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‘Enshittification’ seen in health reforms

A Dunedin pharmacist is concerned about the ‘‘enshittification’’ of NZ's healthcare system, which is slowly dissolving services to people and increasingly serving ‘‘scale, profit and efficiency’’ instead.

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Strait repeat could still be on the cards

Tūhura Otago Museum board chairman and University of Otago physics professor David Hutchinson...

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Strait repeat could still be on the cards

Despite nursing aches and pains, a bad sunburn and quite a ‘‘nasty’’ bit of chafing yesterday, David Hutchinson is not ruling out another attempt at swimming across Cook Strait.

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DCC backs new business approach

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DCC backs new business approach

Economic development in Dunedin should be supported through a ‘‘bold’’ change of approach that keeps council input at arm’s length, most councillors agree.

Builder’s career stretches hospital to hospital

New Dunedin hospital construction worker Trevor Ellison is eyeing retirement, 50 years after...

Builder’s career stretches hospital to hospital

Trevor Ellison reckons if you stand next to a concrete mixer long enough, your working career is bound to turn full circle at some stage.

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Med school’s high risk no surprise: Hernandez

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Med school’s high risk no surprise: Hernandez

An opposition MP says he is not surprised the controversial Waikato medical school project has been classed as ‘‘high risk’’ by the government’s financial advisers.

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Driver seen 'bolting' as crash victim lay unconscious

Stone St resident Matt Thomson says his front porch was damaged after a car crashed into a power...

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Driver seen 'bolting' as crash victim lay unconscious

A resident of a Dunedin street has described people ‘‘bolting’’ from a crash where a woman was found lying unconscious in the street.

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Councillors reject Ong’s naming-rights plan

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Councillors reject Ong’s naming-rights plan

A push to award naming rights of Dunedin public assets has failed, with one councillor confessing he was still baffled despite reading the plan two dozen times.

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Uni welcomes lab rules reform

University of Otago zoology PhD student Kahu Hema works in one of the department’s laboratories...

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Uni welcomes lab rules reform

A promise to make changes to ‘‘impractical’’ government health and safety regulations in science labs has been welcomed by the University of Otago.

Taskforce on course to de-rock Hancock

Taskforce on course to de-rock Hancock

Taskforce Green members pick up rocks in Hancock Park, near St Kilda Beach, yesterday.

Family’s numbers pay dividends

The man purchased his ticket from Bell Block Supermarket in New Plymouth, and is the 17th person...

Family’s numbers pay dividends

Using the same Lotto numbers for years has finally paid off for an Otago family who are $5.3million richer after a Powerball jackpot win.

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Rise in stabbings and gunshot wounds in South

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Rise in stabbings and gunshot wounds in South

A rise in stabbing and gunshot wounds in the South has contributed to a ‘‘record’’ demand for ambulances and paramedics.

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Masters Games multi-medallist has no plans to slow down

Carole Evans, of Mosgiel, is hoping to add a couple more Masters Games medals to her collection....

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Masters Games multi-medallist has no plans to slow down

A Mosgiel octogenarian who has never missed a Masters Games has more medals than years to her name — and is hoping to add a couple more to the collection next month.

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Installing groyne pitched as ‘tribute’ to Radich

Rob Fitzpatrick (foreground) hopes a series of poles can be installed at St Clair Beach as a...

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Installing groyne pitched as ‘tribute’ to Radich

A memorial for former Dunedin mayor Jules Radich should be installed at a Dunedin beach and take the form of a groyne, advocates say.

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Conditions thwart fundraising swim across strait

David Hutchinson aboard his support vessel yesterday. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Conditions thwart fundraising swim across strait

David Hutchinson refused to treat himself with a beer after abandoning a nearly eight-hour effort to complete one of the world’s most difficult ultramarathon swims.

Former political figure in dock over alleged Dunedin bar brawl

Former political figure in dock over alleged Dunedin bar brawl

A former political figure has pleaded not guilty to charges following an alleged Dunedin bar brawl.

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Chambers to answer Ong’s allegations

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Chambers to answer Ong’s allegations

A Dunedin city councillor accused of making "discriminatory remarks" could have his first chance to answer the complaint tomorrow.

‘Absolutely unreal’: Otago winners claim $5.3m Lotto prize

Using the same Lotto numbers for years has finally paid off for an Otago family who are $5.3 million richer after a Powerball jackpot win.

Peninsula on verge of being possum-free

Handler Jonah Kitto-Verhoef and his possum detection dog Scout are often the first deployed into...

Peninsula on verge of being possum-free

Conservationists expect to officially declare the Otago Peninsula possum-free soon and put more pest species in their sights.

Man denies Dunedin arson spree

Firefighters battle an early morning fire at the former property last month. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Man denies Dunedin arson spree

A man, allegedly part of a trio responsible for an explosive spree of five arsons in five days around Dunedin, has denied the charges against him.

Crash driver abandons unconscious passenger

Unconscious passenger abandoned as driver flees Audi crash

Video shows the aftermath of a crash when the driver of an Audi abandoned an unconscious woman after slamming into a power pole in Dunedin.

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