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    Sliding into a musical month

    University of Otago student Ben Walker plays the trombone during the ‘‘Music in May’’ concert at First Church yesterday.

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    Free pool entry for disabled proposed

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    Free pool entry for disabled proposed

    Free access to Dunedin pools would make a world of difference for those with lifelong disabilities, the city council has been told.

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    Daughters criticise father’s care at home

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    Daughters criticise father’s care at home

    The family of a man who died at a Mosgiel rest-home say they are heartbroken over the care he received and the facility is not equipped to handle palliative care patients.

    Major overhaul of playground

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    Major overhaul of playground

    Work has begun on the revamp of the Opoho Park Playground.

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    Galer stunned, thrilled at lead

    Dunedin City Council by-election frontrunner Jo Galer holds her schnauzer, Ralph, at her home in...

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    Galer stunned, thrilled at lead

    The phone call Jo Galer received about lunchtime yesterday went rather differently to how she thought it might.

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    View plan document lacks detail

    DCC Council chambers. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    View plan document lacks detail

    The Dunedin City Council has been accused of lacking transparency over the way it presents key financial information.

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    Exhibition honours one of Dunedin’s ‘amazing people’

    Dunedin Museum of Natural Mystery curator Bruce Mahalski shows off a handful of hand-drawn...

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    Exhibition honours one of Dunedin’s ‘amazing people’

    More than 70 hand-drawn eggshells and the ‘‘rock collection of a rock star’’ are among several rare, never-before-seen artefacts in a new exhibit dedicated to the late Dunedin musician Martin...

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    Father of fatally stabbed teen wants killer deported

    John McLaren says the Court of Appeal’s decision to reduce the sentence of his son’s killer...

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    Father of fatally stabbed teen wants killer deported

    The father of a Dunedin schoolboy who was stabbed to death says he will only be satisfied if his son’s teenage killer is deported.

    Apology after delays led to tumour growth

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    Apology after delays led to tumour growth

    Health New Zealand Southern has apologised for multiple delays to the treatment of a young man’s eye which led to the growth of a cancerous tumour.

    Bus hub killer fails to have conviction quashed

    Enere McLaren-Taana. Photo: Supplied

    Bus hub killer fails to have conviction quashed

    A teenager who stabbed another schoolboy to death at Dunedin’s bus hub has failed to have his manslaughter conviction overturned.

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    Students face ‘uncertain’ future

    The government’s decision to scrap the fees-free scheme was an unwelcome 
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    Students face ‘uncertain’ future

    Otago students say they may not finish their degrees after being blindsided by the government’s decision to scrap fees-free study.

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    ORC told to ‘butt out’

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    ORC told to ‘butt out’

    Two veteran councillors have traded jabs over the future of Port Otago.

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    Research concerns over lack of Toitū archivist

    It is time for an archivist position at the Toitū Otago Settlers Museum in Dunedin to be filled,...

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    Research concerns over lack of Toitū archivist

    A rich resource of historical material at the Toitū Otago Settlers Museum is not achieving its full value while a years-long vacancy for an archivist continues, advocates say.

    Plea to respond to shark bell

    Surfing NZ chairman Jimi Higgins is worried beachgoers are not responding to the shark bell....

    Plea to respond to shark bell

    A spike in shark sightings has caused St Clair Beach to be cleared four times in the past fortnight.

    Jo Galer on track to win Dunedin by-election

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    Jo Galer on track to win Dunedin by-election

    Jo Galer is on track to win the Dunedin City Council by-election over former mayor Aaron Hawkins.

    Roundabout way of doing things

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    Roundabout way of doing things

    A large truck negotiates the newly completed roundabout at the intersection of Orari and Otaki Sts, South Dunedin, yesterday.

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    Scam ‘deeply considered operation’

    Netsafe chief online safety officer Sean Lyons. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Scam ‘deeply considered operation’

    A Dunedin woman being duped out of up to $800,000 by a scammer posing as a United States general is an ‘‘immensely distressing’’ example of an all-too-common attack, Netsafe says.

    Scholarship award timely for student

    Dunedin Mayor Sophie Barker and University of Otago vice-chancellor Grant Robertson congratulate...

    Scholarship award timely for student

    The timing could not have been better for Alexander Lea.

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    Fed Farmers calls for stadium rethink

    Luke Kane. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Fed Farmers calls for stadium rethink

    Increasing costs for Dunedin’s stadium should not be disproportionately passed on to those living in the city’s far-flung hinterlands, Federated Farmers says.

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    Building and gallery upgrades seen as vital to museum’s future

    Ian Griffin. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Building and gallery upgrades seen as vital to museum’s future

    Redevelopment and restoration of two key parts of Tūhura Otago Museum could be vital to the institution’s strength for decades, its director says.
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