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    Uni plans to accept AI use

    University of Otago dean of teaching and learning Prof Tim Cooper says universities need to learn...

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    Uni plans to accept AI use

    The University of Otago is opening the door to students using artificial intelligence after accepting the "disruptive" technology cannot be stopped.

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    Seven-hour meeting to decide one-year extension

    Sandy Graham. Photo: supplied

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    Seven-hour meeting to decide one-year extension

    Extending Dunedin City Council chief executive Sandy Graham’s contract by a year was a compromise reached towards the end of a marathon meeting, documents show.

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    Outdoor bowls facility completed

    Stadium bowls society member Shannon Eathorne delivers her bowl on the new green next to the...

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    Outdoor bowls facility completed

    A more than 10-year vision for an outdoor bowls surface next to the Dunedin Lawn Bowls Stadium has been delivered on time and within budget.

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    Celebrated actor calls for new Dunedin venue

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    Celebrated actor calls for new Dunedin venue

    An award-winning New Zealand actor says Dunedin is crying out for a new venue after the demise of the Fortune Theatre.

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    Taking of buoy puts lives at risk: lifeguard

    Scott Weatherall is just days away from competing in the Ironman New Zealand event. Photo: Supplied

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    Taking of buoy puts lives at risk: lifeguard

    The disappearance of public rescue equipment from a Dunedin beach could cost lives, a surf lifeguard has warned.

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    Kellas proud to do his bit

    Lox Kellas reflects on his 23 years as an Otago Peninsula Community Board member. PHOTO: PETER...

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    Kellas proud to do his bit

    For Lox Kellas, being part of a community involves doing one’s bit without fuss.

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    Outgoing councillor lists his hopes for future

    David Benson-Pope delivers his final speech as a Dunedin city councillor yesterday. PHOTO: PETER...

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    Outgoing councillor lists his hopes for future

    Influential retiring Dunedin city councillor David Benson-Pope has some hopes for the next council.

    Word on the street

    Word on the street

    With the countdown to election day well and truly on, officials are expecting most votes to be cast this week, before polls close at noon on Saturday.

    Bringing in the reinforcement

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    Bringing in the reinforcement

    A crane lifts a large section of prefabricated steel reinforcing into a hole at the new Dunedin hospital inpatient building site yesterday afternoon. 

    ‘Call to arms’ expected at university’s first Freshwater Forum

    Ross Thompson. Photo: supplied

    ‘Call to arms’ expected at university’s first Freshwater Forum

    A "call to arms" to move more quickly in dealing with New Zealand’s water quality issues is expected to be made today, during the University of Otago’s first Freshwater Forum.

    Vocal support

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    Vocal support

    Argentine President Javier Milei sings with his band during the presentation of his book Construction of the Miracle, at the Movistar Arena, in Buenos Aires, yesterday. 

    Distressing 111 calls played at Cyclone Gabrielle inquest

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    Distressing 111 calls played at Cyclone Gabrielle inquest

    Some people who were stranded on roofs in Hawke's Bay during Cyclone Gabrielle as the floodwaters rose waited nearly an hour to be connected to 111, an inquest has heard.

    Council putting a hex on Taieri Mouth Rd erosion

    New Zealand-made, hexagonal, fibre-reinforced concrete modules will be installed on Taieri Mouth...

    Council putting a hex on Taieri Mouth Rd erosion

    The centre of Dunedin has the Octagon.

    JP services offered in S. Dunedin library

    Dr Lester Flockton JP witnesses a document for South Dunedin resident Gundula Guldner at the...

    JP services offered in S. Dunedin library

    Justices of the peace finally have a peaceful place to call home in South Dunedin.

    Christchurch rape victim says trauma left her 'trapped and terrified'

    Wiria Mohamadi was found guilty of abduction, rape, and unlawful sexual connection at a jury...

    Christchurch rape victim says trauma left her 'trapped and terrified'

    A woman has told the man who abducted and raped her that his refusal to accept responsibility contributed to a permanent change in her brain chemistry.

    Gaza talks turn to key sticking points

    Displaced Palestinians shelter on the side of a road  in the central Gaza Strip after Hamas...

    Gaza talks turn to key sticking points

    Delegations from Israel and Hamas held their first day of indirect negotiations in Egypt on US President Donald Trump's plan to halt the war in Gaza, wrestling with contentious issues.

    Job market 'worst since 2005'

    T1st Call Recruitment is seeing more of a downturn in the job market now than during the global...

    Job market 'worst since 2005'

    The prime minister claims jobs for young people are still out there, but one of NZ's largest recruitment agencies says the employment market is the tightest it has been in decades.

    Coward punch killer mocked victim as he lay dying

    Daytona Thompson appears for sentencing at the High Court at New Plymouth Photo: RNZ /...

    Coward punch killer mocked victim as he lay dying

    The coward-punch killer of a much-loved Taranaki man filmed his victim and taunted him while he lay dying on the ground.

    Fake talent agent sexually assaulted woman after promising modelling career

    The modelling opportunities presented by Delfin Cruz were "simply all a lie,” Crown prosecutor...

    Fake talent agent sexually assaulted woman after promising modelling career

    A young woman lured by the promise of a modelling career overseas ended up being sexually assaulted by a man posing as a talent agent.

    Police appeal in search for missing teacher

    Jayleb Che has been missing since 30 September. Photo: Supplied / Police

    Police appeal in search for missing teacher

    Police and Search and Rescue are looking for Jayleb-Che, aged 36, who has been missing since September 30 in Rotorua.
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