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    The McEwan family (from left) Brent, Jordan, Lachie and Shannon, at the Forbury Park Trotting...

    Whanau always happy to do some horsing around

    Most of the people at this year’s Forbury Park Trotting Club Christmas on the Grass event left their children at home.

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    Rescue of Hillside building appreciated by ex-staff

    Dunedin Public Libraries digital outreach co-ordinator Jill Bowie films former Hillside workshops...

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    Rescue of Hillside building appreciated by ex-staff

    A former staffer says it means everything to him that a heritage building at Dunedin’s Hillside workshops has been given a second life.

    Getting the community on two wheels

    Valley Project Cycle Workshop head co-ordinator Mike Gilmore hosted a push-bike giveaway on...

    Getting the community on two wheels

    A community project is making Christmas presents easier for Dunedin families with some deals on wheels.

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    ORC staff moot boating rule changes

    Dunedin harbour from the Heads. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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    ORC staff moot boating rule changes

    Drink-driving tests will not hit the water in Otago, but traffic in Otago Harbour will be more closely monitored as changes arrive for boating in the region.

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    Checkpoint picks up drink-drivers, other infringements

    Dunedin police carry out breath testing in Cumberland St, early yesterday. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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    Checkpoint picks up drink-drivers, other infringements

    Police nabbed a driver who had more than twice the legal breath alcohol limit during an early morning centre city checkpoint yesterday.

    Research to catch prostate cancer earlier gets grant

    University of Otago pathology and molecular medicine researcher Dr Jim Smith has received a...

    Research to catch prostate cancer earlier gets grant

    Blood samples from New Zealand men undergoing prostate biopsies could soon pave the way towards a simple blood test for the early detection of prostate cancer.

    All aboard the Christmas Express

    PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    All aboard the Christmas Express

    The Buchan family (from left) Oliver, 5, Sadie, 8, and Teresa, all of Dunedin, prepare to take a ride on the Christmas Express, from Dunedin Railway Station to Hindon, yesterday.

    Life’s a beach in early summer heat

    PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    Life’s a beach in early summer heat

    As temperatures touched 30°C in Dunedin yesterday, the city’s beaches were very popular.

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    Derelict former rest-home sold; demolition ‘priority’

    The former Glamis Hospital, at 28 Montpellier St, has been sold after sitting abandoned since...

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    Derelict former rest-home sold; demolition ‘priority’

    Dunedin's dilapidated former Glamis Hospital has been sold, and its demolition will be "priority number one", its new owner says.

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    Mayor to head CEO committee

    Mayor Sophie Barker. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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    Mayor to head CEO committee

    Dunedin Mayor Sophie Barker appears set to chair the committee that monitors the performance of the city council’s chief executive.

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    George St demolition granted, plans for use uncertain

    Oakwood Properties Ltd has been granted a two-year extension for resource consent to partially...

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    George St demolition granted, plans for use uncertain

    A pair of heritage buildings in Dunedin’s main street have been given the green light for demolition, but plans to develop them into new apartments are up in the air.

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    Family stands by rest-home in wake of allegations

    Oxford Court Lifecare resident Connie Nelson, 104, is well looked after at the South Dunedin rest...

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    Family stands by rest-home in wake of allegations

    At least one family are tired of being told they should shift their mother out of an embattled South Dunedin rest-home.

    Parkrun addict hits 500 mark

    PHOTO: GLENDA NORRIS

    Parkrun addict hits 500 mark

    Chris Hext raises his arm in triumph on Saturday, after he completed his 500th parkrun.

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    Burgeoning engineers second in two competitions

    King’s High School year 13 students (from left) Seva Solomatenko, Nic Schollum, Luke Hammond and...

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    Burgeoning engineers second in two competitions

    A wind-powered battery design and a practical solution to home security have positioned a Dunedin secondary school team of engineers among the best scientists of their age in the country.

    BMX bandit gives back

    REPORT: MARK JOHN / PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    BMX bandit gives back

    Southland-raised world class BMX rider Nick Cowie, 18, flies over the Forrester Park BMX track on Saturday.

    Dedication, hard work marked at ceremonies

    Celebrating a milestone are (from left) Aileen Harwood, 25, Isabelle Earley, 23, Laura Sunderland...

    Dedication, hard work marked at ceremonies

    Friends make everything better.

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    ‘Low-budget Jedi’ approach after bird attacks

    Nancy Mcallister, of Dunedin, keeps a wary eye out for dive-bombing birds on a Three Mill Hill...

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    ‘Low-budget Jedi’ approach after bird attacks

    A Canadian hiker went "low-budget Jedi" with a stick, trying to protect herself from what she believed was a dive-bombing kea attack on a walking track near Dunedin.

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    Polytechnic’s new council ‘pleased’ to get started

    Fresh out of their first meeting yesterday are newly appointed Otago Polytechnic Council members ...

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    Polytechnic’s new council ‘pleased’ to get started

    Otago Polytechnic’s new council is ready to get stuck in as the institute takes another step towards independence.

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    Consent variation granted for cost-cutting changes to hospital’s design

    Contractors pour concrete at the site of the new Dunedin hospital inpatient building. It is...

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    Consent variation granted for cost-cutting changes to hospital’s design

    The government’s cost-cutting redesign of the new Dunedin hospital has moved another step forward.

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    Nordic flavour to be added to botanic garden cafe

    ADJØ co-owners Caitlin Holloway and Jonas Jessen Hansen have been offered the lease of the...

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    Nordic flavour to be added to botanic garden cafe

    The couple behind a Nordic-inspired central city eatery taking over the Dunedin Botanic Garden cafe say it feels fitting to go back "to where it all started".
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