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    Reusable cup drive hits obstacle

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    Reusable cup drive hits obstacle

    A drive by the Dunedin City Council to phase out single-use coffee cups at several facilities has run into a commercial obstacle.

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    Results from Saturday night's Lotto draw

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    ‘Genuine joy’ over being granted liquor licence

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    ‘Genuine joy’ over being granted liquor licence

    The owner of an embattled South Dunedin pub says he feels "immense relief" about being granted a liquor licence after others failed.

    Christmas in the Gardens

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    Christmas in the Gardens

    Performing at the Christmas in the Gardens on Saturday are (from left) Rainbow Rosalind, Nicole Jenkins and Cadyne Geary.

    Getting in the festive spirit

    Danielle McQueen-Richards, daughter Lily McQueen-Richards, 9 months, and niece Octavia Hosking, 3...

    Getting in the festive spirit

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    Over 1000 climb aboard warship for up-close look

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    Over 1000 climb aboard warship for up-close look

    More than a thousand people seized the rare opportunity to inspect a visiting Royal New Zealand Navy warship up-close in Dunedin at the weekend.

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    Polytech sticking with change to telehealth

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    Polytech sticking with change to telehealth

    Despite grave concerns about Otago Polytechnic’s plan to dump its student health GPs and replace them with a telehealth system, the institution’s leaders are ploughing ahead.

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    ‘Pleasantly feral’ memories surface in Unicol reunion

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    ‘Pleasantly feral’ memories surface in Unicol reunion

    First-year life in University College back in the 1970s was "pleasantly feral", and the friendships forged in the residential college have lasted a lifetime for a group of old pals.

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    Performance equally exhilarating, elegant

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    ‘Messiah’ delivered with decisive energy, enthusiasm

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    ‘Messiah’ delivered with decisive energy, enthusiasm

    A good-sized audience revelled in the popular evergreen Messiah in the Dunedin Town Hall on Saturday night.

    Illegal military links alleged

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    Illegal military links alleged

    South African police have arrested four men on their way to Russia on suspicion they would contravene the country’s laws against assisting foreign military forces.

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    Air NZ's A320 aircraft return to normal service after grounding

    Air New Zealand's Airbus A320 aircraft are returning to normal operations, after receiving software updates during a global recall.

    Woman battles ACC after baby born with Down syndrome

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    Woman battles ACC after baby born with Down syndrome

    A pregnant woman was advised that she didn’t need to do further testing for Down syndrome because there was an extremely rare chance her daughter would have the genetic condition.

    Obituary: primatologist uncovered uncannily human world of chimps

    Jane Goodall speaks at the Regent, Dunedin, in 2017. Photo: Gregor Richardson

    Obituary: primatologist uncovered uncannily human world of chimps

    In 1987, the American cartoonist Gary Larson drew one of his surreal Far Side sketches of two apes sitting on a branch.

    Obituary: Roger McLay, politician

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    Obituary: Roger McLay, politician

    Former Cabinet minister and Commissioner for Children Roger McLay led a life of dedicated public service until a late-in-life scandal blotted his reputation.

    Obituary: Hyslop a lion-hearted Outram man

    Outram School’s then oldest ex-pupil Eric Hyslop (pictured in 2023, aged 94) cuts the cake at the...

    Obituary: Hyslop a lion-hearted Outram man

    Whether it was out at sea on a Russian ship or manning the barbecue for his local Lions Club, Eric Hyslop had a passion for both life and people.

    Labour to offer cheap loans to bolster GP practices

    Chris Hipkins at the Labour Party AGM in Auckland. Photo: RNZ

    Labour to offer cheap loans to bolster GP practices

    The Labour Party would offer doctors and nurse practitioners low-interest loans to set up new practices or buy into existing ones, if elected next year.

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    'Not as cool as it used to be': Youth vaping rate plummets

    A survey of more than 30,000 of New Zealand's Year 10 students has indicated that the perception of vaping is changing.
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