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    WellSouth chief executive Andrew Swanson-Dobbs. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    A servant to health needs the real role

    The looming health reforms represent a time of change and a time of opportunity for the southern primary health organisation WellSouth, chief executive Andrew Swanson-Dobbs tells health reporter...

    Mayoral hopefuls call for review of Peninsula speed limits

    Mayoral hopefuls call for review of Peninsula speed limits

    Two Dunedin mayoralty candidates are calling for a review of new speed limits on the Otago Peninsula.

    Danger, responsibility and the chance to change

    Founder of The Right Track programme, John Finch, thinks we should take a more proactive approach...

    Danger, responsibility and the chance to change

    To be human is to err.

    New uni department opens in January

    The University of Otago is changing the way sexual assault complaints are handled. PHOTO: ODT FILES

    New uni department opens in January

    The rise of Matariki has brought with it the launch of a new department at the University of Otago — the Centre of Indigenous Science.

    Keeping Dunedin beautiful

    PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

    Keeping Dunedin beautiful

    Dunedin City Councillor Steve Walker and his wife, Liana Machado, were part of a group of volunteers who spent Matariki morning cleaning up litter on Portsmouth Dr.

    Old painting of Port Chalmers sells for £3800

    PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Old painting of Port Chalmers sells for £3800

    A mid-1800s painting of Port Chalmers by an unknown artist has been sold at auction in the United Kingdom for more than two and a-half times its official valuation.

    Officer happy to be face of campaign

    Constable Desiree Hoera says she is passionate about improving relationships between Maori and...

    Officer happy to be face of campaign

    A Dunedin police officer says she did not have to think twice when asked to become one of the faces of a recruitment campaign to get more Maori women wearing the blue.

    Matariki rising

    PHOTO: IAN GRIFFIN

    Matariki rising

    Dunedin provided perfect weather conditions for spotting Matariki yesterday morning.

    Matariki event lights up the harbour

    PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

    Matariki event lights up the harbour

    Crowds flocked to Matariki events across the South, as they embraced New Zealand’s new public holiday.

    Heralding the shortest day

    PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Heralding the shortest day

    This cabbage tree beside Highcliff Rd on Otago Peninsula has seen it all before — sunrise on the shortest day.

    Rock’n’roll on the Taieri

    Thanuja Luxmanan (left) and Imogen Hornal (both 15), of St Hilda’s Collegiate School.

    Rock’n’roll on the Taieri

    The Otago heats for New Zealand’s nationwide music performance showcase for youth, Smokefree Rockquest, were held in Mosgiel this week.

    In they go ...

    PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

    In they go ...

    Nearly two dozen of the 428 piles required for the new Dunedin Hospital have sprouted across the central city site.

    South getting a brief break from bitter wintriness

    Mist hangs over the Clutha River looking towards the Clyde Dam in hoar frost conditions in Clyde.

    South getting a brief break from bitter wintriness

    This weekend is expected to bring a reprieve from the bitterly cold and frosty days which have gripped much of Otago and Southland this week.

    Blaze at valley house

    PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    Blaze at valley house

    Emergency services follow up yesterday after a house fire in North East Valley, Dunedin, on Thursday night.

    $23,479 given to research improving detection of elder abuse

    $23,479 given to research improving detection of elder abuse

    The University of Otago has received funding from the Office for Seniors, a five-figure sum to boost its elder abuse prevention initiatives.

    House fire in North East Valley

    A house fire lit up North East Valley last night. Photo: Facebook

    House fire in North East Valley

    Emergency services were called to a house fire in Dunedin's North East Valley on Thursday night.

    Te Kaika’s sudden replacement

    New Te Kaika chief executive Matt Matahaere. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    Te Kaika’s sudden replacement

    Dunedin's one-stop-shop health provider Te Kaika has suddenly replaced its chief executive.

    Feedback sought on ‘safer’ Princes St

    Princes St looking towards the Octagon from South Dunedin. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

    Feedback sought on ‘safer’ Princes St

    Dunedin's Princes St could be made better for buses, more attractive and "safer for everyone", and the Dunedin City Council is seeking ideas from the public on how to make this happen.

    Word games

    PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

    Word games

    Competing in the 21st annual Scrabble for Fun tournament at the Dunningham Suite, at Dunedin Library, is Jensen Pesa (9), of Pine Hill School.

    Stars of the season...

    PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Stars of the season...

    Presbyterian Support Otago staff and King’s High School pupils welcome more donations of canned food during another successful "Octacan" appeal.
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      Officer happy to be face of campaign

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      Trust adjusts to suit market’s uncertainty

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