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    Dunedin Justice for Palestine organiser Rinad Tamimi and daughter Laya Lababidi are travelling to...

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    Supporters join nationwide protest to ‘stand up for justice and humanity’

    About 20 Dunedin Palestinian supporters have made a trip to Auckland to support a nationwide protest to push the government to impose sanctions on Israel.

    Gale-force winds forecast — chance of tornadoes

    Rain is on its way for much of New Zealand today.

    Gale-force winds forecast — chance of tornadoes

    More wild weather is on the way, bringing heavy rain, gale-force winds and the chance of thunderstorms to parts of the South, including Dunedin.

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    Secondary teachers set to strike after offer rejected

    Kussi Hurtado-Stuart. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

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    Secondary teachers set to strike after offer rejected

    Secondary school teachers are striking next week after the government’s latest pay offer was rejected as "a waste of time", an Otago union representative says.

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    Student rep hoping to continue role

    Jett Groshinski. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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    Student rep hoping to continue role

    An embattled student representative is hoping to remain in his role after receiving a formal letter to resign from the Otago University Students’ Association (OUSA) executive.

    Ahead of the game

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    Ahead of the game

    Otago Girls' High School year 12 student Kaida "Kandi Lei" Rumble, 16, is ready for the 5th annual Esports Brawl today.

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    Twins’ lifelong rivalry set to run high in half-marathon

    Identical twins Beno and Sam Shaw will be competing for bragging rights in tomorrow’s Emerson’s...

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    Twins’ lifelong rivalry set to run high in half-marathon

    When Sam Shaw was born, he came out about 10 minutes before his identical twin brother Beno.

    Sweet success

    PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    Sweet success

    Desmond-Emila Makasini, 26, celebrates with his daughter Aliana Makasini, 6, after graduating from Otago Polytechnic with a master’s of architecture at the Dunedin Town Hall.

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    Safety benefits hailed; carpark loss 'disappointing'

    Transport changes in South Dunedin, including the removal of carparks, will improve the safety of...

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    Safety benefits hailed; carpark loss 'disappointing'

    Transport changes in South Dunedin, including the removal of carparks, are the only way to ensure safe traffic flow, the Otago chairman of the Automobile Association says.

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    Teams’ skills not up for debate after wins

    The Trinity Catholic College senior and junior debating teams  with their trophies (front, from...

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    Teams’ skills not up for debate after wins

    A Dunedin secondary school has dominated a city-wide debating tournament, winning in multiple grades.

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    Rating the performance of Dunedin councillors

    Mayor Jules Radich and councillors beside the site of the new Dunedin hospital rebuild. PHOTO:...

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    Rating the performance of Dunedin councillors

    Grant Miller has been to a lot of Dunedin City Council meetings in the past three years.

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    Nightmare trial included some controversies

    X-rays showing the broken collarbone. Photo: supplied

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    Nightmare trial included some controversies

    At the end of a gruelling three-week trial, a prominent sportsman was found not guilty of serious child abuse allegations after maintaining his innocence for two years. 

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    Lack of doctor upsets retired GP

    Ron Sloan. Photo: ODT files

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    Lack of doctor upsets retired GP

    The former GP of East Otago Medical Centre is "shocked" it no longer has its own doctor.

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    Medals won by champion NZ boxer/athlete for auction

    Some of the medals of New Zealand champion boxer and track and field athlete the late James...

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    Medals won by champion NZ boxer/athlete for auction

    Some "very rare" pieces of Otago sporting history from one of the region’s most prominent sportsmen will go under the hammer at an auction next week.

    Obituary: weaving people, cultures together

    Roka Hurihia Ngarimu-Cameron weaving. Photo: supplied

    Obituary: weaving people, cultures together

    ROKA HURIHIA NGARIMU-CAMERON Master Weaver A master of her craft, Roka Hurihia Ngarimu-Cameron MNZM dedicated a lifetime to the preservation of traditional Māori weaving and caring for...

    Standards wanted for indoor air quality

    Julie Bennett. Photo: supplied

    Standards wanted for indoor air quality

    Public health researchers have warned poor air quality inside hospitals, schools, workplaces, public buildings and homes is "a major, but largely invisible, health risk".

    Resource recovery park work begins next month

    An artist’s impression of the $78 million redevelopment of the Green Island Resource Recovery...

    Resource recovery park work begins next month

    Work on Dunedin’s nearly $80 million "resource recovery park" at Green Island will begin next month and be complete before the end of the decade, the city council says.

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    Agent 'inundated' as derelict old Dunedin hospital goes on market

    Vandalised and burnt out, the ruins of the former Glamis Hospital are for sale. PHOTOS: STEPHEN...

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    Agent 'inundated' as derelict old Dunedin hospital goes on market

    A derelict former Dunedin hospital has already attracted significant interest after it was put on the market yesterday.

    Motorcyclist was ‘truly compassionate soul’

    Motorcyclist was ‘truly compassionate soul’

    A motorcyclist who was killed in a crash south of Dunedin is being remembered as a "truly compassionate soul".

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    Mum says son 'king-hit' in alleged Dunedin high school assault

    The Tennyson St entrance to Trinity Catholic College. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Mum says son 'king-hit' in alleged Dunedin high school assault

    Police are investigating an alleged assault at a Dunedin secondary school which has left a mother fearful for her son’s safety.

    Watch: Polytech graduates brave cold for spring ceremony

    Watch: Polytech graduates brave cold for spring ceremony

    Nobody told the weather it was a spring graduation.
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