Counting the chirps
Counting the chirps
A tūī arrives at a North-East Valley backyard bird feeder.
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A change of life-cycle
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A change of life-cycle
One of New Zealand’s best loved delicacies appears to be able to evolve when struck by sudden environmental changes.
New principal at Columba
New principal at Columba
After a year with no principal officially at the helm, a Dunedin secondary school have at last filled the role.
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Luxon defends GP funding despite push back
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Luxon defends GP funding despite push back
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon defended his government’s investment in primary healthcare during a visit to Wānaka yesterday.
Cranes arrive at hospital site
Cranes arrive at hospital site
Finally, you can see something interesting happening above the fence at the new Dunedin hospital inpatients building site.
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Departing cancer specialist cites 'worsening working environment'
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Departing cancer specialist cites 'worsening working environment'
A leading blood cancer specialist who is quitting Dunedin says the South’s medical laboratory service is in disarray and the consequences could be deadly.
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Muir relives the good old days
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Muir relives the good old days
Dame Lois Muir is never afraid to speak her mind.
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Rehearsal spaces opening up opportunities
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Rehearsal spaces opening up opportunities
Dunedin musicians are amped up and making a song and dance after the Dunedin City Council plugged local musicians into a network of community facilities where they can rehearse.
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Dunedin gravestone vandalism ‘troubling’
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Dunedin gravestone vandalism ‘troubling’
A Dunedin man has admitted scratching a name off a family gravestone because he was ‘‘angry about the past’’.
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Pupils help others rug up for bedtime
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Pupils help others rug up for bedtime
When tasked with giving back to the community, a group of Dunedin pupils blew the challenge out of the water.
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Clutha man violated young woman in car while mate filmed
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Clutha man violated young woman in car while mate filmed
A Clutha man who violated a teenage woman during a late-night hunting trip, while his mate filmed, has been sentenced to home detention.
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South Dunedin flood works views aired
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South Dunedin flood works views aired
Praise and disdain were levelled at city councillors ahead of a fraught debate on South Dunedin’s future.
'It's really nice when something happens everyone comes to help'
'It's really nice when something happens everyone comes to help'
Locals were queuing up to help after a concrete truck toppled over in Dunedin yesterday.
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Receiving award a ‘full circle moment’
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Receiving award a ‘full circle moment’
For secondary school student Lula Joseph, accepting a young achievers’ award was a family tradition.
Fears for Venezuelan quake victims
Fears for Venezuelan quake victims
When Kath Ruiz Halkett heard a devastating earthquake had hit Venezuela, just 40km from her home town, fear for her family came first.
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Chills’ frontman and song honoured in plaque
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Chills’ frontman and song honoured in plaque
A site made famous by one of The Chills’ most celebrated songs now has a plaque memorialising its departed frontman Martin Phillipps.
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'Pipes and pumps' option delays consultation
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'Pipes and pumps' option delays consultation
Working up another option for managing flood risks in South Dunedin long term will delay public consultation by at least four months.
Octacan appeal still open
Octacan appeal still open
Presbyterian Support Otago Family Works manager Nicole Devereux sorts through cans donated during the annual Octacan Appeal yesterday.
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Dunedin school targeted by offensive AI-generated image
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Dunedin school targeted by offensive AI-generated image
A Dunedin secondary school may be the latest victim in a growing trend nationwide of images being altered using AI to damage school reputations.
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Request to look out for whale entangled with pink buoy
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Request to look out for whale entangled with pink buoy
Increasing numbers of whales may be leading to more of them being entangled in fishing equipment — but it remains something of a mystery.