Candidates give views on theatre
Dunedin's mayoral aspirants had their cultural credentials put to the test at the Stage South candidates’ forum as the prospect of a new theatre was on nearly everyone’s minds.
Car ‘flew over’ garden
Car ‘flew over’ garden
A neighbour watched a car fly over a garden before slamming into a garage in Mosgiel yesterday.
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Firearms incidents costing $322m a year: study
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Firearms incidents costing $322m a year: study
As the government reviews gun control laws in New Zealand, University of Otago researchers hope the review panel will take notice of their latest study, which has found firearms incidents are...
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Mum’s the word: son’s 100km skierg effort raises funds for trust
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Mum’s the word: son’s 100km skierg effort raises funds for trust
Will Riley did it for his mum and his mum did it for him.
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Cycleway decision reversed
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Cycleway decision reversed
Dunedin's contentious Albany St cycleway is back on, but a legal cloud hovers over the project.
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Chasing ultimate goal one treadmill step at a time
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Chasing ultimate goal one treadmill step at a time
When Nick Chisholm took his first few "very wobbly", partially supported steps on a treadmill recently, he joked: "finally — it only took 25 years and 6 days of full-on rehab".
Pre-bedtime advice called into question
Pre-bedtime advice called into question
Just when we thought we had pre-bedtime routines all worked out, new research suggests avoiding screen time, exercise and food for an hour before sleep may not actually help.
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Calls for stigma to be removed
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Calls for stigma to be removed
The self-inflicted death of a Dunedin 12-year-old has sparked calls to remove the stigma around discussing suicide.
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Veteran astronaut to give talk at museum
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Veteran astronaut to give talk at museum
"You don’t have to be Superman, you don’t have to be Einstein, you don’t have to be Da Vinci."
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Milford call lauded as cruise visits fall 15%
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Milford call lauded as cruise visits fall 15%
Cruise ship visits are down by about 15% in Dunedin this summer and Mickey and Minnie Mouse are not going to make an appearance as tourism businesses face a hit in the pocket.
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Dunedin Railways looking forward to bumper season
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Dunedin Railways looking forward to bumper season
After five years of hibernation, Dunedin Railways is back with a bang as train travel becomes trendy and tourists flock to travelling on the tracks.
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Dunedin bands leaving Spotify over ‘inhumane investments’
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Dunedin bands leaving Spotify over ‘inhumane investments’
The number of Dunedin bands pulling their music from Spotify is on the rise amid concerns about its chief executive’s backing of an AI weapons company.
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Award-winner ‘humbled and grateful’
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Award-winner ‘humbled and grateful’
Artificial intelligence (AI) can do many amazing things, but it failed to predict David Rozado would win a major research award at the Aotearoa AI Awards.
Putting a shine on history
Putting a shine on history
Restoration man Shem Sutherland, with grandson Archie Scorgie, 4, puts gold trimming on steam locomotive Josephine in Toitū Otago Settlers Museum.
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Events put stadium’s versatility to test
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Events put stadium’s versatility to test
One day dirt, the next — the green, green grass of Shield country.
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People’s Hub a ‘progressive alternative’
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People’s Hub a ‘progressive alternative’
An alternative alliance of council candidates in Dunedin has come together to promote shared values such as climate action and social justice.
Dunedin killer denied parole again
Dunedin killer denied parole again
A Dunedin killer who has spent 28 years behind bars is still not fit for release, the Parole Board says.
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Dunedin strangler's sentence reduced to home detention
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Dunedin strangler's sentence reduced to home detention
A Dunedin man who was jailed for strangling his partner in an angry attack has had his sentence reduced to home detention on appeal.
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Turbulence ‘pure terror’: passenger
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Turbulence ‘pure terror’: passenger
Four minutes of "absolute pure terror".
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New itsy bitsy discovery came down in ‘spider rain’
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New itsy bitsy discovery came down in ‘spider rain’
A Dunedin researcher’s spider senses were left tingling when a species new to science began falling from the sky.