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Labour MPs visit 'pioneering' games store

Labour MPs visit 'pioneering' games store

Hobby Lords Dunedin South assistant store manager Hamish Morgan (centre right) speaks to (from left) Christchurch Central MP Duncan Webb, list MP Vanushi Walters, Taieri MP Ingrid Leary and list MPs Deborah Russell and Shanan Halbert, all of Labour, during a visit yesterday.

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OUSA rescind Israel boycott

OUSA president Liam White. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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OUSA rescind Israel boycott

The Otago University Students’ Association has backed down on a previous decision to boycott products and companies with ties to Israel.

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Fatal crash driver hears family's grief

Maxwell Burrow was sentenced to 10 and a-half months’ home detention yesterday for reckless...

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Fatal crash driver hears family's grief

A Balclutha man who killed his ex-girlfriend by letting her drive drunk while sitting on his lap still describes her as the one he loves the most.

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Wardens accused of parking ‘sting’ at hospital

Cars double-parked outside Dunedin Hospital as healthcare workers are dropped off for a 7am start...

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Wardens accused of parking ‘sting’ at hospital

Parking officers are "lurking" early in the morning "waiting to pounce" and dish out tickets to people dropping off loved ones to work at Dunedin Hospital, the husband of a nurse says.

Driver five times limit had child in car: police

Driver five times limit had child in car: police

A Dunedin man allegedly caught driving more than five times the legal alcohol limit had his child in the car.

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‘Vampire’ sinks teeth into politics

Dunedin "vampire" Ruthven Allimrac, who also goes by Zenith Rose-Wills, is running for mayor in...

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‘Vampire’ sinks teeth into politics

A "vampire" has joined the race for Dunedin’s mayoralty.

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Men thrown into sea after boat capsizes

The capsized boat lying on the shore just north of Taieri Mouth.

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Men thrown into sea after boat capsizes

The skipper of a boat that capsized on the Taieri Mouth bar said he was unlucky his boat tipped over, but he was also lucky to be alive to see another day.

Fire callout to student flat after stove left on

A Dunedin student flat hosting some midweek drinks ended up calling emergency services after a cardboard box was left on a stove.

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Govt cuts tender for work on hospital foundations

Representatives from potential contracting firms visited the new Dunedin Hospital in-patient site...

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Govt cuts tender for work on hospital foundations

The government has cancelled a tender for work on the foundations of Dunedin’s new hospital due to "substantive" design changes.

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Excavating tip may need military help: Beca

The tip site at Ocean Beach Domain in St Kilda in 1954 was in the vicinity of what was to become...

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Excavating tip may need military help: Beca

Excavating a former Dunedin tip may need military supervision after rumours a wax-wrapped box of machine guns and ammunition were found there.

Getting shipshape

Sailor Mike Dewar, of Dunedin, gives his motorsailer boat Rubiconz a fresh lick of paint at the Otago Yacht Club on Tuesday.

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Urban wetland attracts fly-by visit

East Taieri School students point out the location of their "urban wetland" to Air New Zealand...

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Urban wetland attracts fly-by visit

A Dunedin primary school, building its very own urban wetland, received a special visit from a high-flying New Zealand business leader.

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Meeuws channels rugby aggro for TV drama

Dunedin real estate agent Kees Meeuws is with fellow former All Blacks Eric Rush, Frank Bunce,...

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Meeuws channels rugby aggro for TV drama

Kees Meeuws is usually a pretty placid, laid-back kind of guy.

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Doubt 24/7 service will work in city

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Doubt 24/7 service will work in city

A city GP is casting doubt on whether the government’s ambition for a 24/7 after-hours service will be successful in Dunedin.

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Switching on to rhythm of stress

A region of a mouse brain, called the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, where stress...

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Switching on to rhythm of stress

High-stress environments have long been known to be bad for our health.

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Tourism, primary sector behind strong Otago economy

Mike Collins. File photo: Linda Robertson

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Tourism, primary sector behind strong Otago economy

The evidence continues to mount that Otago’s economy is outperforming the rest of New Zealand.

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‘Particularly dry month’ for much of South Island

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‘Particularly dry month’ for much of South Island

High mean sea level pressure prevailed over much of the South Island during July, creating prolonged dry spells across much of Otago and Southland.

‘Friendly’ folk the lure for new citizen

Elisa Maierl (second from left) celebrates becoming a New Zealand citizen yesterday. She is...

‘Friendly’ folk the lure for new citizen

It has been a whirlwind few months for Elisa Maierl, who capped off a wedding in her former home country of Germany by flying back to New Zealand to become a citizen.

Generous gift

Generous gift

A new emergency ambulance is serving Dunedin residents thanks to the generosity of the Cleveland Charitable Foundation, which gave the vehicle to Hato Hone St John in memory of its co-founder, Les...

Fish & Game moving to purpose-built HQ

Otago Fish & Game Council chief executive Ian Hadland inspects progress yesterday at the...

Fish & Game moving to purpose-built HQ

The Otago Fish & Game Council is preparing to leave Dunedin and relocate to a purpose-built headquarters in Mosgiel.

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