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    Naval warship HMNZS Te Kaha southern crew members (from left) OLSS Libby Borthwick, of Cromwell,...

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    Travel, food, lifestyle highlights of life on ‘Te Kaha’

    The travel, food and lifestyle on a Royal New Zealand Navy warship make the early starts, hard work and time away from family all worth it, Otago crew aboard HMNZS Te Kaha say.

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    Newly funded drug will mean less frequent retinal treatments

    University of Otago ophthalmology consultant and eye surgeon Dr Francesc March says a newly...

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    Newly funded drug will mean less frequent retinal treatments

    Having drugs injected into your eyeballs is probably as unpleasant as it sounds.

    Equipment failures in South ‘ridiculous’

    Dunedin senior firefighters (from left) Antony Mason, Tony McEntyre and New Zealand Professional...

    Equipment failures in South ‘ridiculous’

    Fed-up Dunedin firefighters who had to deal with four different equipment failures the day before a nationwide strike say the situation they face couldn’t be made up.

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    Damage to heritage rope walk building ‘not insurmountable’

    Southern Heritage Trust trustees Ann Barsby (left) and Jo Galer look at the damaged Donaghy’s...

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    Damage to heritage rope walk building ‘not insurmountable’

    Donaghy's rope walk building is another victim of last month’s big wind, but heritage advocates say it is too important to demolish.

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    Mainlander train’s return for holidays ‘absolutely wonderful’

    Photo: Supplied

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    Mainlander train’s return for holidays ‘absolutely wonderful’

    A Dunedin passenger rail advocate is elated a service linking the city with Christchurch and Invercargill is back after decades of waiting.

    Surrey St response a ‘disgrace’

    Dunedin city councillors and residents met yesterday to discuss wastewater overflows in Surrey St...

    Surrey St response a ‘disgrace’

    The "unacceptable" treatment of residents in a South Dunedin street blighted by sewage overflows demands an apology, a councillor says.

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    Poor care, culture of fear reported at rest-home

    Oxford Court rest-home in Oxford St, South Dunedin. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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    Poor care, culture of fear reported at rest-home

    Horror stories at a Dunedin rest-home range from a resident left sitting in his own faeces and urine, a culture of fear within staff and an assisted dying procedure being "ruined" by one hostile...

    Workers strike again after no progress in mediation

    PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    Workers strike again after no progress in mediation

    Health workers strike outside Dunedin Hospital yesterday.

    Running start to every morning in November for a good cause

    Dunedin runner Hunter Wight has run the corresponding number of kilometres to the date every day...

    Running start to every morning in November for a good cause

    Mile over matter is the mantra for a Dunedin runner completing distances corresponding with the date every day in November to fundraise for men’s mental health.

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    Hard work of road patrollers rewarded

    St Clair School pupils Zeta McDowell-Ross (left) and Sydney Pomerleau, both 10, cheer as their...

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    Hard work of road patrollers rewarded

    Looming storm clouds did not rain on the parade of several hundred Dunedin schoolchildren decked out in their finest fluoro.

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    Deputy mayor disappointed by report delay

    Cherry Lucas.

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    Deputy mayor disappointed by report delay

    The delay of a report about the future of Dunedin’s economic development agency has disappointed the city’s deputy mayor.

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    Lower satisfaction level ‘on us’: mayor

    Sophie Barker. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Lower satisfaction level ‘on us’: mayor

    Dismal public satisfaction ratings should prompt Dunedin city councillors to look in the mirror; they have been told.

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    Mums share importance of creativity with exhibition

    Dunedin mothers Annah Taggart (left) and Shanaya Cunningham have teamed up to build a summer...

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    Mums share importance of creativity with exhibition

    As funding and attention for arts, culture and history declines across the country, two Dunedin mums are taking matters into their own hands.

    Soaring good time

    PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Soaring good time

    A moderate onshore wind allowed this paraglider to soar with the seagulls at St Kilda Beach yesterday.

    Two injured in North Dunedin crash

    Emergency services at the scene this afternoon. Photo: Supplied

    Two injured in North Dunedin crash

    Two people have been left with moderate injuries after a crash which closed part of a North Dunedin road this afternoon.

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    Plenty of carparks close to town, DCC says

    There were more than 130 available parks at the St Andrew St carpark when the Otago Daily Times...

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    Plenty of carparks close to town, DCC says

    Digital signs pointing Dunedin motorists to empty carparks will challenge any perception there is a shortage in the central city, the council says.

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    Warship ‘Te Kaha’ to allow public onboard access

    Dunedin turned on a battleship grey morning yesterday to welcome New Zealand warship HMNZS Te...

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    Warship ‘Te Kaha’ to allow public onboard access

    For the first time in 20 years HMNZS Te Kaha has steamed up the Otago Harbour and the public will have onboard access to it this weekend.

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    'Good time to get out' amid curriculum change

    Outgoing Port Chalmers teacher Ian Landreth (right) with pupils (from left) Honor Van Rij, 11,...

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    'Good time to get out' amid curriculum change

    A Dunedin teacher who describes himself as the "class clown" says he is glad to be retiring before the new curriculum structure turns him into a "robot".

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    Health centre forced to reduce after-hours

    Mosgiel Health Centre. Photo: screenshot/Google Maps

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    Health centre forced to reduce after-hours

    Financial constraints and staff wellbeing have prompted the Mosgiel Health Centre to make cuts to some of its after-hours services.

    'Drug-fuelled' woman goes berserk at Dunedin holiday park

    A police car leaves the Dunedin Holiday Park after an arrest was made over an alleged disorder...

    'Drug-fuelled' woman goes berserk at Dunedin holiday park

    A Dunedin woman abused staff and kicked in two sliding doors during an alleged drug and alcohol-fuelled rampage through a holiday park reception.
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      Dunedin Railway Station among best in world

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      Notable building to go, ‘soul’ to remain

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