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Comm Games Day 1: Semi-sweet first medal for Erika Fairweather

Dunedin swimmer Erika Fairweather breaks the ice as the NZ Team start their Glasgow Commonwealth Games campaign with double silver in the pool

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New Zealand hotels sell out two years before historic total solar eclipse

Dunedin Leisure Lodge’s solar eclipse package is fully booked for 2028

The Independent UK

Total solar eclipse books out hotels two years in advance in New Zealand city

Dunedin will be the focal point, having last experienced such an eclipse in 1163 – before any humans reached New Zealand

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‘If we think it’s abuse, it’s abuse’

NZ paediatricians are diagnosing abuse based on literature and data considered the ‘gold standard’ – but there actually is no gold standard, a Harvard-trained radiologist tells a Dunedin court.

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Book of the Week: ‘By page 25 she is dead’

An outrageous and courageous new novel by Dunedin author Emma Neale

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Pam from Pigroot wins Hemingway contest in Florida

A Dunedin writer wins first prize and $US1500 in a contest in honour of Ernest Hemingway

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Pictor and Disease Research Limited Formalise Collaboration to Advance Johne's Disease Monitoring Across New Zealand

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, May 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Pictor, a global targeted proteomics platform company founded in New Zealand, today announced it has formalised a collaboration with Disease Research Limited (DRL), a leading New Zealand veterinary diagnostic laboratory based at Invermay Research Centre in Mosgiel, Dunedin. The collaboration formalises an…

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The Clean – 10 of the best

The Dunedin band had an indelible influence on acts such as Pavement and Guided by Voices. A new oral history by Richard Langston is out now

The Guardian - AU

Mark Braunias drives to the Aotearoa Art Fair

As Mark Braunias’ work returns in posthumous shows in Dunedin and at the Aotearoa Art Fair, Steve Braunias reflects on his brother’s life, art and restless drive.

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America’s 50 Most Livable Retirement Towns

Many retirement towns may be cheap to live in but lack the livability necessary for retirees to enjoy a comfortable lifestyle. Discover More: GOBankingRates Original Research CenterRead Next: How...

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Dunedin Court Sentences Repeat Offender to Preventive Detention for Sexual Crimes

Discover the chilling case of Keith Wicks-Cairns, sentenced to preventive detention in New Zealand for sexual assault. Learn about the court's decision, the victim's courage, and the defendant's troubled past.

International Business Times UK

Win for the coach as Highlanders down Force in thriller

The Highlanders' tight win over the Western Force was all the sweeter for players after their coach Jamie Joseph had missed out on the All Blacks job.

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An Affordable Donald Ross Gem in the Sunshine State, Dazzles Anew

After a 2025 restoration by Kris Spence, Dunedin, a Tampa-area, public-access classic shines with Golden Age luster.

Sports Illustrated

Dunedin’s inner-city greening project shows even small spaces can be wildlife havens

Even small green spaces can bring nature back into cities, as our project in Ōtepoti Dunedin has shown.

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The Guardian - AU

Life in One Chord review – the Dunedin sound through the eyes of a music maverick

Based on a memoir by Straitjacket Fits frontman Shayne Carter, this documentary maps out the New Zealand town that birthed an indie movement

Sports Illustrated

Trey Yesavage’s Wild Ride: Every Team Blue Jays Rookie Has Pitched for in 2025

From Dunedin to Toronto, here’s every pit stop Yesavage made on the road to World Series history.

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America’s 50 Most Livable Retirement Towns

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The 82yo Dunedin doctor who did something very unexpected

Dr Mac Gardner is no political obsessive. He's not a wealthy idealogue. His big billboard campaign this month is for his community – because he won't be here when the delayed hospital finally opens. Jonathan Milne reports.

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The Government Threatened To Seize His Home Over Tall Grass

Bureaucrats in Dunedin, Florida, originally hit Jim Ficken with a fine close to $30,000. When he couldn't pay that, things turned dire.

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Reds' pack turns tide in drought-breaking Dunedin win

A Filipo Daugunu double and a huge shift from the Queensland Reds' pack has powered them to a comeback win in Dunedin against the Highlanders.

The Guardian - AU

Living with lions: the New Zealand city where humans and sea lions co-exist

Dunedin is grappling with the question of how to manage a growing sea lion population in a busy urban area

The Guardian - UK

Is three minutes enough for a goodbye hug? A New Zealand airport has ruled it is

Dunedin airport has erected signs that limit public displays of affection in drop-off zones. Is it enough time? I did a scientific experiment to find out …

Al Jazeera

New Zealand airport imposes three-minute limit on hugs

Measure intended to prevent extended embraces from causing traffic jams, but airport won’t have ‘hug police’.

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Dunedin Airport Implements Three-Minute Hug Limit

Dunedin Airport in New Zealand implements a three-minute hug limit in the drop-off area to manage traffic congestion and ensure efficient farewells.

The Independent UK

The time limit on airport hugs is everything wrong with modern life

COMMENT: A New Zealand airport has introduced a three-minute cap on cuddles at the departures drop-off zone. And it’s the latest example of a culture that values speed and productivity over human compassion, writes Katie Rosseinsky

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