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Otago freestyler Ruby Heath has become just the third Kiwi to swim in world championships in both the pool and the ocean. Now she’s aiming to be New Zealand’s first open water swimmer at an Olympics.

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Dunedin's cat lady

On the first major survey of a coveted artist.

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Heartbroken family of Brit dad who fell from New Zealand bridge pay tribute

The family and friends of Duncan Gordon have told of their grief and shock after the 39-year-old fell off a bridge in the city of Dunedin on Christmas Day

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Heartbroken family of Scot who fell from New Zealand bridge on Christmas Day pay tribute

Duncan Gordon fell backwards from the bridge in Dunedin at around 8pm following a social gathering with friends.

Daily Record

What Dunedin’s mayor wants for Christmas

It’s been groyne, groyne, groyne in the southern city since Jules Radich donned the chains of office.

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In Florida, ‘now golf carts are cool’ — not just for retirees

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Chris Kelly spent parts of his boyhood summers in the village of Put-in-Bay, Ohio, on Lake Erie’s verdant South Bass Island. Because the island was accessible only by boat or plane, it had few cars; most people there drove golf carts. To young Chris, this was undeniably…

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Hamish Kilgour: co-founder of New Zealand band the Clean dies aged 65

The multi-instrumentalist, who had been missing since November, helped create the Dunedin sound of the early 90s and continued to be an influential force in music throughout his life

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Neptune Queens reign in NZ swim team

One swim club in Dunedin has flooded the NZ team bound for the world short course champs, and the Neptune swimmers say they push each other to greater heights. Dave Crampton reports.

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Uncertainty on top of controversy is not good politics

However merited the original policy intent, poor political management can doom big reforms

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A birdwatching trip back in time: ‘What pre-mammal New Zealand would’ve been like’

Just outside Dunedin, kākā chatter, ancient lizards hatch their eggs, and baby kiwis fatten up to fighting weight in a predator-free sanctuary

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Full steam astern for cruise industry

Covid and environmental concerns aren’t holding back a tourism sector that has a big footprint in New Zealand.

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Most council candidates would maintain or expand co-governance with Māori

A Newsroom survey of local election contenders reveals unexpected support to expand co-governance with iwi Māori – and already, some councils are embracing those principles.

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Phoning mum in Iran

When will the PM condemn Iran's government?

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Battle of narratives to win Dunedin’s top job

If perception is everything in politics, Dunedin mayor Aaron Hawkins might be in trouble

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Local elections: Three races you should know about

Outside our bigger cities, Aotearoa's smaller centres are seeing stacked races and fraught local issues.

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Viva la EV-lution

A small Dunedin firm is doing its bit to help the Government hit its EV targets one ute at a time.

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Mayoral clash: Dunner stunner in waiting

Despite there being 11 contenders, Dunedin’s mayoralty contest looks set to be a two-horse race between candidates who have trouble being in the same room together.

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Fire in the sky: on the trail of space rocks with New Zealand’s meteorite hunters

Weeks after installing a network of meteor-detecting cameras, the members of Fireballs Aotearoa were granted their dearest wish: a rock that fell to Earth

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Portrait: Peter Olds, by Victor Billot

On a delinquent, a wanderer, a literary icon

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Fog partially lifts on ambitious airport plan

As Christchurch Airport looks to spread its wings with a new international terminal in the wide open spaces of Tarras, Central Otago, the project’s leader explains its ambitions.

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Our terrifying ‘treatment’ of mental illness

As state agencies front a Royal Commission, David Williams reviews the country’s history of treating mental illness with shocks, drugs and lobotomies

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Council plan rattles Dunedin musos

Bands and fans are on edge as a key incubator of the southern city’s famed sound faces getting noise-averse new neighbours.

Irish Mirror

World Rugby CEO: Ireland had a right to pick Johnny Sexton for second test v All Blacks

The veteran no 10 came off for a HIA in the first Test defeat in Eden Park and Ireland boss Andy Farrell was criticised for selecting him for historic Dunedin victory for the tourists

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Short story: Follower, by Emma Neale

"Don’t be a creep and don’t follow women": Dunedin, December 2020.

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Ireland team v New Zealand: Andy Farrell makes one change for third Test

Ireland face the All Blacks in Wellington in the third and final Test between the sides

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