse is visible in Mazatlan, Mexico.
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'No bites': Central Otago subdivision lots fail to sell: An insecure housing market is driving a lack of sales at an Alexandra subdivision ...
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'No bites': Central Otago subdivision lots fail to sell
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Finding properties for buyers: Two Arrowtowners have launched the Arrowtown area’s first buyers’ agency, helping out-of-town, mostly high-end buyers find their ...
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Finding properties for buyers
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Dunedin signs off on Further Development Strategy: The Future Development Strategy suggests how and where Dunedin should grow and what is needed to make it ...
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Dunedin signs off on Further Development Strategy
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Doc to close central Dunedin visitor centre: The Department of Conservation is closing its Dunedin visitor centre which has been in the central city for the past ...
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Doc to close central Dunedin visitor centre
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'Really special': Another Joseph to wear black jersey: Maia Joseph was almost speechless when she picked up the phone. It is easy to understand why ...
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'Really special': Another Joseph to wear black jersey
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'Time to move on': Topp cafe closes in Canterbury: The Topp Country Cafe has closed its doors after six years in business. Business boomed at the cafe ...
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'Time to move on': Topp cafe closes in Canterbury
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Govt reveals first changes to Resource Management Act: Farming, mining and other industrial regulations are being scrapped or amended under the government's ...
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Govt reveals first changes to Resource Management Act
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Earthworks near highway remain a mystery: Only one man seems to know and he is not talking. Mystery and rumour continue to surround significant earthworks on a ...
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Earthworks near highway remain a mystery
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Dealing with fast spreading pest hits new milestone for Otago Regional Council: Efforts to remove wilding conifers from the Queenstown Lakes have hit a major ...
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Dealing with fast spreading pest hits new milestone for Otago Regional ...
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Music therapist helping pupils find their voice: Dennis Kahui helps Dunedin pupils with diverse abilities find their voice through music ...
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Music therapist helping pupils find their voice
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More than $6.8m owed by failed Wishbone: National cafe chain Wishbone, which had an outlet at Dunedin Hospital, owes creditors more than $6.8 million ...
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More than $6.8m owed by failed Wishbone
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Dunedin man found dead had made global headlines: The "reclusive" Dunedin man whose body was found last week was Peter Alexandra Robb ...
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Dunedin man found dead had made global headlines
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Claim cuts may cause kids to fall behind: A Dunedin principal says potential cuts to "invaluable" Ministry of Education funded roles will lead to ...
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Claim cuts may cause kids to fall behind
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Hired generator keeps hotel lights on: The Chamberson Hotel managed to keep the lights on last night, despite Aurora Energy cutting power in part of central ...
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Hired generator keeps hotel lights on
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Government risks own goal in cutting funding for Growing up in New Zealand: The study holds a treasure trove of information about the problems affecting young ...
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Government risks own goal in cutting funding for Growing up in New Zealand
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A life of music and sport: Already well-known as a longtime guitarist with The Verlaines, Paul Winders has added to Arrowtown’s amazing pool of talented musos ...
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A life of music and sport
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Live: Iran launches drone, missile attack on Israel: Israel may use 'overwhelming force' after Iran's attack, a Waikato University professor warns ...
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Live: Iran launches drone, missile attack on Israel
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Private rubbish collection service ending: Enviro NZ has confirmed the end of its private residential rubbish collection in Dunedin ahead of the city’s change ...
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Private rubbish collection service ending
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New Dunedin Green MP’s journey to Parliament: From political refugee to future member of Parliament, Francisco Hernandez has been on a quite a journey ...
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New Dunedin Green MP’s journey to Parliament
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Southern Motorway crash leaves one critically injured: One person was critically injured in a crash on the Southern Motorway (SH1) at Green Island last night ...
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Southern Motorway crash leaves one critically injured
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Weird and wonderful on city’s Hyde St: Colourful costumes, music and a plentiful supply of alcohol turned Dunedin’s Hyde St into party central at the weekend ...
