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![The big wet: What you need to know](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
The big wet: What you need to know
Wild weather slamming the country has caused flooding, road closures and wild winds.
![Flooding, schools closed as Fehi slams into south](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Flooding, schools closed as Fehi slams into south
Yesterday in Dunedin it was 35C - today they're facing torrential rain and school's out.
![Penguin dies following dog attack](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Penguin dies following dog attack
DoC urges dog owners to be vigilant after rare visitor to Mainland dies.
!['We saved every property': Desperate battle to save homes in giant Dunedin fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'We saved every property': Desperate battle to save homes in giant Dunedin fire
The owner of a Dunedin business fears he might have lost everything.
![Planner backs golf challenge at harbour site](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Planner backs golf challenge at harbour site
Residents oppose golf challenge and hire facility at Otago Harbour.
![Funerals held for double homicide victims](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Funerals held for double homicide victims
The two funerals for David Clarke and Anastasia Neve couldn't have been more different.
![Disgusting stink: Corpse flower set to bloom](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Disgusting stink: Corpse flower set to bloom
The huge flower that smells like rotting flesh is growing about 10cm a day.
![Double homicide shocks family - 'She was full of love'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Double homicide shocks family - 'She was full of love'
It's initially thought Anastasia Margaret Neve and her partner died in Dunedin house fire.
![Boy rides pogo stick up world's steepest street](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Boy rides pogo stick up world's steepest street
Harry Willis had a steely look of determination as he made his way up the street.
![Burglars taking advantage of the heat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Burglars taking advantage of the heat
Police are urging residents to keep windows and doors locked at night.
![Victim of fatal South Dunedin fire named](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Victim of fatal South Dunedin fire named
Police say the investigation involves several different versions of events.
![Parole denied to man who stabbed nurse in neck, face after molesting her](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Parole denied to man who stabbed nurse in neck, face after molesting her
When I think back to what happened I remember feeling overwhelming terror, victim said.
![Lindis River is dry, but fields still green](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Lindis River is dry, but fields still green
Otago rivers are dry in some sections but farmers are still fighting against restrictions.
![Upset no-one liable for 'shocking' death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Upset no-one liable for 'shocking' death
Mother says she has lost faith in doctors and hospitals following her son's death.
![Police sought help to find missing 15yo girl](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Police sought help to find missing 15yo girl
Dunedin police are appealing to the public for help to find a missing 15-year-old girl.
![Man's death highlights hospital failings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Man's death highlights hospital failings
Wanaka man died in ambulance while being transported from Dunstan Hospital to another.
![Fatal fire: Bodies to be removed from Dunedin house](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Fatal fire: Bodies to be removed from Dunedin house
Witnesses saw heat from flames smashing windows and smoke billowing from the roof.
![Driver flees after car crashes into house](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Driver flees after car crashes into house
The car crashed off a railway overbridge and plunged down a bank.
![Impaled man taken to Dunedin Hospital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Impaled man taken to Dunedin Hospital
Impaled man sent to Dunedin Hospital with serious injuries
![Dunedin rapist to be released on parole](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Dunedin rapist to be released on parole
Release granted subject to strict conditions, including curfew and electronic monitoring.
![It's a scorcher! Dunedin's record heat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
It's a scorcher! Dunedin's record heat
MetService says Dunedin Airport recorded a temperature of 35C today - a new record.
![Motorist rams cyclist at intersection](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Motorist rams cyclist at intersection
Police seek driver after 'completely unacceptable' incident.
![Our Jekyll and Hyde summer continues](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Our Jekyll and Hyde summer continues
Four seasons in one country - heat, thunderstorms and rain on way.
![Mystery on the mountain: What killed five on Tasman Glacier?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Mystery on the mountain: What killed five on Tasman Glacier?
Deaths of guide and his four clients in 1980 led to building of a new hut beside glacier.
![Teacher censured: Girl left in car four hours during funeral](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Teacher censured: Girl left in car four hours during funeral
Teacher went to a funeral not realising she had left a 4-year-old girl in the van.
![Injured Kiwi home from Bali but big bill remains](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Injured Kiwi home from Bali but big bill remains
Teenica Harrex suffered extensive injuries after a motorbike crash in Bali.
![Dad cops abuse, headbutt from son on Father's Day](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Dad cops abuse, headbutt from son on Father's Day
After a heavy drinking session he headbutted his Dad in the face.
![Otago Uni students excluded after 'sadistic' flat initiation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Otago Uni students excluded after 'sadistic' flat initiation
Otago University excludes group after vomiting and head shaving occurred during initiation
![Future crime: Kiwi cops cold-call former criminals](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Future crime: Kiwi cops cold-call former criminals
Like a scene out of Minority Report, police down south are door-knocking offenders.