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INSANE: Dunedin - The Real Truth

New Zealand councillor joins Zoom meeting from bathroom; colleagues say, ‘We can see your washing’ and her reply is what truly defines confidence

In an unexpected twist during a televised council meeting, Dunedin City Councillor Jo Galer joined from her bathroom, laundry visible in the frame. The mayor playfully advised her to move the camera for better professionalism. To add to the intrigue, a shadowy figure emerged behind a frosted glass door during…

The Times of India

New Zealand capital delights in rare snowfall as southern city residents ski down world’s steepest street

Snow falls in Wellington for the first time in 15 years while snow blanketed Dunedin and Christchurch on the country’s south island

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand hotels sell out two years before historic total solar eclipse

Dunedin Leisure Lodge’s solar eclipse package is fully booked for 2028

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Total solar eclipse books out hotels two years in advance in New Zealand city

Dunedin will be the focal point, having last experienced such an eclipse in 1163 – before any humans reached New Zealand

The Guardian - AU

Pictor and Disease Research Limited Formalise Collaboration to Advance Johne's Disease Monitoring Across New Zealand

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, May 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Pictor, a global targeted proteomics platform company founded in New Zealand, today announced it has formalised a collaboration with Disease Research Limited (DRL), a leading New Zealand veterinary diagnostic laboratory based at Invermay Research Centre in Mosgiel, Dunedin. The collaboration formalises an…

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The Clean – 10 of the best

The Dunedin band had an indelible influence on acts such as Pavement and Guided by Voices. A new oral history by Richard Langston is out now

The Guardian - AU

America’s 50 Most Livable Retirement Towns

Many retirement towns may be cheap to live in but lack the livability necessary for retirees to enjoy a comfortable lifestyle. Discover More: GOBankingRates Original Research CenterRead Next: How...

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Dunedin Court Sentences Repeat Offender to Preventive Detention for Sexual Crimes

Discover the chilling case of Keith Wicks-Cairns, sentenced to preventive detention in New Zealand for sexual assault. Learn about the court's decision, the victim's courage, and the defendant's troubled past.

International Business Times UK

Win for the coach as Highlanders down Force in thriller

The Highlanders' tight win over the Western Force was all the sweeter for players after their coach Jamie Joseph had missed out on the All Blacks job.

AAP

An Affordable Donald Ross Gem in the Sunshine State, Dazzles Anew

After a 2025 restoration by Kris Spence, Dunedin, a Tampa-area, public-access classic shines with Golden Age luster.

Sports Illustrated

Dunedin’s inner-city greening project shows even small spaces can be wildlife havens

Even small green spaces can bring nature back into cities, as our project in Ōtepoti Dunedin has shown.

The Conversation

Life in One Chord review – the Dunedin sound through the eyes of a music maverick

Based on a memoir by Straitjacket Fits frontman Shayne Carter, this documentary maps out the New Zealand town that birthed an indie movement

The Guardian - AU

Trey Yesavage’s Wild Ride: Every Team Blue Jays Rookie Has Pitched for in 2025

From Dunedin to Toronto, here’s every pit stop Yesavage made on the road to World Series history.

Sports Illustrated

America’s 50 Most Livable Retirement Towns

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The Government Threatened To Seize His Home Over Tall Grass

Bureaucrats in Dunedin, Florida, originally hit Jim Ficken with a fine close to $30,000. When he couldn't pay that, things turned dire.

AAP

Reds' pack turns tide in drought-breaking Dunedin win

A Filipo Daugunu double and a huge shift from the Queensland Reds' pack has powered them to a comeback win in Dunedin against the Highlanders.

The Guardian - AU

Living with lions: the New Zealand city where humans and sea lions co-exist

Dunedin is grappling with the question of how to manage a growing sea lion population in a busy urban area

The Guardian - UK

Is three minutes enough for a goodbye hug? A New Zealand airport has ruled it is

Dunedin airport has erected signs that limit public displays of affection in drop-off zones. Is it enough time? I did a scientific experiment to find out …

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Al Jazeera

New Zealand airport imposes three-minute limit on hugs

Measure intended to prevent extended embraces from causing traffic jams, but airport won’t have ‘hug police’.

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Dunedin Airport Implements Three-Minute Hug Limit

Dunedin Airport in New Zealand implements a three-minute hug limit in the drop-off area to manage traffic congestion and ensure efficient farewells.

The Independent UK

The time limit on airport hugs is everything wrong with modern life

COMMENT: A New Zealand airport has introduced a three-minute cap on cuddles at the departures drop-off zone. And it’s the latest example of a culture that values speed and productivity over human compassion, writes Katie Rosseinsky

The Independent UK

New Zealand airport imposes cuddle cap with 3-minute limit on goodbye hugs to avoid traffic jams

Travelers leaving the New Zealand city of Dunedin will have to keep their emotional farewells brief after a new three-minute time limit was imposed on goodbye hugs in the airport’s drop-off area in order to prevent lingering cuddles from causing traffic jams

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand airport causes stir with sign capping goodbye cuddles to 3 minutes

Dunedin airport boss says the move is designed to keep traffic flowing in drop-off zones and enable ‘others to have hugs’

AAP

NZ's Dunedin endures wettest day in 100 years

Around 100 residents of Dunedin have been evacuated as the New Zealand city was battered with its wettest day in more than a century.

The Times of India

When Greater Noida happened with the Indian team in New Zealand

The Dunedin Test during India's tour of New Zealand in 1998-99 is part of history for a reason that the lovers of red-ball cricket don't like to see happening on a cricket field.

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