‘A gloomy place’ if services cut
‘A gloomy place’ if services cut
Facing the potential collapse of its services in Queenstown and Wānaka, Alzheimers Otago supporters and service users are issuing urgent pleas.
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Māori prison, health link poor: studies
Māori prison, health link poor: studies
New Zealand prisons are increasingly being recognised as a powerful determinant of health and wellbeing — particularly for Māori.
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More gale winds set to hit South
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More gale winds set to hit South
More severe gales are on the way as "a car crash" of weather systems heads towards Otago and Southland today.
Two injured in Kawarau Gorge crash
Two injured in Kawarau Gorge crash
A person has been airlifted to hospital in a serious condition following a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 6, between Cromwell and Queenstown.
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Sunshine on cue as Vault 21 marks 10th year
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Sunshine on cue as Vault 21 marks 10th year
Typically, an ice sculpture sitting in Dunedin’s Octagon is pretty safe.
Mother warns parents of virus ‘outbreak’
Mother warns parents of virus ‘outbreak’
A mother of two children in hospital with a serious respiratory virus is urging other parents in South Otago to keep unwell children at home in a bid to stop its spread.
Otago Uni-led conference to focus on improving cities
Otago Uni-led conference to focus on improving cities
Building healthier, more resilient cities in the face of challenges posed by climate change will be the focus of an international conference on urban health to be co-hosted by the University of...
Tunnel Beach track back after year
Tunnel Beach track back after year
More than a year after being extensively damaged, Dunedin’s "spectacular" Tunnel Beach track will officially reopen today.
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Researchers recognised for their works’ global impact
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Researchers recognised for their works’ global impact
Four Otago researchers have received Health Research Council (HRC) awards for their transformative health interventions that have have led to significant real-world benefits on a global scale.
Partners aim to lift diabetes care
Partners aim to lift diabetes care
As part of events to mark World Diabetes Day today, the University of Otago and Ngāti Hine Health Trust have joined forces in a bid to improve diabetes care for Māori.
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Schools oppose Treaty removal directive
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Schools oppose Treaty removal directive
Schools across Otago have publicly opposed the government’s "backward" directive to remove the Treaty of Waitangi from their decision-making processes.
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Shanghai advisers visit Dunedin garden
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Shanghai advisers visit Dunedin garden
Nearly two decades after Dunedin’s Chinese garden Lan Yuan was completed, a delegation from Shanghai is visiting the tourist attraction.
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Tobacco interference index fall ‘shameful’
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Tobacco interference index fall ‘shameful’
New Zealand’s dream of becoming smokefree by the end of 2025 appears to have gone up in smoke.
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Solar storms send supplier scrambling
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Solar storms send supplier scrambling
A severe (G4) geomagnetic storm sent Transpower scrambling to remove some South Island electricity transmission lines from service yesterday, in a bid to protect the power grid.
Sun storm to dazzle southern night sky
Sun storm to dazzle southern night sky
A severe geomagnetic storm from the sun is expected to paint the southern skies with colourful Aurora Australis tonight - so long as the skies remain clear.
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Running 800km for men’s mental health
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Running 800km for men’s mental health
Each day after work, three young Dunedin flatmates routinely find themselves sitting on the couch, cursorily asking each other how their day was.
New fossil fish species named after late prof
New fossil fish species named after late prof
Zealandorhynchus fordycei is not a fish you would want to come face to face with at St Clair Beach.
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Air rifle prompts lockdown
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Air rifle prompts lockdown
A man wandering around the graves of East Taieri Cemetery with a firearm sent a neighbouring school and preschool into lockdown, and struck fear into residents yesterday.
Man with firearm in Taieri cemetery sparks lockdown
Man with firearm in Taieri cemetery sparks lockdown
A man wandering around the graves of East Taieri Cemetery with a firearm sent a neighbouring school and preschool into lockdown and struck fear into residents.
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October weather broke many records
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October weather broke many records
After a month of highly volatile weather with "violent" winds and rain, few people will be surprised that many long-held records were broken across Otago and Southland during October.