Rats! Supermarket facing $200k fine over infestation
Rats! Supermarket facing $200k fine over infestation
A South Dunedin supermarket could face a bill of $200,000 for failing to control a rat infestation early last year.
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Nurse-led service proving a plus for patients and clinicians
Nurse-led service proving a plus for patients and clinicians
A new nurse-led cystoscopy service at Dunedin Hospital is helping bladder cancer patients receive their essential follow-up care on time.
Many teens worried about drug use
Many teens worried about drug use
While it appears smoking and drinking are ways for teens to rebel, Otago researchers have been stunned to find many of them are actually worried about their own use of drugs, including alcohol.
‘Just trying to have a laugh’
‘Just trying to have a laugh’
A Dunedin mayoral candidate’s late-night social media activity has landed him in hot water with the council’s electoral officer.
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University event celebrates, promotes te reo Māori
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University event celebrates, promotes te reo Māori
Tears were shed by a generation denied access to te reo when they heard the language sung loudly and proudly by Māori students at the University of Otago.
Monogamous chip-stealers backed for bird of year
Support for red-billed gulls to win Bird of the Year
They mate for life, successfully co-parent and spend their days having fun. However, their chip-thieving antics have given red-billed gulls a bad rap around town.
Prominent Otago man ‘relieved’ to be cleared of sex charges
Prominent Otago man ‘relieved’ to be cleared of sex charges
A prominent Otago man is "relieved" he has been cleared of sexual assault charges against him.
Toys to trucks: Hot Wheels show in town
Toys to trucks: Hot Wheels show in town
Heavy-duty big wheelers are tearing up the tarmac into Dunedin.
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Work on Mosgiel’s park and ride to start in November
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Work on Mosgiel’s park and ride to start in November
Work on Mosgiel’s park and ride will be under way before Christmas, the city council says.
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Second-hand cars hard to find: dealers
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Second-hand cars hard to find: dealers
A combination of tight supply, high carbon taxes and rising costs has led to a scarcity of second-hand cars, and the virtual death of a cheap second-hand runabout vehicle, dealers say.
Father and son in alleged Mosgiel bat attack
Father and son in alleged Mosgiel bat attack
A father and son hunting for a Mosgiel resident armed with baseball bats allegedly resorted to smashing up the person's car.
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Councillors attempt to revive Albany St cycleway project
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Councillors attempt to revive Albany St cycleway project
A group of councillors have moved to resurrect a contentious Dunedin cycleway project that was axed.
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Water venture ‘life-changing’ for disabled
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Water venture ‘life-changing’ for disabled
A proposed multi-use venue which would allow disabled people to get on and into coastal waters has been described as life-changing and the first of its kind in the South Island.
A fountain for dog and man
A fountain for dog and man
City dog Bert tries an inclusive drinking fountain installed in lower Stuart St as part of the Bath St upgrade.
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Candidates clash on Smooth Hill figures
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Candidates clash on Smooth Hill figures
Dunedin mayoralty contender Sophie Barker has challenged a key claim from rival Andrew Simms about the Smooth Hill landfill’s viability.
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Power to more than 500 homes cut by fallen tree
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Power to more than 500 homes cut by fallen tree
A downed tree left over 500 homes without power in Mosgiel yesterday, in the same area where a gum tree hitting a power line likely started a massive fire 10 years ago.
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Uni's 'streamlining' plans stoke concern
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Otago Uni's 'streamlining' plans stoke concern
The financially stretched University of Otago is taking a hard look at papers and programmes which do not meet "market needs".
Not-quite half-marathon for many runners
Not-quite half-marathon for many runners
They were supposed to turn right but they turned left and, with that, it became the not-quite Dunedin half-marathon for many.
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New navigation station for Otago Harbour
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New navigation station for Otago Harbour
A new navigation station in Otago Harbour will reduce risks for vessels navigating access to the upper harbour.
Pratchett’s humour translated to an ‘endlessly funny’ play
Pratchett’s humour translated to an ‘endlessly funny’ play
Witches discover that their home territory is being overrun by malevolent elves and, as if that wasn’t bad enough, one of their number is going to marry the local king.