Crash closes lane of Southern Motorway
Crash closes lane of Southern Motorway
Southbound traffic on the Southern Motorway was down to one lane after a car drove into the barrier, police say.
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Thick fog hits flights at airport
Thick fog hits flights at airport
Thick fog affected a number of flights in and out of Dunedin Airport this morning.
Unexplained death at home of 'quiet and normal family'
Unexplained death at home of 'quiet and normal family'
The Palmerston house where an unexplained death occurred at the weekend is occupied by a "quiet and normal family" with four children, a neighbour says.
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Laws criticises ORC for not being transparent
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Laws criticises ORC for not being transparent
An Otago regional councillor has accused the council of acting illegally by not conducting its business in an open, transparent and democratically accountable manner.
Bosses to blame, say Otago University staff
Bosses to blame, say Otago University staff
Frustrated University of Otago staff are pointing the finger at the organisation’s management for a financial crisis expected to lead to hundreds of job losses.
Otago Uni woes: Asset sales also on cards
Otago Uni woes: Asset sales also on cards
After student enrolments failed to meet predicted numbers, Otago University is investigating ways to save money, including hundreds of expected job losses, fewer offerings at the university, and asset sales.
$60m hole at uni, hundreds of jobs set to go
$60m hole at uni, hundreds of jobs set to go
Hundreds of jobs are expected to go at the University of Otago as the institution says "salary savings" will need to be a major part of dealing with a $60 million hole in this year’s budget.
$60m hole at uni, hundreds of jobs set to go
$60m hole at uni, hundreds of jobs set to go
Hundreds of jobs are expected to go at the University of Otago as the institution says "salary savings" will need to be a major part of dealing with a $60 million hole in this year’s budget.
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Project Kea not helped by waste strategy
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Project Kea not helped by waste strategy
Waste-to-energy plants are near the bottom of a priority list in New Zealand's new waste strategy, but landfills sit at the bottom of the pile.
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HQ move an opportunity to improve: ORC
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HQ move an opportunity to improve: ORC
No organisation-wide review of the ORC is planned, but when the council moves into new Dunedin city-centre headquarters there is an opportunity to ensure they work "efficiently and effectively", the incoming chief executive says.
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DCC puts $5m into tip plan
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DCC puts $5m into tip plan
The Dunedin City Council has spent more than $5 million making plans for a new landfill at Smooth Hill, south of the city.
MPI defends $2.76m cost of Otago wallaby control
MPI defends $2.76m cost of Otago wallaby control
On a per wallaby basis, it has cost more than $150,000 for each of the pest animals killed in Otago over the past couple of years, the Taxpayers’ Union says.
Penguins suffering amid a ‘major threatening event’
Penguins suffering amid a ‘major threatening event’
Worrying numbers of NZ's mainland population of yellow-eyed penguins have required human intervention to stay alive during a catastrophic moulting season for the endangered birds under way.
St Clair apartment and retail complex under way
St Clair apartment and retail complex under way
A three-storey apartment and retail complex near St Clair Beach should add to the "vibe" of the area, the developer says.
Prelude to national ploughing champs
Prelude to national ploughing champs
"The straighter you plough, the easier it’s going to be."
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$10m reversal of cuts welcomed
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$10m reversal of cuts welcomed
A $10 million reversal of cuts to the new Dunedin hospital has been welcomed in the city as a "significant step forward".
Govt reverses $10m in hospital cuts
Govt reverses $10m in hospital cuts
The Government has today announced it is reversing $10 million of cuts to the new Dunedin Hospital.
Government reverses $10m in hospital cuts
Government reverses $10m in hospital cuts
The Government is reversing $10 million of cuts to the new Dunedin hospital and Health Minister Ayesha Verrall has ruled out further "substantial re-designs", saying it's time to get on with the build.
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Security fencing reduces parking
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Security fencing reduces parking
A more than $1 million project to shore up Port Otago security at the company’s Dunedin wharves is under way.
Countdown on: city marks 100 days to World Cup
Countdown on: city marks 100 days to World Cup
Alisha Lehmann and Ana Maria Crnogorcevic may not be household names in Dunedin, but for a few weeks in July the Swiss football players could be the toast of the town.