Dunedin

Scholarship award timely for student

The timing could not have been better for Alexander Lea.

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Fed Farmers calls for stadium rethink

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Fed Farmers calls for stadium rethink

Increasing costs for Dunedin’s stadium should not be disproportionately passed on to those living in the city’s far-flung hinterlands, Federated Farmers says.

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Building and gallery upgrades seen as vital to museum’s future

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Building and gallery upgrades seen as vital to museum’s future

Redevelopment and restoration of two key parts of Tūhura Otago Museum could be vital to the institution’s strength for decades, its director says.

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'I feared for my life': Bloodied Dunedin woman leapt from moving car

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'I feared for my life': Bloodied Dunedin woman leapt from moving car

A Dunedin woman fearing for her life jumped out of a moving car to save herself from the ‘‘creep’’ who robbed and assaulted her, a court has heard.

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Dr Glam to play guitar again

After a decade in the closet, Dr Glam (aka Dr Ian Chapman) will be back in action in Ziggy’s Glam...

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Dr Glam to play guitar again

Break out your spandex pants, your wild wig, flashy jewellery, anything else with glitter and sequins on, and cement on a loud layer of makeup — your chance to dress up as a ’70s glam rock alter...

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Auction ‘protest against extinction’

Anna Sutherland and son Lachie Booth, 8, of Wānaka, admire some of the hoiho yellow-eyed penguin...

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Auction ‘protest against extinction’

Bidding on an endangered species of penguin in a dimly lit auction room may seem slightly fishy.

Ready teddy

Ready teddy

Amelia Havill, 3, of Dunedin, watches carefully as Dunedin School of Medicine third-year student Laurence Guite gives her teddy bear a check-up at Tūhura Otago Museum’s Teddy...

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Songs replace shushes among shelves

Anthony Breese and daughter Olivia "Liv" Breese perform at the Dunedin City Library on Saturday...

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Songs replace shushes among shelves

Unlike some musicians, Olivia "Liv" Breese is pretty straitlaced — she doesn’t have a bad bone in her body.

Covid-19 effect latest topic of longitudinal Dunedin Study

Covid-19 effect latest topic of longitudinal Dunedin Study

The effects of Covid-19 on participants of the Dunedin Study are to be part of the latest phase of research in the detailed study of human health and development.

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Conditions placed on Ong have support

Cr Benedict Ong. PHOTO: Gregor Richardson

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Conditions placed on Ong have support

Efforts to halt ongoing confidentiality breaches by a Dunedin councillor have found support from some around the council table.

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Grow the economy, DCC told

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Grow the economy, DCC told

There is insufficient urgency from the Dunedin City Council in its planning around what the city needs to do to grow its economic base, attract and retain talent, Business South says.

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Submitters swing in behind tunnels trail

Dunedin Tunnels Trail Trust chairman Brent Irving. FILE PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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Submitters swing in behind tunnels trail

A deluge of support for the Dunedin Tunnels Trail has made up the majority of submissions on the city council’s annual plan.

Dunedin woman duped by scammer impersonating US general

Officers witnessed the man damaging their vehicles from ‘‘out the window’’ of the station. Photo:...

Dunedin woman duped by scammer impersonating US general

A Dunedin woman was duped out of up to $800,000 over five years by a scammer who she believed to be a retired four-star US general.

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Care delays hard on parents too, mother says

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Care delays hard on parents too, mother says

A mother who fought for nearly a decade to get her son a diagnosis says the state of paediatrics in the South is taking a toll on parents’ mental health.

Threat to kill follows suspended driver's failed escape: police

A foiled escape on wheels followed by a 30m foot chase culminated in a woman allegedly threatening to kill officers in Mosgiel, police say.

Community boards lay out their priorities

Community boards lay out their priorities

Dunedin's community boards are calling for the Dunedin City Council to put more effort into local adaptation, mitigation and the emergency response for extreme weather events.

Honorary degree — and a little Mozart

Honorary degree — and a little Mozart

Otago alumnus Prof Jonathan Lemalu performs Non piu andrai from Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro after being presented with an honorary doctor of music degree.

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