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Ill health forces abrupt closure of gardens cafe
The abrupt closure of the Dunedin Botanic Garden cafe feels like the "end of an era" for its ill manager.
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Soiled bedding swamps charity
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Soiled bedding swamps charity
A Dunedin charity has been inundated with blankets infested with mould, urine, faeces and blood stains, causing much-needed funds to be redirected to waste removal.
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Inland port competition fears
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Inland port competition fears
Port Otago competing with Calder Stewart to establish an inland port could have a "serious impact" on the Otago Regional Council’s financial position, a regional councillor says.
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'Not sustainable': Bowls clubs in downward spiral
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'Not sustainable': Bowls clubs in downward spiral
Dunedin has too many bowling clubs to be sustainable, which could lead to a reduction of up to five clubs over the next few years, a bowls leader warns.
Emmy to Animation Research
Emmy to Animation Research
Animation Research Ltd has won its fourth Emmy Award at the 46th Annual Sports Emmy Awards ceremony in New York.
Hope to waddle away with win
Hope to waddle away with win
If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it might just be judged the best duck in show.
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Dunedin supermarket reveals expansion plan
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Dunedin supermarket reveals expansion plan
Foodstuffs plans to knock down two central city buildings to expand operations at its flagship Dunedin supermarket.
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Eighth time lucky for Vandervis in mayoral bid?
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Eighth time lucky for Vandervis in mayoral bid?
Longtime Dunedin councillor Lee Vandervis has announced he will make his eighth run at the mayoralty, while first-term councillor Mandy Mayhem has thrown her top hat in the ring to lead the city.
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Discharge plan had ‘higher chance of failure’
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Discharge plan had ‘higher chance of failure’
A senior health boss says a Dunedin poet’s hospital discharge treatment had "a higher chance of failure than an ideal plan".
Work flowing
Work flowing
Contractors work on water pipes in Bath St, Dunedin yesterday.
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Thief sentenced to 15 months ’jail
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Thief sentenced to 15 months ’jail
A woman found with stolen war memorabilia says she was committing crimes to send money to a threatening ex-partner in prison.
‘Urban wetland’ one step closer for primary school
‘Urban wetland’ one step closer for primary school
A Dunedin school is looking forward to having an "urban wetland" in its playground.
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Nine city councillors confirm intention to seek re-election
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Nine city councillors confirm intention to seek re-election
Most Dunedin city councillors are hoping to return to the fray come October.
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Nine of 11 councillors throw hats in ring
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Nine of 11 councillors throw hats in ring
Nine of the 11 sitting Otago regional councillors say they want their job back at the October elections.
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A tale of two tips
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A tale of two tips
In the second part of a two-part series about the polluted Kaikorai Stream, Mary Williams investigates its journey past two tips and finds a leachate pond and angry ...
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Mother accused of using meth before fatal crash
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Mother accused of using meth before fatal crash
The death of a "bright, adventurous" 7-year-old was allegedly caused by his mother, who is accused of using methamphetamine before a car crash in which he was killed.
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Claim pub’s exits blocked earlier
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Claim pub’s exits blocked earlier
A Dunedin pub which faces having its liquor licence suspended over fire safety breaches had blocked exits nearly three years ago, a patron says.
Wanted man arrested after alleged three-month spree
Wanted man arrested after alleged three-month spree
Police have caught up with a man who allegedly went on a three-month theft spree around Otago.
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Admission incomplete notes led to gap in care
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Admission incomplete notes led to gap in care
A medical professional has admitted incomplete paperwork created a gap in a Dunedin poet’s care before his death.
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Landmark fire station faces demolition
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Landmark fire station faces demolition
A landmark Dunedin red-brick fire station faces demolition despite the city’s moves to protect it.