City notches hottest spring as weather records tumble
City notches hottest spring as weather records tumble
After baking in 31.7°C in Dunedin late last month, few will be surprised the city has just had its hottest spring on record.
John Lewis
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Asian tourists again visiting Dunedin in large numbers
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Asian tourists again visiting Dunedin in large numbers
Tourists from Asia are flooding back into Dunedin after a long drought caused by the Covid border closures.
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Droves of visitors to set city abuzz
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Droves of visitors to set city abuzz
Dunedin might start bulging at the seams this week — what with Christmas shoppers, four University of Otago graduations and five cruise ships in port.
Whānau always happy to do some horsing around
Whānau always happy to do some horsing around
Most of the people at this year’s Forbury Park Trotting Club Christmas on the Grass event left their children at home.
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Checkpoint picks up drink-drivers, other infringements
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Checkpoint picks up drink-drivers, other infringements
Police nabbed a driver who had more than twice the legal breath alcohol limit during an early morning centre city checkpoint yesterday.
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‘Low-budget Jedi’ approach after bird attacks
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‘Low-budget Jedi’ approach after bird attacks
A Canadian hiker went "low-budget Jedi" with a stick, trying to protect herself from what she believed was a dive-bombing kea attack on a walking track near Dunedin.
Research to catch prostate cancer earlier gets grant
Research to catch prostate cancer earlier gets grant
Blood samples from New Zealand men undergoing prostate biopsies could soon pave the way towards a simple blood test for the early detection of prostate cancer.
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Ready to graduate suitably attired
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Ready to graduate suitably attired
Grayson Westgate’s mother has promised to go "berserk" if he crosses the graduation stage today wearing running shoes with his academic regalia.
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‘Know when to call it a day’: ACC
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‘Know when to call it a day’: ACC
As we head towards the longest day of the year, Otago and Southland farmers traditionally start burning the candle at both ends, to get even more jobs done with the extra daylight hours.
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Accord expected to up access to medical training
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Accord expected to up access to medical training
Construction of Waikato University’s new medical school has started, following a sod-turning ceremony in Hamilton yesterday.
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Doctorate ‘great honour’: Ellison
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Doctorate ‘great honour’: Ellison
For a self-professed "humble old Otago Peninsula sheep farmer", being awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Otago is "quite extraordinary".
Scorching South leads way
Scorching South leads way
Oamaru was the hottest place in the country this afternoon, with Dunedin not far behind, as a forecast heatwave hit the east coast of the South Island.
Man pulled from house fire in Sawyers Bay
Man pulled from house fire in Sawyers Bay
Firefighters have dragged a man from a house fire in Dunedin's Sawyers Bay.
Jetskier flown to Southland hospital
Jetskier flown to Southland hospital
A patient has been airlifted to Southland Hospital with moderate injuries after falling from a jetski off the south coast, near Riverton.
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Surgeon hopes to see more vision testing
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Surgeon hopes to see more vision testing
A lack of vision and hearing examinations — especially in rest-homes — has prompted researchers to call for more government funding for annual checks.
Govt funding boost revs up 2026 Otago Rally
Govt funding boost revs up 2026 Otago Rally
Wheels are already spinning in Otago after the government announced the Otago Rally will receive a major funding boost for its 50th anniversary next year.
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Two hospitalised after chemical incident at polytech
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Two hospitalised after chemical incident at polytech
Otago Polytechnic is reviewing its procedures and management of hazardous substances, following an incident involving sulphuric acid at the School of Art.
Being awarded fellowship has extra meaning for writer
Being awarded fellowship has extra meaning for writer
Dunedin writer Laurence Fearnley was a student when she first experienced poetry as "a living, breathing form".
Study links Vit C in food with skin health
Study links Vit C in food with skin health
It turns out grandma was right after all — beauty really does come from within, not from expensive face creams.
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La Niña to bring drier and warmer summer
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La Niña to bring drier and warmer summer
Break out the barbecues and the sunscreen — summer in the South is shaping up to be warmer and drier than average.