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    Former Andersons Bay Presbyterian Church. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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    Heritage protection discouraged

    Churches across Dunedin are singing from the same hymn sheet, asking the council not to protect their buildings, some of which are slated for demolition.

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    Early release for robber

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    Early release for robber

    A Mosgiel man who committed two armed robberies in a fortnight has been released on parole after serving just over half of his sentence.

    Firewood stacking funds boys’ sports trips

    King’s High School students Siaki Ramsay (left), 16, and Nantei Teweti, 15, about to stack a pile...

    Firewood stacking funds boys’ sports trips

    Stacking wood is giving a group of King’s High School students an education in one of life’s biggest lessons.

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    Better sea bird protection sought amid ‘crisis’

    International experts representing 13 countries met in Dunedin this week to discuss better...

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    Better sea bird protection sought amid ‘crisis’

    NZ is seeking better protection for seabirds from high-seas fisheries amid a "conservation crisis" at a meeting of 13 countries in Dunedin this week, Doc says.

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    No parole so treatment can be undertaken

    Tawera Johnson. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    No parole so treatment can be undertaken

    A Dunedin man who used a samurai sword to slash someone’s face will remain behind bars to undertake intensive treatment.

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    Historic Lewis Cottage bought by ‘local’

    Lewis Cottage in Deborah Bay. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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    Historic Lewis Cottage bought by ‘local’

    A new chapter is about to be written in the Lewis Cottage history book.

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    Funding blow to humanities: uni

    University of Otago students walk past the registry building. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

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    Funding blow to humanities: uni

    A changed approach to tertiary education funding in this year’s Budget has left the University of Otago scrambling to work out what it means.

    Pharmacist perplexed over prescription change

    Roslyn Pharmacy owner Andy Hou is sceptical about the proposed 12-month prescriptions for...

    Problems envisaged with 12-month prescriptions

    A surprise Budget announcement about prescriptions has left one pharmacist perplexed.

    Significant healthcare issues unaddressed

    Significant healthcare issues unaddressed

    We have a health system under pressure.

    A govt has fewer options when its back's against the wall

    A govt has fewer options when its back's against the wall

    Ever since I helped write Bill Birch’s Budget speech 30 years ago, I love Budget Day - the most exciting day of the year for an economics and politics nut like me.

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    Plans for third medical school seemingly shelved

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    Plans for third medical school seemingly shelved

    The government appears to have consigned a proposed new medical school based at the University of Waikato in Hamilton to the waiting rooms.

    Opinion: What looks like thrift risks great cost

    What looks like thrift risks exacting great cost

    This year’s Budget was pitched as prudent and responsible, not a lolly scramble.

    Mothers criticise lack of support for families

    Athena MacMillan. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    Mothers criticise lack of support for families

    Three single mums in Dunedin have slammed the Budget for failing their families.

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    Mollymawk set free after three weeks’ care

    A Buller’s mollymawk is taken aboard MV Sootychaser by Dunedin Wildlife Hospital wildlife...

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    Mollymawk set free after three weeks’ care

    After three weeks in hospital care, a Buller’s mollymawk was released 1km out to sea off Dunedin’s coast yesterday.

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    Dolphin catch increase could be ‘random’

    PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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    Dolphin catch increase could be ‘random’

    A sixfold increase in dolphin captures since the introduction of onboard cameras could be due to a range of factors, including "random fluctuations", Seafood New Zealand says.

    Firms given get-fit regime

    Firms given get-fit regime

    In her "Growth Budget", Nicola Willis has sent the country’s businesses to the gym for a workout.

    Phone rage: Dunedin man 'threatens to kill' bank worker

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    Phone rage: Dunedin man 'threatens to kill' bank worker

    An enraged Dunedin man threatened to rob and kill a bank call centre worker and ‘‘smash’’ their workplace up, police said.

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    Kaikorai Stream: A tale of two tips

    The Burnside tip also runs alongside the Kaikorai Stream. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

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    Kaikorai Stream: A tale of two tips

    Mary Williams investigates the polluted Kaikorai Stream's journey past two tips and finds a pond of contaminated water and angry residents.

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    Soiled bedding swamps charity

    Dunedin Bedding Bank founder Janine Walker holds a mouldy donated duvet wet with possible urine...

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    Soiled bedding swamps charity

    A Dunedin charity has been inundated with blankets infested with mould, urine, faeces and blood stains, causing much-needed funds to be redirected to waste removal.

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    Closing down - for real this time

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    Closing down - for real this time

    The owner of a central Dunedin gift shop says the store is closing down — and this time he means it.
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      Landmark fire station faces demolition

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