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    All roads, and trails, lead to Middlemarch

    The "iron horse" played second fiddle to the real thing during the Otago Goldfields grand parade...

    All roads, and trails, lead to Middlemarch

    There was a lot of horsing around for those finding themselves part of a revelling crowd of cavalcaders in Middlemarch over the weekend.

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    Charity misses financial deadline

    Photo: ODT files

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    Charity misses financial deadline

    The under-fire Te Kāika health service has again failed to meet a government deadline to submit a critical annual financial report.

    Local colour

    PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

    Local colour

    Showing their true colours at the Holi celebration at Bayfield Park yesterday are Hannah Pearson, Tiara Das and Emma Hollingworth.

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    Mental health workers at trust to picket over trial periods

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    Mental health workers at trust to picket over trial periods

    Workers at a mental health trust are to picket today in protest against management plans to introduce 90-day trial periods.

    Showing their stuff

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    Showing their stuff

    Touring the cruise ship Noordam on Saturday.

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    DCC tenants fearful of annual rent rises

    Sawyers Bay resident Janice Turei, with her rescue cat Pussy Cat, is worried about community...

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    DCC tenants fearful of annual rent rises

    A rent rise of 8% for Dunedin community housing tenants will put pressure on vulnerable people, residents say.

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    Celebration of automobile Americana

    Dunedin Rock’n’Roll Revival Club members Mark Boberg and Dale Boyle enjoy a jive. Photos: Gerard...

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    Celebration of automobile Americana

    Petrolheads carved out a slice of Dunedin and turned it into a hive of American-made car heaven for hot-rod enthusiasts.

    Sale hits right note for music-lovers

    Record enthusiast Joel Longmore digs deep into a box of CDs in search of a bargain at the Dunedin...

    Sale hits right note for music-lovers

    Hundreds of people crammed themselves into tight corners at a Dunedin pub to look at the array of musical artefacts — and maybe even buy them.

    Teachers reunite, reminisce

    Photo: Gregor Richardson

    Teachers reunite, reminisce

    About 40 former Dunedin Teachers’ College students from the class of 1971 held a reunion at Ombrello’s on Friday.

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    Cavalcade parade

    The Rock and Pillar range looms large as riders take part in the grand parade. Photos: Gerard O...

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    Cavalcade parade

    ODT photographer Gerard O’Brien was in Middlemarch to welcome incoming cavalcaders on horse, foot, cycle and wagon, to the grand finale. 

    All Saints’ fruit, veges scheme returns

    Keen to let the Dunedin community know that the All Saints’ Fruit & Veges scheme is up and...

    All Saints’ fruit, veges scheme returns

    Fresh and affordable fruit and vegetables are on the menu once again, as the All Saints’ Fruit & Veges scheme gets under way for the year.

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    ‘Critic’ size cut a mistake by OUSA: former editor

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    ‘Critic’ size cut a mistake by OUSA: former editor

    The Otago University Students’ Association has not ruled out returning Critic Te Arohi to a more comprehensive format if the student community wants that.

    Bridge club to mark 90 years of play

    Looking forward to celebrating its 90th anniversary are Otago Bridge Club members (from left)...

    Bridge club to mark 90 years of play

    The Otago Bridge Club is dealing a winning hand as it prepares to celebrate its 90th anniversary.

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    International Women’s Day event ‘epic’

    Speaking at an early International Women’s Day celebration yesterday in Grand Casino Dunedin are ...

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    International Women’s Day event ‘epic’

    A trio of leaders in diverse fields shared their experiences and accomplishments with Dunedin women over breakfast.

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    No breakdown of data on breakdowns: Fenz

    NZPFU Dunedin Local Secretary Mike Taylor outside thE Dunedin Central Fire Station on Friday....

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    No breakdown of data on breakdowns: Fenz

    Firefighters are ‘‘astonished’’ their employers don't keep exact records of truck breakdowns, after being told for months they were ‘‘exaggerating the truth’’ about the fragility of their fleet.

    Service to check in on disabled

    Service to check in on disabled

    A new visiting service ensures disabled people are safe and supported.

    Former Dunedin resident remembered after skeleton found near road

    Colin Heath went missing in Te Kuiti in 2022. Photo: ODT files

    Former Dunedin resident remembered after skeleton found near road

    It has been a mixture of relief and horror for a friend of former Dunedin resident Col Heath, whose remains were found in Waikato last week.

    Middlemarch family flees burning home, busy day for crews

    Middlemarch family flees burning home, busy day for crews

    It was a particularly busy day for firefighters, called to five serious blazes throughout the South.

    Council’s capital spend programme unclear

    "... there are some things we have no control over, such as the increasing maintenance costs,...

    Council’s capital spend programme unclear

    Plans for the Dunedin City Council’s capital expenditure remain up in the air, as uncertainty lingers about how the programme is going right now.

    Shelduck season set, shooting starts

    Paradise ducks take off from a field near Middlemarch this week. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Shelduck season set, shooting starts

    Parries are back on the menu from today.
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