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.
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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.
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St John strikes again today
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St John strikes again today
Frustrated Dunedin ambulance staff say the city has the same resources as a town half its size.
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Closing cafe leaving recipe to remember
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Closing cafe leaving recipe to remember
A popular South Dunedin cafe closing after decades of service will leave behind a recipe for its famous cheese scones as a parting gift.
Competition combines brains and brawn
Competition combines brains and brawn
Hundreds of Dunedin pupils felt the need for speed as they raced each other at the annual O’Mathalon.
Saying ‘yes’ to party led to lifelong love
Saying ‘yes’ to party led to lifelong love
If the girl Dr Peter Schwartz first asked out to a party several decades ago had said yes to him, he might not be celebrating his 60th wedding anniversary yesterday with his wife.
Enterprise brings colour to lives
Enterprise brings colour to lives
A Dunedin teenager is hoping to bring a little colour to the lives of other young people living with serious illnesses.
OK to not know where you will end up
OK to not know where you will end up
Emma Gilmour never thought she would drive for McLaren when she was in high school.
People person off to Brazil
People person off to Brazil
A Dunedin secondary school student has scored a trip to Brazil with her people-person personality.
Sleep research wins second award in a row
Sleep research wins second award in a row
Taking her study to the world has snared a Dunedin secondary school student a second consecutive overall win at Otago’s science and technology fair.
Student hits right note to win $10K grant
Student hits right note to win $10K grant
A Dunedin secondary school student has won a $10,000 grant to produce a song they made on their bedroom floor in two days.
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Big move in sights for piano maker
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Big move in sights for piano maker
Shifting one of the world’s longest pianos is not the only big move Adrian Mann is making.
Birthday bash for creative ‘Grandad’ Ted
Birthday bash for creative ‘Grandad’ Ted
Ted Brown never thought he would be celebrating his 90th birthday this week with a bunch of kindergartners who call him grandad.
Hats on for Active August event
Hats on for Active August event
An Olympic-themed cowboy hat, a road cone and a policeman’s hat were just some of the wacky headwear Dunedin pupils wore on their way to school yesterday.