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    Company’s claims may breach advertising code

    A company 50% owned by Dunedin’s mayor appears to be breaching advertising standards by claiming its skin cream has ‘‘miraculous’’ benefits.

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    Shift stadium focus: Vandervis

    Lee Vandervis

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    Shift stadium focus: Vandervis

    Dunedin City Councillor Lee Vandervis is calling for the city to shift its aspirations for the stadium, after the sudden departure of its boss.

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    Doorn heading out the DVML door

    Dunedin Venues Management chief executive Paul Doorn believes he is leaving the stadium in a good...

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    Doorn heading out the DVML door

    The sudden departure of Forsyth Barr Stadium boss has been viewed as ‘‘bittersweet’’ by his colleagues.

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    Scrabble day good practice for tournament

    Ruth Groffman lines up her next word at the National Scrabble Day celebrations at the South...

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    Scrabble day good practice for tournament

    Celebrating the birthday of Scrabble’s inventor provided some much-needed practice for this weekend’s major tournament in Dunedin.

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    Benefits of Moana Pool’s heat recovery up grade uncertain

    Moana Pool. Photo: ODT Files

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    Benefits of Moana Pool’s heat recovery up grade uncertain

    Reliance on LPG at Moana Pool in Dunedin is set to be reduced when the heat recovery system is upgraded, but the extent of efficiency gains is not yet clear.

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    Club’s licence could be cancelled, judge warns

    The St Kilda Bowling Club had its liquor licence suspended for one month recently by the Alcohol...

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    Club’s licence could be cancelled, judge warns

    A Dunedin bowls club has been warned its liquor licence is ‘‘on a knife-edge’’ after being accused of behaving more like a bar than a sports club.

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    Waste diversion initiatives put on hold, emissions target at risk

    Andrew Simms

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    Waste diversion initiatives put on hold, emissions target at risk

    Consideration of schemes to keep construction and demolition waste out of landfills has been delayed by the Dunedin City Council.

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    Stuffed wildlife care raises awareness for hospital

    Emi-Rose Linzey, 7, patches up her stuffed giraffe Luna at the Wildlife ER session at Tūhura...

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    Stuffed wildlife care raises awareness for hospital

    A giraffe with a broken neck and a unicorn with a sprained horn were just some of the injuries being patched up by a collection of Dunedin’s youngest new vets.

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    HNZ not ‘currently’ considering further cuts

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    HNZ not ‘currently’ considering further cuts

    Health New Zealand (HNZ) says it is not ‘‘currently’’ looking at further cuts to the new Dunedin hospital amid cost pressures caused by the conflict in Iran.

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    Rescue team back cyclone response effort

    Outside the Paihia Fire Station are the Surf Lifesaving NZ Southern swiftwater rescue team...

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    Rescue team back cyclone response effort

    All the way up north and little or nothing to do.

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    Chinese tourist numbers increasing

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    Chinese tourist numbers increasing

    A major resurgence in tourism around Otago may be on the horizon, as a growing body of travel data from Chinese tourism platforms and travel industry reports suggests Chinese tourism to New Zealand...

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    Threshold in reach: new party leader

    The Opportunity Party leader Qiulae Wong is aiming high. PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

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    Threshold in reach: new party leader

    Three times The Opportunity Party has tried to cross the 5% threshold to make it into Parliament and three times it has failed.

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    ‘Creep’ jailed, 40 years on from crimes

    The judge said the man was driven by “emotional dysregulation and alcohol” on the night and...

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    ‘Creep’ jailed, 40 years on from crimes

    A Dunedin sex offender described by his victims as an ‘‘evil predator’’ and a ‘‘creep’’ has been locked up.

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    St Kilda Brass win back-to-back national titles

    St Kilda Brass band members and conductor Peter Adams hold some of the silverware they won at the...

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    St Kilda Brass win back-to-back national titles

    Teamwork makes the dream work.

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    Vigilante attack broke man’s eye socket, required surgery

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    Vigilante attack broke man’s eye socket, required surgery

    A manager at an Alexandra bar attacked a man in an act of vigilante justice, leaving him with a broken eye socket and needing to have a piece of bone surgically removed.

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    Man sentenced for role in bid to steal scaffolding

     The scaffolding is constructed and seats installed for the Otago Daily Times temporary stand at...

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    Man sentenced for role in bid to steal scaffolding

    Two men posed as tradies in a failed attempt to steal scaffolding from a Dunedin building, a court has heard.

    Starmer says UK won't support Hormuz blockade

    Sir Keir Starmer has brushed off calls to resign. Photo: Reuters

    Starmer says UK won't support Hormuz blockade

    British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that whatever the pressure, Britain would not be dragged into the Iran war nor be involved in a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

    Former Ports of Auckland CEO loses appeal over worker's death

    Former Ports of Auckland chief executive Tony Gibson. Photo: RNZ

    Former Ports of Auckland CEO loses appeal over worker's death

    The High Court has dismissed an appeal from a former Ports of Auckland chief executive who was found guilty in relation to the death of a worker.

    Calls for independent checks on healthy homes standards

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    Calls for independent checks on healthy homes standards

    Housing advocates want an independent certification system so that landlords can't just mark their own homework and say that their properties meet healthy homes standards.

    Trump launches bizarre attack on 'weak on crime' Pope

    Pope Leo, the first US pope, has questioned the Trump administration's policies. Photo: Getty Images

    Trump launches bizarre attack on 'weak on crime' Pope

    Donald Trump forcefully criticized Pope Leo in an unusual, direct attack on the leader of the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church that drew immediate rebuke from believers.
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