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Care worker who exposed himself keeps name secret

Children's playground in Frasers Rd on Wednesday. Photo: Peter McIntosh

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Care worker who exposed himself keeps name secret

A care worker who exposed himself near a Dunedin children’s playground will keep his job after his identity was permanently suppressed.

Choppers take to the skies

A fleet of rescue helicopters soar above Otago Harbour in formation yesterday. PHOTO: STEPHEN...

Choppers take to the skies

The skies over Dunedin were buzzing with a showcase of one Australasia’s finest rescue helicopter fleets.

Fudge still looking for forever home

One-year-old mixed breed Fudge is with Dunedin SPCA community support officer Eric Odell at the...

Fudge still looking for forever home

A new home for a friendly pooch living at the Dunedin SPCA for months on end has fallen through — again.

Sleep, diet, exercise key to lifting wellbeing: research

Young people who got good-quality sleep, ate more fruit and vegetables and stayed physically...

Sleep, diet, exercise key to lifting wellbeing: research

Leaving home, educational pressures, financial stress and social tensions - they are all unique strains that can lower "happiness levels" in young adults.

Bus stop upgrade priority list approved

The bus stop at 151 Princes St tops the list for stops due to be revamped by the Otago Regional...

Bus stop upgrade priority list approved

Bus stops across Dunedin are in line for a facelift as the Otago Regional Council sets the wheels in motion for public transport safety improvements.

Now we see you

Now we see you

Security cameras installed on scaffolding around Dunedin’s Municipal Chambers and Civic Centre to deter people performing parkour are working a treat, representatives have been told.

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Conditions in Dunedin ED ‘often unbearable’: nurse

ED nurse Oliver (Ollie) Alexander wants better conditions and resourcing for his fellow nurses....

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Conditions in Dunedin ED ‘often unbearable’: nurse

An emergency department nurse at Dunedin Hospital says conditions are "often unbearable" for overworked staff as more patient horror stories emerge.

Novice musicians triumph in school band contest

Bathgate Park School band Ōreo members (from left) Anthony Coriakula, 10, Faith Merquita, 12, Joy...

Novice musicians triumph in school band contest

A band of talented pupils from Dunedin’s Bathgate Park School won the Otago Rockshop Bandquest a few months after starting to learn their instruments.

Student pilot makes 'hard landing' at aero club

A student pilot had "a hard landing" when the plane they were flying came down heavily and tipped on to its nose at a Taieri airfield this morning.

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Staff shortages taking toll: nurses

Alison Gremmel joins other striking nurses pleading for better staffing and work conditions...

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Staff shortages taking toll: nurses

Striking nurses say workers are regularly having to skip breaks to help out in understaffed departments.

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DCC capital underspend ‘regrettable’

Sandy Graham. File photo: Linda Robertson

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DCC capital underspend ‘regrettable’

A $58 million underspend on the Dunedin City Council’s capital programme may not be the saving it first appears, a councillor says.

Feedback sought on park plan

The Caledonian Ground, at the forefront of the sports hub at Logan Park in 2007.

Feedback sought on park plan

Plans are being firmed up for the future management of Dunedin’s busy Logan Park sports complex.

Chopper fleet in city flyover

The sky above Dunedin has been buzzing with helicopters as HeliOtago takes its fleet out for a run.

Clips offer quick way for voters to get to know candidates

Clips offer quick way for voters to get to know candidates

Short videos of all 56 candidates for the Dunedin mayoralty or city councillor positions have been created for voters to look through.

On the lookout

On the lookout

Armed police swarm Turnbull St, Brockville yesterday morning.

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Old Hyde hotel ‘brought back to life’

Craig Alderson first saw the Hyde hotel while riding the rail trail with his family and has now...

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Old Hyde hotel, cafe ‘brought back to life’

A grand old hotel is being brought back to life thanks to a chance encounter on the Otago Central Rail Trail.

'The situation is terrifying': Readers share grim ED stories

Long waits, overcrowding and overworked staff.

Taking the stage

Taking the stage

North East Valley Normal School pupil Ihaia Ford pulls a pukana while John McGlashan and Columba Colleges’ kapa haka group Te Tira Haere o te Hahi perform during Otago Polyfest yesterday.

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