Matthew Littlewood

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'Difficult choices' ahead as polytech changes signalled

Penny Simmonds. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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'Difficult choices' ahead as polytech changes signalled

Asset sales and cuts to course offerings could be on the cards as another major shakeup of New Zealand’s polytechnic network has been revealed.

Corporate class goes down swinging at charity fight night

Micah Wharerimu covers up as Matthew Rowling takes aim during the Punch with Purpose Ōtepoti...

Corporate class goes down swinging at charity fight night

Dunedin's corporate class pulled no punches at the weekend.

More rain expected in city but worst over

Ollie McLennan, 6, gives mud-splattered Green Island forward Amos Roddick a pat on the head after...

More rain expected in city but worst over

More wet weather is on its way for Dunedin after a bit of a squishy weekend.

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‘Demolition by neglect’ a concern

Southern Heritage Trust chairwoman Jo Galer walks past the former Arkwright Traders shop in Manse...

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‘Demolition by neglect’ a concern

Councils are calling on the government to make it easier to reuse unoccupied historic buildings, or risk swathes of them becoming "demolished by neglect".

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Proposed speed limit changes now on backburner

Last year, the DCC proposed a raft of changes throughout the area including sizable parts of...

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Proposed speed limit changes now on backburner

A raft of speed limit reductions throughout Dunedin will remain stalled after the government raced ahead with new proposed limits.

YSAR ‘chuffed’ with funding

Dunedin Youth Search and Rescue has received more than $13,000 from Dunedin Host Lions. Testing a...

YSAR ‘chuffed’ with funding

The Youth Search and Rescue (YSAR) organisation now has more ways to communicate.

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Low lake levels prompt 'cautious approach'

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Low lake levels prompt 'cautious approach'

Hydro operators are keeping a close watch on lake levels, with no major downpour on the horizon.

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Quality of education ‘at risk’: union

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Quality of education ‘at risk’: union

The Tertiary Education Union is calling on the University of Otago to halt a restructure proposal which could "put the quality of education and research at risk".

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Chopper crash reveals relaxed attitude

A fatal helicopter crash in 2018 in which Nick Wallis (below) and two Department of Conservation...

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Chopper crash reveals relaxed attitude

A Wānaka helicopter crash that killed a pilot and two Doc staff revealed a relaxed attitude among pilots and operators towards in-flight safety risks, a new report has found.

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Polluter 'completely nuked' property

A view showing the extent of a blaze in a carbon forestry block near Livingstone in North Otago...

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Discount for polluter stuns neighbour

A carbon farming business which was recently fined for "carelessly" spraying indigenous wetlands and native forests was almost charged with a similar offence a decade ago.

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Sex offender’s appeal dismissed

Jeremy Hore was ordered to pay the person he sexually abused $5000. PHOTO: ROB KIDD

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Sex offender’s appeal dismissed

A sex offender who wanted a shorter sentence because he was drunk at the time of his actions has lost his appeal.

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Hospital protest floated as ‘lack of delivery’ probed

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Hospital protest floated as ‘lack of delivery’ probed

Some Dunedin city councillors say it might be time to bring the placards out again in support of the new Dunedin hospital building.

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Proposed 6% tuition hike ‘disheartening’

University of Otago student Bianca Slater is worried about the proposed changes to tuition fees....

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Proposed 6% tuition hike ‘disheartening’

University of Otago students are crying foul over a proposal which could see their tuition fees hiked by 6% next year.

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Floated cuts a ‘kick in the guts’

The University of Otago School of Biomedical Sciences is undergoing a restructure. PHOTO: LINDA...

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Floated cuts a ‘kick in the guts’ for ‘profitable’ school

Proposed cuts to a "high-performing" University of Otago school are a "kick in the guts", staff say.

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Bishop confronted by protesters in city

Taking a look at one of the apartments at the former Loan and Mercantile building social housing...

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Bishop coy on hospital plans

National MP Chris Bishop had to make a hasty departure from protesters while in Dunedin to talk hospitals and housing yesterday.

Chris Bishop visits new Dunedin social housing complex

Housing Minister Chris Bishop attended the opening of a social housing complex near Dunedin's waterfront on Thursday.

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Otago slips in global university rankings

University of Otago clocktower building. PHOTO:LINDA ROBERTSON

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Otago slips in global university rankings

The University of Otago has slipped slightly on a major international ranking table, and lags behind its main rival Auckland.

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Virus fears prompt call for ‘readiness and response’ plan

The WHO has said Botswana, Cape Verde, Comoros and Swaziland are on track to eliminate malaria by...

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Virus fears prompt call for ‘readiness and response’ plan

Fears a deadly mosquito-borne virus could reach New Zealand have led the government to call for a wide-ranging response plan.

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Report stalls fast-track development plans

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Report stalls fast-track development plans

Plans to fast-track a proposed new workers’ accommodation complex in Queenstown have hit rocky ground.

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14-year-old repeatedly sexually harassed by boss

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Teen worker compensated $20K after sexual harassment

A South Island 14-year-old who had been excited to work at her family’s favourite takeaway was subjected to a campaign of sexual harassment.

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