Ruby Shaw

‘Memory carries on’ with planting of trees, shrubs

Dunedin mother and daughter Antonella and Valentina, 11, Condliffe plant a shrub during a "Trees for Families" event at Rotary Park, Shiel Hill, yesterday.

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Email addresses shared by ORC

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Email addresses shared by ORC

Hundreds of people have been caught up in a privacy breach after the Otago Regional Council broke confidentiality and shared their email addresses - twice.

Charity gig to honour late musician

Charity gig to honour late musician

A late Dunedin musician would be stoked at a collection of ‘‘great musos’’ continuing his charitable work in salute.

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Uni wants to demo award winning building

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DCC may thwart plan to demolish 'unique and special' lecture theatres

Plans to demolish award winning University of Otago lecture theatres have hit a snag as the city council moves to protect the building.

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DCC asked to rethink development charges

Middlemarch and the Strath Taieri. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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DCC asked to rethink development charges

Proposed increases to development contributions would throw the brakes on Dunedin’s business growth, the city council has been told.

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DCC negligent: flood action group

Surrey St Flood Action Group convener Lynne Newell (front centre) and some of the concerned group...

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DCC negligent: flood action group

The council has been accused of negligence and deliberate appeasement tactics over South Dunedin flood management.

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Desire to push trail project forward

Visitors explore the Chain Hills tunnel, planned to be part of a cycle trail between Dunedin and...

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Desire to push trail project forward

Dunedin's tunnels trail doesn’t need to be a ‘‘Rolls-Royce’’, it just needs to be done, the city council had been told.

Splitting playground funds ‘wrong way to go’

Woodhaugh Gardens playground. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Splitting playground funds ‘wrong way to go’

"Do it once, do it really well" is the message to Dunedin city councillors considering a spruce-up of the city’s playgrounds.

Pupils’ safety request met with questions

Portobello School pupils (from left) Robin Luff, Bella Monteith and Ivy Larkins, all aged 12,...

Pupils’ safety request met with questions

Portobello children, pleading their case for safety improvements around their school, did not escape a few tough questions from one Dunedin city councillor.

Community pitches in to aid flood victims

Dunedin resident Krystal Brens and Proctor Auctions owner Ronnie Proctor hope a charity auction...

Community pitches in to aid flood victims

A little bit of everything is up for auction to support a Dunedin family still dealing with the fallout from last year’s floods.

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Benefits and opportunities of cycle trails highlighted

Geoff Gabites (centre) of Cycle Journeys based in Christchurch talks to Dunedin Tracks and Trails...

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Benefits and opportunities of cycle trails highlighted

Dunedin risks missing out on a significant tourism boost if it does not connect to Otago’s sprawling cycle trail network.

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‘Keep your promise’: children to council

Forty pupils from Macandrew Bay School have submitted to the Dunedin City Council regarding the...

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‘Keep your promise’: children to council

Dunedin school children are dipping a toe in the turbulent waters of local government, asking the city council to "keep your promise" on Otago Peninsula's shared pathway.

House 'extensively damaged' in Queenstown blaze

A fire appliance at the scene of the blaze. Photo: Tracey Roxburgh

House 'extensively damaged' in Queenstown blaze

Fire crews have contained a blaze that has left a home "extensively damaged" in Queenstown this afternoon.

Stolen vehicle found being stripped in South D garage

Stolen vehicle found being stripped in South D garage

A man spotted speeding at over 100kmh on George St had a stolen vehicle being stripped for parts in his garage, police say.

Boy charged over car thefts 'went to see some mates'

A 15-year-old boy has been charged following a spate of car thefts across the South Island.

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Council set to put issue of glass bottles back in play

Litter lies strewn in Castle St yesterday, the debris of a night of revelry in the student...

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Council set to put issue of glass bottles back in play

The issue of glass bottles in North Dunedin is about to become a "high-priority topic" as the council prepares to send its alcohol policy back to the drawing board.

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‘Saddened’ by demolition, but ‘safety is paramount’

An image taken during the drone inspection of the chimney stack shows significant cracks. PHOTO:...

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‘Saddened’ by demolition, but ‘safety is paramount’

The decision to pull down part of the Dunedin Gasworks Museum is a sad but necessary one, a museum trustee says.

Incubator to help babies in a new way

Little miracles Dunedin family support co-ordinator Shelley Gormon (centre) and Dunedin hospital...

Incubator to help babies in a new way

A piece of lifesaving equipment has a found a new home in a Dunedin supermarket, continuing to support New Zealand’s littlest miracles.

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Rainbow crossing on horizon: councillor

Dunedin city councillor Mandy Mayhem. Photo: ODT files

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Rainbow crossing on horizon: councillor

Dunedin city councillor Mandy Mayhem hopes to be dancing over a Dunedin rainbow crossing before the year is out.

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ICU beds: Mayor has 'no intention’ of fighting cut

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ICU beds: Mayor has 'no intention’ of fighting cut

Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich says he has no problem with the govt’s plan to cut a third of intensive care unit beds from the city’s new hospital and has "no intention" of fighting the move.

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