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Laine Priestley

Reporter · NZ

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 29, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Laine Priestley

    Dunedin diners denied: Drunken door dasher’s delivery detoured (opens the original)

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    A drunken Dunedin door dasher was busted on his food delivery run after being dobbed in by concerned eatery staff. The 25-year-old Door Dash food delivery driver was picking up orders from an eatery in George St at 9pm on Tuesday when the shop staff whiffed a strong scent of booze allegedly coming from the man, Senior Sergeant Iain Notman, of Dunedin, said. The door dasher was also being aggressive towards the store’s owner. When he collected the food and drove off, staff called police and he wa

  2. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Laine Priestley

    Finger-lickin' bad: Oamaru woman’s allegedly drunken KFC run comes with a side of justice (opens the original)

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    An Oamaru woman driving “erratically around town” after getting a feed of KFC was discovered by police to be almost five times over the legal limit for alcohol. The 33-year-old woman was allegedly driving drunk to KFC on Sunday afternoon, Senior Sergeant Iain Notman, of Dunedin, said. On her way back from the restaurant, police received multiple calls from the public about her “driving erratically around town”. Police stopped her and she underwent breath testing procedures where she recorded a b

  3. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Laine Priestley

    'Ngā mihi nui': Artist welcomes graffiti on Dunedin's Ed Sheeran mural (opens the original)

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    The artist of a defaced Dunedin mural of an embattled pop star embroiled in controversy has offered his gratitude to the mystery tagger. The mural in Bath St of Ed Sheeran had the words “free Palestine” stylistically added to the bottom corner of the mural, while faint red streaks were seen dripping down Sheeran’s chin and neck. The paint was still wet to the touch on Wednesday. Sheeran has been making headlines across the globe after he booted American rapper Macklemore from his US tour after M

  4. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Laine Priestley

    'Blown away': Families of Dunedin plane crash victims hopeful as search for wreck targets mystery lake object (opens the original)

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    A mystery object detected deep in an isolated lake may hold the clue to what happened to seven Dunedin people who disappeared on a scenic flight almost 50 years ago. On December 29, 1978, flight ZK-EBU disappeared during a scenic flight from Dunedin to Milford Sound. The seven people on board were declared dead in the following days. Police on Thursday said they had received information about a “sonar target”, which was given to officers following a private survey of Lake Moeraki. "The potential

  5. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Laine Priestley

    Dunedin Marathon runners accused of treating nature ‘like a tip’ (opens the original)

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    A trail of sticky energy gel packets strewn all over the peninsula was not the view a Dunedin cyclist was hoping for after the city’s annual marathon. Disappointed with his fellow “outdoors people”, he decided someone would have to clean up after the runners and he spent his Sunday afternoon after the race clearing the rubbish. More than 3500 runners took part in the 46th Dunedin Marathon from Portobello to Emerson’s Brewery on Sunday. However, some runners appear to have treated the harbour tra

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