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Otago Regional Council: No lead contamination in Waikouaiti River
Samples taken from the Waikouaiti River show no signs of lead contamination.
Driver to be charged over Arrowtown teen's crash death
Driver to be charged over teenagers death in a Arrowtown car crash last year.
Nomads gang killing: Jailed for fatal 'hiding'
Shayne 'Smiley' Heappey had ignored repeated requests to settle a gang debt.
Covid-19: Dunedin Railways shutdown partly to blame for council company's deficit
The railway company was put into hibernation as an alternative to closure.
Otago lead contamination: Council offers free fruit and veg
A no-drink water notice for Waikouaiti and Karitane remains in place.
Protected gulls killed by quad bike and cars in the early morning
The incident lasted for hours and killed about 30 protected red-billed gulls.
Burgled family left with 'feeling of violation'
Daisy Howes told her kids the offender had been caught just so they could sleep at night.
Otago lead contamination: 'We're pretty bloody angry'
Upset residents had plenty of questions. Officials couldn't answer all of them.
Lead contamination: Dunedin council to front at public meeting
Mayor Aaron Hawkins backtracks in the face of rising concern over health implications.
Mongrel Mob road trip: Dunedin latest stop in South Island tour
Police keep a close eye on about 30 gang members as they travel through Otago.
Year's jail for man's drug-driven shoplifting spree
Jake Devereux had previously been in the dock over filming up women's skirts.
Leadfooted: Residents offered blood tests as council scrambles over contaminated water
Waikouaiti and Karitāne residents offered blood tests following drinking water debacle.
Parents' anxious wait: 'No level of lead is safe for a baby'
Elevated levels of lead discovered in Eastern Otago water supply.
Lead in Otago water found at 40 times acceptable levels
Waikouaiti was almost 40 times acceptable levels.
Recidivist offender 'sick of nobody paying him attention'
Andrew Kataina'Marii, 44, has a long history of stints behind bars.
'Have we been drinking dangerous water since August?': Locals lead poisoning fears
Dunedin City Council helicopter scrambles to discover source of poisoning in water supply
High levels of lead in Dunedin water samples first picked up six months ago
First test showing elevated lead levels in Waikouaiti was received in August last year.
River rescue: Woman swept away while swimming airlifted from rocks
Woman swept downstream while swimming in the Kawarau River this afternoon.
'Senseless, violent death': Meth-fuelled driver jailed for killing passenger
Luke Savigny, 25, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his 32-year-old passenger.
'Seriously upsetting': Jail for student flat thefts
Police executed a search warrant at the home of 24-year-old Misifosa Tapusoa last year.
Fears for welfare of former Dunedin man, Myanmar VP after military coup
Henry Van Thio was sworn in as second vice-president in 2016.
New Netflix show to be filmed in Otago
A new Netflix romance, The Royal Treatment, is due to start filming later this month.
'Horrifying': Towns weren't warned over toxic water because staffer was on holiday
'The water is revolting here'.
Tap water warning for two Dunedin towns
Residents in Karitane and Waikouaiti must stop using tap water for drinking or cooking.
Gangs, violence and drugs: Dunedin bars take a hard line
The Octagon Alcohol Prevention group has been formed to tackle serious bad behaviour.
Camping teen girls get unwanted visit from prowler
Eight 14-year-old girls were camping at a property in Dunedin on Monday.
Southern hospital cafe's fail to meet standard due to unhealthy food
A recent audit found just one Dunedin cafe met the guidelines.
Pedestrian seriously hurt after being hit by car in Dunedin
Police were called to the intersection of Albany and Clyde Sts at 10.05pm on Thursday.
Sex offender sent back to prison after paedophile helped him access internet
Stephen Brett Scully has been jailed for accessing the internet with another paedophile.
Firefighters furious as drivers speed past crash scenes
Firefighters have had enough after daily incidents and near misses.
Climate activists block tracks in protest of coal transportation
Climate activist: "We're here to tell KiwiRail to stop hauling coal."