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    Sustainable development goal database researcher Tabea Trounson (left), of Auckland, Dunedin...

    Keeping track of sustainability initiatives

    Sustainability work happening across the province is being mapped by five Dunedin-based students for Otago’s Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) for Sustainability.

    Power restored in Pine Hill

    Photo: ODT files

    Power restored in Pine Hill

    Aurora Energy has restored power to the suburb of Pine Hill, in Dunedin, after an overhead line fault was detected.

    Impaired driver’s vehicle hit police car

    Brent Tiddy

    Impaired driver’s vehicle hit police car

    Brent  James Tiddy did doughnuts on a playcentre’s field, drove 30m along a footpath and took police on a two-minute chase — but the worst was yet to come.

    DCC to ponder rubbish funding

    The Dunedin City Council will consult on proposed changes to kerbside collection in March. PHOTO:...

    DCC to ponder rubbish funding

    Funding options for a new kerbside rubbish and recycling scheme will be decided by the Dunedin City Council this week.

    Health staff confident practices are prepared

    File photo. RNZ

    Health staff confident practices are prepared

    Southern health officials met yesterday to ensure the region’s Covid-19 defences were at the ready following the confirmation of New Zealand’s first community case of the disease in two months.

    DCC says wastewater treatment plant discharge compliant

    Russell Atchinson was cleaning out a manhole when he was killed. Photo: iStock

    DCC says wastewater treatment plant discharge compliant

    The Dunedin City Council said yesterday its Green Island wastewater treatment plant was compliant with all discharge quality limits.

    Dunedin hits 33C, South Canterbury pushes toward 40C

    Photo: ODT files

    Dunedin hits 33C, South Canterbury pushes toward 40C

    South Island residents are sweltering under scorching temperatures today, with some parts of the island reportedly getting as high as 40C.

    Govt’s promise of new homes welcomed

    The site of future Kainga Ora housing in Mosgiel, in Church St and Forfar St.PHOTOS: GERARD O...

    Govt’s promise of new homes welcomed

    A government announcement promising up to 250 new public housing units in the South is being welcomed as demand in some areas reaches critical levels.

    Plastic curtain to be lifted in latest site progress

     PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Plastic curtain to be lifted in latest site progress

    The plastic used to fully enclose the former Albany St recording studios in a negative pressure tent while asbestos was being removed is now itself being removed.

    Future-proofing project draws to close

    PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    Future-proofing project draws to close

    Scaffolding has started to come down on the University of Otago’s Plaza Building, signalling the end of a future-proofing project that began in September last year.

    Tough call for DCC on sports hall

    The New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    Tough call for DCC on sports hall

    The drive to keep the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame open in Dunedin has got bumpy.

    Things heating up, Oamaru may set record

    Precision Builders Otago staff (from left) Gordon Whyte, Tyler Powell, and Josh Hastie will be...

    Things heating up, Oamaru may set record

    Keep your sunscreen and hats handy - parts of Otago are in for a scorcher today.

    Alleged bigamist’s former wife speaks of pain

     Ankit Kapila and Nicole Macey were married in 2016 — allegedly Kapila’s second marriage. PHOTO:...

    Alleged bigamist’s former wife speaks of pain

    A Dunedin woman whose marriage to an alleged bigamist has now been annulled says time will never heal her pain.

    O what a glorious sight

    PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    O what a glorious sight

    Bruce Suszko, Merv Gilkinson, Brian Coutts and Tim Rutherford, all of Dunedin, attended the Burns Night dinner at Toitu Otago Settlers’ Museum.

    ‘Strong positive growth’ seen in Summer School

    University of Otago student Tamara Nash (20), who is studying biological anthropology at the...

    ‘Strong positive growth’ seen in Summer School

    Student numbers are up more than 10% at the latest University of Otago Summer School, and distance-taught numbers are up about 50%.

    Reflected glory

    PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Reflected glory

    The facade of Dunedin’s historic Central Fire Station, long masked by buildings across the road on St Andrew St, can now be seen in all its glory thanks to the demolition programme being carried...

    Prison term for driver who sped from police

    Rory Smyth

    Prison term for driver who sped from police

    A man took police on a perilous high-speed chase through Dunedin because of an "unusual" affection for his car, his lawyer says.

    Lily show adds summer feel

    Admiring a lily at the Otago Lily Society show at Forbury Park Raceway on Saturday are (from left...

    Lily show adds summer feel

    Bold and beautiful lilies brought a colourful summer feel to Dunedin’s Forbury Park Raceway at the weekend.

    Fire threatens sea lion breeding area

    Firefighters tackle a fire in the sand dunes and pine trees at Warrington yesterday afternoon....

    Fire threatens sea lion breeding area

    A scrub fire in Warrington posed a risk to a sea lion breeding area yesterday.

    Whanau enjoy fun day

    The slip and slide at the Dunedin police Whanau Fun Day at St Kilda’s Marlow Park on Saturday....

    Whanau enjoy fun day

    Marlow Park in the Dunedin suburb of St Kilda was filled on Saturday for Dunedin police’s annual Whanau Fun Day, designed to flatten the curve of family harm incidents police attend at this time of...
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