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DunedinAugust 21

Election 2026 interview: Labour leader Chris Hipkins

Today we have an Election 2026 special guest, Labour leader Chris Hipkins.
    Election 2026 interview: Labour leader Chris Hipkins
    Election 2026 interview: Labour leader Chris Hipkins
    DunedinAugust 21

    Prisoner back in custody after fleeing from Dunedin Airport

    A man granted bail to attend a tangi has been returned to custody after missing his flight from Dunedin Airport.
    Prisoner back in custody after fleeing from Dunedin Airport
    Prisoner back in custody after fleeing from Dunedin Airport
    DunedinAugust 20

    Strong winds to batter South at the weekend

    Southerners will have to hold on to their hats over the weekend as potentially damaging winds batter the region.
    Strong winds to batter South at the weekend
    Strong winds to batter South at the weekend
    GolfAugust 20

    Former golf writer and OBHS teacher Bill Trewern dies

    Former long-serving Otago Daily Times correspondent Bill Trewern has died.
    Former golf writer and OBHS teacher Bill Trewern dies
    Former golf writer and OBHS teacher Bill Trewern dies
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    DunedinAugust 20

    Stairway to cognitive health

    There is a certain irony in some new research, which shows if you want to be “sharper upstairs”, you actually have to climb stairs.
    John Lewis
    Stairway to cognitive health
    Stairway to cognitive health
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    DunedinAugust 20

    Serious attacks at OCF decline as low-level assaults occur more often

    There has been a spike in low-level assaults at Otago Corrections Facility, while serious violence is declining, corrections say.
    Felicity Dear
    Serious attacks at OCF decline as low-level assaults occur more often
    Serious attacks at OCF decline as low-level assaults occur more often
    DunedinAugust 20

    Kākāpō duo back on the wild side

    Releasing two hand-reared kākāpō back into the wild is incredibly rewarding, but a Doc ranger says it can also feel a bit like a parent sending their first-born off to school for the first time.
    John Lewis
    Kākāpō duo back on the wild side
    Kākāpō duo back on the wild side
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    DunedinAugust 20

    $3 billion pumped hydro scheme planned for edge of Dunedin

    A $3 billion planned pumped hydro scheme, on the edge of Dunedin, will create power when others can not and bring a consistent and more effective electricity system.
    Steve Hepburn
    $3 billion pumped hydro scheme planned for edge of Dunedin
    $3 billion pumped hydro scheme planned for edge of Dunedin
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    DunedinAugust 20

    Dunedin gelato makers get their first taste of sweet success at national awards

    Playfulness, and a fearlessness of mixing things up now and then, has won a Dunedin gelato maker six awards at the 2026 New Zealand Ice Cream and Gelato Awards.
    John Lewis
    Dunedin gelato makers get their first taste of sweet success at national awards
    Dunedin gelato makers get their first taste of sweet success at national awards
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    DunedinAugust 20

    Otago-filmed ‘East of Eden’ to drop on Netflix in October

    The highly anticipated Netflix drama East of Eden, partially filmed in Otago, will start screening on October 1.
    Otago-filmed ‘East of Eden’ to drop on Netflix in October
    Otago-filmed ‘East of Eden’ to drop on Netflix in October
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    DunedinAugust 20

    Patient restraint at Wakari ward ‘breached UN guidelines on torture’

    The way patients were restrained and moved in a troubled Wakari ward breached UN guidelines on torture, a bombshell report has found.
    Matthew Littlewood
    Patient restraint at Wakari ward ‘breached UN guidelines on torture’
    Patient restraint at Wakari ward ‘breached UN guidelines on torture’
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    DunedinAugust 20

    Procedural sedation course set to improve rural patient outcomes

    For the first time, New Zealand’s rural medical practitioners will be able to attend a course on procedural sedation and analgesia, which will enable rural residents to get the care they need, much closer to home.
    John Lewis
    Procedural sedation course set to improve rural patient outcomes
    Procedural sedation course set to improve rural patient outcomes
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    DunedinAugust 20

    Solar power installations on the increase

    Demand is going through the roof for solar power in Dunedin with higher electricity prices driving the uptake.
    Steve Hepburn
    Solar power installations on the increase
    Solar power installations on the increase