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![Scarfies who 'can't afford good bread' push back on proposed car parking charges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Scarfies who 'can't afford good bread' push back on proposed car parking charges
Dunedin City Council proposes to convert 60 parks to p240 unpaid parking spaces.
![Is puffer jacket season over? Aussie air mass bringing first signs of spring](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Is puffer jacket season over? Aussie air mass bringing first signs of spring
August temperatures have been well below average but hope is on the way.
![Dunedin police investigate claims knife pulled on teenager](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Dunedin police investigate claims knife pulled on teenager
Crime and safety at the Dunedin bus hub has been a rising issue in recent months.
![Jimmy Barnes' hospital update after NZ tour leads to emergency surgery](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Jimmy Barnes' hospital update after NZ tour leads to emergency surgery
The Australian rock star was hospitalised after experiencing severe pain leaving Dunedin.
![Celebrated science communicator jailed for child abuse, community shocked](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Celebrated science communicator jailed for child abuse, community shocked
Amadeo Enriquez Ballestero was sentenced to two and a half years in prison.
![Dunedin councillor asked to formally apologise for comments towards Māori](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Dunedin councillor asked to formally apologise for comments towards Māori
Vandervis did not take part in the investigation process.
![Martin Phillipps: Dunedin loses a musical son, 'rain taps the window pane'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Martin Phillipps: Dunedin loses a musical son, 'rain taps the window pane'
The musician defined a sense of time and place in the Otago city.
![Dunedin millionaire donates $25 million to aid first-time home buyers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Dunedin millionaire donates $25 million to aid first-time home buyers
Roger Fewtrell’s goal is to provide up to 250 first-time buyers with around $100,000 each.
![An oral history of Chills frontman Martin Phillipps](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
An oral history of Chills frontman Martin Phillipps
An epic oral history of Phillipps who died yesterday, aged 61.
![First heavy snow, rain watches issued ahead of polar blast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
First heavy snow, rain watches issued ahead of polar blast
A large swathe of the lower South Island is in the firing line.
![Complaint against NZ Law Society president after church group advised it could destroy children's records](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Complaint against NZ Law Society president after church group advised it could destroy children's records
A staff member at Presbyterian Support Otago decided the records were “too much of a risk"
![Portuguese middle man to be deported for role in $27m cocaine plot](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Portuguese middle man to be deported for role in $27m cocaine plot
Carlos Ferreria-Sampaio was sentenced to five years and two months' jail.
![Who is Marla Kavanaugh? The musical credentials of the LA-based Kiwi soprano](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Who is Marla Kavanaugh? The musical credentials of the LA-based Kiwi soprano
The singer's performance at the All Blacks-Fiji match over the weekend turned many heads.
!['Merchant of death': Four Kiwis who took their own lives linked to Canadian murder-accused](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'Merchant of death': Four Kiwis who took their own lives linked to Canadian murder-accused
Kenneth Law has been charged with 14 counts of first-degree murder in Canada.
![Kiwi family stranded in US after IT outage 'chaos' pleads for Air NZ to ‘get us home’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Kiwi family stranded in US after IT outage 'chaos' pleads for Air NZ to ‘get us home’
“All the communication is, ‘Go to the app, give them a call’, but it leads nowhere”.
![Otago orchardists crack the hazelnut market](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Otago orchardists crack the hazelnut market
'It's satisfying to grow something and sell it directly to the public.'
![The South Island’s cosiest spots for a total chill-out this winter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
The South Island’s cosiest spots for a total chill-out this winter
Rug up and disconnect from the world.
![Road rage rumble: Driver assaults mother in front of daughters](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Road rage rumble: Driver assaults mother in front of daughters
A woman has been charged with dangerous driving, assault, and making threatening remarks.
![Woman faces shoplifting charges after four-month crime spree spanning length of NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Woman faces shoplifting charges after four-month crime spree spanning length of NZ
Stores from Auckland to Dunedin were allegedly targeted.
!['I'm really delighted to be here': Grant Robertson settles into new role at University of Otago](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'I'm really delighted to be here': Grant Robertson settles into new role at University of Otago
Grant Robertson is the University of Otago's new vice-chancellor.
![Gregor Paul: Robertson's coaching era really begins at Eden Park](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Gregor Paul: Robertson's coaching era really begins at Eden Park
OPINION: Despite winning last week, the current regime should be under no illusions.