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    Times ‘well below the milestone’

    Dunedin Hospital’s beleaguered emergency department (ED) appears to be on a downward slide for processing patients on time, new figures reveal.

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    First snow, then ice—motorists urged to take care

    Ewes and their lambs took shelter in an old shed near Wedderburn, after snow and frigid...

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    First snow, then ice—motorists urged to take care

    Snow to low levels and sub-zero temperatures across much of the southern region made for tricky driving conditions yesterday morning.

    Fire quickly extinguished

    Fire quickly extinguished

    A fire in a Brockville conservatory, which started when nobody was home, was quickly extinguished by emergency services.

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    Rates, debt top concerns for residents

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    Rates, debt top concerns for residents

    Before the election, Dunedin residents are more concerned about rates and debt and less worried about looking after the environment, a survey suggests.

    Driver crashes into ditch

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    Driver crashes into ditch

    An overtaking manoeuvre gone wrong resulted in a driver crashing into a ditch north of Waikouaiti, police say.

    Charged with burglaries

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    Charged with burglaries

    A fashion-forward Dunedin teenager was arrested wearing the clothing he had allegedly stolen from houses in Castle St.

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    Latta remembered for ability to simplify complex issues

    Clinical psychologist, author and broadcaster Nigel Latta (ONZM) at St Clair Beach, Dunedin, in...

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    Latta remembered for ability to simplify complex issues

    Nigel Latta summed up his career as "basically trying to find simple ways to understand enormously complex things, and then to turn those learnings into actionable steps".

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    SSW likely to lead to ‘stormy, relatively active’ weather

    Keep your winter woollies at the ready — stormy weather is still on the cards during October....

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    SSW likely to lead to ‘stormy, relatively active’ weather

    Given yesterday’s snowfall across much of the southern regions, Earth Sciences New Zealand’s (ESNZ) forecast for "stormy and relatively active" weather over the next few weeks may be bang on the...

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    Lotto 2521

    Results from last night's Lotto draw

    New OUSA president keen to put his skills to work

    Newly elected OUSA president Daniel Leamy is looking forward to the financial and social...

    New OUSA president keen to put his skills to work

    The newly elected president of the Otago University Students’ Association hopes to put his finance and analytical skills towards improving the plight of students.

    Obedient dogs headed for comp

    Taieri Canine Training Club members (from left) Richard Powley, Louise Marsh, Alex Clarke and...

    Obedient dogs headed for comp

    Four Dunedin canines are off to the big smoke to prove they are the best good boys in the country.

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    A glitch in time: station clock stuck in the past

    Spring is in the air, but the Dunedin Railway Station’s clock has yet to spring forward into...

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    A glitch in time: station clock stuck in the past

    If you have been putting off setting your clocks forwards one hour for daylight saving, then rest assured — you are not the only one.

    Taking a dip bright and early

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    Taking a dip bright and early

    A chilly start to the day did not stop eager swimmer Sharon Miller, of Dunedin, from taking the first opportunity of the season to visit the St Clair Hot Salt Water Pool yesterday. 

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    Man who planted cenotaph shrubs asked to remove them

    Dunedin RSA president Bob Barlin says the removal of unauthorised plantings (below) in Queens...

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    Man who planted cenotaph shrubs asked to remove them

    A man who planted 58 native shrubs around Dunedin’s cenotaph without official sign-off has been asked to remove them at his own cost.

    Four-year sentence for ‘explosive act of rage’

    Four-year sentence for ‘explosive act of rage’

    A woman who was bashed with a hammer in a shopping centre carpark after she questioned why a child was eating cigarettes has described it as the "saddest day of her life."

    Thompson death probe to be reviewed

    Self-proclaimed gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson is pictured in his Woody Creek home near...

    Thompson death probe to be reviewed

    The Colorado Bureau of Investigation announced yesterday it will review the investigation into the 2005 death of journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson

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    Jail time reduced for man who threatened to shoot officials

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    Jail time reduced for man who threatened to shoot officials

    An Otago man who threatened to shoot officials trying to seize his dog has had his prison sentence reduced.

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    Odour pollution probably causing significant health impacts

    The Green Island Landfill is included in a list of odour-emitting sites across the country that...

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    Odour pollution probably causing significant health impacts

    When someone ‘‘parps’’ in the office, colleagues are quick to make a song and dance about who did it and how bad it smells.

    Pregnancy 'roller coaster of many emotions'

    Pregnancy 'roller coaster of many emotions'

    Sometimes dreams do come true.

    Simmonds accused of using position to influence process

    Environment Minister Penny Simmonds. Photo: RNZ

    Simmonds accused of using position to influence process

    Government minister and Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds says it is "wholly appropriate" to engage with the primary sector.
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