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Paramedics prove their stuff during high-pressure session

HeliOtago paramedics Sam Mason-Wynne (left) and Peter Spackman participate in the difficult adult...

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Paramedics prove their stuff during high-pressure session

Southern helicopter paramedics were put through their paces yesterday during an intense medical training featuring hyper-realistic human mannequins and deer heads.

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Working conditions ‘insane’ at laboratory

Patient Voice Advocacy group spokesman Malcolm Mulholland. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Working conditions ‘insane’ at laboratory

A former worker at an Invercargill medical laboratory blamed over the death of a cancer patient says ‘‘insane’’ working conditions were a recipe for mistakes.

Final push in petition for catheterisation lab 24/7 operating hours

Dunedin man Sam Weepers has started a petition to change the Dunedin catheterisation lab’s...

Final push in petition for catheterisation lab 24/7 operating hours

A petition in honour of a grieving widower’s late wife to open Dunedin Hospital’s catheterisation lab 24/7 has surpassed the 7000 mark and is looking for one final push today.

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Ball proves popular in inaugural year

A ball was run on Pink Shirt Day at Tūhura Otago Museum in Dunedin last night. Attendees included...

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Ball proves popular in inaugural year

It was a night for celebrating strength, compassion and community while championing a cause.

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Scandinavian roots inspire new Gardens cafe

Aster Cafe owners Caitlin Holloway and Jonas Hansen are excited to welcome customers to the...

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Scandinavian roots inspire new Gardens cafe

It may not be exactly like Ikea with its Swedish meatballs — but it will be close.

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Splash, bang, gallop: ready for her shot

Michaela Hincks displays all the tools of the tetrathlon trade after being selected to represent...

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Splash, bang, gallop: ready for her shot

Michaela Hincks is more than a one-trick pony.

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Double graduation, twice the celebration for family

Proud father Brett Ogilvie photographs his twin daughters Catrin (left) and Alex, in their...

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Double graduation, twice the celebration for family

Apart from the occasional birthday party, today’s University of Otago graduation ceremony may be one of the last milestones fraternal twins Catrin and Alex Ogilvie get to experience together.

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Council raises Ong behaviour with govt

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Council raises Ong behaviour with govt

Dunedin’s mayor and city council boss have raised Cr Benedict Ong’s behaviour with the government.

Conscientious objection

Conscientious objection

Kevin Clements speaks at an International Conscientious Objectors Day gathering at the Archibald Baxter Memorial Garden yesterday.

Diesel was the winner on the day

Diesel was the winner on the day

A yachtsman gives up and drops his sails after any breeze dropped to nothing in Dunedin’s upper harbour.

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Meth-addicted Dunedin dad dragged into shady underworld

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Meth-addicted Dunedin dad dragged into shady underworld

The ‘‘slippery slope’’ of methamphetamine addiction led to a Dunedin father of five playing a vital role in a large-scale drug-dealing scheme, a court has heard.

ED’s fast pace suits pharmacist

Emily Reichardt, who is Dunedin Hospital’s emergency department pharmacist, says she enjoys the...

ED’s fast pace suits pharmacist

The new emergency department pharmacist is helping reduce the workload of doctors under pressure at Dunedin Hospital.

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DCC shuts down Ong comment over ‘appalling behaviour’

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DCC shuts down Ong comment over ‘appalling behaviour’

‘‘Appalling behaviour’’ by Benedict Ong has pushed the Dunedin City Council to quit commenting on the controversial councillor.

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Teen charged after bloody attack in Bathgate Park

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Teen charged after bloody attack in Bathgate Park

A group of teenagers had to watch as their friend was beaten bloody in a Dunedin park after being threatened with knives, a relative says.

Shoplifting teen admits clothes she was wearing also stolen

Shoplifting teen admits clothes she was wearing also stolen

A Dunedin teenager caught shoplifting from an inner-city department store asked officers if she could give them the clothes she was wearing as they had also been stolen.

First look inside remodelled Dunedin Botanic Garden cafe

The interior of Aster cafe. Photo: Instagram

First look inside remodelled Dunedin Botanic Garden cafe

Almost a year after closing its doors the cafe at Dunedin Botanic Garden is reopening with a sleek new look.

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Playing alongside ex-colleagues ‘surreal’

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra second violinist and former Dunedin Symphony Orchestra...

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Playing alongside ex-colleagues ‘surreal’

Elspeth Gray is back in her old stomping ground and the nostalgia is almost palpable.

Otago makes brief cameo in ‘East of Eden’ trailer

English actress Florence Pugh stars as Cathy Ames in the first official trailer for Netflix’s...

Otago makes brief cameo in ‘East of Eden’ trailer

Eagle-eyed viewers may have caught glimpses of Otago in the first official look at Netflix’s upcoming East of Eden series.

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Anger over hospital traffic changes

A skateboarder uses the new cycle lane in Castle St, heading south past the new Dunedin hospital...

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Anger over hospital traffic changes

A Dunedin businessman says he was never consulted nor notified of planned changes to the road right outside the business he manages, with the changes done in one night.

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Bar in liquidation but will open to honour bookings

The CBK restaurant and bar in the Octagon has been placed in liquidation. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

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Bar in liquidation but will open to honour bookings

A long-standing Octagon bar has been placed in liquidation but will open its doors this weekend to honour bookings.

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