Dunedin

Fenz called to Little Sisters of the Poor

Fenz called to Little Sisters of the Poor

Firefighters use cutting equipment to remove a loose piece of material from a structure at the Little Sisters of the Poor Sacred Heart Rest Home in Brockville yesterday.

Laying the foundations

Contractors get under way with a massive concrete pour at the new Dunedin hospital inpatients building site yesterday.

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Tobacco interference index fall ‘shameful’

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Tobacco interference index fall ‘shameful’

New Zealand’s dream of becoming smokefree by the end of 2025 appears to have gone up in smoke.

Invercargill, Q’town lead home gains

New figures show the resort is the most expensive place to rent a house in New Zealand. Photo:...

Invercargill, Q’town lead home gains

Invercargill and Queenstown have posted the strongest home value gains among New Zealand’s regional centres, bucking a largely flat national market.

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Simms gets his way in last-minute deal

Dunedin Mayor Sophie Barker and Cr Andrew Simms discuss the economic development portfolio before...

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Simms gets his way in last-minute deal

An eleventh-hour agreement with Dunedin’s mayor has elevated first-term councillor Andrew Simms to joint leadership of the city’s economic development portfolio.

Windy work high above rest home

Windy work above Brockville rest home

Firefighters used an aerial appliance to remove a loose cowling flapping in high winds at a rest home in Dunedin today.

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Small schools to fight closure proposal

Taieri Beach School pupils (from left) Ryker Cardiff, 11, Colt Weir, 6, Maine Weir, 5, Lucy...

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Small schools to fight closure proposal

Two Otago schools with single-figure rolls and earmarked for closure are pushing back against the proposal.

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Tuition fee increase regrettable: Robertson

Grant Robertson. File photo: Gregor Richardson

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Tuition fee increase regrettable: Robertson

University of Otago vice-chancellor Grant Robertson says it is "highly regrettable" the university has had to increase tuition fees by 6% for the second consecutive year.

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Controversial Albany St cycleway survives close vote

The Albany St project was part of a initiative which aimed to provide a safe walking and cycling...

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Controversial Albany St cycleway survives close vote

An under-threat Dunedin cycleway and safety project has survived.

New fossil fish species named after late prof

Researcher Dr Seabourne Rust holds an artistic reconstruction of the newly described Eocene...

New fossil fish species named after late prof

Zealandorhynchus fordycei is not a fish you would want to come face to face with at St Clair Beach.

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Bus hub killer, 15, continues to argue sentence

A plaque for Enere Mclaren-Taana at Trinity Catholic College. File photo: Peter McIntosh

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Bus hub killer, 15, continues to argue sentence

A 15-year-old who stabbed a Dunedin schoolboy to death continues to argue he should avoid a conviction for the crime.

Banned driver went to cops after running out of petrol

A forbidden driver with no license dobbed himself in after his car ran out of petrol in the middle of a central Dunedin street.

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Running 800km for men’s mental health

Dunedin tradies and flatmates (from left) Jed Collings, Luke Tuten and Alex Boomer are running...

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Running 800km for men’s mental health

Each day after work, three young Dunedin flatmates routinely find themselves sitting on the couch, cursorily asking each other how their day was.

Leopard seal sunbathing, while sea lion prioritises working on handicap

Leopard seal sunbathing, while sea lion prioritises working on handicap

Summer is supposedly right around the corner and marine mammals are heading our way — some have already arrived.

Sun storm to dazzle southern night sky

The Aurora Australis seen over Dunedin's Boulder Beach in June. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

Sun storm to dazzle southern night sky

A severe geomagnetic storm from the sun is expected to paint the southern skies with colourful Aurora Australis tonight - so long as the skies remain clear.

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Air rifle prompts lockdown

East Taieri Preschool was in lockdown for a short time yesterday while police apprehended a 72...

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Air rifle prompts lockdown

A man wandering around the graves of East Taieri Cemetery with a firearm sent a neighbouring school and preschool into lockdown, and struck fear into residents yesterday.

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Second Green Island player sentenced over secret filming

Oliver Bugden was sentenced to nine months’ supervision and ordered to pay $3000 to the victim....

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Second Green Island player sentenced over secret filming

A second player from a Green Island rugby team who secretly filmed a woman in bed and sent it to a group chat is part of a culture of misogyny, a judge says.