Another icy start: Hilux tumbles down bank
Another frosty morning and a warning from police in the Southern District to keep safe on treacherous, icy roads. Dunedin flights are disrupted and it's a 10am start for some schools in the city.
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No ‘winner’ on options for South D
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No ‘winner’ on options for South D
No "winner" will emerge from a shortlist of options for how South Dunedin is reconfigured to withstand the effects of climate change.
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Former employee returned and stole nearly $1k of venison
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Former employee returned and stole nearly $1k of venison
A Dunedin man who stole nearly $1000 worth of venison from his former workplace is paying for his actions.
Dunedin study data to be shared with OECD
Dunedin study data to be shared with OECD
Data from the Dunedin study about how early life experiences shape people’s futures will help inform international social policies.
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Polytech staff ‘traumatised’ by new cuts
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Polytech staff ‘traumatised’ by new cuts
Another round of cuts at Otago Polytechnic has left staff "traumatised" and "in tears".
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Sheeran his plan for stadium
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Festival suggested after Sheeran snub
Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich says he has a solution to attract top acts after the disappointment of the city missing out on Ed Sheeran.
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First properties in affordable housing initiative hit market
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First properties in affordable housing initiative hit market
Houses with a $100,000 incentive for first-home buyers have arrived on the market as a Dunedin businessman’s philanthropic endeavour starts bearing fruit.
Man allegedly chased woman around cemetery on moped
Man allegedly chased woman around cemetery on moped
A man who allegedly chased a woman around a Dunedin cemetery on a moped lost control and fell off once police arrived.
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Two-year trespass ‘disproportionate’
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Two-year trespass ‘disproportionate’
A two-year ban from Dunedin Airport for holding up a small sign is "disproportionate", a climate activist says.
Chilly morning causes delays
Chilly morning causes delays
It was a chilly start for many in the South yesterday, with widespread reports of black ice, fog and freezing temperatures.
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Waiata recorded to honour anniversary
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Waiata recorded to honour anniversary
Teone Hotu was sitting on a beat-up old couch at a student flat party when the lightbulb went on.
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‘Founding father’ enormous in establishment of heavy metal
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‘Founding father’ enormous in establishment of heavy metal
From urinating on a historic national monument while wearing a dress, to biting the head off a bat and snorting a line of live ants through a straw, Ozzy Osbourne was famous for his infamy.
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Bath St upgrade moving on to next stage
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Bath St upgrade moving on to next stage
The pipes have been installed in Dunedin’s Bath St and the focus of an upgrade there has shifted to work above ground.
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Work stalls on ORC’s new air plan
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Work stalls on ORC’s new air plan
Work has stopped on new rules for home heating to manage and improve air quality in the region, the Otago Regional Council has confirmed.
Lessons drawn from East Otago lead contamination scare
Lessons drawn from East Otago lead contamination scare
First-hand experience of the lead contamination scare in East Otago drinking water has spurred the development of a new course aimed at preventing similar events.
'Absolute idiot' on moped chases woman in Dunedin cemetery
'Absolute idiot' on moped chases woman in Dunedin cemetery
A man who allegedly chased a woman around a Dunedin cemetery on a moped lost control and fell off when police arrived at the scene.
Councillors flooded with emails after supporting sanctions bill
Councillors flooded with emails after supporting sanctions bill
Dunedin's mayor and councillors have been flooded with thousands of emails after declaring their support for the Green Party's proposal to sanction Israeli politicians.
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Claim councillors 'kept in dark' over cycleway
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Claim councillors 'kept in dark' over cycleway
Councillors were left "completely in the dark" about a legal risk that triggered further consultation on a contentious central Dunedin cycleway, a committee member says.
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Simmonds ignored advice in Otago Polytech decision
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Simmonds ignored advice in Otago Polytech decision
Penny Simmonds went against early advice by allowing Southern Institute of Technology to stand alone and grouping Otago Polytechnic with a pair of North Island-based institutions, it can be revealed.
Specialist staff protest Education Ministry’s pay offer
Specialist staff protest Education Ministry’s pay offer
About 80 Ministry of Education staff took to Dunedin’s streets after the latest government pay deal offered employees "less than nothing".