Work on rooms begins
Work has begun on the old Hillside workshops administration rooms in Hillside Rd.
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Firm to help in council CEO hunt
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Firm to help in council CEO hunt
A recruitment agency’s previous interaction with the Dunedin City Council is unrelated to its involvement in selecting a chief executive, the council says.
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Ong told to remove defamatory post
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Ong told to remove defamatory post
Controversial Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong has been told commentary from him on social media is defamatory and he should remove it.
ORC survey shows greater awareness of duties, trust up
ORC survey shows greater awareness of duties, trust up
The latest community survey from the Otago Regional Council shows a greater awareness of its public-facing duties, such as environmental management and public transport.
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Uni’s NZDF ambitions ‘shameful’
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Uni’s NZDF ambitions ‘shameful’
The University of Otago has been accused of being "desperate" and "shameful" in chasing a contract with the New Zealand Defence Force, which includes helping to develop weapons.
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Thousands of registered patients, one GP on site
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Thousands of registered patients, one GP on site
Te Kāika has only one part-time GP on site at its Dunedin hub, despite having thousands of patients on its books, sources say.
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Students staying on track to support mental health
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Students staying on track to support mental health
Running 100km within 24 hours may feel like a hard slog in the mud for most, but a large contingent of Dunedin teenagers have taken on the challenge to fundraise for mental health.
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Cheating, collusion hits over 100 cases
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Cheating, collusion hits over 100 cases
Academic misconduct breaches at the University of Otago topped 100 during the past year.
School science experiment gone wrong triggers emergency response
School science experiment gone wrong triggers emergency response
Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) crews from all over Dunedin attended an incident at Trinity Catholic College in the middle of yesterday afternoon.
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Ideas offered as council faced with stadium debt
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Ideas offered as council faced with stadium debt
Funding of Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium was one of the big issues in the city council’s discussion of budgets on March 4 and 5.
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Council debate — when things get out of hand
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Council debate — when things get out of hand
A councillor tired of being interrupted walks out.
Topping up Bambina no big thing
Topping up Bambina no big thing
One motorist filling up in Dunedin yesterday did not have to ask permission from his bank manager first.
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Workshop offers chance for cultural immersion
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Workshop offers chance for cultural immersion
A Cook Island performing arts group is inviting Dunedin audiences to partake in a "full immersion" of the culture for the first time since their formation.
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Nurse-cloning machine idea for hospital floor
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Nurse-cloning machine idea for hospital floor
What should go in the empty sixth-floor space of the new Dunedin hospital?
Staged St Clair balustrade refit to begin next month
Staged St Clair balustrade refit to begin next month
The $655,000 upgrade and replacement of the ageing handrails at St Clair Esplanade will be under way soon.
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ORC workshop ‘to flesh out thoughts’
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ORC workshop ‘to flesh out thoughts’
An increased focus on eliminating lagarosiphon, backing school buses and a deep dive into consenting are some of the priorities the Otago Regional Council is considering.
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Man vital link in drug distribution, court told
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Man vital link in drug distribution, court told
A Dunedin man caught as part of a nationwide police drug sting on the Comancheros gang has been jailed for more than six years.
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Fundraiser chance to repay community
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Fundraiser chance to repay community
The parents of a young father who took his own life were ‘‘amazed’’ by the support they received from their community after the tragedy, and have decided to pay them back.
Hostility and courtesy: How drivers are reacting to pressure at the petrol pumps
Hostility and courtesy: How drivers are reacting to pressure at the petrol pumps
Stories of motorists losing the plot at Dunedin petrol stations have been countered by others saying "everyone was courteous" as fuel prices skyrocket.
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No rates relief via Aurora
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No rates relief via Aurora
A Dunedin city councillor has looked to Aurora Energy for a dividend to offset rates rises, as he warns a double-digit increase poses an ‘‘existential threat’’ to the council.