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Dunedin ice cream company to close

Dunedin ice cream company to close

Dunedin-based The Gourmet Ice Cream Co is ceasing production after a buyer could not be found for the 18-year-old niche market business.

ORFU back from the brink

ORFU back from the brink

A year on from the financial meltdown at the Otago Rugby Football Union and it seems everyone wants to look forward, not back.

Disgruntled 13 may form watchdog group

Disgruntled 13 may form watchdog group

The seeds of a new, or perhaps reformed, association of ratepayers were sown in Dunedin last night.

Vandervis accused of electioneering attack on staff

Vandervis accused of electioneering attack on staff

Dunedin city councillor Lee Vandervis has been accused of electioneering after turning a procedural item at yesterday's Dunedin City Council meeting into an attack on council staff.

New lease of life for BNZ building

New lease of life for BNZ building

A grand old dame of the Dunedin streetscape is being brought back to life by a Dunedin law firm.

UK recruit to head Otago Museum

UK recruit to head Otago Museum

The Otago Museum's new director is Dr Ian Griffin, a British-born professional astronomer, museum specialist and former Nasa head of public outreach.

Walk this way – Aerosmith to play stadium

Walk this way – Aerosmith to play stadium

A record crowd of up to 40,000 fans could pack Forsyth Barr Stadium when Aerosmith headlines a major rock event in Dunedin.

Outram cyclist 'should be dead'

Outram cyclist 'should be dead'

What is the first thing that goes through a cyclist's head when he is hit from behind by a car travelling at nearly 100kmh?

Botanic garden's $6 million plan

Botanic garden's $6 million plan

The Dunedin Botanic Garden has applied for resource consent to shift a major part of its operation to the other side of Lovelock Ave in what would be a $6 million project.

Hotel images but height balloon out

Hotel images but height balloon out

The man promoting a $100 million waterfront hotel in Dunedin has produced new images of what the 28-storey tower would look like, but ruled out using a tethered balloon to demonstrate its height.

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