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Otago Polytechnic, SIT to return to regional governance

Otago Polytechnic, SIT to return to regional governance

Otago Polytechnic and the Southern Institute of Technology will be among the ten institutes to return to regional governance, the government has announced.

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Call to move health staff ‘bizarre’

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Call to move health staff ‘bizarre’

A call to transfer mental health workers from Dunedin to Central Otago is "bizarre", Taieri MP Ingrid Leary says.

Sightings to identify possum hot spots

St Hilda's Collegiate international student Yu Yamaguchi, 17, (left) and host sister Kayla van...

Sightings to identify possum hot spots

Dunedin residents are being asked to rug up, step outside into the night and keep their eyes and ears peeled for furry pests holed up in backyards across the city.

Appeal after 'road rage assault' near roundabout

Police say the assault took place at the Mosgiel motorway off-ramp leading to the Quarry Rd...

Appeal after 'road rage assault' near roundabout

Police are appealing for witnesses after aggression on the motorway led to an alleged assault on a Mosgiel off-ramp last month.

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Miss Tourism International title winner ‘stoked’

Miss New Zealand 2025 Miss Tourism International title winner Emily Faulkner will now represent...

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Miss Tourism International title winner ‘stoked’

Emily Faulkner has no interest in spouting cliches about world peace.

Second big win for youth choir

The New Zealand Youth Choir wins Choir of the World 2025. PHOTO: FACEBOOK / NZ YOUTH CHOIR

Second big win for youth choir

A national choir, with a Dunedin singer in its ranks, has taken home the top award at an international competition.

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Fashionistas flock to market

Searching for a unique piece of clothing in Abby Fleur’s Venus Vintage Treasure rack of clothing...

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Fashionistas flock to market

Restoring the perfect vintage outfit is one part passion and one part cheap vodka, a preloved clothing vendor says.

Stopped in his tracks

Stopped in his tracks

Southern lock Corben Agar shows nothing but determination as he tries to break the tackle of Kaikorai hooker Henry Bell during their Dunedin club rugby semifinal on Saturday at Bathgate Park.

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New technique helping save at-risk dolphins

A Hector’s dolphin makes a spectacular leap from the water at the entrance to Otago Harbour in...

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New technique helping save at-risk Hector’s, Maui dolphins

Solving a three-billion-piece jigsaw puzzle has given conservationists a fighting chance of saving New Zealand’s endangered Hector’s and Māui dolphins.

Majority of southern ratepayers hit hard

Majority of southern ratepayers hit hard

More than two-thirds of Otago and Southland’s councils hiked rates above the national average for 2025, new data shows.

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Mayoral hopefuls split over Aurora sale decision

Lee Vandervis (left) and Andrew Simms have differing views over whether Aurora should be sold....

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Mayoral hopefuls split over Aurora sale decision

Two Dunedin mayoralty candidates have squared off about whether Aurora Energy should be sold.

On your marks, get set . . .

Keen runners burst off the start line at Chisholm Park yesterday morning, the first race of the Otago Children’s Athletics Kids XC Series.

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Concerns aired over miscommunication

"Implications CID was ‘targeting/doing much more work for HNZ’ ... this is exactly the comms and...

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Concerns aired over miscommunication

Angst-ridden internal government memos about the new Dunedin hospital’s inpatient build reveal concern about miscommunications and failures to work together and follow command lines.

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‘Dunedin-centric’ health services decried

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‘Dunedin-centric’ health services decried

A National Party MP has suggested transferring 100 mental health workers from Dunedin to Central Otago to address a lack of services in the regions.

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Licence plate parking tech to be used in city

The Hastings District Council’s mobile licence plate recognition system, seen here, issued more...

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Licence plate parking tech to be used in city

Dunedin's parking rules will soon be enforced with the help of two cars fitted with cameras and licence plate recognition technology.

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Climate change response timeframe at odds with visions

Jonathan Rowe. File photo: Gregor Richardson

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Climate change response timeframe at odds with visions

Responding to climate change risks in South Dunedin needs to happen much sooner than the 75-year visions promoted for the suburb earlier this year, a new report suggests.

Dunedin makes global list of LGBTQ+-friendly destinations

Dunedin makes global list of LGBTQ+-friendly destinations

An international travel site has proclaimed Dunedin to be a friendly place for the LGBTQ+ community, but advocates say much work is yet to be done.

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Leary slams govt over needle exchange decision

Labour's Ingrid Leary questions if the Suicide Prevention Office is really staying open when it...

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Leary slams govt over needle exchange decision

A Dunedin-based opposition MP has slammed the government for cutting funding for a world-leading needle exchange service for intravenous drug users.

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23,000 new books set to hit shelves at South Dunedin library

Admiring the 23,000 new books headed for South Dunedin’s new library are (from left) South...

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23,000 new books set to hit shelves at South Dunedin library

"Every day is like Christmas" for the librarians eagerly awaiting the opening of the new South Dunedin library.

Spat on after intervening

Spat on after intervening

A Dunedin man who intervened when a group of about 20 teenagers were causing a ruckus at the George St McDonald’s was spat on and had soap squirted on him.

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