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56,000 illegal guns handed in during amnesty
Police Minister Stuart Nash (third left) and Deputy Police Commissioner Mike Clement (right) at a media briefing held at the end of the gun buy-back scheme. Photo: RNZ
Police Minister Stuart Nash is warning anyone who has failed to hand in their illegal firearms in the Government's gun buy-back scheme that they are now breaking the law and could lose their licence or even end up in jail.
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Under-fire PM returns from Hawaiian holiday
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has flown back into Sydney after cutting an overseas family holiday short to respond to the bushfire crisis.
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Roof fire in Maryhill
Firefighters were called to a Maryhill Tce house in Dunedin after reports of smoke coming from the roof.
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Under-fire PM returns from Hawaiian holiday
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has flown back into Sydney after cutting an overseas family holiday short to respond to the bushfire crisis.
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Death toll rises as bushfires rage on
Flames engulf a row of trees at the side of a road at Gospers Mountain in New South Wales on Saturday. Image: NSW Rural Fire Service via Reuters
Bushfires continue to rage in Australian states, with one person dead and another is missing.
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Homeowner scared for safety after third crash
The van smashed through Irsaan Khan's fence in New Windsor and almost hit his house. Photo: supplied
A van has smashed through a fence at an Auckland property - the third time this has happened in a year - leaving the owner frustrated and scared for his family's safety.
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Car flips in North Dunedin street
Photo: Stephen Jaquiery
Emergency services were called to North Dunedin this morning after a car flipped onto its side in Warrender St.
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Man behind #TurnArdern campaign revealed
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Photo: NZ Herald
The identity of the anonymous person behind the "Turn Ardern" movement can be revealed - he's a 66-year-old bricklayer from Canterbury who doesn't think the Prime Minister is doing her job.
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Man behind #TurnArdern campaign revealed
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Photo: NZ Herald
The identity of the anonymous person behind the "Turn Ardern" movement can be revealed - he's a 66-year-old bricklayer from Canterbury who doesn't think the Prime Minister is doing her job.
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Tonnes of good cheer for town hall dinner
Ann Hardy. Photo: Star files
A giant Christmas tree and festive tables are taking shape at the Dunedin Town Hall, as final preparations are made for the Dunedin Community Christmas Dinner.
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Christmas Day duties: ‘It’s what we’ve got to do’
While most of us will be spending time with friends and family on Christmas Day, for some of Dunedin’s emergency service staff it’s business as usual.
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Mini cakes for Meals on Wheels
Delivering some of the 550 miniature Christmas cakes to be distributed to elderly and disabled people with Meals on Wheels are Cooke Howlison Toyota chief executive Adrienne Ensor (left) and Cooke
Howlison managing director and Marsh Family Trust trustee John Marsh.PHOTO: BRENDA HARWOOD
A little bit of extra Christmas cheer will be delivered to Meals on Wheels recipients across greater Dunedin, Balclutha and Cromwell this festive season.
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Long way from the North Pole...
Photo: Jessica Wilson
Debra Miles, of Papanui Inlet Rd, kneels in an igloo she made out of milk containers, with husband Wayne.
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More seen taking risks on roads
Photo: ODT files
As Christmas nears, police in Dunedin have been seeing more people taking unnecessary risks on our roads.
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RSA acknowledges volunteer support
Volunteers and scholarship recipients gather with Dunedin RSA and RSA Welfare Trust representatives during last week's Dunedin RSA Christmas morning tea. Pictured are (back, from left) volunteer Colby Allen, RSA Welfare Trust chairman David Abercrombie, Dunedin RSA president Lox Kellas, volunteers Graham Nicholls and Richard Wells, NZ Remembrance Army representative Lanenne Rutherford, (front) scholarship recipient Avalon Beker, volunteer Matai McGinty, and scholarship recipient Tapekaoterangi Hakopa. PHOTO: BRENDA HARWOOD
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‘Major contributors’ retiring
Retiring Fairfield School teachers Jan Lee (left) and Lyn Donaldson display presents given to them at a function at the school on Monday. PHOTO: SHAWN MCAVINUE
Two ‘‘major contributors’’ to Fairfield School’s culture of high expectation and achievement retired this week.
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Mosgiel off-ramp safety improved
Downer contractors work on an Southern Motorway off-ramp intersection of State Highways 1 and 87 last week. PHOTO: SHAWN MCAVINUE
Changes to a Southern Motorway off-ramp leading into Mosgiel will improve visibility for road users.
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Injury leads to new passion
Threshold Taekwon-Do School pupil Abi Gibson won junior student of the year at the club. PHOTO: JESSICA WILSON
After recovering from an injury which left her in a knee brace for two months, 13-year-old Abi Gibson has successfully swapped her swimming togs for a taekwondo gi.
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One dead after hit by vehicle in Southland
One person has died after being struck by a vehicle in Mataura this afternoon.
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Two hurt after crash near Lee Stream
Two people are injured after a car went through a fence near Lee Stream this afternoon.
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