Fallen tree brings highway trip to crashing halt
Fallen tree brings highway trip to crashing halt
Four people were involved in a car crash north of Dunedin after crossing paths with a fallen tree on the road.
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‘Urgent need’ for more staff cuts, polytech told
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‘Urgent need’ for more staff cuts, polytech told
Otago Polytechnic’s bruising round of redundancies has not gone far enough and further staff cuts are "urgently" needed, cabinet papers say.
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New book-a-seat bus service ‘unreliable’: residents
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New book-a-seat bus service ‘unreliable’: residents
Mosgiel residents are being left high and dry thanks to the botched rollout of a new on-demand bus system, a regular user of the service says.
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Child sex offender admits breach of order
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Child sex offender admits breach of order
A high-risk Dunedin child sex offender has admitted breaching another court order.
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Refs ‘don’t want to give up their Saturdays to be abused’
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Refs ‘don’t want to give up their Saturdays to be abused’
Referees are walking away from community sports because they "don’t want to give up their Saturdays to be abused on the sideline", an Otago sporting leader says.
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Students’ business taking on sunburn
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Students’ business taking on sunburn
Two Dunedin secondary school students are taking the fight to summer sunburn.
One injured after car hits bank on motorway
One injured after car hits bank on motorway
One person has been taken to hospital after a crash on the Dunedin to Waitati motorway (SH1) this morning.
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Economic development agency set for change
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Economic development agency set for change
Major change is needed to enable Dunedin’s economic development agency to thrive, councillors agree.
Industry tick for SIT, polytech collaboration
Industry tick for SIT, polytech collaboration
In a bid to build a more consistently trained construction workforce in the South, Otago Polytechnic and the Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) have agreed to collaborate on their trades...
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Able-bodied urged to avoid mobility spaces
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Able-bodied urged to avoid mobility spaces
A Dunedin disability advocate says there is no excuse for non-permit holders to use a mobility parking space, even if it is just for a drop-off.
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Band set to make noise in China
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Band set to make noise in China
Getting their lyrics vetted by the Chinese government was among the hurdles a Dunedin band faced in taking their music to the global stage.
Still as good as gold after 50th donation
Still as good as gold after 50th donation
Terry Taylor enjoys the act of giving, but yesterday was a special occasion.
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Living simply leads to better wellbeing, study finds
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Living simply leads to better wellbeing, study finds
Picture this: You are sitting on the multimillion-dollar superyacht you bought last week, sipping margaritas off the coast of Monte Carlo, while your personal chef prepares dinner.
Some water permits to get extension
Some water permits to get extension
The Otago region’s water users will now have at least five years before changes to consents occur.
Big night out for dead rockers
Ball on so children can have a ball
For more than a decade, the last thing Blueskin Bay children have been having in the playground next to the Waitati library is a ball.
Picturesque port
Picturesque port
A rainbow touches down on Port Otago dredges New Era and Takutai, as they work in Otago Harbour near Port Chalmers yesterday.
Analysing past pandemics to inform future responses
Analysing past pandemics to inform future responses
About 9000 people died in six weeks when the 1918 influenza pandemic swept through New Zealand, making it the largest natural disaster in the country’s history.
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'So this is the moment my life changes forever'
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Reaction to fire ‘just disbelief’
When Susan Wardell arrived home to find smoke billowing from her St Leonards house, it was the worst day of her life.
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Radich stands by letter to government
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Radich stands by letter to government
Despite community backlash and being opposed to writing it, Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich is standing by his letter to the government seeking sanctions against Israel.
Eco-warrior yells at strangers over harbour litter
Eco-warrior yells at strangers over harbour litter
A man having a meltdown over the state of Dunedin waterways was spoken to by police after screaming at people for not helping him clean up.