Dunedin

Resource recovery park work begins next month

An artist’s impression of the $78 million redevelopment of the Green Island Resource Recovery...

Resource recovery park work begins next month

Work on Dunedin’s nearly $80 million "resource recovery park" at Green Island will begin next month and be complete before the end of the decade, the city council says.

Standards wanted for indoor air quality

Standards wanted for indoor air quality

Public health researchers have warned poor air quality inside hospitals, schools, workplaces, public buildings and homes is "a major, but largely invisible, health risk".

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Safety benefits hailed; carpark loss 'disappointing'

Transport changes in South Dunedin, including the removal of carparks, will improve the safety of...

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Safety benefits hailed; carpark loss 'disappointing'

Transport changes in South Dunedin, including the removal of carparks, are the only way to ensure safe traffic flow, the Otago chairman of the Automobile Association says.

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Secondary teachers set to strike after offer rejected

Kussi Hurtado-Stuart. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

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Secondary teachers set to strike after offer rejected

Secondary school teachers are striking next week after the government’s latest pay offer was rejected as "a waste of time", an Otago union representative says.

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Teams’ skills not up for debate after wins

The Trinity Catholic College senior and junior debating teams with their trophies (front, from...

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Teams’ skills not up for debate after wins

A Dunedin secondary school has dominated a city-wide debating tournament, winning in multiple grades.

'Extremely fortunate' trampers rescued near Middlemarch

'Extremely fortunate' trampers rescued near Middlemarch

A group of trampers are "extremely fortunate" to have been rescued after getting lost in harsh weather near Middlemarch, police say.

Two injured in North Dunedin crash

Tow trucks load up two cars following the crash in Malvern St. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Two injured in North Dunedin crash

Two people were injured when a car hit a parked vehicle before crashing into a fence in North Dunedin this morning.

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Student rep hoping to continue role

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Student rep hoping to continue role

An embattled student representative is hoping to remain in his role after receiving a formal letter to resign from the Otago University Students’ Association (OUSA) executive.

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Lack of doctor upsets retired GP

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Lack of doctor upsets retired GP

The former GP of East Otago Medical Centre is "shocked" it no longer has its own doctor.

Gale-force winds forecast — chance of tornadoes

Rain is on its way for much of New Zealand today.

Gale-force winds forecast — chance of tornadoes

More wild weather is on the way, bringing heavy rain, gale-force winds and the chance of thunderstorms to parts of the South, including Dunedin.

Ahead of the game

Ahead of the game

Otago Girls' High School year 12 student Kaida "Kandi Lei" Rumble, 16, is ready for the 5th annual Esports Brawl today.

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Twins’ lifelong rivalry set to run high in half-marathon

Identical twins Beno and Sam Shaw will be competing for bragging rights in tomorrow’s Emerson’s...

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Twins’ lifelong rivalry set to run high in half-marathon

When Sam Shaw was born, he came out about 10 minutes before his identical twin brother Beno.

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Supporters join nationwide protest to ‘stand up for justice and humanity’

Dunedin Justice for Palestine organiser Rinad Tamimi and daughter Laya Lababidi are travelling to...

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Supporters join nationwide protest to ‘stand up for justice and humanity’

About 20 Dunedin Palestinian supporters have made a trip to Auckland to support a nationwide protest to push the government to impose sanctions on Israel.

Sweet success

Desmond-Emila Makasini, 26, celebrates with his daughter Aliana Makasini, 6, after graduating from Otago Polytechnic with a master’s of architecture at the Dunedin Town Hall.

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Rating the performance of Dunedin councillors

Mayor Jules Radich and councillors beside the site of the new Dunedin hospital rebuild. PHOTO:...

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Rating the performance of Dunedin councillors

Grant Miller has been to a lot of Dunedin City Council meetings in the past three years.

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Medals won by champion NZ boxer/athlete for auction

Some of the medals of New Zealand champion boxer and track and field athlete the late James...

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Medals won by champion NZ boxer/athlete for auction

Some "very rare" pieces of Otago sporting history from one of the region’s most prominent sportsmen will go under the hammer at an auction next week.

Obituary: weaving people, cultures together

Roka Hurihia Ngarimu-Cameron weaving. Photo: supplied

Obituary: weaving people, cultures together

A master of her craft, Roka Hurihia Ngarimu-Cameron MNZM dedicated a lifetime to the preservation of traditional Māori weaving and caring for tamariki.

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