Ong: 'Why would I consider resigning?'
Defying a call by his colleagues to consider quitting, beleaguered Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong says he is not going anywhere.
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Fuel prices threaten school trips, camps
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Fuel prices threaten school trips, camps
School trips and camps are under threat from skyrocketing fuel prices as the Ministry of Education considers reviving distance learning.
Dunedin-born broadcaster Catherine Saunders dies
Dunedin-born broadcaster Catherine Saunders dies
Dunedin-born-and-raised broadcaster Catherine Saunders has died.
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Barker totally rejects acting ‘unlawfully’
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Barker totally rejects acting ‘unlawfully’
Dunedin's mayor has denied acting "unlawfully" at a council meeting after accusations of censorship from a by-election candidate.
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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.
Same crash different day: Motorway backed up again
Long tailbacks on Dunedin motorway second morning in row
Updated 9.18 am
Traffic on the southern motorway is rolling again after being backed up for the second day in a row following a crash near Lookout Point.
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".
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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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Drink-driver convicted after having sworn off alcohol
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Drink-driver convicted after having sworn off alcohol
When Joanne Lee Souquet crashed her car with three children inside, while more than five times over the alcohol limit, she said she would "never ever" drink again.
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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Big softie bikers raise $2000-plus for SPCA
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Big softie bikers raise $2000-plus for SPCA
Some motorcycle clubs have historically had a bad rap for being uncaring and antisocial.
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Sport subjects at Otago Uni ranked highly
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Sport subjects at Otago Uni ranked highly
Sports-related subjects and anatomy research at the University of Otago remain near the top of their fields, the latest world rankings reveal.
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Combination depression treatment to be trialled
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Combination depression treatment to be trialled
Mixing cough suppressant with an atypical antidepressant and smoking cessation drug may hold the key to helping people with treatment-resistant depression.
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Trust in council damaged by cut
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Trust in council damaged by cut
"Problematic" changes to Dunedin’s grant allocation undermined trust between the council and the city’s arts community, Mayor Sophie Barker was told.
Morning motorway crash halts commuters
Morning motorway crash halts commuters
A nose-to-tail crash slowed traffic to a crawl on Dunedin’s Southern Motorway yesterday morning.
Columba College board accused of bullying
Columba College board accused of bullying
Staff at Dunedin's Columba College complained to education officials multiple times accusing the school's board of bullying and interfering in the running of the school.
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Call for uni to cut ties with Israel-linked tech firm
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Call for uni to cut ties with Israel-linked tech firm
A group of University of Otago academics are calling for the institution to reconsider its ties to Palo Alto Networks (PANW) in the wake of the company’s connections to the war in Gaza.
Crash slows Dunedin motorway to a crawl
Crash slows Dunedin motorway to a crawl
A nose-to-tail crash gummed up the southern motorway traffic into Dunedin and slowed traffic to a crawl this morning.
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Oil rigs off Otago coast long shot as applications open
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Oil rigs off Otago coast long shot as applications open
Oil rigs off the Otago coast appear a long way off and a long shot, despite parties being asked to apply for prospecting permits for the Canterbury Basin.
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Extra $50 per week ‘isn’t going to go far’
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Extra $50 per week ‘isn’t going to go far’
An extra $50 a week to help ease the pain of soaring fuel prices will not go very far, a Dunedin mother of three says.