Emergency services were called to Dunedin's Great King Street just after midday, with reports of a strong smell.

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29 Dec: The Auckland Aces are chasing 188 to beat the Wellington Firebirds, in today's men's Super Smash T20 cricket match at the Basin Reserve

29 Dec: Football Ferns midfielder Emma Pijnenburg wants to get on the ball and lead her new side, the Wellington Phoenix

29 Dec: Coach Bev Priestman has revealed another Wellington Phoenix women's player announcement is imminent

29 Dec: The Wellington Phoenix women are wary of taking their next A-League opponents lightly, following that breakout 7-nil home victory over Sydney FC

29 Dec: Wellington Phoenix forward Carlo Armiento is wary of an in-form Melbourne Victory in tonight's A-League men's clash across the Ditch

29 Dec: The new Wellington Phoenix women's recruit can't wait to get out on the park for her new A-League side

29 Dec: Tauranga's community New Year's Eve events have been cancelled due to bad weather

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