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Autonomous lawnmower plan hits rough patch
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Autonomous lawnmower plan hits rough patch
A Ministry of Education proposal to buy 30 autonomous lawnmowers appears to have spun off course.
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$15 fee at Dunedin GP's low-cost clinic
$15 fee at Dunedin GP's low-cost clinic
Cost-of-living pressures affecting many of his clients have spurred a Dunedin GP to launch his own low-cost clinic.
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Bodybuilders get flexing in show of self-discipline, effort
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Bodybuilders get flexing in show of self-discipline, effort
Bodybuilders from all over the country put on their best flex at Taieri College on Saturday.
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Canine capers at club’s event a ‘blast’
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Canine capers at club’s event a ‘blast’
All dogs are good agility dogs — that was the message of the Otago Canine Training Club’s 60th anniversary weekend.
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Rural doctor applicants dip 50%
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Rural doctor applicants dip 50%
Rural applications to the University of Otago’s medical school have halved post-Covid.
140 Kāinga Ora homes in limbo
140 Kāinga Ora homes in limbo
Nearly 140 prospective Kāinga Ora houses in Dunedin, including a 41-property development, are now in limbo thanks to upcoming changes to the housing agency.
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Project delay is ‘punishing the South’
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Project delay is ‘punishing the South’
The postponement of a major state housing development in Port Chalmers is yet more proof that the government is "punishing the South", a prominent community member says.
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Med students acted inappropriately with human remains
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Med students acted inappropriately with human remains
Several medical students at the University of Otago have been caught acting inappropriately with dead bodies and human remains.
Halting of housing project ‘scandalous’
Halting of housing project ‘scandalous’
A major state housing development in Port Chalmers appears to have been stopped partway through the project.
Participation rates take off for Otago Polyfest
Participation rates take off for Otago Polyfest
Participation rates for the Otago Polyfest were the highest they have been for several years, organisers say.
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‘You have to put the pressure on’
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‘You have to put the pressure on’
One of the campaigners who led the successful bid to save neurosurgery in Dunedin says it is time to restart the campaign for the new Dunedin hospital.
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Firm ‘worried’ it will lose hospital plumbing job
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Firm ‘worried’ it will lose hospital plumbing job
Workers at a Dunedin firm tasked with the plumbing at the new hospital inpatients building fear the contract hangs in the balance, the Otago Daily Times understands.
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Minister mum on which polytechnics to stand alone
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Minister mum on which polytechnics to stand alone
Six polytechnics could be stand-alone by the start of next year, but Tertiary Education Minister Penny Simmonds is shying away from saying which ones.
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To campaign or not to campaign?
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Councillors split over hospital campaign
The Dunedin City Council is split over whether to relaunch a campaign to fight cuts to the city’s new hospital.
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Funding cuts hit tunnels trail plans
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Funding cuts hit tunnels trail plans
The team behind a major Dunedin cycleway project say cuts to government funding mean it will have to be drastically scaled down.
Funding cuts cause tunnel trail rethink
Funding cuts cause tunnel trail rethink
The team behind a major Dunedin cycleway project say cuts to government funding mean it will have to be drastically scaled down.
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Hospital contracts under scrutiny
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Hospital contracts under scrutiny
Subcontractors on the new Dunedin hospital project may find their work being re-tendered in the coming weeks, the Otago Daily Times understands.
Dunedin restaurant Alley Cantina in liquidation
Dunedin restaurant Alley Cantina in liquidation
A former worker has won a settlement against popular Dunedin restaurant Alley Cantina which has gone into liquidation.
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Argument you could drive a truck through
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Argument you could drive a truck through
A Ford Ranger or a new Dunedin hospital? For Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown, the choice is obvious — it is a Ford Ranger.
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Hospital cuts 'crazy'; call for a new campaign
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Hospital cuts 'crazy'; call for a new campaign
The emergency department in the new Dunedin hospital will be "overflowing within a week" if the government goes ahead with cuts, the former ED head is warning.