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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22 Mar: Heavy rain is on the way for parts of the west of the South Island, from overnight

21 Mar: Thousands of satellites are due to burn up in the atmosphere every year – damaging the ozone layer and changing the climate

21 Mar: Much of the centre of the country has been shaken by a strong earthquake this morning

20 Mar: Rain's pounding parts of Hawke's Bay and Gisborne today

20 Mar: Southern elephant seals are adaptable – but they struggle when faced with both rapid climate change and human impacts

19 Mar: Residents in parts of Canterbury are waking to a clean up job, after a night of wild weather

18 Mar: A Christchurch community group wants wheelie bin latches, to keep rubbish contained across the city

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Today's News

Rugby:
No hard feelings between two former All Blacks teammates ahead of a likely change at the top of the Super Rugby Pacific try-scoring charts 13:27

Skiing:
Matt Graham wins dual moguls bronze at FIS Freestyle and Snowboard World Championships 13:07

Environment:
Heavy rain is on the way for parts of the west of the South Island, from overnight 13:07

Business:
The Warehouse Group's disputing claims their improved financial momentum, is off the back of understaffing 12:27

Entertainment:
Madelyn Cline "did not know which way was up" after she split from Chase Stokes 12:14

Motorsports:
Optimism from Kiwi Formula One driver Liam Lawson that his sprint qualifying performance won't define his weekend at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai 12:07

Accident and Emergency:
The Coroner has cited fatigue as a key factor in a crash, which killed four people in the South Island's Lake Pukaki, last Easter weekend 11:57

Entertainment:
Benny Blanco has become a "true Swiftie" 11:44

International:
Australia's Lachlan Kennedy wins historic silver at World Athletics Indoor Championships 11:17

Entertainment:
Gal Gadot wants to "explore the world" with her family 11:14

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