Cyclist injured near Wakari Hospital
Cyclist injured near Wakari Hospital
A cyclist has been injured after colliding with a car near Wakari Hospital in Dunedin this evening.
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Scholarship to further bioethics research
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Scholarship to further bioethics research
Make no bones about it — Sian Halcrow is ready to crack into her research on skeletal collections after winning a Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Award.
Study looks at impact of child abuse
Study looks at impact of child abuse
Nearly one in five participants in the Dunedin Study have retrospectively reported suffering unwanted sexual contact before the age of 16.
Children’s sleep affects eating habits: research
Children’s sleep affects eating habits: research
When it comes to controlling our weight, a lot of time and effort is spent trying to improve our diets and exercise regime.
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Owner hoping to finish cookie bus tour
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Owner hoping to finish cookie bus tour
Crunching and snapping noises coming from the back of a cookie-dispensing bus is a good sound.
Diversity needed in health: study
Diversity needed in health: study
New research shows it is unlikely New Zealand’s health needs, and the inequities that lie within, will be adequately addressed by the present cohort of health workforce students.
Trio allegedly threatened man
Trio allegedly threatened man
Three people were taken into custody after they allegedly threatened a man with a baseball bat on Sunday night.
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Downpour fails to ease drought danger for city
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Downpour fails to ease drought danger for city
While it rained hard enough to make some spoutings overflow early yesterday morning, it was not enough to wash Dunedin out of drought danger.
Car in flames after crashing into tree at Outram
Car in flames after crashing into tree at Outram
Dunedin police will use forensics to formally identify a person killed in a serious car crash near Outram at the weekend.
Trio arrested after baseball threat over crash: police
Trio arrested after baseball threat over crash: police
Three people have been taken into custody after they allegedly threatened a man with a baseball bat in Dunedin.
Speeding drink-driver well over limit: police
Speeding drink-driver well over limit: police
A 22-year-old man is to appear in the Oamaru District Court later this month after being caught driving at high speeds while intoxicated, police say.
Drive-by shooting in central city confirmed
Drive-by shooting in central city confirmed
Dunedin police now believe a shotgun was used in a drive-by shooting in Thomas Burns St last Friday.
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Discovery raises prospect of power from air
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Discovery raises prospect of power from air
The discovery of an enzyme that can turn air into electricity has been labelled a game-changer — opening the way for the creation of devices that can literally make clean energy from thin air.
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Unsure how many ‘greats’ but it was a great reunion
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Unsure how many ‘greats’ but it was a great reunion
If it weren’t for your great-great-great-grandparents, where would you be?
Tourism policy school to look at key industry issues
Tourism policy school to look at key industry issues
Whether New Zealand’s tourism industry is "fit for purpose" in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, will be the main topic up for discussion at this year’s Otago Tourism Policy School.
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137-year-old piano played to raise money for flood fund
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137-year-old piano played to raise money for flood fund
A rare 137-year-old Ibach concert hall grand piano sitting in the middle of George St is rarer than a road worker leaning on a shovel at the moment.
Heavy rain, thunderstorms for parts of South
Heavy rain, thunderstorms for parts of South
Southerners are being urged to keep an eye on the skies over the next two days, with MetService issuing heavy rain watches and warnings.
Rivers still critically low despite rain
Rivers still critically low despite rain
Three Otago rivers are running at critically low levels, despite most of the region getting significant rain over the past seven days.
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Warm transition into winter predicted
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Warm transition into winter predicted
Southerners can prepare for a nice warm slide into winter this year.
Water safety message still not getting through
Water safety message still not getting through
It appears New Zealanders are still not getting the message when it comes to water safety.