Tim Scott

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Trains vs bikes: Taieri Gorge decision kicked down line

Options for train services in the Taieri Gorge will soon be discussed by the Dunedin City Council...

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Trains vs bikes: Taieri Gorge decision kicked down line

Tearing up train tracks to avert a "financial disaster" could jeopardise Otago railway services for good, councillors have heard.

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New app prevents waste of food: cafe owner

Taste Nature owner and shopkeeper Clinton Chambers holds a selection of bread he has been able to...

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New app prevents waste of food: cafe owner

A Dunedin cafe says it can now sell more stock, reduce its backlog and throw out less food — all thanks to a new app.

Comedy show student’s coming-of-age story

Dunedin comedian Tama Alexander, 20, mans the accordion ahead of the debut of his latest stand-up...

Comedy show student’s coming-of-age story

When Tama Alexander started university, he never thought he would be cutting his degree short to chase his comedy dreams.

Meeting for first time better than on paper

Teresa Davis (nee Andrews), 75 (left), of Nebraska, and Dawn McDonald, 76, of Invercargill, have...

Meeting for first time better than on paper

A pair of pen pals resumed a conversation that began over 60 years ago after meeting face-to-face for the first time in Dunedin yesterday.

Book sale going from strength to strength

Task Force Green supervisor Andrew Maton carries away a tower of empty boxes following the most...

Book sale going from strength to strength

History was made at this year’s Regent Theatre 24 Hour Book Sale when a record-breaking amount was raised.

Emergency callout over leak

Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews respond to The Law Courts Hotel, in Stuart St, after a...

Emergency callout over leak

Despite clear skies yesterday, guests at a Dunedin hotel awoke to some unexpected morning showers that sparked an emergency callout.

Drag story time has kids ‘absolutely enamoured’

Dunedin drag performer Ann Arkii, or Ms Annie, recites from 'Mr Pusskins', by Sam Lloyd, at...

Drag story time has kids ‘absolutely enamoured’

Stories about family, harmony and love were shared with children at Dunedin City Library yesterday.

Therapeutic musical comedy takes on ‘heavy’ themes

A Dunedin artist is inviting the public to her own private therapy session — and hopes they will have a few laughs along the way.

Workplace death: 'you feel like you failed’

Workplace death: 'you feel like you failed’

A death in the workplace is not a note Rick Herd wanted to end his career on.

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Outgoing chief exec happy to stay grounded

Rick Herd is stepping down as chief executive of Naylor Love. PHOTOS: GERARD O’BRIEN

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Outgoing chief exec happy to stay grounded

After 11 years at the helm of one of the biggest players in the New Zealand construction scene, Rick Herd has called it a day. Tim Scott chats with the outgoing Naylor Love chief executive...

Ties between Mela Eatery and Eleven Bar questioned

Mela Eatery in the Octagon on Tuesday. PHOTO:PETER MCINTOSH

Ties between Mela Eatery and Eleven Bar questioned

The ties between an Octagon eatery seeking a liquor licence and the now-closed Eleven Bar have been highlighted by those opposed to the application.

Family distances itself from notorious bar at liquor hearing

Mela Eatery in the Octagon. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

Family distances itself from notorious bar at liquor hearing

An Octagon eatery is "not the same" as a bar that was shut down following accusations of predatory behaviour, a lawyer says.

International flights, stadium gigs priority for new chairman

Tim Loan has recently been appointed chairman of Dunedin City Holdings Ltd (DCHL) after serving...

International flights, stadium gigs priority for new chairman

International flights and headline stadium acts are just two things Tim Loan wants to bring to Dunedin.

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Countdown rat investigation far from over

A rat in Countdown Dunedin South. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Rodent inquiry may run for months: MPI

The investigation into a rat infestation at Countdown Dunedin South is expected to continue for months, the Ministry for Primary Industries says.

Setting down the scissors after 64 years

Former owner of The Barber Shop, Guy Robinson, 79, has officially retired from the hairdressing...

Setting down the scissors after 64 years

From falling asleep in the chair to bleeding above the collar — Guy Robinson has seen it all.

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Funding saves festival: organiser

Wild Dunedin co-chairman Neil Harraway is thrilled to have received the backing of four local...

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Funding saves festival: organiser

A group of local businesses have banded together to prop up a popular nature festival.

Providing a theatrical leg-up

Axiom Theatre Collective co-founders Ash Dawes, 22 (left), and Sahara Pohatu-Trow, 26, will be...

Providing a theatrical leg-up

A pair of Dunedin performers have created their own amateur theatre based on the principle that anyone should get a chance.

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Shoppers return to ‘cleanest store in town’

Shoppers return to Countdown Dunedin South, at 323 Andersons Bay Rd, which has been closed for...

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Shoppers return to ‘cleanest store in town’

There was not a rat in sight at the reopening of "the cleanest store in town" after two weeks of the rodents running rings around the supermarket giant.

Countdown Dunedin South reopens after rat infestation

There was not a rat in sight at the reopening of "the cleanest store in town" after two weeks of the rodents running rings around the supermarket giant.

Supermarket reopens after rat problem

Countdown Dunedin South at 323 Anderson’s Bay Rd has reopened this morning. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

Supermarket reopens after rat problem

A rat-plagued Dunedin supermarket is again open for business nearly three weeks after closing its doors.

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