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Weird and wonderful on city’s Hyde St
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NZ Agricultural Show cancelled: Financial worries have forced the organisers of the New Zealand Agricultural Show in Christchurch to postpone the event this year ...
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NZ Agricultural Show cancelled
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Lucky escape as car plummets into sandhills: A Dunedin woman whose car plummeted off a beachside road in the city was described as ‘‘very lucky’’ to exit the ...
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Lucky escape as car plummets into sandhills
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First New Zealand athletes named for Paris Paralympics: Three seasoned Paralympians and a rising sprinter are the first New Zealanders unveiled to compete at ...
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First New Zealand athletes named for Paris Paralympics
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Playing in nature at Wild Dunedin: Children and their families basked in Dunedin’s autumnal beauty over the weekend in an event dedicated to nature’s wonders ...
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Playing in nature at Wild Dunedin
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Panel nixes further greenfield housing areas: No additional areas in Dunedin have been indicated for greenfields residential development because enough housing ...
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Panel nixes further greenfield housing areas
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Owner has ‘no idea’ why truck crashed: Pioneer Energy says it has no idea what led to one of its trucks crashing in the Octagon on Saturday ...
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Owner has ‘no idea’ why truck crashed
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Big prefabricated homes may be NZ’s largest: Despite the challenges of delivering a home about as long as an Airbus A320 aircraft by truck ...
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Big prefabricated homes may be NZ’s largest
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Rates group will hold council ‘to account’: A group calling for Dunedin’s proposed rates rise of 17.5% to be cut has pledged to keep the city council accountable ...
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Rates group will hold council ‘to account’
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Police relaxed ahead of Hyde St party: In years gone by, the annual Hyde St student party has been a beacon for bedlam and mayhem. But Dunedin police are feeling ...
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Police relaxed ahead of Hyde St party
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Cosmetic giant Mecca coming to Dunedin as city upgrade projects continue apace: International beauty retailer Mecca has begun advertising positions for a new ...
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Cosmetic giant Mecca coming to Dunedin as city upgrade projects continue ...
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Octagon becoming 'more dangerous': business owner: In the wake of a serious assault a business owner says the Octagon is becoming more dangerous - but ...
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Octagon becoming 'more dangerous': business owner
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‘Best rally in the world,’ Otago Classic winner says: Former world championship star Kris Meeke came, saw and duly conquered at this weekend’s Otago Classic ...
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‘Best rally in the world,’ Otago Classic winner says
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School block naming an ‘honour’: If you teach at a school for long enough, colleagues start to give you a ribbing and tell you "you’re part of the ...
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School block naming an ‘honour’
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Call to speed up provision of infrastructure: Work to get Three Waters infrastructure to Harington Point on Otago Peninsula should be accelerated ...
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Call to speed up provision of infrastructure
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'Bad drunk' jailed for kicking officer in head: A Dunedin man who says he is a “professional competitive fighter” has been jailed for kicking a police ...
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'Bad drunk' jailed for kicking officer in head
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Very good boy shows pupils how to behave: Daniel the spaniel is a Dunedin pooch with a serious message. The English spaniel, along with two council animal ...
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Very good boy shows pupils how to behave
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Dunedin Octagon crash: Truck's brakes may have failed, police say: The vehicle narrowly missed the historic Robbie Burns statue, and spilled wood chips across ...
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Dunedin Octagon crash: Truck's brakes may have failed, police say
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Arresting officer choked at Dunedin property: A man being arrested at a Wakari property made matters worse for himself when he put an officer in a choke hold ...
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Arresting officer choked at Dunedin property
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Dunedin premier rugby: live score updates: Join us for live score updates of the fourth round of Dunedin premier rugby, kick off at 2.45pm. Green Is ...
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Dunedin premier rugby: live score updates
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Changing room, learners’ pool closures as upgrades continue: Swimming at Dunedin’s Moana Pool will involve a little bit of juggling, as the next stage of ...
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Changing room, learners’ pool closures as upgrades continue
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Scammed Dunedin couple's battle over car park fine: A Dunedin couple say it is unfair how hard they have had to fight to overturn a parking breach after ...
