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Foundations for new KiwiRail workshop under way

Construction has started on the new fabrication buildings at the Hillside workshop site in South...

Foundations for new KiwiRail workshop under way

The KiwiRail Hillside workshops redevelopment will take shape in coming weeks as construction crews pour concrete for foundation beams and excavate for locomotive pit areas.

‘Kiwi ingenuity’ to sort carbon dioxide shortage

Cromwell winemaker Matt Connell has been rationing use of his last bottle of carbon dioxide....

‘Kiwi ingenuity’ to sort carbon dioxide shortage

A Cromwell winemaker on his last bottle of carbon dioxide says "Kiwi ingenuity" will get businesses through a shortage affecting a range of industries.

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Pilots file notice in appeal of landfill

The proposed Smooth hill site looking north towards Dunedin. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Pilots file notice in appeal of landfill

Pilots hope to join the appeal of a consent approval for a landfill near Dunedin Airport.

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‘Royal-cam’ chick returned to nest

The recently hatched, as yet un-named ‘‘royal-cam’’ chick stays warm under its mother at the...

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‘Royal-cam’ chick returned to nest

Weighing in at 420g, this season’s "royal-cam" chick is back on its parents’ nest and ready for an international audience.

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Hoiho face issues bigger than disease: researcher

Yellow-eyed penguins are increasingly havinga blue cod-heavy diet, which scientists say is not...

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Hoiho face issues bigger than disease: researcher

Yellow-eyed penguins likely face a greater threat from the fishing industry, agricultural run-off in rivers and climate change than a newly discovered virus, a leading specialist on the seabirds says.

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First star of royal albatross cam returns

Northern royal albatross Moana has returned to Taiaroa Head just in time for her 7th "birthday"...

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First star of royal albatross cam back 7 yrs after hatching

She took the world by storm and then she took to the sky and the southern seas.

Nature festival springs from soil

Wild Dunedin committee members celebrating the nature festival’s theme this year of soil and...

Nature festival springs from soil

Organisers of the New Zealand Festival of Nature, Wild Dunedin, want you to take a good look at the earth beneath your feet.

'I’m so glad that boy’s alive': rescuer

Leroy Kaaho, also known as Linkin Kisling (inset), and searchers on Lake Wakatipu. Photo: ODT

Dangers at head of lake: rescuer

A builder who pulled a 10-year-old boy out of the water in Glenorchy as the boy’s father drowned trying to save him says the picturesque spot has hidden dangers.

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Street art adorning South Dunedin

Street artist Koryu Aoshima with his near-complete work on the abutment of the King Edward St...

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Street art acknowledges early residents

Art adorning the entranceway to South Dunedin recalls the Asian community who built the city suburb.

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More, bigger fish in Fiordland... or is it just a fishy tale?

Peter Scott (left), of Dunedin, and Doug Andrews, of Wanaka, show off a couple of southern...

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More, bigger fish in Fiordland... or is it just a fishy tale?

Fishing in Fiordland has never been better — or maybe it has just never been busier.

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ORC head irritated by delays

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ORC head irritated by delays

Frustrations over delays to crucial advice on the Manuherikia River reached all the way to the top of the Otago Regional Council, internal emails show.

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Otago Heads beach upgrade to be completed within 6 months

Dredges work on the Te Rauone Beach upgrade last year. PHOTO: PORT TO PORT CRUISES AND WILDLIFE...

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Otago Heads beach upgrade to be completed within 6 months

An upgrade of Te Rauone Reserve at Harington Point, costing about $600,000, will be completed by the middle of this year.

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Hunt continues for missing toroa eggs

A perimeter fence fortifies the Royal Albatross Centre, in Harington Point. Nevertheless, the...

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Hunt continues for missing toroa eggs

There are no apparent leads in the case of Dunedin’s missing albatross eggs, but the investigation continues.

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No money for Lake Onslow hydro store, National says

The creation of a large hydro-storage lake at Lake Onslow, east of Roxburgh, is being...

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No money for Lake Onslow hydro store, National says

A National government would not put public money into the proposed multibillion-dollar Lake Onslow pumped-hydro scheme.

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Need for cultural impact assessment disputed

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Need for cultural impact assessment disputed

The joint venture company behind the waste-to-energy proposal Project Kea, proposed for South Canterbury, is not taking no for an answer.

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Air quality monitoring site gauges finer matter

The Otago Regional Council’s new air quality monitoring site in Clyde St, Dunedin. PHOTO: GERARD...

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Air quality monitoring site gauges finer matter

Dunedin's fresh air has a higher bar to meet.

Mobil terminal site remains contaminated, DCC says

A patch of green grass highlights where Mobil Oil New Zealand Ltd’s Fryatt St bulk storage...

Mobil terminal site remains contaminated, DCC says

The Dunedin City Council is concerned contamination at a former oil terminal in the Otago Harbour basin could pose a risk to the marine environment.

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Govt help for Southern lakes wanted

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Govt help for Southern lakes wanted

Concerns about declining water quality in Otago’s deep-water alpine lakes have filtered through to the Environment Ministry but a potential call for help from the ORC to address the issues facing Southern lakes has not.

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Southland Hospital ward again closed to visitors

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Southland Hospital ward again closed to visitors

A rise in Covid-19 cases has forced the closure of Southland Hospital's assessment, treatment and rehabilitation ward once more.

Driver 'didn't remember' crash into parked car

A Dunedin driver told police he did not remember crashing into a parked car.

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