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A South Island MasterChef NZ contestant who spoke out about an allegedly toxic environment and a fabricated competition says she felt a "wave of relief" after she went public with her story.

The retired commercial real estate salesman Martin Barwood said it "blew him away" to win the 2022 Otago Museum photographer of the year award on Saturday.

An Otago MasterChef NZ contestant who spoke out about an allegedly toxic environment and a fabricated competition says she felt a "wave of relief" after she went public with her story.

A senior Dunedin firefighter has labelled an overwhelmingly rejected pay offer as "disrespectful and completely unsatisfactory".

A hospice nurse who had her car broken into, allegedly by a 12-year-old boy on an eight-car stealing spree, says she feels sad for the young offender.

Dunedin resident Anthony Skegg looks at a dead seal pup on St Kilda Beach.

A Dunedin hospice nurse who had her car broken into, allegedly by a 12-year-old boy on an eight-car stealing spree, says she feels sad for the young offender.

Qualified firefighter Liam McCall stands in front of a house in Concord, Dunedin, which will be burned in a controlled manner to give firefighters from Dunedin and Southland training.

A 12-year-old boy accused of stealing eight cars in a little over 24 hours needs to understand the chaos he leaves behind, one of his alleged victims said through tears yesterday.

A 12-year-old Dunedin boy accused of stealing eight cars in a little over 24 hours needs to understand the chaos he leaves behind, one of his alleged victims said through tears yesterday.

Dunedin firefighters have intervened to save a cat which was stuck ‘‘all day’’ on a retirement village roof.