Meeting for first time better than on paper
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.
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Book sale going from strength to strength
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
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’
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
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
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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
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
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
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
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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
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
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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
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’
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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
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
Supermarket reopens after rat problem
A rat-plagued Dunedin supermarket is again open for business nearly three weeks after closing its doors.
Shoppers return to South D Countdown
Dunedin supermarket reopens after rat problem
Customers have been given chocolates this morning as they return to a Dunedin supermarket that was closed for almost three weeks due to a rat infestation.
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Tastes veering away from beer
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Tastes veering away from beer
The image of the beer-drinking Scarfie may be becoming a thing of the past.
Collision sends car 50m into paddock
Collision sends car 50m into paddock
A person was transported to hospital in a serious condition after a car ploughed through a fence into a paddock, while another "spun around 180 degrees" on to the road.