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    Uni apologises after ‘obvious errors’ upend law exam

    University of Otago law students were left scrambling after being informed partway through a crucial exam the first question contained errors.

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    Trees possibly compromised: botanist

    A small plantation of trees beside State Highway 1, near Stony Creek, south of Balclutha, was...

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    Trees possibly compromised: botanist

    Trees knocked over by the ferocious wind last week may have been compromised by shallow root systems or being top-heavy, a botanist says.

    Advice to stay ‘well clear’ as winds hit

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    Advice to stay ‘well clear’ as winds hit

    Otago and Southland residents are being reminded to stay "well clear" of trees and damaged buildings — particularly over the next few days as the regions are set to be hit with more strong winds.

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    National day of solidarity Rā Whakamana celebrated

    Some of the estimated 100 people who braved Dunedin’s rain and hail yesterday to mark Rā...

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    National day of solidarity Rā Whakamana celebrated

    Dunedin people have celebrated one of New Zealand’s founding documents as a "living" covenant, 190 years after it was signed.

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    Former head of hospital build resigns

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    Former head of hospital build resigns

    The person formerly in charge of the new Dunedin hospital project has resigned to pursue other opportunities.

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    Calvert: ‘I have aspirations to be the chair’

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    Calvert: ‘I have aspirations to be the chair’

    Former Act New Zealand MP, city councillor and regional councillor Hilary Calvert wants to chair the Otago Regional Council.

    DCC handing out stickers to signify safe spaces

    Dunedin City Council housing principal policy adviser Gill Brown (left) and Community Strategy...

    DCC handing out stickers to signify safe spaces

    The Dunedin City Council is using stickers to identify safe spaces in the central city.

    District plan changes include acoustic insulation

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    District plan changes include acoustic insulation

    Updated acoustic requirements for new central Dunedin apartments have been approved by the city council.

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    Graffiti charges withdrawn

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    Graffiti charges withdrawn

    A judge has blasted police and slapped them with a $4000 bill after they dropped 30 charges against two alleged taggers.

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    Poacher filmed laughing as he stabbed stag

    Clayton Latta was sentenced to five months’ community detention after he was filmed stabbing a...

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    Poacher filmed laughing as he stabbed stag

    A Milton poacher who was filmed laughing as he stabbed a stag to death says he "just likes hunting".

    Honoured for contribution to indigenous legal rights

    The plinth which proudly displays the University of Otago’s award-winning rebrand, on the corner...

    Honoured for contribution to indigenous legal rights

    Efforts to recalibrate law to recognise Māori interests have won a University of Otago academic a Royal Society Te Apārangi award.

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    Retiring principal’s school became his ‘community’

    Balmacewen Intermediate principal Andrew Hunter,  showing off his tennis skills last week, is...

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    Retiring principal’s school became his ‘community’

    The outgoing principal of Dunedin’s Balmacewen Intermediate says curriculum is important — but a school’s culture matters even more.

    Details released of CGT proposal suggest ‘a good compromise’

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    Details released of CGT proposal suggest ‘a good compromise’

    What would a Labour-style capital gains tax (CGT) mean for the average person?

    Hoiho DNA key to combating disease

    An adult hoiho/yellow-eyed penguin with two chicks which are susceptible to respiratory distress...

    Hoiho DNA key to combating disease

    Attempts to conserve the hoiho/yellow-eyed penguin may have just reached a turning point, after landmark genomic research found the species is actually made up of three distinct subspecies.

    Something in the water

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    Something in the water

    Otago surf lifesaving search and rescue member Brent Matehaere wraps emergency tape around a submerged vehicle in Otago Harbour, near the Andersons Bay Sea Scouts boat shed on Saturday.

    Colours of devotion

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    Colours of devotion

    Hindu women worship the sun god in the Yamuna river during the Hindu religious festival Chhath Puja in New Delhi, India, yesterday.

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    School buries time capsule during new hall construction

    Andersons Bay School pupils (from left) Keira McAliece, 11, Sidney Campbell, 5, Tim Shaw, 11, and...

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    School buries time capsule during new hall construction

    A Dunedin school is hoping to capture a moment in its history in a time capsule so future generations can look back on it.

    Facial recognition tech to be trialled at Chch supermarkets

    Pak'nSave Moorhouse in central Christchurch will trial the facial recognition tech. Photo: Google...

    Facial recognition tech to be trialled at Chch supermarkets

    Three Christchurch supermarkets are trialling facial recognition to help identify people that have previously acted violent or threatening in store.

    Full draft of curriculum for years 0-10 released

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    Full draft of curriculum for years 0-10 released

    The government has released the full draft of the curriculum for year 0-10 students with the Education Minister Erica Stanford calling it another significant step toward delivering a world-leading...

    Criticism of govt's curriculum changes growing

    The government's changes wasted the time and money already spent implementing the curriculum, say...

    Criticism of govt's curriculum changes growing

    Criticism of the government's curriculum changes is growing, as it prepares to publish the remaining primary school learning areas today.
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