Cromwell building 'extensively damaged' in blaze
Cromwell building 'extensively damaged' in blaze
A commercial building in Cromwell has been extensively damaged by fire this evening.
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Inland port competition fears
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Inland port competition fears
Port Otago competing with Calder Stewart to establish an inland port could have a "serious impact" on the Otago Regional Council’s financial position, a regional councillor says.
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Rabbits reinvading private land, report says
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Rabbits reinvading private land, report says
Feral rabbits in rail corridors and cycle trails are reinvading private land, frustrating efforts to control the pests, Otago Regional Council staff say.
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Changing give way rule for buses unlikely: union
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Changing give way rule for buses unlikely: union
A bid to give buses the right of way when leaving bus stops has been backed by the drivers’ union.
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Dolphin reports soar as cameras increase
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Dolphin reports soar as cameras increase
Since cameras were installed on fishing boats, six times more accidental catches of dolphins have been reported by the fishing industry, official information shows.
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Development fee hike ‘unjustified’
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Development fee hike ‘unjustified’
A Warrington developer says his latest subdivision will likely not go ahead after an "unjustified" $50,000 increase in development contributions proposed by the Dunedin City Council.
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'So excited': $3bn inland port plan hailed
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'So excited': $3bn inland port plan hailed
A planned $3 billion inland port in South Otago has been hailed as "the biggest thing to happen in the rural South in our lifetime".
'$3 billion' Otago inland port plan revealed
'$3 billion' Otago inland port plan revealed
Construction giant Calder Stewart has proposed a "$3 billion" solar-powered inland port it says will boost Otago’s export capacity and create hundreds of jobs.
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Protecting state house at cost of families: agency
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Protecting state house at cost of families: agency
Protecting Dunedin’s first tenanted state house could hamper Kāinga Ora’s ability to provide housing for those in need, the agency says.
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Fix problem at source, DCC told
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Fix problem at source, DCC told
When Dunedin goes looking for government money to shore up South Dunedin against sea-level rise it needs to be "doing everything within its own powers to be fixing the problem at its source", a...
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Councillors agreed with Dippie's email insults
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Councillors agreed with Dippie's email insults
Councillors texted a prominent Dunedin businessman saying they agreed with an explosive email in which he called them weird, woke and out of their depth.
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Agreement kept secret by councils
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Agreement kept secret by councils
An agreement has been reached in the Environment Court around the faltering Shotover wastewater treatment plant, but both sides are keeping it under wraps.
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Fears for those ‘in the middle of the conflict’
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Fears for those ‘in the middle of the conflict’
‘‘We all just want peace - we want nothing but peace.’’
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No ‘significant decline’ in city gull numbers yet
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No ‘significant decline’ in city gull numbers yet
Gull numbers may have passed their peak at Dunedin’s landfill, but the council says it has not yet seen any evidence of a significant decline in their numbers citywide.
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'Intense ocean warming' on Otago coast
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'Intense ocean warming' on Otago coast
Otago's coast is experiencing ‘‘some of the most intense ocean warming’’ anywhere in NZ and a co-ordinated response is required to ensure its future health, an environment group says.
Bubble tea shop falls foul of cup ban
Bubble tea shop falls foul of cup ban
A bubble tea shop in the Link at the University of Otago says it is being unfairly targeted by the university’s disposable cup ban.
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Local Māori oppose expansion of NZ’s largest gold mine
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Local Māori oppose expansion of NZ’s largest gold mine
Local Māori have opposed the expansion of NZ’s largest gold mine, north of Dunedin, saying not enough is known about its effects on the environment.
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Hawkins' comments ‘extraordinary’
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Hawkins' comments ‘extraordinary’
A city councillor says he finds it "extraordinary" a former mayor has called out a fellow councillor’s inclusion on a hearings panel.
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Riverbed works to be done on land where possible
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Riverbed works to be done on land where possible
Riverbed works to enable the ongoing discharge of treated wastewater into the Shotover River will be done on dry land as much as possible to mitigate damage to the environment, application...
‘Oh my God, that’s a moose’, Canadian hikers say
‘Oh my God, that’s a moose’, Canadian hikers say
Three Canadian hikers say they saw what they believe to be a moose as they completed the Kepler Track in Fiordland last month.