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‘Pros and cons’ to time-limiting St Clair all-day parks

Proposed parking changes at St Clair Beach present "pros and cons" for surfers, but nearby businesses could benefit from an end to people taking up a parking spot all day at the often bustling...

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Reprieve for man who tried to throw ex-partner off balcony

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Reprieve for man who tried to throw ex-partner off balcony

A Dunedin man with a "horrible" history of violence has been sentenced to home detention after trying to throw his ex-partner off a balcony.

Union movement ‘under attack’, meeting told

Unions Otago convener Andrew Tait. PHOTOS: LINDA ROBERTSON

Union movement ‘under attack’, meeting told

Dunedin workers who turned out in force yesterday to demand better rights were told the union movement is under attack.

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Smooth Hill ‘foolhardy’ use of $92m

The AB Lime landfill in Winton, Southland. Photo: Supplied

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Smooth Hill ‘foolhardy’ use of $92m

Dunedin's proposed Smooth Hill tip has been rubbished as a "foolhardy" waste of $92.4 million by a Southland landfill operator.

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View fireworks venue may have been fine

Wayne Boss, of Dunedin says his life has changed dramatically since debris from fireworks struck...

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View fireworks venue may have been fine

A man who was blinded in one eye by a firework at a council-run event in Dunedin says a new location that was pitched might have been fine.

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Rugby offers leadership experience

Concord School’s new principal Glen Beadle. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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Rugby offers leadership experience

A Dunedin school’s new principal is planning on bringing some of the lessons he has learnt on the rugby field into the classroom.

Bus driver ‘a fighter’ who gave his all for his family

A Dunedin bus driver who was given a second lease on life has been remembered as "a fighter" who used his final moments to give back to his family.

Height associated with cancer risk

Height associated with cancer risk

The tall and short of it is, new research shows the many different types of genetic factors that can influence height in people can also affect their health.

Trading big game for ducks

Vincent (left), his father Cobus Franklin, Nathan and his father Wayne Wade look forward to the...

Trading big game for ducks

You will be aiming for mallards if you want the best-tasting duck tacos this weekend, 17-year-old Nathan Wade says.

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‘Saddened’ by demolition, but ‘safety is paramount’

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‘Saddened’ by demolition, but ‘safety is paramount’

The decision to pull down part of the Dunedin Gasworks Museum is a sad but necessary one, a museum trustee says.

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Right turn may be axed: NZTA

Traffic turns right off St Andrew St into Cumberland St, Dunedin, yesterday. Transport officials...

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Right turn may be axed: NZTA

A well-used right turn on to State Highway 1 in central Dunedin could be removed, it has been signalled.

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Council set to put issue of glass bottles back in play

Litter lies strewn in Castle St yesterday, the debris of a night of revelry in the student...

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Council set to put issue of glass bottles back in play

The issue of glass bottles in North Dunedin is about to become a "high-priority topic" as the council prepares to send its alcohol policy back to the drawing board.

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Dentistry PhD research ‘a very new area’

Dentistry PhD student Vaishnavi Yeleswarapu with one of the comics she has created to promote...

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Dentistry PhD research ‘a very new area’

When Vaishnavi Yeleswarapu tentatively suggested producing a comic book for her PhD in dentistry, she expected an overanimated and colourless frown from her supervisor.

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Aiden ‘wouldn’t be here’ without trust

Aiden Cottrell at Starship Hospital during his recovery from a massive heart attack. Aiding Aiden...

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Aiden ‘wouldn’t be here’ without trust

Southland teenager Aiden Cottrell was left "clinically dead" after collapsing in the home straight of a school running race.

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Plans to slash mental health beds horrify

Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Otago School of Medicine Dr Yoram Barak. PHOTO: PETER...

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Plans to slash mental health beds horrify

Plans to slash the number of mental health beds for older people at the new Dunedin hospital even further than first feared have horrified aged-care advocates.

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Discarded bottles, wobbly patron put liquor licence at risk

An application by the West Taieri Rugby Football Club for a special liquor licence has been...

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Discarded bottles, wobbly patron put liquor licence at risk

Reports of discarded bottles, a wobbly patron and "fresh vomit" have called the sale of alcohol at Outram’s rugby club into question.

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Crowdfunded gallery to open

Hanging out in their crowdfunded gallery space are Dunedin artists (from left) Isabella Lepoamo,...

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Crowdfunded gallery to open

A team of recent art school graduates hope the launch of their new crowdfunded gallery will help emerging Dunedin artists make their mark on the city’s arts scene.