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Larnach Castle role a ‘fantastic opportunity’

Adrian Clifton walks in the grounds of Larnach Castle, where he is now the general manager. PHOTO...

Larnach Castle role a ‘fantastic opportunity’

Larnach Castle’s new general manager says he could not be more excited to be a part of the rich history that comes with the role.

Yachties sail forth in season’s opening day regatta

Peter Nees and Bruce Cloughley sail by each other in the combined opening day regatta at the...

Yachties sail forth in season’s opening day regatta

Sailors took to Otago Harbour yesterday as the summer yachting season swung into sail.

Making moves

Making moves

Dancer and teacher Smitha Rajan, pictured with pupil Gowri Gangadharan, 8, had her first workshop at Dunedin’s Ellis Park on Saturday.

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Exhibition turns animal world ‘a bit upside down’

Tūhura Otago Museum exhibitions and creative services head Craig Scott admires "The Kingdom", a...

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Exhibition turns animal world ‘a bit upside down’

A fur seal wearing a fake beard and an orangutan cuddled up with a gibbon are not the usual animal antics you would expect to see at Tūhura Otago Museum.

Robertson keen to grow uni’s revenue

University of Otago vice-chancellor Grant Robertson looks back on the first 100 days in his role....

Robertson keen to grow uni’s revenue

University of Otago vice-chancellor Grant Robertson says his first 100 days in the job have been a bit of a whirlwind.

Expanded shelter takes shape

Dunedin Night Shelter manager David McKenzie stands at the front of the building, in Lees St,...

Expanded shelter takes shape

The Dunedin Night Shelter has provided a helping hand to some of the city’s homeless in the wake of the recent rain event.

Contingency cash spent on central city upgrade

An upgrade in central Dunedin focused on George St ended up being affected by inflated construction costs, and contingency money had to be spent.

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Building a respite from loneliness

Sr Maria at the building site below Little Sisters of the Poor where they are building to house...

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Building a respite from loneliness

A group of Dunedin nuns are calling for the city’s support to back an $8 million plan to battle loneliness and isolation.

Session to discuss crossing bar safely

A view of Taieri Mouth in 2016. Crossing the bar at the outlet will be discussed at a Bar...

Session to discuss crossing bar safely

The potentially deadly risk of crossing the Taieri Mouth bar will be the focus of a safety briefing ahead of this year’s busy boating season.

Tracks still closed after flood washouts

Damage on the Tunnel Beach track caused by last week's extreme weather. Photo: Doc

Tracks still closed after flood washouts

People are being asked to stay away from a series of popular tracks in Dunedin that remain closed after last week’s sustained rainfall.

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Radich keen to keep hold of mayoral chain

Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich. CARICATURE: MAT PATCHETT

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Radich keen to keep hold of mayoral chain

Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich intends to run again for the role, saying he has unfinished business.

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Postponing lecture ‘not my decision’

University of Otago vice-chancellor Grant Robertson earlier this week. Photo: Linda Robertson

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Postponing lecture ‘not my decision’

Grant Robertson says he is not "running scared" and the decision to postpone his lecture was out of his hands.

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'Clowns': inside the tangled Dunedin hospital project

Hundreds of piles, on the old Cadbury factory site, await their fate while Dunedin people fume....

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'Clowns': inside the tangled Dunedin hospital project

Incompetence, infighting and unnecessary delays. Mary Williams uncovers the inside story of how the mega-build of Dunedin's new hospital became a tangled mess.

Something old, something new, something borrowed or something blue

Jennifer Belt of the Otago Art Society adjusts an oil painting of Rose Shepard, the art piece is on display at the societies spring exhibition.

Blanket trespass

A group of youths can no longer go on a Maccas run after being trespassed from every McDonald’s restaurant in Dunedin.

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Govt denies budget blowout exaggerated

Piles are driven on the site of the new Dunedin hospital inpatients building. The hospital’s new...

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Govt denies budget blowout exaggerated

The government is rejecting suggestions it has exaggerated budget blowouts for building a new hospital in Dunedin or that the prime minister’s mathematics is suspect.

‘We had water in the recovery area’

Last week’s rain event was only the latest example of Dunedin Hospital leaking. Photo: supplied

‘We had water in the recovery area’

Water was coursing down walls over medical equipment while patients recovered from surgery as Dunedin Hospital once again failed to cope with heavy rain, an appalled senior doctor says.