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Celebrated composer retires from academia but music will continue

Prominent composer and University of Otago music Emeritus Professor Anthony Ritchie will retire...

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Celebrated composer retires from academia but music will continue

Anthony Ritchie may be retiring from the University of Otago, but that does not mean the prominent composer will be repurposing his copious quantities of empty manuscript.

Watch: Ong speaks after refusing to resign

Cr Benedict Ong reads from 'The Trial' by Franz Kafka at the council meeting this morning. Photo:...

Ong rejects call to resign as councillor

Dunedin councillor Benedict Ong says he is going nowhere after being asked to consider resigning by 10 of his fellow councillors.

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Husband, wife’s 11 medals auctioned

The World War 1 medals of George (seven on left) and Harriet (four on right) Simeon. Photos:...

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Husband, wife’s 11 medals auctioned

Sometimes it is the tales behind certain objects that help fetch the best prices at auctions.

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Man who flung dog through window gets pet ban

Dakia Henare, pictured here in 2021, was the first person in Dunedin to be convicted of wearing a...

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Man who flung dog through window gets pet ban

A man who flung a dog and shattered a window has been banned from pet ownership for a year.

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New Kainga Ora houses make ‘place look loved again’

One of the new Kāinga Ora housing developments in Mosgiel. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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New Kainga Ora houses make ‘place look loved again’

New Kāinga Ora housing developments in Mosgiel are bringing vitality back to what have been described as some tired-looking streets, making them ‘‘look loved’’ again.

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Ong nominates himself for NZME board

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Ong nominates himself for NZME board

Embattled Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong is looking to expand his governance portfolio, nominating himself to become a director on the board of media company NZME.

Fall off sea wall leaves one seriously injured

Fall off sea wall leaves one seriously injured

A person was taken to hospital with serious injuries after falling off a 2.5m sea wall in Macandrew Bay.

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Food safety lab to focus on human behaviour

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Food safety lab to focus on human behaviour

Some people have been put off eating what used to be their favourite food after getting a bad dose of food poisoning from it.

Minor injuries to pair after car lands in ditch

Emergency services respond to a car that crashed into a ditch yesterday.

New push to drill for oil off Otago coast

CBX Energy has applied to drill in the Canterbury Basin. Photo: New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals

New push to drill for oil off Otago coast

A newly-formed company is launching a fresh bid to find oil and gas off the coast of Otago.

Long weekend, longer bubble

Dunedin cousins Florence Stockwell, 3, and Gus Stasso, 1, lap up a long weekend together with family at Pounawea.

Hunters urged to be 100% sure of target

Gun City Dunedin manager John Simpson adds an orange hat to a shop mannequin as deerstalkers...

Hunters urged to be 100% sure of target

Deerstalkers are being urged to be 100% sure of their targets when they head into the hills for the roar this year.

Tuna return to South Dunedin

Dunedin artist Aroha Novak stands by her nearly completed Glasgow St mural, which includes a...

Tuna return to South Dunedin

A Dunedin artist has paid tribute to South Dunedin’s traditional name and historical estuary in a new mural.

A ship came up the harbour

Container ship Maersk Rio Delta passes Careys Bay as it makes its way up Otago Harbour yesterday morning.

Fund open for applications, $919k allotted

Fund open for applications, $919k allotted

Otago's contestable fund for environmental projects across the region opened last week for applications.

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$123k paid to chair’s company

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$123k paid to chair’s company

Te Kāika paid $123,000 into a private company 100% owned by its chairwoman, the under-investigation charity’s accounts reveal.

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Firefighting contest tests skill, speed

Glenorchy Fire Brigade rural firefighters (from left) Matheus Silva and Will McBeth compete in...

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Firefighting contest tests skill, speed

With nine volunteer fire brigades running around a Dunedin park, the city may have been the safest place to be over the weekend.

Race Relations Day chance to ‘bring people together’

Race Relations Day chance to ‘bring people together’

Kazbah Studio dancers (from left) Sylvia Edge, Stefanie Kalmakof and Amanda Kennedy perform at the 2026 Race Relations Day event at the Toitū Otago Settlers Museum on Saturday.

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