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.

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21 Feb: Horticulturists are being urged to be on the lookout once more for traces of fruit fly

20 Feb: Greenland’s rapidly melting ice and landslide-prone fjords make the oil and minerals Trump covets dangerous to extract

19 Feb: Loss of forests brought new birds to NZ during the last Ice Age – we’re witnessing a similar process now

18 Feb: Fire fighting efforts are continuing for a fourth day, on a blaze in the South Island's Lewis Pass

17 Feb: A warning for drivers in the South Island to keep an eye on road conditions tonight - with MetService forecasting heavy rain

17 Feb: Wet weather's likely to continue tomorrow, although heavy rain warnings for Gisborne and Coromandel end about 9pm

17 Feb: Advice from MetService - to tackle today's heavy rain warnings

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