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Bullying linked to inmate's suicide mismanaged by corrections

Bullying linked to inmate's suicide mismanaged by corrections

A Dunedin-born man died by suicide after being bullied in jail — an issue which was mismanaged by Corrections — a coroner says.

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Meet-up over 40 years in the making

Pen pals for more than 40 years, Lynette Kennedy (left) and Lana Rodlie met face to face for the...

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Meet-up over 40 years in the making

Across Dunedin’s busy railway station foyer, Lynette Kennedy spotted her pen pal of more than 40 years.

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Stadium New Year’s Eve floated as fireworks display replacement

Dunedin City Council by-election candidate Andrew Whiley suggests at a meeting yesterday Forsyth...

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Stadium New Year’s Eve floated as fireworks display replacement

Dunedin's New Year’s Eve celebrations might best be held under the roof at Forsyth Barr Stadium, a council by-election candidate says.

Wild weather on way for weekend

MetService has issued a slew of severe weather advisories for the country. Image: MetService

Wild weather on way for weekend

Parts of coastal Otago, including Dunedin, are set to be hit by some wild weather leading into the weekend.

Man with knife arrested in garage of student flat

The man was found in a garage in Queen St. Photo: Google Maps

Man with knife arrested in garage of student flat

A knife-carrying man allegedly tried to break into a north Dunedin flat in the middle of the night to wake up a woman he had briefly met.

Ong: 'Why would I consider resigning?'

Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong presents his defence in a code of conduct case, reading from...

Ong: 'Why would I consider resigning?'

Defying a call by his colleagues to consider quitting, beleaguered Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong says he is not going anywhere.

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Fuel prices threaten school trips, camps

Dave Bagwell. File photo: Richard Davison

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Fuel prices threaten school trips, camps

School trips and camps are under threat from skyrocketing fuel prices as the Ministry of Education considers reviving distance learning.

Stadium scale-down aimed at securing more shows

Stadium scale-down aimed at securing more shows

A Capacity Reduction System planned for Forsyth Barr Stadium is aimed at helping Dunedin secure events it is currently missing out on.

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Barker totally rejects acting ‘unlawfully’

By-election candidate Jo Galer speaks at a public forum at yesterday’s Dunedin City Council...

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Barker totally rejects acting ‘unlawfully’

Dunedin's mayor has denied acting "unlawfully" at a council meeting after accusations of censorship from a by-election candidate.

Same crash different day: Motorway backed up again

Traffic backed up on the southern motorway. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Long tailbacks on Dunedin motorway second morning in row

Traffic on the southern motorway is rolling again after being backed up for the second day in a row following a crash near Lookout Point.

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'Thoroughly intoxicated' drink-driver had sworn off alcohol

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'Thoroughly intoxicated' drink-driver had sworn off alcohol

A Dunedin drink-driver who swore she would "never ever" touch alcohol again was spotted driving on the wrong side of High St while five times over the limit.

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Big softie bikers raise $2000-plus for SPCA

Dunedin SPCA huntaway collie Tanggol with SPCA community support officer Eric Odell and Niflheim...

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Big softie bikers raise $2000-plus for SPCA

Some motorcycle clubs have historically had a bad rap for being uncaring and antisocial.

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Sport subjects at Otago Uni ranked highly

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Sport subjects at Otago Uni ranked highly

Sports-related subjects and anatomy research at the University of Otago remain near the top of their fields, the latest world rankings reveal.

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Combination depression treatment to be trialled

University of Otago psychological medicine postdoctoral research fellow Dr Neda Nasrollahi is...

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Combination depression treatment to be trialled

Mixing cough suppressant with an atypical antidepressant and smoking cessation drug may hold the key to helping people with treatment-resistant depression.

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Trust in council damaged by cut

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Trust in council damaged by cut

"Problematic" changes to Dunedin’s grant allocation undermined trust between the council and the city’s arts community, Mayor Sophie Barker was told.

Morning motorway crash halts commuters

A nose-to-tail crash slowed traffic to a crawl on Dunedin’s Southern Motorway yesterday morning.

Columba College board accused of bullying

Staff at Dunedin's Columba College complained to education officials multiple times accusing the school's board of bullying and interfering in the running of the school.

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Call for uni to cut ties with Israel-linked tech firm

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Call for uni to cut ties with Israel-linked tech firm

A group of University of Otago academics are calling for the institution to reconsider its ties to Palo Alto Networks (PANW) in the wake of the company’s connections to the war in Gaza.

Crash slows Dunedin motorway to a crawl

Traffic backed up on the motorway. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Crash slows Dunedin motorway to a crawl

A nose-to-tail crash gummed up the southern motorway traffic into Dunedin and slowed traffic to a crawl this morning.

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Oil rigs off Otago coast long shot as applications open

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Oil rigs off Otago coast long shot as applications open

Oil rigs off the Otago coast appear a long way off and a long shot, despite parties being asked to apply for prospecting permits for the Canterbury Basin.

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