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    DCC capital underspend ‘regrettable’

    Sandy Graham. File photo: Linda Robertson

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    DCC capital underspend ‘regrettable’

    A $58 million underspend on the Dunedin City Council’s capital programme may not be the saving it first appears, a councillor says.

    Feedback sought on park plan

    The Caledonian Ground, at the forefront of the sports hub at Logan Park in 2007.

    Feedback sought on park plan

    Plans are being firmed up for the future management of Dunedin’s busy Logan Park sports complex.

    Chopper fleet in city flyover

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    Chopper fleet in city flyover

    The sky above Dunedin has been buzzing with helicopters as HeliOtago takes its fleet out for a run.

    Clips offer quick way for voters to get to know candidates

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    Clips offer quick way for voters to get to know candidates

    Short videos of all 56 candidates for the Dunedin mayoralty or city councillor positions have been created for voters to look through.

    On the lookout

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    On the lookout

    Armed police swarm Turnbull St, Brockville yesterday morning.

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    Old Hyde hotel ‘brought back to life’

    Craig Alderson first saw the Hyde hotel while riding the rail trail with his family and has now...

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    Old Hyde hotel, cafe ‘brought back to life’

    A grand old hotel is being brought back to life thanks to a chance encounter on the Otago Central Rail Trail.

    'The situation is terrifying': Readers share grim ED stories

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    'The situation is terrifying': Readers share grim ED stories

    Long waits, overcrowding and overworked staff.

    Taking the stage

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    Taking the stage

    North East Valley Normal School pupil Ihaia Ford pulls a pukana while John McGlashan and Columba Colleges’ kapa haka group Te Tira Haere o te Hahi perform during Otago Polyfest yesterday.

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    Injuries caused at birth: US expert

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    Injuries caused at birth: US expert

    A medical expert is "certain" an infant’s fractured ribs were caused during birth, not by violence at the hands of a prominent sportsman.

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    Career criminal fails in appeal

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    Career criminal fails in appeal

    At the age of 34, Kaelmn Johnathan James Waho has spent all but a couple of years of his adult life behind bars.

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    Activist defends climate action

    Bruce Mahalski (closest) describes his recent protest as "art meets activism". PHOTO: STEPHEN...

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    Activist defends climate action

    A Dunedin artist and protester accused of trespass at Dunedin Airport says he will defend the charge "to the end".

    Cops come knocking in early hours over alleged shoplifting

    The Pine Hill couple had been caught allegedly shoplifting groceries from Gardens New World....

    Cops come knocking in early hours over alleged shoplifting

    A Dunedin mother spat at police who served warrants on her and her partner in the early hours of the morning.

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    Conservative church gets foothold in student area

    The Dunedin congregation of Grace Bible Church celebrates its 25th birthday earlier this year....

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    Conservative church gets foothold in student area

    A growing conservative off-shoot of the Presbyterian Church is planning a permanent church in Dunedin’s student quarter.

    Wheelchair user helped to safety in St Clair fire

    Fire crews at the scene in Coughtrey St this morning. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Wheelchair user helped to safety in St Clair fire

    A wheelchair-bound St Clair resident was helped to safety by firefighters after a blaze in their bathroom this morning.

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    Dunedin ED wait times ‘grim’

    Dr John Chambers. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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    Dunedin ED wait times ‘grim’

    A lack of resources and "a lack of accountability" has led to Dunedin Hospital’s emergency department (ED) becoming one of the worst-performing in the country, advocates say.

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    HNZ decries strikes, points to procedure delays

    Sarah Dalton. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    HNZ decries strikes, points to procedure delays

    Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand (HNZ) has condemned two days of nurses strikes this week, saying more than 13,000 planned procedures across the country will be postponed because of them.

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    ‘The toilet’ a great place to ruminate

    Bryan Rougham and "the toilet" wait for the whitebait to start running at his stand on the Taieri...

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    ‘The toilet’ a great place to ruminate

    When Bryan Roughan goes whitebaiting, he seems to spend an awful lot of time in "the toilet".

    Wayward branch causes disruption

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    Wayward branch causes disruption

    Emergency services monitor a split branch from a tree which closed Highcliff Rd, Portobello yesterday afternoon.

    Cultural day for Poolburn pupils

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    Cultural day for Poolburn pupils

    Poolburn School pupil Jack Murdoch, 12, and his classmates take in the Toitū Otago Settlers Museum yesterday.

    Family concerned for missing woman

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    Family concerned for missing woman

    A Dunedin family is appealing to the public for any sightings of their sister and daughter missing from the central Auckland area.
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