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Otago Regional Council closely monitoring rising rivers as heavy rain is yet to peak
An orange heavy rain warning is in place for Dunedin and Clutha until 9pm on Saturday night.

Dunedin set to add population the size of Oamaru as it prepares for growth
Dunedin is preparing for a period of growth, and that means investing in infrastructure, the mayor says, as rate increase of 10.7% decided.

Dunedin teen stuns wildlife photographer of the year competition
Seventeen-year-old Sam McGee and his 15-year-old brother wowed the Tuhura Otago Museum judges with their submissions.

‘Parents were unaware’: Teen builds tool to get tax back on school donations
Almost $500,000 in school donation tax credits were left unclaimed by parents at just one Dunedin high school, and Olivia Priemus saw an opportunity.

Backyard airsoft gun test sparks police response
Two men, two firearm call outs in Dunedin, and two very different responses.

‘Game changer:’ How Dunedin sold itself to the Gold Coast
Dunedin is rolling-out the orange carpet to welcome the inaugural Jetstar flight from the Gold Coast, which marks the return of international flights to the airport.

Student quarter liquor store has closing hours debated
A liquor store puts on BBQs for students, promotes cans over bottles, and doesn’t sell some popular RTDs. Its location in Dunedin’s student areas has raised questions.

Auf Wiedersehen, Dunedin: Kim Dotcom returns to Queenstown
The internet mogul has moved back to Queenstown, after spending months in Dunedin recovering from a stroke.

PEB - Chair to Seek Re-Election; Director Nominations
DUNEDIN, New Zealand – Pacific Edge (NZX, ASX: PEB) today advises Chairman Chris Gallaher has accepted an invitation by the company’s Directors to seek re-election to the Board at the company’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting (ASM)

How Dunedin teen brothers became award-winning photographers
"I stripped down and got into the freezing cold water, just trying to keep my camera above the waterline and managed to get that photo of it after about 300 others."

Coroner finds musician Hamish Kilgour overwhelmed by challenges before death
Kilgour was the former frontman of Dunedin band The Clean.

School holidays rush set to start for Air NZ with 48,000 flyers on Friday
And the flight schedules got busier yet as Kiwis went on holiday, including to Dunedin for an All Blacks test.

Teen campaigner on hand as first Jetstar flight arrives in Dunedin from Gold Coast
Orange fever has struck Dunedin as it welcomed the return of international flights after a five-year hiatus during the pandemic.

Dunedin’s first international flight in years set to touchdown
When JQ189 lands at Dunedin Airport on Tuesday afternoon, it will mark the return of international flights to the city.

Three people taken to hospital after Dunedin house fire overnight
More than two dozen firefighters battled the blaze on Allandale Rd.

Wave of house fires overnight
Three are in hospital and another was treated at the scene following blazes in Dunedin, Hastings and Levin.

Dunedin police call for sightings of missing elderly man
'Peter' was last seen on Thursday in the suburb of Kenmure.

Police seek help to find missing man last seen near Dunedin
Peter was wearing grey trousers, a black or navy merino top, and black slip-on shoes.

Audi impounded after driver allegedly ‘accelerated to 190kph’ when police tried to stop him
Police first clocked the vehicle at speeds of 135kph on State Highway 1, north of Dunedin.

Icy conditions lead to vehicle pileup on central city road
A road in Dunedin was blocked off after multiple vehicles skidded into one another and crashed.

Focus on student quarter liquor store hours
Reducing the opening hour of a bottle store in Dunedin’s student quarter would help reduce alcohol related harm, including broken glass on city streets.