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Shining a light on stigma, FASD
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Shining a light on stigma, FASD
A Dunedin foster mother fighting to break the stigma around foetal alcohol spectrum disorder had some of the city’s landmarks lit up in red to raise awareness.
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Brigade putting funds from Ducati’s sale towards vehicle
Brigade putting funds from Ducati’s sale towards vehicle
A high-speed motorbike donated to a Dunedin fire brigade in gratitude for its heroic efforts saving a trapped horse has sold for $6250.
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Conflict insight focus of lecture
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Conflict insight focus of lecture
The Treaty of Waitangi was a peaceful resolution to what could have been a conflict as deeply rooted as the present war in Gaza, a Dunedin-based Israeli Jewish man says.
‘Pure joy’ as schools spread kindness
‘Pure joy’ as schools spread kindness
Spreading kindness in the community brought "pure joy" to the faces of Dunedin school children.
Company hits ball out of park with donation
Company hits ball out of park with donation
Talk about being good sports.
Desire to run again spurs stroke survivor
Desire to run again spurs stroke survivor
A stroke survivor who could barely walk a year ago is preparing to run in the Dunedin Marathon.
Call for rubbish cleanup after high winds
Call for rubbish cleanup after high winds
Inner-city Dunedin residents want the council to do a better job of cleaning up rubbish blown out of bins during heavy winds.
Massive mastiff a softie at heart: owner
Massive mastiff a softie at heart: owner
Clifford the big red dog has some competition — a giant Mosgiel hound called Blue.
Take it to the bridge, then chorus
Take it to the bridge, then chorus
A 10m-long "flying bridge" might be the biggest set piece installed in a Mosgiel theatre since it was built in 1912.
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Selling eggs to raise funds for children in Gaza
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Selling eggs to raise funds for children in Gaza
Isaac Murphy, 9, does not like eggs for breakfast.
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Calling Talia as cobbler calls time
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Calling Talia as cobbler calls time
Talia has about a month left to pick up a pair of tan leather boots she left with a Dunedin cobbler in 2009 before he retires for good.
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Teachers struggling with 'extreme' behaviour
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Curriculum changes not the answer - principal
Curriculum changes will only load more work on to teachers struggling with extreme behaviour and a lack of specialist support for pupils, an Otago principal says.
Three social housing units nearly ready for residents
Three social housing units nearly ready for residents
A trio of new two-bedroom houses is replacing an old Kāinga Ora home past its use-by date in Port Chalmers.
Racehorse rescuers rewarded with racer
Racehorse rescuers rewarded with racer
Not every story includes a racehorse, a "Houdini"-like four-hour rescue and a high-speed motorbike.
Seeing Palestine ruin ‘more confronting’
Seeing Palestine ruin ‘more confronting’
A former Otago Daily Times videographer who went to Palestine says the destruction due to the war was even more confronting in person.
Otago golfers meet victorious Ko
Otago golfers meet victorious Ko
A pair of former Dunedin golfers got to share a special moment with Lydia Ko after she won her third major title yesterday.
New book ‘a kind of satirical political pamphlet of poetry’
New book ‘a kind of satirical political pamphlet of poetry’
Former poet laureate David Eggleton, of Dunedin, holds a copy of his new book Mundungus Samizdat in front of a painting by his collaborator Alan Harold.
Paramedics call for funding, better staffing
Paramedics call for funding, better staffing
Dunedin does not have the capacity to deal with big events, a picketing St John paramedic says.
Day a reminder of lives lost in war
Day a reminder of lives lost in war
Celebrating Ukraine Independence Day is a reminder of the lives lost in the war for a Ukrainian migrant now residing in Dunedin.
Tussock fire near Middlemarch
Tussock fire near Middlemarch
Twenty five firefighters and a helicopter are working to extinguish a tussock fire near Middlemarch.