Call for help to get project over the line
As the cost of living continues to rise and housing affordability declines, secure retirement living is increasingly out of reach for many older people.
John Lewis
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Wine, sleep key to ‘a long life’
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Wine, sleep key to ‘a long life’
While you can argue sex, drugs and alcohol are the key to a happy life, Rosa Marshall says sleep, prescription medicines and lots of good wine are the key to ‘‘a long life’’.
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‘We see the best in humanity in the worst situations'
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‘We see the best in humanity in the worst situations'
An Oamaru woman first on the scene of a serious crash says she had no other choice but to run towards two burning cars in the Lindis Pass.
One dead in Lindis Pass crash
One dead in Lindis Pass crash
A serious two-vehicle crash on the Lindis Pass has left one person dead and three others injured.
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Trust grant gives power to enjoy sport, socialise
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Trust grant gives power to enjoy sport, socialise
The Dunedin Dragons Powerchair Football Club are within striking distance of becoming a competitive team capable taking on other powerchair football clubs around the country, after receiving a $10K grant.
Lindis Pass crash kills one
Lindis Pass crash kills one
A serious two-vehicle crash on the Lindis Pass has left one person dead and three others injured.
Minor injuries but major damage in Southland truck racing crash
Minor injuries but major damage in Southland truck racing crash
A driver had to be cut from his truck this morning, after it crashed during a racing event at Teretonga Park raceway, near Invercargill.
Road now reopened after fatal crash on Lindis Pass
Road now reopened after fatal crash on Lindis Pass
The Omarama-Lindis Pass Rd (SH8), between Omarama and Tarras, has reopened following a fatal crash this afternoon.
Road reopens after fatal crash on Lindis Pass
Road reopens after fatal crash on Lindis Pass
The Omarama-Lindis Pass Rd (SH8), between Omarama and Tarras, has reopened following a fatal crash this afternoon.
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Couple’s WW1 medals for auction
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Couple’s WW1 medals for auction
George and Harriet Simeon are quite unusual in that they both served in World War 1 and lived to tell their respective tales.
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Discovery of goose ‘golden’
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Discovery of goose ‘golden’
While it may not lay golden eggs, the discovery of an "Old Mother Goose" in an ancient St Bathans lake bed is proving just as valuable.
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Grads pay tribute to late classmate Jock Davies
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Grads pay tribute to late classmate Jock Davies
Wearing sandals, jandals or gumboots with a suit and tie or a formal dress may not seem appropriate footwear for an Otago Polytechnic graduation.
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Engineer balanced job with study to graduate
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Engineer balanced job with study to graduate
Life has been one long bridge over troubled waters for Jennifer Churchouse over the past three years.
Speeding driver arrives home to find police
Speeding driver arrives home to find police
After failing to stop a young driver for allegedly travelling at excessive speed in a 50kmh zone, police officers went to his house and waited for him to come home.
Pair allegedly robbed woman
Pair allegedly robbed woman
The alleged broad daylight theft of money from the pockets of an unconscious woman lying in the Dunedin CBD has landed two men in the Dunedin District Court.
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Restored biplane to return to the skies
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Restored biplane to return to the skies
The first thought that went through Glenn Thompson’s mind when he opened the shipping container door was: ‘‘I thought there was supposed to be a Tiger Moth in here’’.
Speeding drunk driver arrives home to find cops waiting
Speeding drunk driver arrives home to find cops waiting
After failing to stop a speeding young driver Dunedin police officers just went to his house and waited for him to come home.
Unconscious woman 'robbed of large sum' in Dunedin CBD
Unconscious woman 'robbed of large sum' in Dunedin CBD
An alleged brazen, broad daylight theft of money from the pockets of an unconscious woman lying in the Dunedin CBD has landed two men in the Dunedin District Court.
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Settled conditions tipped for autumn
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Settled conditions tipped for autumn
Autumn has arrived and the leaves are turning brown and overnight temperatures are starting to drop.
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Cannabinoid gave relief: pain study
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Cannabinoid gave relief: pain study
For those with endometriosis, medicinal cannabis may offer "life-changing" relief from chronic and severe pelvic pain, new research has found.