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Children’s sports injuries rising: ACC
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Children’s sports injuries rising: ACC
Concerns are growing about a sizable jump in the number of winter sports injuries among 10 to 14-year-olds in the southern regions.
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Advantages of single authority highlighted
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Advantages of single authority highlighted
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) is warning anything but one Otago-wide authority will lead to inefficiencies, worse outcomes for communities and a loss of knowledge.
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Call to ‘stop the drama’ over South Dunedin
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Call to ‘stop the drama’ over South Dunedin
A pair of councillors have been accused of ‘‘appalling’’ theatrics by colleagues in the latest instalment of contentious debate over South Dunedin’s future.
The sun also rises
The sun also rises
A cyclist rides along Portsmouth Dr in Dunedin as the winter sun rises over the upper reaches of Otago Harbour.
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Embassy brings pop-up consulate to city
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Embassy brings pop-up consulate to city
Having to travel to Wellington to get some ‘‘face-to-face’’ advice about passports is a bit of a faff.
Smell of burning a false alarm
Smell of burning a false alarm
A firefighter leaves the Regent Theatre in the Octagon in Dunedin just after noon yesterday after being called to investigate a smell of burning.
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Foleys awarded $50m in hospital contracts
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Foleys awarded $50m in hospital contracts
A Dunedin plumbing company has been awarded more than $50 million in work for the new hospital — the single biggest project in its 90-year history.
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Parking ‘fiasco’ costs Dunedin council $100k
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Parking ‘fiasco’ costs Dunedin council $100k
A $100,000 spend on the failed rollout of camera cars to issue Dunedin motorists with parking fines has been labelled a ‘‘fiasco’’.
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SH1 changes get greenlight from NZTA board
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SH1 changes get greenlight from NZTA board
Transport officials are preparing to implement multimillion-dollar changes to State Highway 1 in Dunedin and around the city’s new hospital.
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‘Complete wuss’ to brave water for charity
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‘Complete wuss’ to brave water for charity
A midwinter swim across Otago Harbour is not usually on Grant McLean’s to-do list.
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Young surfers ready to ride waves of world stage
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Young surfers ready to ride waves of world stage
Dunedin is quickly rising to the top of the scoreboard when it comes to internationally recognised surfers.
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Former city council finance chief Logie dies, aged 61
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Former city council finance chief Logie dies, aged 61
Former Dunedin City Council chief financial officer Gavin Logie has died.
Fog affects flights at Dunedin Airport
Fog affects flights at Dunedin Airport
Heavy fog shrouding the Dunedin Airport has led to cancelled flights this morning.
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Ready for new life on the water with ‘Hope’—and cat
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Ready for new life on the water with ‘Hope’—and cat
Five years ago, Simon and Adrienne Easton did not have the foggiest idea of how to sail a yacht.
Relief as GP found guilty of negligence finally named
Relief as GP found guilty of negligence finally named
It has been nearly a decade-long ordeal for Dunedin woman Nikki Cockburn to get the doctor who wronged her named in public.
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Loss of holes could lose city millions
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Loss of holes could lose city millions
A golf course designer and former New Zealand Open winner says turning Chisholm Park into a 12-hole course would rob the city of potentially many millions of dollars.
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Dunedin businessman guilty of rape
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Dunedin businessman guilty of rape
A Dunedin businessman has been found guilty of five sexual assault charges.
First widespread snow tipped for the South
First widespread snow tipped for the South
Get your firewood supply sorted — the first widespread snow is forecast to hit Otago later this week.
Shoplifting, assault charges
Shoplifting, assault charges
A man allegedly assaulted a security guard at a Dunedin convenience store after being caught smuggling out lollies underneath his top, police say.
Driver flees from burnout crash
Driver flees from burnout crash
A residential Dunedin street was plagued by burnouts over the weekend with one vehicle crashing into a parked car, police say.