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Council seeks trial for social housing at lodge

Chris Bishop said the First Home Grant was an "expensive and inefficient way to support first...

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Council seeks trial for social housing at lodge

The Dunedin City Council is pushing to lead a trial of social housing at a former holiday park after the government left it "sitting empty".

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

Mosgiel residents and frequent bus-users (from left) Becky Campbell, Vicki Clinch, Theo Campbell,...

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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’

"I think if you talk to referees, they’d say they cop a bit of abuse every game, whether it’s...

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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

Otago Polytechnic and the Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) have agreed to collaborate on...

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

Disabled Persons Assembly policy adviser Chris Ford is unhappy about people using 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

Members of Dunedin band Dale Kerrigan (from left) Josh Nicholls, Joel Field, Connor Blackie and...

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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

Cancer patient Adrian Hood looks on as Terry Taylor makes his 50th plasma donation. Also enjoying...

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

University of Otago marketing researchers Associate Prof Leah Watkins and Prof Rob Aitken say a...

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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

Bulletproof Convertible band members (from left) Paul Southworth, Silas Waring and Alex Ramsay...

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

Patients with influenza in 1918 on a ward at United States Army Camp Funston, in Kansas. Photo:...

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'

Susan Wardell stands outside her St Leonards house in Hawk Lane, which was badly damaged by fire...

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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.

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