Matthew Littlewood

‘Gutless’: Protesters confront minister

Immigration Minister Erica Stanford faced a small group of protesters during her visit to Dunedin, angry at the government’s decision so far to not issue special visas for Palestinian refugees.

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Dip in South Dunedin house prices a blip, so far

Climate Sigma managing director Belinda Storey. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Dip in South Dunedin house prices a blip, so far

South Dunedin property prices have dropped by more than in any other suburb, but real estate agents say it is too soon to say whether flooding was the cause.

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Govt told of concerns over third med school plan

Dr Shane Retil. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Govt told of concerns over third med school plan

The government was advised two months before progressing a plan for a third medical school to the next stage that there were serious concerns over its affordability.

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Plans for industrial zone in Clyde

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Plans for industrial zone in Clyde

Plans to create an industrial zone for Clyde are now on the table as the Central Otago town experiences rapid growth.

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More work needed on university neutrality

University of Otago vice-chancellor Grant Robertson. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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More work needed on university neutrality

The University of Otago Senate has pressed "pause" on a motion asking the university not to do business with any organisations trading with illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian...

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Senate to mull request to exclude organisations

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Senate to mull request to exclude organisations

A proposal asking the University of Otago not to do business with any organisations trading with illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories comes before the senate body today.

Setbacks came later for mosque shooting survivor

Mosque attack survivor Mustafa Boztas, of Dunedin. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

Setbacks came later for mosque shooting survivor

Mosque attack survivor Mustafa Boztas says he remembers the first two years after the attack went "very quickly".

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Alcohol concerns at charity show

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Alcohol concerns at charity show

Police say it would be "inappropriate and harmful" to allow alcohol to be sold at a Dunedin charity event raising money for suicide awareness.

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Hospital's tertiary status at stake: MP

Labour List MP Tracey McLellan. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Hospital's tertiary status at stake: MP

Cutbacks so severe the new Dunedin hospital could lose its status for training medical students are on the table, a Labour MP says.

Vintage Roundup market offers a different style

Bargain-hunters Katiya Brasell-Jagger, 14, left, and Mila Hancock, 15, both of Port Chalmers pick...

Vintage Roundup market offers a different style

It's not just a style - it’s a community.

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Choppy waters no problem for veteran lifeguard

St Clair Surf Lifesaving Club life member, Graeme Newton, 72, gets ready for the St Clair Beach...

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Choppy waters no problem for veteran lifeguard

Not even the bitter wind-chill factor and heavy rain could drag Graeme Newton away from competing in the St Clair Beach to White Island race at the weekend.

Rest-home thrilled to win award

Staff at Queen Rose Retirement Home celebrate winning the Aged Care Association’s supreme award...

Rest-home thrilled to win award

A small "hands on" rest-home in South Dunedin has beaten some of the "big guns" to win a major award.

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Resident knew what to expect with floods

South Dunedin resident Tane Duff talks to Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins and Taieri MP Ingrid...

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Resident knew what to expect with floods

A South Dunedin man who has been been hit twice by flooding says he has no plans to move out.

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‘We did really get progress’: Hipkins

Labour leader Chris Hipkins shares a laugh with Wests co-director Craig McFarlane as part of his...

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‘We did really get progress’: Hipkins

Progress on the new Dunedin hospital was well under way by the time Labour was voted out, Chris Hipkins says.

Experienced mountaineer who died near Mt Cook remembered

Richard O’Neill-Dean, pictured hiking in the Fritz Ranges, near the Franz Josef Glacier, in 2016....

Experienced mountaineer who died near Mt Cook remembered

A mountaineer who died climbing a summit near Aoraki/Mt Cook has been remembered as "inspiring".

Mountaineer was experienced and ‘inspiring’

A Dunedin mountaineer who died climbing a summit near Aoraki/Mt Cook has been remembered as "inspiring".

Council's motion against government's move lost

Today's ORC meeting at the Hutton Theatre at Otago Museum. Photo: Peter McIntosh

Council's motion against government's move lost

The Otago Regional Council has been playing ‘‘chicken’’ with the government and lost, a councillor says.

‘Cathartic’ working on hospital process

Dunedin woman Tania Henwood (left) and Health New Zealand Southern consumer liaison officer...

‘Cathartic’ working on hospital process

A Dunedin woman whose mother died in hospital says it was "bittersweet" working on new ways to ensure patients and families’ concerns get heard.

Government urged to ditch retrofit option

Former Labour Party MP Pete Hodgson. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

Government urged to ditch retrofit option

A former leader of the new Dunedin hospital project is urging the government to abandon the "wild goose chase" of retrofitting the old hospital.

Hospital's sixth floor may go - sources

On the level? An architect's drawing shows the new Dunedin hospital inpatient building with 11...

Hospital's sixth floor may go - sources

Plans to cut one floor from the new Dunedin hospital affecting elderly patients have been presented to the government, the ODT understands.

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