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  •   Home > News > National

    A suspected gas leak at Otago University - meant hundreds of staff and students were evacuated

    A suspected gas leak at Otago University - meant hundreds of staff and students were evacuated


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

    People have since been allowed back inside.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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    Golf:
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    Auckland:
    A person has been seriously injured in a two vehicle crash on Auckland's Northwestern Motorway 12:27

    Rugby League:
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    International:
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    International:
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    Politics:
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