Dunedin Tunnels Trail gets $2m govt injection
Dunedin Tunnels Trail gets $2m govt injection
The Dunedin Tunnels Trail project has received a $2 million injection from the government.
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Researchers recognised for their works’ global impact
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Researchers recognised for their works’ global impact
Four Otago researchers have received Health Research Council (HRC) awards for their transformative health interventions that have have led to significant real-world benefits on a global scale.
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Dunedin teen made mosque bomb threat while playing violent video game
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Dunedin teen made mosque bomb threat while playing violent video game
A Dunedin teenager threatened to blow up a mosque while playing a first-person-shooter video game, it has been revealed.
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Top cop gives assurances after southern connections to scandal
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Top cop gives assurances after southern connections to scandal
The tainted reputations of two former Southern District police commanders do not reflect the "tireless" work of police in the South, the area’s top cop says.
Crews battle early morning blaze at derelict Dunedin hospital
Crews battle early morning blaze at derelict Dunedin hospital
Firefighters have suppressed a blaze at the former Glamis Private Hospital in Dunedin this morning.
Mammoth cruise ship sails into Port Chalmers
Mammoth cruise ship sails into Port Chalmers
A small city sailed into Port Chalmers this morning as the largest cruise ship of the season berthed at 6am.
Otago Uni-led conference to focus on improving cities
Otago Uni-led conference to focus on improving cities
Building healthier, more resilient cities in the face of challenges posed by climate change will be the focus of an international conference on urban health to be co-hosted by the University of...
Partners aim to lift diabetes care
Partners aim to lift diabetes care
As part of events to mark World Diabetes Day today, the University of Otago and Ngāti Hine Health Trust have joined forces in a bid to improve diabetes care for Māori.
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Pest presents opportunity to enter growing market
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Pest presents opportunity to enter growing market
An invasive pest seaweed species has made its home in Otago Harbour, but it may not be all bad news.
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Liquor licence renewed despite opposition
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Liquor licence renewed despite opposition
A Dunedin bar whose landlord appealed to the top echelon of the city council about its expired liquor licence has been allowed to keep selling alcohol.
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Council’s water plan signed off
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Council’s water plan signed off
The Dunedin City Council’s plan for providing water services, and funding them, has been approved.
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Woman stole mail while on '15-year bender'
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Woman stole mail while on '15-year bender'
A Dunedin woman who stole mail from around the city says she was on a "15-year bender" at the time.
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Work under way to restore sand
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Work under way to restore sand
Sand is being restored on Te Rauone Beach after winter storms made their mark.
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Shanghai advisers visit Dunedin garden
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Shanghai advisers visit Dunedin garden
Nearly two decades after Dunedin’s Chinese garden Lan Yuan was completed, a delegation from Shanghai is visiting the tourist attraction.
'Spectacular' Dunedin track to reopen in time for summer
'Spectacular' Dunedin track to reopen in time for summer
A popular walking track to an iconic Dunedin beach will reopen tomorrow in time for the busy summer visitor season after extensive repair work.
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Young designer inspired by ‘fun and vibrant’ Italy
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Young designer inspired by ‘fun and vibrant’ Italy
Inspired by Italy, pieced together in Dunedin, a young designer’s latest fashion collection showcases the essence of the people from one of the fashion capitals of the world.
Bottle-O scales back bid to increase hours
Bottle-O scales back bid to increase hours
A liquor store in the heart of Dunedin’s student quarter has trimmed back plans to extend its opening hours but questions remain about whether it is doing enough to reduce alcohol harm in the area.
Banned driver fesses up
Banned driver fesses up
A man forbidden from driving turned himself in to police after his car ran out of petrol in the middle of a central Dunedin street.
Bowled over
Bowled over
Wakari School pupil Willa Ewing, 8, got a mini bat signed by Black Caps Mark Chapman, Tim Robinson and Zac Foulkes yesterday
Dunedin teen admits threatening to blow up mosque
Dunedin teen admits threatening to blow up mosque
A Dunedin teenager has admitted threatening to blow up a Wellington mosque.