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Majority backs going with the flow
A future where South Dunedin is dotted with waterways and wetlands has been backed by residents as the best hope to address climate change.
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‘Otago is being overlooked’
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‘Otago is being overlooked’
The government’s backing of a third medical school at Waikato is yet more evidence it cares little about Dunedin, opponents say.
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Fearless advocate for Grey Power gave it her all
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Fearless advocate for Grey Power gave it her all
Jo Millar never really knew what the word "retired" meant.
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Meeting in Karitane for public to discuss proposed mātaitai
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Meeting in Karitane for public to discuss proposed mātaitai
A proposal to make a popular fishing area off the Otago Coast into an iwi-managed reserve is on the table as a way to protect the area and still allow fishing to take place.
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ORC’s flood repair bill nearly $4m
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ORC’s flood repair bill nearly $4m
Flood damage from the past three years will cost the Otago Regional Council nearly $4 million, a new report says.
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‘Crate diggers’ in for treat at sale
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‘Crate diggers’ in for treat at sale
Whether it is French field recordings, esoteric minimalist music or a 1959 concert at Dunedin’s Town Hall, "crate diggers" are in for a treat at this year’s Regent Theatre Music Sale.
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Call to delay cycleway project
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Call to delay cycleway project
A contentious central city cycleway should be delayed two years to prevent "another round of chaos" being dumped on business owners’ doorsteps, a Dunedin property investor says.
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Councillors opposed to plan to remove wellbeing provisions
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Councillors opposed to plan to remove wellbeing provisions
Undemocratic, dictatorial and an attack — a government plan for councils to refocus on core services has hit a flat note with Dunedin representatives.
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Book ‘in very good hands’ for adaptation
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Book ‘in very good hands’ for adaptation
What could be worse than your child disappearing?
Residential college wins construction award
Residential college wins construction award
Te Rangihīroa College has become more than just a place to sleep for University of Otago students.
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Single-cell classrooms are ideal: principal
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Single-cell classrooms are ideal: principal
A Dunedin secondary school with a traditional campus says single-cell classrooms are better at keeping students focused on learning.
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Impact of heritage listing decisions felt
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Impact of heritage listing decisions felt
A Dunedin homeowner says he is "vindicated" after successfully challenging his house being heritage listed.
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Man jailed for assault that permanently scarred victim’s face
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Man jailed for assault that permanently scarred victim’s face
A heavily Nazi-tattooed Dunedin man who brandished a knife to commit a robbery left his victim permanently scarred, a court has heard.
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Sent rude images to probation officer
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Sent rude images to probation officer
A Dunedin man who sent his former probation officer salacious and incriminating images claimed the woman texted him first.
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Cycleway plan consultation to take place: ‘Distinct amount of unhappiness’
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Cycleway plan consultation to take place: ‘Distinct amount of unhappiness’
There will now be "proper consultation" on a contentious central city cycleway plan, Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich says.
Girl, 14, headbutts officer after breaching bail - police
Girl, 14, headbutts officer after breaching bail - police
A 14-year-old Dunedin girl barricaded herself in a bedroom before allegedly headbutting a police officer in an attempt to avoid arrest.
Breath test lie exposed as mouthwash found to be alcohol-free
Breath test lie exposed as mouthwash found to be alcohol-free
A Dunedin man’s claim a high breath-test result was down to mouthwash was exposed as a lie when officers checked the bottle and found it was alcohol-free.
Woman on school-run nearly four times the limit
Woman on school-run nearly four times the limit
A Dunedin woman picking her children up from school was caught nearly four times the legal alcohol limit, police say.
Student performers wear hearts on sleeves
Student performers wear hearts on sleeves
A Dunedin secondary school’s theatre group has placed Shakespearean women in a Gen Z world.
Clean bill of health for Addison’s bunny
Clean bill of health for Addison’s bunny
Addison Newton, 3, is full of trepidation as her rabbit is checked out by Charlotte Wollstein at the Teddy Bear Hospital at the Hunter Centre in Dunedin on Saturday.