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    Cumberland St closures for resurface

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    Cumberland St closures for resurface

    Cumberland St/State Highway 1 in central Dunedin will be subject to a series of night-time closures from this Sunday as road resurfacing work takes place.

    Biker loses control

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    Biker loses control

    A Dunedin man was transported to hospital after his motorbike "slid out from underneath him" mid-ride.

    Bitter cold to follow after snow hits southern roads

    Bitter cold to follow after snow hits southern roads

    Bitter cold looks set to follow after snow fell in parts of the South overnight, creating tricky conditions for motorists on the region's roads. 

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    New diabetes monitors 'accurate and affordable'

    The CareSens Air continuous glucose-monitoring device is due to hit New Zealand pharmacy shelves...

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    New diabetes monitors accurate, affordable: researcher

    "Game-changing" equipment that will help New Zealanders with type-2 diabetes control their condition, is expected to "disrupt" the diabetes market when it hits pharmacy shelves today.

    NZ-trained doctors flying coop ‘a myth’

    Tim Wilkinson. Photo: supplied

    NZ-trained doctors flying coop ‘a myth’

    A long-held and common assumption New Zealand-trained doctors are following the money and leaving the country in droves after they graduate has been proven to be nothing more than "a myth".

    Search for bittern continues

    The Australasian bittern, or matuku-hūrepo, is critically endangered in New Zealand. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Search for bittern continues

    The hunt is on for sightings of the Australasian bittern - a rare bird which has plummeted in numbers in past years.

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    Otago mountain biking claims up: ACC

    Photo: ODT files

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    Otago mountain biking claims up: ACC

    Otago mountain bikers are leading the way — and not in a good way.

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    New premises for needle exchange

    The site of the new needle exchange provider, at left, in McBride St. PHOTO: STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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    New premises for needle exchange

    After months of controversy, a new needle exchange building and a new provider in Dunedin has arrived.

    Victim punched through shop window by 'friend'

    The assault was the second in George St in recent days. Photo: ODT Files

    Victim sent through shop window in George St assault

    The 55-year-old man fell head-first through a shop window after being punched in the face by another man he called his ‘‘friend".

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    ‘Wide-scale divestment’ urged for Polytech

    Otago Polytechnic. Photo: ODT files

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    ‘Wide-scale divestment’ urged for Otago Polytech

    Otago Polytechnic’s campus could be cut in half as part of efforts to make the institution financially viable, consultants have recommended.

    Museum counters claims over sword’s alleged Sikh roots

    A sword acquired by the museum in the 1940s has been at the centre of claims it had belonged to a...

    Museum counters claims over sword’s alleged Sikh roots

    Tūhura Otago Museum has refuted claims that a sword in its collection had any connection to one of the leaders of the Sikh religion.

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    'Frankly astonished': Concerns raised over health minister’s meeting

    Local Government Minister Simeon Brown. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver

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    'Frankly astonished': Concerns raised over health minister’s meeting

    Concerns are being raised about privatisation after Health Minister Simeon Brown met representatives of a controversial multinational company that runs prisons and hospitals.

    Motorcyclist slides into trouble at Dunedin intersection

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    Motorcyclist slides into trouble at Dunedin intersection

    A Dunedin man was transported to hospital after his motorbike ‘‘slid out from underneath him’’ mid-ride.

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    ‘Need to be free from the useless ORC’, candidate raps

    ‘‘Stop double-rating our wonderful city,’’ raps Dunedin mayoral hopeful Lee Vandervis, who says...

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    ‘Need to be free from the useless ORC’, candidate raps

    Candidate karaoke was not enough for Lee Vandervis - the Dunedin mayoral hopeful has released a rap.

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    New quake laws 'really do help us'

    Caroline Orchiston. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    'Huge boost': New quake laws 'really do help us'

    Changes to the earthquake-prone building laws could breathe life back into small towns in the South, as coastal Otago and Dunedin move from a low- to a medium-risk seismic zone.

    Bird-strike leaves passengers stranded in Dunedin

    A Jetstar Airbus A320 aircraft at Dunedin International Airport after being delayed by bird...

    Bird-strike leaves passengers stranded in Dunedin

    A gusty runway and a plane versus bird mid-air collision has caused chaos at Dunedin Airport.

    Snow to 200m in Dunedin as wintry blast hits

    The Leith Saddle this morning. NZTA warns of more frosty days this week. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Snow to 200m in Dunedin as wintry blast hits

    A snow warning has been issued for the Dunedin-Waitati highway tonight as a wintry blast bears down on the South.  

    Land sale not so fantastic, 650 signatories say

    PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARSON

    Land sale not so fantastic, 650 signatories say

    Duncan Eddy and Ursula Lehr deliver a letter signed by 650 people to Kāinga Ora’s offices in Dunedin central.

    Southern health report card doesn’t tell full story: union chief

    Sarah Dalton. PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Southern health report card doesn’t tell full story: union chief

    The Southern region has received a middling report card in an overview of its health services.

    $4 million Taieri exhibition plan includes cafe

    Standing on the site of a proposed exhibition building for the Dunedin Fire Brigade Restoration...

    $4 million Taieri exhibition plan includes cafe

    Fire engines galore, plane viewing out the window and all with food and drink available — a child’s utopia is going to open on the Taieri Plain.
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