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    Aim to uncover fish toxin secrets

    University of Otago chemistry researcher Dr Nicholas Green has received a $2million research...

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    Aim to uncover fish toxin secrets

    Fish have long been known as a source of high-quality protein, essential omega-3 fatty acids, and various vitamins and minerals vital for heart and brain health.

    Hooked on fishing

    Hooked on fishing

    Rugged up on a cool Easter Monday, Virgilio Almonte, of Dunedin, baits his hook at the Steamer Basin wharf. April opened with a run of clear, close to 20°C days. By Sunday, the clouds had rolled in...

    Images from moon 'really amazing'

    The moon is seen from a camera outside the Orion spacecraft after the Artemis II astronauts...

    Images from moon 'really amazing'

    For the past 50 years, Dr Ian Griffin has been waiting, ever so patiently, to turn his attention to ‘‘the dark side’’ once again.

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    Air NZ makes further cuts, changes to southern flights

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    Air NZ makes further cuts, changes to southern flights

    More cuts are set to hit flights in the South as rising fuel costs continue to affect the national carrier.

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    Student’s surveying sheds lights on depths

    Fourth year surveying student Grace Cinque with the vessel she uses to survey the Otago Harbour...

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    Student’s surveying sheds lights on depths

    She could not have picked a better couple of days to get some grid work done.

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    Candidates take aim at rates, rising costs

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    Candidates take aim at rates, rising costs

    Rates rises, cost of living and debt management are front of mind for Dunedin’s by-election candidates.

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    Emissions fall; target likely missed

    The landfill is due to close before the end of the decade. Photo: ODT files

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    Emissions fall; target likely missed

    Advances in Dunedin’s waste management have helped the city cut total greenhouse gas emissions by 13% since 2019.

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    Suspicions changes might be delayed

    Otago Regional Council  chairwoman Hilary Calvert

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    Suspicions changes might be delayed

    The timeline for local government changes has slipped, with predictions the reforms may differ considerably and regional councils will get a stay of execution until 2028.

    Hoping to put all the eggs in one basket

    Hoping to put all the eggs in one basket

    Edendale sisters Sonya, 14, and Emily, 6, Versteynen were on the hunt for the secret golden Easter egg at Toitū Otago Settlers Museum yesterday.

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    Businessman may face ban from running companies

    Malcolm Burns

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    Businessman may face ban from running companies

    A bankrupt Mosgiel businessman could be banned from running companies for up to a decade after facing three liquidations in the past four years.

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    Bayne goes deep into ‘pain cave’ in 24hr ultramarathon

    John Bayne, of Dunedin, is not quite ready to put the running shoes back on after he ran 245.5km...

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    Bayne goes deep into ‘pain cave’ in 24hr ultramarathon

    Jogging for a very long time is how John Bayne describes what he just did.

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    Former restaurant owners failed 'to account for taxation'

    The former Harbourside Grill restaurant located in the Customhouse building, in Fryatt St,...

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    Former restaurant owners failed 'to account for taxation'

    A restaurant which until last year operated out of a prominent building on Dunedin’s waterfront has gone bust owing more than $400,000 after its owners appeared to fail ‘‘to account for taxation’’.

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    STIs less common than thought during gold rush

    Men, women and children gathered outside George’s Dunstan Hotel, in Clyde, during the 1870s....

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    STIs less common than thought during gold rush

    Popular fiction about the Otago gold rush era would have you believe sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were rife among the gold fields’ populations.

    Being in know seen as key

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    Being in know seen as key

    Dunedin's by-election candidates are confident they can hit the ground running if elected next month.

    In the thick of it

    In the thick of it

    Covered in mud, Leo Campbell, 13, of Dunedin, rides down Signal Hill yesterday.

    Going with the flow

    Going with the flow

    A mural featuring marine life has been completed in Glasgow St, South Dunedin. It was painted by Dunedin multidisciplinary artist Aroha Novak on the Cargill Enterprises building. Novak said she...

    Caravan, church windows damaged

    Lew Bylsma assesses the damage done to a hot-food caravan, owned by the Dunedin Seventh Day...

    Caravan, church windows damaged

    The church in charge of a caravan that serves hot food to homeless and vulnerable people is ‘‘hugely disappointed’’ it has been damaged again.

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    Surfers make the most of big waves

    Lincoln Penei competes in the open men’s section of the South Island Surf Champs at St Clair...

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    Surfers make the most of big waves

    The surf was up at Dunedin’s St Clair Beach during Easter and more than 200 athletes took advantage of the conditions.

    A spoonful of fun for youngsters

    Ella Gutsell and Sage Michael, both 6, race to the finish line in the egg-and-spoon race as part...

    A spoonful of fun for youngsters

    Dozens of children and their families kept dry and under cover during a messy Easter Saturday.

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    Run on flour, sugar ‘panic buying’

    Bin Inn owner Monique Beaumont has noticed a marked increase in the numbers of customers stocking...

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    Run on flour, sugar ‘panic buying’

    A Dunedin bulk food store which is running out of flour has put it down to panic buying caused by the skyrocketing cost of fuel.
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