Police, university brace for 'feral' behaviour
Police and the University of Otago will be monitoring student behaviour, with concerns about another year of out-of-control and dangerous behaviour during Orientation Week (O-Week).
Dunedin
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Grants subcommittee reinstated
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Grants subcommittee reinstated
An axed decision-making group will return to handing out Dunedin’s grants after councillors narrowly agreed to resurrect it.
Vehicle search uncovers drugs, weapons - police
Vehicle search uncovers drugs, weapons - police
A machete was found along with cannabis, a set of scales and an imitation firearm inside a vehicle searched in Dunedin this morning, police say.
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Orchardist donates fruit as ‘way of helping the community’
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Orchardist donates fruit as ‘way of helping the community’
The fruit is coming and so are the cheers.
Watching young grow secret to youth
Watching young grow secret to youth
Moyra Brown has watched a lot of people grow up over her 100 years — and it has kept her young at heart.
Council readies sandbags as storm's tail bears down
Council readies sandbags as storm's tail bears down
The Dunedin City Council is making sandbags available after news that the tail of a storm ravaging much of the lower North Island today is expected to hit the city tomorrow.
Opportunity to be ‘independent, free’
Opportunity to be ‘independent, free’
For George Murray, no feeling compares to when he is out sailing on Otago Harbour.
Bringing blessings
Bringing blessings
Dragon dancers followed a dragon ball in George St yesterday morning to bring blessings of good fortune for the year, before Chinese New Year celebrations.
Enjoyable, unique recital by pair
Enjoyable, unique recital by pair
A reasonable-sized Sunday afternoon audience turned out yesterday for a recital in the Dunedin Town Hall entitled "Pipes and Reeds”.
Eyes front
Eyes front
A little owl watches for prey from the heart-shaped entrance to a hollowed silver birch tree on a farm near Waikouaiti.
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Takeover could lead to instability: Powell
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Takeover could lead to instability: Powell
A private equity takeover of Dunedin’s Mercy Hospital could lead to a period of instability at the top, a health commentator warns.
‘A place for people to sit and reflect’
‘A place for people to sit and reflect’
A special tree for those who have lost loved ones by suicide has been planted in Mosgiel after the original broke in catastrophic winds last year.
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City ‘sold out’ as university year gets going
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City ‘sold out’ as university year gets going
Motel rooms, toasters and restaurant seats were all in short supply in Dunedin over the weekend as the city was completely chocker.
Colour, culture and vibrancy festival aims
Colour, culture and vibrancy festival aims
South Dunedin will be buzzing with art for the next two months as the area’s first mural festival, called Ebb and Flow, officially gets under way.
Obituary: dedicated to building the South
Obituary: dedicated to building the South
With an innate ability for machinery and engineering in the blood, Stew MacLeod had a hand in thousands of projects across Otago and New Zealand.
Helping forge connections, relationships
Helping forge connections, relationships
Sizzling sausages and sunny skies marked the start of the social calendar for Enabling Love & Friendship.
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Vandervis’ concerns about ‘misused’ ballots rebuffed
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Vandervis’ concerns about ‘misused’ ballots rebuffed
Questions about the integrity of Dunedin’s election by one city councillor were rebuffed by the council’s chief executive.
Fears as social programmes slashed at Otago prison
Fears as social programmes slashed at Otago prison
Creative and social programmes for prisoners have fallen by two-thirds at the Otago Corrections Facility, sparking concerns for prisoners’ wellbeing and rehabilitation.
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Connection one step closer after cycling trail
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Connection one step closer after cycling trail
The long and winding road has started, and it is headed this way.
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Calculated move to get ahead in maths
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Calculated move to get ahead in maths
Conor Kerr wishes life was as simple as calculus.