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‘Stage on stage’ performing arts venue option

The Regent Theatre Trust’s proposal of an up to 350-seat "stage on a stage" venue could put an end to the vexed question of developing a performing arts centre for Dunedin, at least in the short term.

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Commissioner backs proposed youth hub

Chief Children’s Commissioner Dr Claire Achmad speaks at the "Lighting the Fire" Child, Youth...

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Commissioner backs proposed youth hub

A proposed central Dunedin youth hub has been given the tick of approval by the Chief Children’s Commissioner, who says it would be a "game-changer" for the city’s young people.

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‘Majority’ of student flats had issues

Otago University Students’ Association president Liam White was not surprised a spot check of...

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‘Majority’ of student flats had issues

No-one deserves to live in the conditions uncovered during a spot check of north Dunedin student flats, the leader of a government investigation team says.

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Claim hub sale call guided by God

Valley Baptist Church community centre. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Claim hub sale call guided by God

A church under fire for the sale of a beloved North Dunedin community hub says their decision is backed by God, but a former pastor is not so sure.

Cooper, 9, conquers heights challenge

Cooper Newbury finally takes the plunge in the Southern Youth Development Toss the Boss event at...

Cooper, 9, conquers heights challenge

Cooper Newbury "chickened out" last year.

Obituary: accountant charted dark waters

Tony and Lenore Anderson on their wedding day. Photo: supplied

Obituary: accountant charted dark waters

The collapse of wool textile company Mosgiel Ltd in 1980 has been described as one of the major receiverships in New Zealand’s history due to its financial and human impact.

Funding to bolster long-running study

The next phase of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study’s research into oral health is expected to have a ripple effect on many generations to come, following a significant...

New neighbours

A Buller’s mollymawk sits on the water in Otago Harbour in the channel opposite Harwood.

New neighbours

The Dunedin Wildlife Hospital invited the Otago Daily Times along for the release of a Buller’s mollymawk off Dunedin’s coast this week aboard Port to Port Cruises and Wildlife Tours’ MV...

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Exit risk played down: pub patron

A fire exit at Dunedin’s The Bog Irish Bar is locked with a padlock. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Exit risk played down: pub patron

A patron who sounded the alarm about a locked fire exit at a central Dunedin pub has accused its owner of playing down the risk to the public.

Govt’s infrastructure contracting criticised

Still waiting for work to begin on the Dunedin Hospital inpatient site. The outpatient building...

Govt’s infrastructure contracting criticised

A lawyer at CPB Contractors, the Australian construction giant set to build the new Dunedin hospital, has slammed the government’s "disastrous" approach to contracting major infrastructure projects.

Plaque laid in memory of student

The plaque in memory of Enere McLaren-Taana at Trinity Catholic College. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

Plaque laid in memory of student

A Dunedin secondary school has honoured a former student with a memorial plaque a year after he was tragically killed in a stabbing at the bus hub.

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Community library closing the books

St Kilda Community Library volunteers (from left) Helen Parry, Wayne Sutherland and Terri Saxon...

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Community library closing the books

After more than a century of continuous service to the St Kilda community, one of New Zealand’s last unplugged libraries will shut its doors permanently.

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Net finishing touch to Seafarers’ Corner

The Historic Iona Church Restoration Trust committee member Rachel Day in front of a hand-made...

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Net finishing touch to Seafarers’ Corner

One of the final steps has been completed in the large-scale renovation of a Port Chalmers church, honouring past and present seafaring men and women.

Further cuts slammed

Further cuts slammed

Cutting rehabilitation beds in the new Dunedin hospital inpatient building by more than half could have drastic consequences for the ageing population, the leader of the nurses’ union says.

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Don't save our churches

Former Andersons Bay Presbyterian Church. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Heritage protection discouraged

Churches across Dunedin are singing from the same hymn sheet, asking the council not to protect their buildings, some of which are slated for demolition.

Dunedin man jailed after punching judge

Ryan Andrew Brown was sentenced, via audio-visual link, in the Papakura District Court. Photo:...

Dunedin man jailed after punching judge

A Dunedin man who ran through a courtroom and punched a judge in the arm has been jailed.

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Historic Lewis Cottage bought by ‘local’

Lewis Cottage in Deborah Bay. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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Historic Lewis Cottage bought by ‘local’

A new chapter is about to be written in the Lewis Cottage history book.

Mothers criticise lack of support for families

Mothers criticise lack of support for families

Three single mums in Dunedin have slammed the Budget for failing their families.

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Better sea bird protection sought amid ‘crisis’

A northern royal albatross (toroa) chick sits on its nest at the albatross colony at Taiaroa Head...

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Better sea bird protection sought amid ‘crisis’

NZ is seeking better protection for seabirds from high-seas fisheries amid a "conservation crisis" at a meeting of 13 countries in Dunedin this week, Doc says.

Bed cuts in new Dunedin hospital revealed

Health NZ has released the breakdown in bed numbers for the new Dunedin Hospital. Image supplied

Bed cuts in new Dunedin hospital revealed

Health New Zealand has finally revealed the full scale of cuts to the new Dunedin Hospital, which include cutting the number of rehabilitation beds in half.

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