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Gregg’s items given to Hocken
Helping people come together to enjoy the simple things in life over a meal or a cup of coffee was a core marketing theme used by Dunedin’s Gregg’s factory.
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Confined and abused
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Confined and abused
Horror conditions at a troubled Dunedin ward should trigger a review of the entire operation of Wakari Hospital, the government watchdog says.
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Stadium chief hopeful of ‘golden age of events’
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New Dunedin stadium chief hopeful of ‘golden age of events’
Forsyth Barr Stadium’s new boss is confident a ‘‘golden age’’ of events is on the way for the venue.
‘Very highly disruptive’ days ahead for drivers
‘Very highly disruptive’ days ahead for drivers
As the big cranes arrive and more people begin working at the new Dunedin hospital site, there are going to be changes to the roads around the site.
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Homeowner must pay for footpath repair
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Homeowner must pay for footpath repair
A Green Island man is looking for a break as his property rolls away from him.
DCC 'all ready to go' after rare red rain warning issued
DCC 'all ready to go' after rare red rain warning issued
Updated 2.25 pm
Dunedin's civil defence bunker is being activated and sandbag stations have opened as the city braces for a deluge. A red rain warning is in place for coastal Dunedin and Clutha.
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Cycling paths still knocked off balance
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Cycling paths still knocked off balance
Dunedin’s fragmented cycle network is being tackled by a draft council strategy, but cyclists say solutions are too slow in coming.
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Principal on the run to raise funds for school camps
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Principal on the run to raise funds for school camps
Doing the hard yards is paying off for Rob Taylor.
Wakari decision welcomed
Wakari decision welcomed
Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey is welcoming an impending review and closure of a troubled mental health ward in Dunedin.
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Good Buddy — the rail boss in training
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Good Buddy — the rail boss in training
Buddy cannot drive a train, he cannot hold a spanner to fix things and he cannot answer a phone, but he is still the most popular staff member at the Dunedin Railway Station.
Obituary: David Bell, educator
Obituary: David Bell, educator
Emeritus Professor David Raymond Bell was the ultimate storyteller.
Books inspire dress-up day
Books inspire dress-up day
East Taieri School pupils brought their favourite fictional characters to life yesterday.
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IRD seeking to liquidate engineering firm
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IRD seeking to liquidate engineering firm
A large Dunedin engineering firm is facing liquidation over tax obligations.
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Work continues on the demolition of Oamaru House on Hanover St.
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Man bit baby in attempt to soothe, court hears
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Man bit baby in attempt to soothe, court hears
A Waikouaiti man who bit his 3-month-old baby told police the assault happened in his sleep while having an ‘‘aggressive dream’’, a court has heard.
Person injured as bus and car crash in Ocean Grove
Person injured as bus and car crash in Ocean Grove
One person has been injured in a crash involving a bus and car in Dunedin.
Dunedin drivers troubled by frost, farmers crack on
Dunedin drivers troubled by frost, farmers crack on
Smashing ice-covered water troughs with sledgehammers is simply a morning routine during winter for Middlemarch farmers.
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Another exam blunder revealed
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Another exam blunder revealed
Yet another exam blunder has emerged from the University of Otago, this time involving the release of incorrect marks.
Call for ban of imported play sand due to asbestos fears
Call for ban of imported play sand due to asbestos fears
After children’s play sand was found to have cancer-causing asbestos fibres in New Zealand, the government says it is looking at banning the product.
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‘Surprising results’ from roadside drug testing: police
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‘Surprising results’ from roadside drug testing: police
Roadside drug driving testing has begun in the South, and Dunedin’s top road policing officer says it has so far turned up some ‘‘surprising results’’.