Dunedin

Crane your neck to see crane

A Liebherr LTR11200 telescopic crawler crane (pictured right) places the cab on one of three tower cranes starting to be assembled on the new Dunedin hospital inpatient building site yesterday.

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Cable car line remnants found during works

Andrew Robinson checks out the remains of a cable car line in Elgin Rd in Dunedin that was...

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Cable car line remnants found during works

Remnants of a 120-year-old cable car line have been discovered during some routine water pipe maintenance in Dunedin.

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No 'heavy stick' from council over South Dunedin properties

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No 'heavy stick' from council over South Dunedin properties

The city council has no intention of ‘‘waving a heavy stick’’ at South Dunedin property owners over proposed buy-ups for flood mitigation work, its legal counsel says.

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United States beckons Otago Fulbright winners

2026 Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award winner and University of Otago law and politics...

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United States beckons Otago Fulbright winners

Two University of Otago graduates are off to top universities in the United States after winning Fulbright New Zealand Awards.

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Intersectional feminism speech qualifies for finals

Contestants in the Rakaia to Milton regional heat for this year’s Lions Young Speechmaker Contest...

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Intersectional feminism speech qualifies for finals

A Dunedin teenager has once again made it into the finals of a national speech competition, this time for her reflection on intersectional feminism.

Otago Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

Vienna Aldridge looks skyward during the level 5/6/7 Social competition. PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH

Otago Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

The region’s best rhythmic gymnasts showed off their talent at the Otago Rhythmic Gymnastic Championships at the Edgar Centre over the weekend.

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Rules-based order ‘more important’ than ever

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Rules-based order ‘more important’ than ever

The co-ordinator of the 60th Otago Foreign Policy School says the ‘‘rules’’ New Zealand once understood are more ‘‘at threat’’ and yet ‘‘more important’’ than in decades.

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Supermarket in hot water over mould on shelves

Black mould found on deli baskets at the Woolworths in Andersons Bay Rd. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

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Supermarket in hot water over mould on shelves

After recovering from a rat infestation, the Woolworths South Dunedin supermarket in Andersons Bay Rd is again under the microscope for "bloody disgusting" black mould on shelves, and MPI is investigating.

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Data to aid ‘informed’ merger talks

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Data to aid ‘informed’ merger talks

Analysis estimated to cost $60,000 is expected to bring focus to talks about reshaping local government in Otago.

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Two more senior staff resign from city council

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Two more senior staff resign from city council

Two more senior Dunedin City Council staff have resigned from the organisation.

Foggy mirror

Foggy mirror

Nature’s pre-sunrise paint brush coloured the underside of clouds which in turn reflected off fog hanging over Otago Harbour in this recent view from Unity Park.

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Woman adds to family plumbing legacy

Apprentice plumber Bryleigh Scannell is hard at work after winning a Bunnings Women in...

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Woman adds to family plumbing legacy

Great-Granddad did it, granddad did it, uncle does it, the cousin does it, and now Bryleigh Scannell does it.

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Scathing attack on inquiry into mosque shootings

Chris Wilson is Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of...

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Scathing attack on inquiry into mosque shootings

The mosque shooter, who moved to Dunedin 18 months before his terrorist attack, was on an inevitable path to destruction, the authors of a new book say.

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