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Scammed Dunedin couple's battle over car park fine
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Young man killed in Ashburton farm incident named: Police have named the man killed in a workplace incident at a farm in Ashburton.
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Young man killed in Ashburton farm incident named
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Four players from one club suspended: The North Otago union has sent a "loud and clear" message that ill discipline will not be tolerated after four ...
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Four players from one club suspended
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Smashing pumpkin: A 6-year-old has smashed last year’s record for the biggest giant pumpkin entered in a South Otago competition ...
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Smashing pumpkin
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Woolworths set to introduce body cameras to stores: Woolworths NZ supermarket store managers across the country could soon be fitted with body cameras ...
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Woolworths set to introduce body cameras to stores
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‘Gone berserk’: Vandals plague Lumsden loos: A public toilet block in a small Southland town is battling ongoing vandalism, forcing the council to explore new ...
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‘Gone berserk’: Vandals plague Lumsden loos
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Hotel owner hits out at Aurora: A Dunedin hotel set to be plunged into darkness on Monday night says it is "ridiculous" Aurora Energy will not pay for ...
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Hotel owner hits out at Aurora
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Unexplained death: Body found on Dunedin property: Initial indications suggest the body had been there for some time, police say.
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Unexplained death: Body found on Dunedin property
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Bravery live and in the studio: If you haven’t caught Robots in Love live yet, you may well have spotted the posters for frontwoman Elenor Rayner’s band around ...
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Bravery live and in the studio
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ACC admits failing Alexandra amputee: ACC has admitted failing an Alexandra man whose leg was amputated following complications arising from a car crash ...
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ACC admits failing Alexandra amputee
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Digital profiles to tell 26 tales of war: Heartbreaking stories of war have been compiled by Toitū Otago Settlers Museum in the leadup to this year’s Anzac Day ...
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Digital profiles to tell 26 tales of war
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'Recidivist' burglar tracked by victim's GPS: A "recidivist spree burglar" was found by one of her victims using a GPS fob attached to a ...
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'Recidivist' burglar tracked by victim's GPS
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'Strong' quake jolts West Coast: A "strong" quake that shook the South Island late last night was felt as far south as Dunedin.
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'Strong' quake jolts West Coast
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Grandma, how big your muscles are: This time a couple of years ago, Nicola Atwool was struggling to pick up a bag of groceries. Now the 70-year-old is ...
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Grandma, how big your muscles are
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Truck crashes into footpath in Dunedin's Octagon: A person was taken to Dunedin Hospital with moderate injuries.
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Truck crashes into footpath in Dunedin's Octagon
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Axe hovers over main Dunedin hospital contractor: The massive Australasian construction company building the new Dunedin hospital's inpatient block could be ...
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Axe hovers over main Dunedin hospital contractor
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Govt releases fast-track consents list: The government has released the list of organisations it provided information to on how to apply for fast-track consents ...
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Govt releases fast-track consents list
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Dirty rotter: Thief rips through community garden: The curators of a Dunedin community garden are gobsmacked at the destructive actions of a "thoughtless ...
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Dirty rotter: Thief rips through community garden
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Extra security for most high-risk hospital emergency departments almost halved: A series of assaults and pleas by staff had led to the initial funding of guards.
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Extra security for most high-risk hospital emergency departments almost ...
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Govt encouraged to consider tolling existing roads: Transport Minister Simeon Brown is being encouraged to look at tolling existing roads to relieve pressure on ...
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Govt encouraged to consider tolling existing roads
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Highlanders make 10 changes for Reds clash: Highlanders coach Clarke Dermody has opted for an almighty shake-up as his hurting team try to bounce back from a ...
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Highlanders make 10 changes for Reds clash
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Build delays to cost $27m: Treasury: The government was left in the dark as delays for the new Dunedin hospital project ballooned during a controversial redesign ...
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Build delays to cost $27m: Treasury
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Dunedin premier rugby wrap-up: All the action from today's round three premier rugby matches around Dunedin.
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Dunedin premier rugby wrap-up