Church group swamped with log splitter offers
Church group inundated with offers to replace stolen log splitter
A Dunedin church group is back chopping charity firewood after offers flooded in to replace its stolen log splitter.
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Sticks, mud used to build lessons
Sticks, mud used to build lessons
School pupils from Dunedin and Clutha District got their hands dirty using materials that could be found in their backyards to build structures for their schools at an Enviroschools hui yesterday.
Emotions to fore as facemasks come off
Emotions to fore as facemasks come off
Healthcare staff at a Dunedin rest-home met residents for the first time in more than three years without masks and the residents could not help but cry when they saw their smiles again.
Hoons caught horsing around at Forbury Park
Hoons caught horsing around at Forbury Park
Forbury Park Raceway briefly, and unofficially, reopened for racing yesterday, when a car was spotted travelling around the track.
Soon to be seen in new light
Soon to be seen in new light
After some overdue maintenance, the photo-opportunistic Taiaroa Head Lighthouse on the tip of Dunedin’s peninsula will be ready in time for the cruise season.
Two-car collision at dangerous intersection
Two-car collision at dangerous intersection
Two cars collided at the dangerous Great King St and Pine Hill Rd intersection in Dunedin at about 6.15pm this evening.
Youths warned after seen driving in Forbury Park
Youths warned after seen driving in Forbury Park
Three youths have been warned after they drove a car in the former Forbury Park racing venue, police say.
Pine Hill garage fire
Pine Hill garage fire
Crews at the site of garage fire in the Dunedin suburb of Pine Hill earlier today.
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Aim of channel to flush out didymo
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Aim of channel to flush out didymo
Meridian Energy is hoping to dig out a new channel in a remote Southland river to flush out didymo.
Musselburgh classrooms ‘much better environment to learn in’
Musselburgh classrooms ‘much better environment to learn in’
After weeks of watching from afar, pupils at a Dunedin school finally got to explore their new classrooms.
Teachers keen for continuing talks with government
Teachers keen for continuing talks with government
A Dunedin secondary school teacher says the new collective agreement makes good progress but looks forward to a continuing discussion with the government.
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Cellphone ban lets pupils be ‘normal kids’
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Cellphone ban lets pupils be ‘normal kids’
A Dunedin principal ahead of the curve on banning cellphones says the move lets pupils be "normal kids again".
Pupil’s feminist take on classics awarded
Pupil’s feminist take on classics awarded
A Columba College pupil’s subversive poetry provides a fresh feminist approach to classical mythology.
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Testing times for NZ scouts
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Testing times for NZ scouts
A heatwave which forced other scouts to leave has not stopped a Dunedin teenager from enjoying the World Scouts Jamboree in South Korea.
Dunedin turns on a blinder
Dunedin turns on a blinder
A festive atmosphere filled Dunedin’s Octagon on Saturday night after the All Blacks beat the Wallabies in a nail-biting final instalment of the Bledisloe Cup.
New classroom eases strain
New classroom eases strain
A new special needs classroom means eight more pupils will have access to a flexible and safe learning space in Dunedin.
Fears homes will be swept into the sea
Fears homes will be swept into the sea
Members of a tiny South Island community fear their houses will be swept into the sea - and are blaming the operator of the NZ’s biggest hydro-power station.
Fears homes will be swept into the sea
Fears homes will be swept into the sea
A tiny southern community fear their houses will be swept into the sea and are laying the blame at the operator of the country’s biggest hydro-power station.
Kāinga Ora buys Dunedin site for housing
Kāinga Ora buys Dunedin site for housing
Kāinga Ora has bought 11 new homes in Mosgiel and secured a large central Dunedin site where it hopes to build 20 apartments.
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Talented young players to represent NZ
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Talented young players to represent NZ
A Columba College pupil who started playing rugby only two years ago will represent New Zealand internationally in September.