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Govt accused of inaction on bed cuts at new hospital

The government has been accused of sitting on its hands after making cuts to mental health for older people beds at Dunedin hospital on the promise community beds would pick up the slack.

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Lung cancer researcher granted $80,000 to help find biomarker

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Lung cancer researcher granted $80,000 to help find biomarker

An accurate, easy and fast test for lung cancer could be within reach in the next decade, after a Dunedin cancer researcher was awarded a major funding grant to collaborate with a world-renowned...

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Contrasting reactions to closure of set net fishery

Yellow-eyed penguin on the Otago Peninsula. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Contrasting reactions to closure of set net fishery

The Otago Peninsula fishing industry is reeling and feels bewildered after a large part of its fishery was closed to save the hoiho, a move described as a good start but not going far enough by...

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Rival ridicules mayor’s debt claim

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Rival ridicules mayor’s debt claim

The Dunedin mayor’s claim city council debt is under control has been called desperate and absurd.

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$2m professorship to investigate skeletons

University of Otago biological anthropologist Prof Sian Halcrow has received a $2 million British...

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$2m professorship to investigate skeletons

The poor, working class, women, children, the enslaved and those under colonial rule — many of their skeletons are in closets all over the world.

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11 new ‘life-changing’ social housing units being built

At the site of 11 new community housing units at the Loan and Mercantile building (inset) are ...

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11 new ‘life-changing’ social housing units being built

Eleven social housing units, under construction inside a historic Dunedin warehouse, will be life-changing for future tenants, the Salvation Army says.

Chinese festival brings cultures together

Chinese festival brings cultures together

Columba College students Ruby Nicolson, 16 (left), and Shanti Kara, 17, performing at the Dunedin Senior Chinese Association Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day at Trinity Catholic College.

Weka chick spotted in North Dunedin

Two weka and a chick on a property in North Dunedin. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Weka chick spotted in North Dunedin

A weka chick has been sighted in Dunedin but whether its existence means we have a colony of the birds in the city is up for debate.

Derelict Dunedin hospital hit by further vandalism

The building in Dunedin Central has been the scene of several fires since it was abandoned in 2011.

Derelict Dunedin hospital hit by further vandalism

Mornington residents were forced to become temporary firefighters after a pair of alleged teenage arsonists set fire to a tree at an abandoned hospital which has become a magnet for vandals.

Middle-aged milk-fiend nabbed by cops

Middle-aged milk-fiend nabbed by cops

A Dunedin man with a penchant for a sweet drink is facing a court date after repetitive alleged chocolate milk thefts.

Girl charged after boyfriend knocked out: police

Girl charged after boyfriend knocked out: police

A Dunedin teenager out on the town allegedly knocked her boyfriend out cold with a punch, attempted to kick police officers and threatened local security trying to intervene.

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Strong winds down trees, powerlines

Runners in yesterday’s Emerson’s Dunedin Marathon warm up by some fallen tree branches near Butts...

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Strong winds down trees, powerlines

The strongest winds to hit Dunedin this year felled trees, downed powerlines and scuppered travel plans at the weekend.

HNZ Southern failed man dying of cancer, commissioner finds

HNZ Southern failed man dying of cancer, commissioner finds

A Southern cancer patient died while waiting for chemotherapy which could have eased his suffering.

Driver allegedly tried to ram patrol car

A Dunedin man nearly four times over the limit doing doughnuts in the central city tried to ram a patrol car while fleeing, police say.

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Dunedin band rapt with placing in Rockquest finals

SEEK HELP! band members and Queens High School students (from left) Phia Caldwell and Lucy Hughes...

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Dunedin band rapt with placing in Rockquest finals

A Dunedin band has battled against over 1000 musical acts from across New Zealand to take third place in the Smokefree Rockquest national finals.

Set net fishing ban for Otago Peninsula

The hoiho yellow-eyed penguin. Photo: Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust

Set net fishing ban for Otago Peninsula

An emergency set net fishing ban is set to be enforced around the Otago Peninsula to protect a threatened penguin population.

Slamming poetry with the best of them

Sharing her tips and tricks for writing slam poetry at a workshop during the New Zealand Young Writers Festival on Saturday is poet and writer Amy Grace, of Wellington.

Checkpoint cop missed by a metre, police say

Police are searching for an alleged drink-driver who they say attempted to drive into officers operating a checkpoint in Mosgiel.

Powerlines downed in crash

Powerlines were brought crashing down after a vehicle hit a power pole in Stevenson Rd, Concord on Saturday.

Chain’s Dunedin stores to remain shut

Smiths City’s Dunedin store in Crawford St. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Chain’s Dunedin stores to remain shut

Dunedin shoppers have missed out on bargains from two beleaguered national retail chains shutting up shop.

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