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Fear contractor’s pesticide killed bumblebees at school

St Leonards School pupils Chloe Spooner, 10, and Xan Wolsink, 9, inspect a tree in their...

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Fear contractor’s pesticide killed bumblebees at school

St Leonards School pupils who were shocked to find dead bees scattered across their playground fear pesticide sprayed by an NZTA contractor is to blame.

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Accord expected to up access to medical training

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Accord expected to up access to medical training

Construction of Waikato University’s new medical school has started, following a sod-turning ceremony in Hamilton yesterday.

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Consent variation granted for cost-cutting changes to hospital’s design

Contractors pour concrete at the site of the new Dunedin hospital inpatient building. It is...

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Consent variation granted for cost-cutting changes to hospital’s design

The government’s cost-cutting redesign of the new Dunedin hospital has moved another step forward.

More Southerner dates welcomed

Passengers crowd the platform at Dunedin Railway Station in May after KiwiRail's Great Journeys...

More Southerner dates welcomed

A week after a South Island train experience was announced another one has been revealed as train travel becomes more popular.

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Polytechnic’s new council ‘pleased’ to get started

Fresh out of their first meeting yesterday are newly appointed Otago Polytechnic Council members ...

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Polytechnic’s new council ‘pleased’ to get started

Otago Polytechnic’s new council is ready to get stuck in as the institute takes another step towards independence.

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Bid for grey teal to be hunted

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Bid for grey teal to be hunted

The grey teal may become a hunted bird, although it may not be for a couple of years — if at all.

Audience participation key

The production company (Base Entertainment/Anthony Street) that has previously delivered polished and technical Irish shows "Celtica", and "Celtic Illusion" has this time produced an early...

Pixie Town back to charm young and old alike

Pixie Town back to charm young and old alike

Pixie Town, the department store Christmas decor from the 1930s to 1980s, returned to Toitū for the holiday season yesterday and will be on display until Christmas Eve.

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Show skating to the fore in ‘Pan on Ice’

Pan on Ice co-directors Rachael Jannink and Megan Kliegl are ready to put on an ice show for all...

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Show skating to the fore in ‘Pan on Ice’

Double-axels and some "Olympic-level" performances are promised for tonight's Pan on Ice show.

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Ready to graduate suitably attired

Grayson Westgate will graduate with a pharmacy degree from the University of Otago today. PHOTO:...

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Ready to graduate suitably attired

Grayson Westgate’s mother has promised to go "berserk" if he crosses the graduation stage today wearing running shoes with his academic regalia.

University of Otago graduands, 1pm ceremony

Hundreds of people will graduate from the University of Otago in two ceremonies today. PHOTO:...

University of Otago graduands, 1pm ceremony

In a ceremony at the Dunedin Town Hall at 1pm today, 347 people will graduate in person from the University of Otago

University of Otago graduands, 4pm ceremony

A previous University of Otago graduation parade makes its way along George St. PHOTO: PETER...

University of Otago graduands, 4pm ceremony

In a ceremony at the Dunedin Town Hall at 4pm today, 376 people will graduate in person from the University of Otago

Pine tree expansion worries communities

Pine forestry in southern Hawke’s Bay. Photo: Nick Monro

Pine tree expansion worries communities

The highly anticipated opening of Swedish furniture company Ikea in New Zealand comes as a rural community worries about the fire risk from pine plantations.

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Questions outnumber answers

A feted Dunedin charity is now under Department of Internal Affairs scrutiny. Mary Williams took a closer look at Te Kāika’s performance, governance and oversight.

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Former Te Kāika manager guilty of serious charges

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Former Te Kāika manager guilty of serious charges

Health organisation Te Kāika was also fighting to hide the identity of one of its senior health workers who was before the courts on serious charges.

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Doctor defends supplying cannabis

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Doctor defends supplying cannabis

Days before Te Kāika’s long-awaited Wellbeing Hub was opened, a doctor allegedly supplied cannabis to a patient in a carpark.

Obituary: Farquhar a grand man of the sea

Ian Farquhar in 2007 with his book on shipping lines. Photo: Peter McIntosh

Obituary: Farquhar a grand man of the sea

In his early teens, as World War 2 ended, Ian Farquhar became fascinated with the parade of grey-painted ships moving up and down Otago Harbour.

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Star service takes unhealthy turn

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Trouble in the village: Star service takes unhealthy turn

Disgruntled employees, allegations of misconduct, personal grievances - even breaches of its govt-funded social service contracts - are some issues plaguing the Dunedin health organisation.

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A year-long ODT investigation into a multimillion-dollar Dunedin health organisation has uncovered a slew of disgruntled former staff members, allegations of misconduct and personal-grievance payouts.

Jail after undercover gecko-smuggling sting

Jewelled geckos are only found in pockets of Canterbury, Otago and Southland. Their conservation...

Jail after undercover gecko-smuggling sting

A South Korean man who expected to be paid a few thousand dollars for smuggling rare geckos only found in Otago, Southland and Canterbury out of NZ has been jailed.

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