Gregg's coffee factory in Dunedin to close
Gregg's coffee factory in Dunedin to close
Dozens of workers will lose their jobs with the closure of Dunedin's Gregg's coffee factory announced this afternoon.
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Woolworths fined over South Dunedin rat infestation
Woolworths fined over South Dunedin rat infestation
Supermarket giant Woolworths has been fined $33,000 after admitting it failed to control a rat infestation at one of its Dunedin branches.
Some fishers apparently miss memo on size, quantity rules
Some fishers apparently miss memo on size, quantity rules
It seems a few anglers in the south were slow to catch up.
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District health target figures improve
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District health target figures improve
The Southern district has shown improvement across the board in its health targets, but the nurses’ organisation is not wholly satisfied.
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Te Kaika chair takes aim at critics
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Te Kaika chair takes aim at critics
The board chairwoman of an embattled Dunedin health charity has dismissed criticisms of the organisation as simply ‘‘tall poppy’’ syndrome.
Singing in school’s 25th
Singing in school’s 25th
Hillview Christian School principal Steve Frost, of Christchurch, and New Zealand Association for Christian Schools facilitator Julie McGregor sing during Amana Christian School’s 25th anniversary...
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What’s in a number? Council survey rankings debated
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What’s in a number? Council survey rankings debated
Basic arithmetic came to the fore at an Otago Regional Council meeting this week over accusations of the value of the number four.
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Hospital budget reassurance over fuel costs
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Hospital budget reassurance over fuel costs
Contingencies are in place to stop rising fuel costs producing a further budget blowout for the new Dunedin hospital project, the government says.
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Wild whackers tee off neighbour — leading to change of course
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Wild whackers tee off neighbour — leading to change of course
Spraying one off the tee is having an impact on golf clubs around the country and one Dunedin course is trying to do something about it.
Basketball star snaps up Dunedin pavlova makers
Basketball star snaps up Dunedin pavlova makers
A Dunedin institution has been sold to a former New Zealand basketball star.
Dunedin-born broadcaster Catherine Saunders dies
Dunedin-born broadcaster Catherine Saunders dies
Dunedin-born-and-raised broadcaster Catherine Saunders has died.
Southern driver racks up 117 speeding offences in rental car
Southern driver racks up 117 speeding offences in rental car
A woman driving a rental car hit speeds of 170kmh while racking up 117 speeding offences all over Otago and Southland in a week.
Programme giving prospective drivers confidence
Programme giving prospective drivers confidence
A programme supporting young Dunedin people living with disabilities to get their driver’s licence is being described as a "game changer".
South Dunedin street attack caught on CCTV
South Dunedin street attack caught on CCTV
A Dunedin pedestrian was forced to run for it when a woman he knew chased him down the street wielding a weapon.
Former Dunedin Anglican dean sexually violated teen
Former Dunedin Anglican dean sexually violated teen
A former dean of Dunedin's St Paul's Cathedral can now be revealed as the man who sexually violated a teenager at his Canterbury bach over 30 years ago.
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
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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
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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
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
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.