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Staff scared as inspectors raise 'serious concerns' over troubled Dunedin hospital

Wakari Hospital’s makeshift fire alarm system at Helensburgh House. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Staff scared as inspectors raise 'serious concerns' over troubled Dunedin hospital

'Scared' staff at the troubled Wakari Hospital say the building is falling apart and have serious safety concerns as inspectors identify "a range of potentially serious concerns".

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‘Really grateful’ for mouthguards for junior rugby players

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‘Really grateful’ for mouthguards for junior rugby players

Young Dunedin rugby players wear new mouthguards provided by Port Otago.

Biology Olympiad dream so close

King’s High School year 13 student Luan Peterle and biology teacher Vicki Jopson get some...

Biology Olympiad dream so close

A Dunedin secondary school student’s dream is within reach after he was chosen to represent New Zealand on the world stage.

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Free laundry service means ‘everything’

Jason Carey (left) and Gary Bingle, with volunteer Lizzie Webster, were some of the first
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Free laundry service means ‘everything’

A free laundry service has set out on its endeavour to connect with people doing it tough across Dunedin.

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University tackles fuel crisis impact

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University tackles fuel crisis impact

The University of Otago has established a high-powered working group to deal with the ongoing fuel crisis.

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Fears rules on lead could nix North Dunedin development

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Fears rules on lead could nix North Dunedin development

Aspirations for better housing in North Dunedin could be thwarted by the city council’s stance about residual lead in soil, developers say.

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Councillors dispute pest plan success

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Councillors dispute pest plan success

A comment by an Otago regional councillor on pest plans has been labelled a ‘‘joke’’ and ‘‘ludicrous’’ by a fellow councillor.

'Your socks or your bitches': Gang's ultimatum before 'sickening' Dunedin attack

Ring-leader of the Mongrel Mob group John-Boy Toa Rakete, 32, was jailed for three years 11 months.

'Your socks or your bitches': Gang's ultimatum before 'sickening' Dunedin attack

A “sickening” pack attack on a group of students at a 21st party in North Dunedin has led to three gang members being locked up.

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Demolishing Archway lecture theatres a ‘waste’, expert says

An aerial view of the Archway Theatres. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Demolishing Archway lecture theatres a ‘waste’, expert says

Plans to bowl a set of brutalist Dunedin lecture theatres, possibly in exchange for a formal garden, have been labelled a ‘‘waste’’ by one academic.

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Getting involved after much-needed support

Graduate of Dunedin’s neonatal intensive care unit Sofia MacAulay, 3, looks over a decommissioned...

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Getting involved after much-needed support

A Dunedin mum has praised the work of a neonatal charity supporting families facing an ‘‘emotional rollercoaster’’ as it begins its annual appeal.

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Teacher’s career in jeopardy after fifth conviction

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Teacher’s career in jeopardy after fifth conviction

A teacher's career hangs in the balance after being convicted of drink-driving for the fifth time.

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New mooring anchored in history

Opened this week, the Otago Regional Council headquarters Aonui has space for 300 staff. The...

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New mooring anchored in history

After decades searching for a suitable site, the ORC finally has a new head office. Kim Dungey looks inside the multimillion-dollar building that has divided councillors and ratepayers.

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Inside the ORC's shiny new headquarters

Otago Regional Council chairwoman Hilary Calvert and finance general manager Nick Donnelly talk...

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New ORC offices needed to happen: CEO

Whether central government decides to abolish regional councils or not, the construction of a new Otago Regional Council headquarters still needed to happen, its chief executive says.

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Partner's attack knocked out Dunedin woman and made her 'somersault'

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Partner's attack knocked out Dunedin woman and made her 'somersault'

A Dunedin man who has been locked up for repeated violence against a woman says he is not a criminal.

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Way clear for award-winning lecture theatres to be smashed down

The University of Otago plans to demolish its brutalist Archway Lecture Theatres (centre) in the...

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Way clear for award-winning lecture theatres to be smashed down

The way is clear for the University of Otago to demolish its award-winning brutalist lecture theatres.

Sea lion breeding success hailed

More than 35 New Zealand sea lion pups have been tagged in Coastal Otago this breeding season....

Sea lion breeding success hailed

For the first time in more than a century, Otago’s New Zealand sea lion/pakake population has produced more than 35 pups, putting it officially on track to breeding colony status.

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Mayoral boards dropped: Calvert

Otago Regional Council chairwoman Hilary Calvert. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Mayoral boards dropped: Calvert

The proposed changes to local government have fallen out of favour, the Otago Regional Council chairwoman says.

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Art festival sparks ‘friendly curiosity’

Artist and South Dunedin Street Art Trail committee member Claire Rye has brought a splash of...

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Art festival sparks ‘friendly curiosity’

An organiser has hailed South Dunedin’s inaugural street art festival a success, as the celebration of local people, stories and history comes to a close.

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Vandervis slams $25k bus stop extension

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Vandervis slams $25k bus stop extension

A Dunedin city councillor has criticised a decision to spend up to $25,000 extending a bus stop over safety concerns, saying it will deplete centre-city ‘‘amenity’’.

Govt not addressing dog attacks: advocates

A little blue penguin. Photo: Getty Images

Govt not addressing dog attacks: advocates

The penguin massacre at Long Beach is just the latest chapter in a long list written in blood, an advocacy group calling for more dog control on beaches says.

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