Dead wallaby thrown onto couch fire during Dunedin celebrations

Monday 17 March 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Mon 17 Mar 2025, 2:25pm

In this story University of Otago, SPCA

Visiting students brought a shot wallaby to St Patrick's Day celebrations in Dunedin, where it was thrown into a couch fire. The festivities in the student quarter included fireworks, alcohol, and couch burning.

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1. StuffMon 17 Mar 2025, 1:54pm

   Dead wallaby thrown onto couch fire during St Patrick’s Day celebrations in Dunedin (opens in new tab)

2. NZ HeraldMon 17 Mar 2025, 2:25pm

   Dunedin university students kick off St Patrick’s Day with couch fires, booze, and a ‘barbecued wallaby’ (opens in new tab)