Major overhaul of playground
Major overhaul of playground
Work has begun on the revamp of the Opoho Park Playground.
Dunedin
Call for NZ to act now to deal with climate change
Call for NZ to act now to deal with climate change
Parts of the country will not be able to afford insurance within 10 years as more extreme weather events hit the country, the Climate Change Commission says.
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View plan document lacks detail
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View plan document lacks detail
The Dunedin City Council has been accused of lacking transparency over the way it presents key financial information.
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Collection of a rock star
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Exhibition honours one of Dunedin’s ‘amazing people’
Hand-drawn eggshells and the ‘‘rock collection of a rock star’’ are among several rare, never-before-seen artefacts in an exhibit dedicated to the late Dunedin musician Martin Phillipps.
Bus hub killer fails to have conviction quashed
Bus hub killer fails to have conviction quashed
A teenager who stabbed another schoolboy to death at Dunedin’s bus hub has failed to have his manslaughter conviction overturned.
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Students face ‘uncertain’ future
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Students face ‘uncertain’ future
Otago students say they may not finish their degrees after being blindsided by the government’s decision to scrap fees-free study.
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ORC told to ‘butt out’
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ORC told to ‘butt out’
Two veteran councillors have traded jabs over the future of Port Otago.
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Research concerns over lack of Toitū archivist
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Research concerns over lack of Toitū archivist
A rich resource of historical material at the Toitū Otago Settlers Museum is not achieving its full value while a years-long vacancy for an archivist continues, advocates say.
Plea to respond to shark bell
Plea to respond to shark bell
A spike in shark sightings has caused St Clair Beach to be cleared four times in the past fortnight.
Jo Galer on track to win Dunedin by-election
Jo Galer on track to win Dunedin by-election
Jo Galer is on track to win the Dunedin City Council by-election over former mayor Aaron Hawkins.
Roundabout way of doing things
Roundabout way of doing things
A large truck negotiates the newly completed roundabout at the intersection of Orari and Otaki Sts, South Dunedin, yesterday.
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Scam ‘deeply considered operation’
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Scam ‘deeply considered operation’
A Dunedin woman being duped out of up to $800,000 by a scammer posing as a United States general is an ‘‘immensely distressing’’ example of an all-too-common attack, Netsafe says.
Scholarship award timely for student
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
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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’
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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
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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.