Person seriously hurt after crash near Green Island
One person has been taken to Dunedin Hospital in a serious condition after a crash near Green Island.
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Unravelling the city’s elected enigma
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Unravelling the city’s elected enigma
Elected on the back of a bank-rolled campaign making economic promises, Dunedin Cr Benedict Ong’s reputation has become more circus entertainer than astute international banker, Mary Williams reports.
Closure to leave over 30 jobless
Closure to leave over 30 jobless
Closure of the Gregg’s coffee factory in Dunedin will cost more than 30 people their jobs.
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Council staff — on or off the agenda?
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Council staff — on or off the agenda?
Councillors were advised at a DCC budgets meeting to be cautious over how they spoke about staff. Grant Miller looks into perceived stifling of debate.
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Call to revive housing project
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Call to revive housing project
A community representative has urged the council to push for government recommitment to an axed Port Chalmers social housing project.
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Students televising sports week
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Students televising sports week
And now we are cutting to breaking sports news — about a dozen University of Otago students have set up a production room to televise the New Zealand Secondary Schools Summer Tournament Week.
Wild celebration returning
Wild celebration returning
It is set to be a wild ride as an event celebrating nature returns next month.
Graft from cadaver caused rare condition
Graft from cadaver caused rare condition
A patient given a dural graft from a cadaver at Dunedin Hospital as a child in the 1980s has recently been diagnosed as having iatrogenic cerebral amyloid angiopathy (iCAA).
Beachlands driver death 'huge loss for Otago'
Beachlands driver death 'huge loss for Otago'
The NZ speedway community is mourning the death of a well-known racing driver at Beachlands, near Dunedin.
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Jail term extended after attack
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Jail term extended after attack
A man convicted of manslaughter for a fatal prison assault has had more time added to his sentence after instigating another attack behind bars.
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Hey, you behind the shed
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Hey, you behind the shed
A pair of birds getting frisky on school grounds is a promising sight, an ornithologist says.
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‘I didn’t hear anything’
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‘I didn’t hear anything’
Jim Keenan has no idea what woke him up late on Thursday night.
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Arsonist sought jail as motive for fires
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Arsonist sought jail as motive for fires
A serial firebug who set fire to Dunedin’s biggest police station said he did it to get back to jail.
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Powerful wind causes damage in Dunedin
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Powerful wind causes damage in Dunedin
After powerful winds, reaching 146kmh, brought down trees and powerlines in parts of Dunedin yesterday, today’s weather is expected to become far more sedate.
Ice-cream treat at Easter market
Ice-cream treat at Easter market
Dana Noye (left) and Amelia Dalman, both of Dunedin, sample mildly alcoholic ice-cream by Blue Cockatoo at the Easter artisan market at No8 Distillery in Bond St, Dunedin, last night.
Ship shape
Ship shape
Otago Peninsula Artists OpenArts Inc members Jan Crawford (left) and Deborah Bell admire a whimsical, nautical-themed sculpture by Robert Brown.
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Nursing friends back together
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Nursing friends back together
Sixty-six years after they first met in Dunedin, four retired nurses finally had the opportunity to hang out together one more time.
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Fine for rat infestation ‘slap on the wrist’
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Fine for rat infestation ‘slap on the wrist’
A worker who blew the whistle on the Woolworths rat infestation says a $33,000 fine is ‘‘a slap on the wrist’’.
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Rural fuel theft likely to increase, Fed Farmers says
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Rural fuel theft likely to increase, Fed Farmers says
Thieves striking under the cover of darkness stole 1000 litres of diesel from a Southland truck yard as the country grapples with skyrocketing fuel prices.
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Court chaos as defendant attacks cop and Corrections officer
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Court chaos as defendant attacks cop and Corrections officer
Two people required medical attention after a defendant allegedly physically lashed out at custodial staff because his bail was declined.