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    Aim to improve health system

    Changing public policy to improve New Zealand’s health system may sound like a very tall order, if not just a dream in the present economic climate.

    Apprentice Challenge win came down to the wire

    Otago and Southland Master Electricians Apprentice Challenge industrial category winner Philip...

    Apprentice Challenge win came down to the wire

    There is no rest for the wicked, or the winner, as Kase Rawson found out yesterday.

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    Vigil held in remembrance of Nepali protest deaths

    Nepal "Gen Z protest" solidarity vigil organiser Ashik Banstola with a flyer grieving those who...

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    Vigil held in remembrance of Nepali protest deaths

    The Nepali community in Dunedin is feeling devastated and helpless after seeing violence unfold at what started as a peaceful protest in their homeland.

    Preparation under way for Games next year

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    Preparation under way for Games next year

    With under six months until they start, the Masters Games are coming into view.

    Celebrating the moment

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    Celebrating the moment

    Dean Jones plays traditional Japanese music on the koto while Victoria Pryde celebrates hanami, the traditional Japanese custom of enjoying the temporary beauty of blossoms. 

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    Warning more job losses possible at Otago Polytech

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    Warning more job losses possible at Otago Polytech

    The tertiary institutions’ financial watchdog has hinted at further job losses for Otago Polytechnic if it wishes to remain autonomous next year.

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    Beating the streets way to connect

    Namakau Nalumango has covered thousands of kilometres of Dunedin streets on foot. PHOTO: GERARD O...

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    Beating the streets way to connect

    A Dunedin woman went walkabout one day and has seemingly never stopped.

    Calling halt after nearly 40 years of delivering ‘ODT’

    Dunedin paper boy Gordon Broome, 80, has delivered his last Otago Daily Times. PHOTO: STEPHEN...

    Calling halt after nearly 40 years of delivering ‘ODT’

    A Dunedin paper boy is calling it a day after nearly 40 years of helping keep his neighbourhood in the loop.

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    Candidates grilled at uni event

    Mickey Treadwell. Photo: Tim Still

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    Candidates grilled at uni event

    Dunedin mayoral candidates were put on the spot with quick-fire questions and audience interaction at the University of Otago last night.

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    Fifth weka sighting in city spurs theory

    A weka heads into the tussock that lines Second Beach Rd in St Clair at the weekend. PHOTO:...

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    Fifth weka sighting in city spurs theory

    If weka do establish a population in Dunedin, that story is starting now, a Dunedin ornithologist says.

    Stadium boss 'confident' of major events next year

    DVML chief executive officer Paul Doorn. Photo: Peter McIntosh

    Stadium boss 'confident' of major events next year

    Following concerns there are no shows booked at Forsyth Barr Stadium for the next 12 months, southerners are being assured a string of artists will be announced from November.

    Car dealer in $400k fraud vows to fight on

    Hamish Gardyne. Photo: Rob Kidd

    Car dealer in $400k fraud vows to fight on

    A pioneering entrepreneur’s attempted $400,000 vehicle-rebate rort has left his career in tatters — but he has vowed to fight on.

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    Site suggested for city’s homeless sold to developer

    Aaron Lodge has been sold to the disappointment of councillors, who hoped it could be used as a...

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    Site suggested for city’s homeless sold to developer

    A site once touted to help solve the city’s homelessness issues by Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich has been sold to a private developer, the Otago Daily Times understands.

    Dunedin woman 'threatened teen on TikTok '

    TikTok has come under increasing fire over fears that user data could end up in the hands of the...

    Dunedin woman charged after allegedly threatening teen on TikTok

    A TikTok livestream has landed a Dunedin woman in hot water after she allegedly threatened to headbutt a teenager during the recording.

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    Candidates differ on best way forward

    Contenders for the Dunedin mayoralty (from left) Lee Vandervis, Andrew Simms, Jules Radich and...

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    Candidates differ on best way forward

    Setting up a symposium of Dunedin’s best and brightest, keeping "trained brains" in the city, pursuing a "re-vision" and tossing out the ORC were some key notes hit by prominent mayoralty contenders.

    Young driver flips vehicle into paddock after skidding on gravel

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    Young driver flips vehicle into paddock after skidding on gravel

    A woman on her way to work ended up in Dunedin Hospital after her vehicle flipped and crashed into a paddock.

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    Drink-driver admits causing injury in crash

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    Drink-driver admits causing injury in crash

    A Dunedin man has admitted drunkenly causing a crash, leaving his passenger with six broken ribs and a spinal fracture.

    Loud bang from burning Benz wakes Dunedin street

    The burned-out Mercedes car in Hillingdon St this morning. Photo: Gregor Richardson

    Loud bang from burning Benz wakes Dunedin street

    Neighbours woken by ‘‘a loud bang’’ in Dunedin early this morning looked out their windows to see a Mercedes Benz engulfed in flames, police say.

    STV electoral system easy to use, avoids ‘wasted votes’

    STV electoral system easy to use, avoids ‘wasted votes’

    "If you don’t rate them, don’t rank them."

    Talented young Southland rugby player in coma after roof fall

    Talented young Southland rugby player in coma after roof fall

    A teenager critically injured in a fall from the roof of a Dunedin student flat is a talented representative rugby player.
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      Grant fancies team’s chances in his new sport

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      'Out and out fraud': High-flyer admits EV scam

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