New principal at Columba
New principal at Columba
After a year with no principal officially at the helm, a Dunedin secondary school have at last filled the role.
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Luxon defends GP funding despite push back
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Luxon defends GP funding despite push back
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon defended his government’s investment in primary healthcare during a visit to Wānaka yesterday.
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Data to aid ‘informed’ merger talks
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Data to aid ‘informed’ merger talks
Analysis estimated to cost $60,000 is expected to bring focus to talks about reshaping local government in Otago.
Cranes arrive at hospital site
Cranes arrive at hospital site
Finally, you can see something interesting happening above the fence at the new Dunedin hospital inpatients building site.
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Departing cancer specialist cites 'worsening working environment'
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Departing cancer specialist cites 'worsening working environment'
A leading blood cancer specialist who is quitting Dunedin says the South’s medical laboratory service is in disarray and the consequences could be deadly.
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Supermarket in hot water over mould on shelves
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Supermarket in hot water over mould on shelves
After recovering from a rat infestation, the Woolworths South Dunedin supermarket in Andersons Bay Rd is again under the microscope for "bloody disgusting" black mould on shelves, and MPI is investigating.
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Muir relives the good old days
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Muir relives the good old days
Dame Lois Muir is never afraid to speak her mind.
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Rehearsal spaces opening up opportunities
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Rehearsal spaces opening up opportunities
Dunedin musicians are amped up and making a song and dance after the Dunedin City Council plugged local musicians into a network of community facilities where they can rehearse.
Soldier who threatened to kill officer demoted, named
Soldier who threatened to kill officer demoted, named
A soldier who threatened to kill an army captain and called him a bitch during a late-night confrontation has lost his name suppression and his rank.
Japan braces for double storms, torrential rains shut down parts of Taiwan
Japan braces for double storms, torrential rains shut down parts of Taiwan
Japan was grappling with transport disruptions on Friday while bracing for more torrential rain and risks from two approaching tropical storms.
Warning after $180k student loan debt arrest
Warning after doctor arrested over $180k student loan debt
A lawyer is warning people not to put their "head in the sand" when it comes to paying off a student loan while overseas.
Europe's heatwave 'virtually impossible' without climate change
Europe's heatwave 'virtually impossible' without climate change
The record-breaking heatwave engulfing Western Europe would have been "virtually impossible" without human-caused climate change, scientists say.
'Just terrible': Ram raiders target Christchurch businesses
'Just terrible': Ram raiders target Christchurch businesses
Businesses across Christchurch are cleaning up after a spate of ram raids this week.
Fisher lost at sea for a week recounts his ordeal
Fisher lost at sea for a week recounts his ordeal
A Cook Islands fisher lost at sea for a week was knocked out of his dinghy twice during relentless storms and violent seas.
Aussie cop killer jailed for 40 years
Aussie cop killer jailed for 40 years
A man who murdered a respected Australian police officer in a premeditated ambush as he tried to serve a home repossession order will spend up to 40 years in jail.
Australia to beef up teen social media ban
Australia to beef up teen social media ban
Australia's world-first teen social media ban will be strengthened to deal with potential legal challenges and improve the powers of the online watchdog.
King reveals tax bill, won't live in Buckingham Palace after refurb
King reveals tax bill, won't live in Buckingham Palace after refurb
King Charles III will not live at Buckingham Palace after its 10-year refurbishment finishes next year, as the monarch revealed his tax bill for the first time.
Race to rescue hundreds after devastating twin quakes
Race to rescue hundreds after devastating twin quakes
Hundreds of people in Venezuela remain trapped under rubble and many more are still unaccounted for after two powerful earthquakes wreaked havoc in and around the capital Caracas.
Top cop Richard Chambers investigated for past six months
Top cop Richard Chambers investigated for past six months
The police watchdog has been investigating complaints about Police Commissioner Richard Chambers since December, it has been revealed.
21-year-old with bowel cancer denied early test
21-year-old with bowel cancer denied early test
A 21-year-old Pasifika woman with a family history of bowel cancer and symptoms was refused for a colonoscopy; five years later she was diagnosed with stage three rectal cancer.