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Waste diversion initiatives put on hold, emissions target at risk

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Waste diversion initiatives put on hold, emissions target at risk

Consideration of schemes to keep construction and demolition waste out of landfills has been delayed by the Dunedin City Council.

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Scrabble day good practice for tournament

Ruth Groffman lines up her next word at the National Scrabble Day celebrations at the South...

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Scrabble day good practice for tournament

Celebrating the birthday of Scrabble’s inventor provided some much-needed practice for this weekend’s major tournament in Dunedin.

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Stuffed wildlife care raises awareness for hospital

Emi-Rose Linzey, 7, patches up her stuffed giraffe Luna at the Wildlife ER session at Tūhura...

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Stuffed wildlife care raises awareness for hospital

A giraffe with a broken neck and a unicorn with a sprained horn were just some of the injuries being patched up by a collection of Dunedin’s youngest new vets.

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Departing Doorn 'positive about stadium pipeline'

Dunedin Venues Management chief executive Paul Doorn believes he is leaving the stadium in a good...

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Departing Doorn 'positive about stadium pipeline'

The sudden departure of Forsyth Barr Stadium boss has been viewed as ‘‘bittersweet’’ by his colleagues.

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Mayor-owned company’s 'miraculous' claims may breach code

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Mayor-owned company’s 'miraculous' claims may breach code

A company 50% owned by Dunedin’s mayor appears to be breaching advertising standards by claiming its skin cream has ‘‘miraculous’’ benefits.

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Chinese tourist numbers increasing

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Chinese tourist numbers increasing

A major resurgence in tourism around Otago may be on the horizon, as a growing body of travel data from Chinese tourism platforms and travel industry reports suggests Chinese tourism to New Zealand...

Speeding driver foiled by line of traffic

Speeding driver foiled by line of traffic

A Dunedin man’s attempt at fleeing from police at top speed was foiled when he got stuck in a line of traffic.

Drunk drivers keep police busy day and night

Emergency services at the scene on Saturday morning. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Drunk drivers keep police busy day and night

A Dunedin teenager driving with a car-load of young adults the morning after a big night of drinking crashed into a tree on the opposite side of the road.

Risk of thunderstorms, hail in South

MetService is warning there is a moderate risk of thunderstorms bringing heavy rain and hail to the South this afternoon and evening.

High turnover of physios ‘substantial threat’

High turnover of physios ‘substantial threat’

A ‘‘concerning, but not entirely surprising’’ high turnover of physiotherapists poses a ‘‘substantial threat’’ to the stability and quality of New Zealand’s public healthcare.

Dunedin Venues CEO to stand down

Dunedin Venues CEO to stand down

The CEO of Dunedin Venues Paul Doorn, responsible for Forsyth Barr Stadium and the Dunedin Centre, has announced he will be leaving the post.

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Tenders called for peer mental care

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Tenders called for peer mental care

Health New Zealand wants to establish a private ‘‘peer-led’’ mental health facility in the Southern district.

Two staff hospitalised after Dunedin Airport chemical incident

Two Dunedin Airport staff members have been taken to hospital as a precautionary measure after potentially being exposed to a toxic chemical.

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Tireless effort to get bush tyre-less

Keep Dunedin Beautiful volunteer Vita Mayhem-Bullock, 10, stands near a pile of tyres pulled from...

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Tireless effort to get bush tyre-less

Enough tyres to fit a standard car and a motorcycle were pulled from the bush around the Dunedin Town Belt in a community effort to clean up the area.

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Varroa infestation adds to beekeepers’ climate, price fluctuation worries

The queen bee (right of centre) spends much of her time examining cells through the colony among...

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Varroa infestation adds to beekeepers’ climate, price fluctuation worries

Otago beekeepers says the job has become more intense and technical, there being seemingly more questions than answers around the varroa mite.

Festival celebrates 90 years of club

Otago Bridge Club captain Phil Noye prepares to play several rounds of bridge during their 90th...

Festival celebrates 90 years of club

After nine decades of playing bridge, Otago’s local club shows no signs of waning membership and is instead going from strength to strength.

Dunedin partygoer strikes teen with high-heel: police

A Dunedin partygoer allegedly took off her high-heel to strike a teenager in the head after accusing him of stealing her alcohol.

Man in court after alleged Dunedin stabbing

A man has appeared in Dunedin District Court following an alleged stabbing yesterday.

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Sri Lankan children ready to welcome a new year

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Sri Lankan children ready to welcome a new year

A group of young Sri Lankan children are all dressed up to get ready to perform for Sri Lankan new year celebrations at the Sargood Centre, Logan Park, yesterday.

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Seeing inside of whale ‘one of coolest things I’ve ever done’

Mahe Ewan, of Cromwell, gets up close and personal with a life-sized inflatable humpback whale at...

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Seeing inside of whale ‘one of coolest things I’ve ever done’

Cool, calm and collected — that’s how Mahe Ewan reckons he would be if he was swallowed by a whale.

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