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    Moran Chapel set to close this week

    The Catholic Moran Chapel (above) in the Moran Building (below) in the Octagon. PHOTOS: GERARD O...

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    Moran Chapel set to close this week

    The Catholic Church has done a U-turn on keeping a central Dunedin chapel and will close it for financial reasons.

    Collecting rubbish to help the homeless

    PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    Collecting rubbish to help the homeless

    King’s High School students Sam Moore (left), 17, and Charlie Heller, 18, pick up rubbish outside Woolworths Dunedin Central yesterday.

    Southerners catch glimpse of rare partial eclipse

    The eclipse glimpsed through the trees in Octagon this morning. Photo: Supplied/Andy Smith

    Southerners catch glimpse of rare partial eclipse

    Parts of the South offered up some of the best views of a partial solar eclipse this morning.

    Wage gap really taking the cake

    PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON / REPORT: RUBY SHAW

    Wage gap really taking the cake

    Event co-ordinator Glenda Alexander, of the Council of Trade Unions, holds a cake decorated to represent the 20% "chunk of pay women are missing".

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    Toxic tar removal bill $8m: council

    Anna Nilsen. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Toxic tar removal bill $8m: council

    Dunedin City Council faces an $8 million bill to remove toxic tar from a contaminated site in South Dunedin, a new report reveals.

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    Stranded humpback whale dies despite rescue efforts

    A curious seal pops out of the water to look at a stranded humpback whale on a sandbank at the...

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    Stranded humpback whale dies despite rescue efforts

    An adult humpback whale, which stranded and died near Waitati on Saturday, left conservation groups and local residents emotionally spent yesterday.

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    Hitting 100 a surprise for centenarian

    St Barnabas resident Betty Miller turned 100 on Saturday. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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    Hitting 100 a surprise for centenarian

    A Dunedin centenarian says she is as surprised as anyone to be celebrating her 100th birthday.

    City-wide cleanup

    PHOTO: PETER DOWDEN / REPORT: RUBY SHAW

    City-wide cleanup

    Aroha Kaikorai Valley volunteers Caroline Thomson and Paul Southworth (front) along with other volunteers add to a pile of rubbish collected during a public cleanup on...

    Technically spectacular show modernises musical

    Taieri Musical's performance of Jesus Christ Superstar. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Technically spectacular show modernises musical

    Taieri Musical: Jesus Christ Superstar, Regent Theatre, Thursday, September 18.

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    Four selected for debate

    Poised to present their thoughts at a Dunedin mayoral forum hosted by Business South are (from...

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    Four selected for debate

    They are generally considered to be the four main contenders for the Dunedin mayoralty — Andrew Simms, Sophie Barker, Lee Vandervis and Jules Radich.

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    Matchbox car ‘big labour of love’ up for grabs

    Proctor Auctions owner Ronnie Proctor holds two of a 7500-piece Matchbox car collection, part of...

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    Matchbox car ‘big labour of love’ up for grabs

    An Invercargill man spent almost eight decades collecting every Matchbox car he could find, and a portion of his labour of love will be auctioned.

    Obituary: Leckie a cut above

    Veteran butcher Jim Leckie holds a tray of prime Otago lamb cutlets on the 125th anniversary of...

    Obituary: Leckie a cut above

    James "Jim" Alexander Leckie never strayed far from home.

    Varsity’s online MBA course high in world rankings

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    Varsity’s online MBA course high in world rankings

    The University of Otago is showing it means business, after its online master of business administration (MBA) degree was recognised as one of the best in the world.

    Artists dive into ‘fun and ‘fascinating’ exhibition

    Dunedin artist Paul Wheeler has taken a different approach to the "Tall & Thin" theme of the...

    Artists dive into ‘fun and ‘fascinating’ exhibition

    The Otago Peninsula Artists group (OpenArts Inc) is welcoming the arrival of spring with an exhibition encouraging artists and viewers to try something a little different.

    Fizzing for brewing collectibles

    Dunedin collector Stephen Tarasiewicz shows ceramic jars used by breweries during the early years...

    Fizzing for brewing collectibles

    A trove of Dunedin brewing history is heading for the spotlight.

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    Partial solar eclipse on Monday

    A partial solar eclipse, like the one that will rise off the coast of Otago on Monday morning....

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    Partial solar eclipse on Monday

    Few of us like Mondays, for very good reasons.

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    Aiming to ‘reinvent’ holiday park

    Stayhub Holiday Park Dunedin owner Adam Stewart and his staff have started refurbishing the...

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    Aiming to ‘reinvent’ holiday park

    A multimillion-dollar makeover has begun on Dunedin’s former Aaron Lodge site, to turn it into the "most tech-advanced holiday park" in New Zealand.

    Humpback whale dies after stranding

    People gather to look at the dead humpback whale washed ashore at Doctors Pt on this morning...

    Humpback whale dies after stranding

    Warning: distressing images. An adult humpback whale that got stranded on a sandbar at Blueskin Bay suffered significant injuries and later died, Doc says.

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    Future in ice hockey spares man conviction

    Photo: ODT files

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    Future in ice hockey spares man conviction

    A Dunedin man who represented the New Zealand U18 ice hockey team has avoided a conviction for drunkenly crashing a car — but was warned he was skating on thin ice.

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    Time to ‘get things done’ - minister

    Simeon Brown. Photo: Peter McIntosh

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    Time to ‘get things done’ - minister

    After years of delay, the government has finally signed a contract with Australian construction giant CPB to build the new Dunedin hospital inpatient building.
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