Enjoyable day at the fair on the cards
Enjoyable day at the fair on the cards
If you’re after the winning numbers to next week’s Lotto draw, the Dunedin Psychic Fair may not be the place to go.
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Pensioner reverses into trouble after crash
Pensioner reverses into trouble after crash
A pensioner who crashed into a parked car in central Dunedin damaged another four vehicles after reversing at speed.
'How about going for a drive?': Dunedin man kicks off epic global adventure
'How about going for a drive?': Dunedin man kicks off epic global adventure
In 1962, Dunedin farmer Alan MacLeod said to his wife Joan and six kids, 'how about going for a drive'?’
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Call for action after trees take down power lines
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Call for action after trees take down power lines in October storm
Trees falling on lines caused more than 85% of the power outages from last month’s wind event in the South and the lines industry says it is time for a change.
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Closed Dunedin kindies back up and running
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Closed Dunedin kindies back up and running
The eight Dunedin kindergartens which were closed on Tuesday because of issues over possible asbestos in classroom sand opened their doors yesterday
Suspicious Outram Glen fire extinguished
Suspicious Outram Glen fire extinguished
A suspicious vegetation fire at Outram Glen has been extinguished, but Fire and Emergency crews will remain on site for much of this evening, to dampen down hotspots.
'It's a last resort': Firefighters to walk off job again
'It's a last resort': Firefighters to walk off job again
After a week of fighting large fires across Dunedin, firefighters will be walking off the job for one hour after union negotiations failed yet again.
Remodelled Navy Park taking (new) shape
Remodelled Navy Park taking (new) shape
Navy Park is undergoing a transformation, with the upgrade project shared between the Dunedin City Council and Dream South D.
On high
On high
Contractors suspended in a basket carry out structural checks at the First Church of Otago yesterday.
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Fenz restructure: 20 jobs could go in South
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Fenz restructure: 20 jobs could go in South
Anxiety levels are "through the roof" as up to 20 Fire and Emergency New Zealand staff in the South face losing their jobs before Christmas.
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Insurer’s wind damage bill $30m
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Insurer’s wind damage bill $30m
The biblical wind which hit the South last month has led to nearly 7000 insurance claims and one insurer is looking at a near $30 million bill.
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No roof, no power, no customers
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No roof, no power, no customers
It is not the way Barry Gordon imagined he would bring up 40 years of owning the Concord Garage.
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‘Otago is the envy of many’ economically
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‘Otago is the envy of many’ economically
Otago's economy is the envy of many others — strong, resilient and growing, a new report says.
Students enjoying hands-on class
Students enjoying hands-on class
An all-girls Dunedin secondary school is empowering its students with the tools they need to succeed in traditionally male-dominated industries.
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‘Beautiful’ design reflects city identity
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‘Beautiful’ design reflects city identity
The arrival of a "beautiful" new iwi-backed building in central Dunedin reflects the city’s distinctive Ōtākou identity, mana whenua say.
Photos: Northern Cemetery coming up roses
Photos: Northern Cemetery coming up roses
When families and buildings are lost to time, the roses remain.
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'It was scarily close to our house'
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'It was scarily close to our house'
Neighbours have described the intensity of the heat coming from a central Dunedin house - "deliberately" set alight - going up in flames.
Unenforceable parks paid for: DCC
Unenforceable parks paid for: DCC
Parking revenue came in for the Dunedin City Council at Albany St when time restrictions could not be enforced.
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Neonatal unit ‘best’ in country: mother
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Neonatal unit ‘best’ in country: mother
A Dunedin mother says the city’s neonatal intensive care unit is "the best in the country" — and she should know, as her daughter spent nine weeks in the unit.
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Closure of youth organisation ‘devastating’
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Closure of youth organisation ‘devastating’
The "devastating" closure of a long-running Dunedin youth non-profit reflects successive governments’ failure to invest in the sector, its chairman says.