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School keeps Six60 Scholarships coming

Former Trinity Catholic College student Oliver Lodge is the fifth student from the school to be...

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School keeps Six60 Scholarships coming

For the fifth year in a row, a Dunedin secondary school has had a former student receive a Six60 Scholarship and the opportunity to reside in the band’s Castle St flat.

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Award for composer ‘pretty surreal’

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Award for composer ‘pretty surreal’

A blend of classical string, vocal and electronic sound engineering has won a Dunedin composer top honours for contemporary music.

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'I see dead people': Spiritualists ghost into new Dunedin venue

Robyn Newton, of Dunedin, is at the forefront of a new Spiritualist Church based in the Otago...

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'I see dead people': Spiritualists ghost into new Dunedin venue

A church that believes it is possible to communicate with the dead has opened a new centre in Dunedin.

AI prank prompts callout to Dunedin school

Police were called to King’s High School after the prank. Photo: Google Maps

AI prank prompts callout to Dunedin school

An end-of-year prank at a Dunedin secondary school involving AI-generated images of staff ended with police being called.

Banding together after storm

Taieri farmer Josh Adams fills up his generator to power his milking shed. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Banding together after storm

Farmers in the South are working together to minimise the damage caused by last week’s destructive storm.

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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.

Young Otago mum focused on making memories after cancer diagnosis

Briar Dawson and her 3-year-old daughter Elsie. Photo: Supplied/Givealittle

Young Otago mum focused on making memories after cancer diagnosis

A young Otago mother is making the most of her time left with her daughter after a shock diagnosis of an incurable cancer.

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Govt emergency funding a ‘drop in a bucket’

Inch Clutha farmer Donna Weir sits on the roof of her shed that was sent flying about 100m during...

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Govt emergency funding a ‘drop in a bucket’

The government’s contribution to the mayoral relief fund is like a "drop in a bucket", an Inch Clutha dairy farmer says.

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Farmers band together

Federated Farmers Southland dairy chairman Bart Luijten says nearly 250 farmers are still out of...

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Farmers band together

Farmers in the South are working together minimise the damage caused by last week’s destructive storm.

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Felled trees among damage wreaked in area

Tuapeka Mouth farmer Ken Rishworth (top) in front of gum trees he planted about 40 years ago,...

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Felled trees among damage wreaked in area

A Tuapeka Mouth farmer estimates Thursday’s wind caused about $50,000 of damage to his farm.

Destruction gives home 'indoor, outdoor flow'

Kaitangata "granmum" Robyn Hale had a eucalyptus smash through the ceiling of her master bedroom...

Destruction gives home 'indoor, outdoor flow'

A Kaitangata 'grandmum' has described the moment a falling tree came crashing through the roof of her house as she made lunch.

Dad's planning saves day for Taieri farm

Josh Adam refuels his generator at his Taieri dairy farm. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Dad's planning saves day for Taieri farm

Taieri farmer Josh Adam is feeling thankful for his father's foresight.

Teacher comes out of woodwork for reunion

A lot has changed at a Dunedin secondary school since it opened 50 years ago, a day-one teacher says.

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Dunedin unionists angry at govt tactics

Dunedin-based union representatives (from left) PPTA Otago regional chairman Kussi Hurtado-Stuart...

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Dunedin unionists angry at govt tactics

Dunedin's essential workers have taken aim at the government for spreading misinformation about their motivations before tomorrow’s mega strike.

Warning after shock diagnosis

'It was just by chance': Warning after shock diagnosis

A South Island woman in her 50s is sounding a warning after a shock diagnosis left her confronting a life-changing disease.

Simple tools spell demise of wasps

Macandrew Bay resident Karen Nielsen looks at some of the queen wasps she has trapped recently in...

Simple tools spell demise of wasps

A Dunedin woman is staying on top of wasp infestations by planning ahead and trapping as many queens as possible before summer.

Shock diagnosis confirmed ‘by chance’

A Dunedin woman in her 50s is sounding a warning after a shock diagnosis left her confronting a life-changing disease.

Principal leaving role after 11 years

A Dunedin secondary school principal has resigned after 11 years at the helm.

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Week-long pilsner shortage ends

Inch Bar duty manager Violetta Gerbersgagen pours a glass of Emerson's Pilsner last night, after...

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Week-long pilsner shortage ends

A Dunedin bar is glad its patrons’ favourite drop has been restocked after its reputation was put on the line because of a shortage.

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Buskers taking to streets in festival

Rosalind Manowitz is set to perform at the Buskers Festival Ōtepoti today. Photo: Gregor...

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Buskers taking to streets in festival

Dunedin's resident fairy is excited to be human for a change.

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