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Call for inquiry after collusion revealed

"Aotearoa’s reputation for policy-making integrity is at risk unless we investigate these...

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Call for inquiry after collusion revealed

Public health researchers across New Zealand are calling for an independent public inquiry after it was revealed New Zealand First has been colluding with international tobacco giants.

Brave brushstrokes

Brave brushstrokes

Bayfield High School students Julia Anderson and Tui Moore, both 17, admire artwork at the Peninsula Schools Art Exhibition.

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Anger over axing of scholarships

Postgraduate student Josh Stewart is livid at the University of Otago’s cuts to doctoral...

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Anger over axing of scholarships

Top students will abandon the University of Otago after a shock decision to axe scholarships, the institution has been warned.

Teen girl leaves trail of damage in stolen car

Teen girl leaves trail of damage in stolen car

A Dunedin teenager crashed into up to four parked cars after stealing her caregivers’ vehicle for a late-night drive, police say.

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Support for changes at problem intersection

Proposed changes to the intersection of Pine Hill Rd and Great King St in Dunedin should improve...

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Support for changes at problem intersection

Plenty of people have had their say about proposed changes to a prominent and problematic Dunedin intersection.

Car wash calamity: 84-year-old gets foot stuck on accelerator

Firefighters at the scene of the crash. Photo: Peter McIntosh

Car wash calamity: 84-year-old gets foot stuck on accelerator

An 84-year-old driver shot out of a Mosgiel car wash and slammed into a lamppost after getting his foot caught on the accelerator, police say.

Burglar busted as stolen AirPods phone home

The tracking feature on a pair of stolen earbuds led police to a man wanted for two burglaries in Dunedin’s student quarter.

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Request to remove non-existent tree from protected list

Margaret and Guy Cardno have asked the Dunedin City Council to remove a redwood tree from a list...

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Request to remove non-existent tree from protected list

A redwood tree that "doesn’t seem to exist at all" is expected to be removed from a council list of significant Dunedin trees.

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Warning Aurora power bills may rise $10

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Warning Aurora power bills may rise $10

Household electricity bills for Aurora Energy customers could increase by an average of about $10 a month next year, the Commerce Commission says.

‘Chilly but dry’ weather tipped for city

The sight of magnolia blossom in Dunedin streets South Rd (above) and Heriot Row (below) gives...

‘Chilly but dry’ weather tipped for city

Dunedin is due to return to single-digit highs and freezing overnight temperatures after warm moist air brought unseasonably high night-time temperatures yesterday.

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Family the motivation for fighting on

Dunedin man Nick Chisholm during his daily gym workout at SkyFit24 Dunedin, 25 years to the day...

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Wife, children the motivation, 25 years after fateful day

Twenty-five years after a fateful rugby match left Dunedin man Nick Chisholm with locked-in syndrome, he says his wife and three children are the reason he keeps fighting.

'Nurses are crying, it’s terrible'

Nurses protest in Dunedin this morning. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

'Nurses are crying, it’s terrible'

Dunedin nurses have been reduced to tears by the stress of working long shifts to cover staff shortages.

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$100k of cannabis stashed in storage unit

A search uncovered two large duffle bags containing multiple smaller clear bags of cannabis. File...

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$100k of cannabis stashed in storage unit

A Dunedin man who stashed $100,000 of cannabis in a storage unit will be on a curfew for the next six months.

Eating well on the cheap when you're a student

Renata Herrera Rojas suggests having a well-equipped kitchen so cooking feels easy. Photo: supplied

Eating well on the cheap when you're a student

Dunedin student Renata Herrera Rojas is determined to get young people feeding their brain properly - without busting the budget.

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MP ‘ill-informed’ on seesaw

In a social media post, National Party MP Sam Uffindell claimed the Dunedin City Council spent ...

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MP ‘ill-informed’ on seesaw

A National MP has been accused of getting his facts wrong after slamming council spending on a central Dunedin seesaw.

Pole 'arcing and burning' after Mosgiel crash

Emergency services in Mosgiel warned a crashed driver to stay put after seeing "arcing and burning" from a light pole.

‘Flaws’ in Waikato med school business case

‘Flaws’ in Waikato med school business case

The University of Otago is criticising the business case for the Waikato medical school that the government used to justify the project.

Trial for those keen to crew a dragon boat

The Otepoti Dragons crew in action at Lake Karapiro in April. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Trial for those keen to crew a dragon boat

There is a place in the dragon boat for everyone.

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Council tight-lipped on ‘major event’

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Council tight-lipped on ‘major event’

Dunedin appears set to hold a "major event", but the council is refusing to say what it is.

Grant spurs cancer test research

The Dunedin research team with an initial $600,000 grant to speed investigation into finding an...

Researchers hunting early pancreatic cancer markers

Dunedin researchers are heading up an international study to identify abnormal DNA markers in order to detect a deadly cancer before it is too late.

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