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‘Balance’ sought in naming of South Dunedin library

The South Dunedin Library building. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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‘Balance’ sought in naming of South Dunedin library

Māori and English names could both feature at South Dunedin’s new library complex — a move described by the mayor as bringing balance.

Watch: Walkers go slip, sliding away on icy Dunedin streets

The butt-slide and the pole-grab were among the methods hastily employed as Dunedin walkers went skittering down steep ice-covered footpaths this morning.

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Urgent surgery needed after teen's 'incredibly violent' assault

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Urgent surgery needed after teen's 'incredibly violent' assault

A teenager kicked a man in the face while he was on the ground, leaving him with six damaged teeth that required urgent surgery, a court has heard.

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Dunedin Airport lashes out at government

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Dunedin Airport lashes out at government

Dunedin Airport has accused the government of double-dipping and questionable law-making in a submission calling on it to abandon a move which raises the cost of bringing back international flights.

$11.9m for new recycling machinery

$11.9m for new recycling machinery

The Dunedin City Council has put $11.9 million towards high-end machinery to sort rubbish from the yellow-lidded mixed recycling bins.

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Walker questions campaigning tactic

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Walker questions campaigning tactic

A campaigning tactic of running for mayor to boost chances of being elected to council has been questioned by a Dunedin councillor.

Tractor up in flames in spectacular Three Mile Hill blaze

A tractor has gone up in flames after catching fire while driving up Three Mile Hill Road.

Council hopefuls talk about climate change

Council hopefuls talk about climate change

Although nominations for local body elections do not open for another two weeks, some of Dunedin’s early-bird candidates got the ball rolling by outlining their thoughts on climate-related issues.

Night sky turning blue for Matariki

Iona Church in Port Chalmers has had blue LED lights installed, giving a haunting effect for...

Night sky turning blue for Matariki

High above Port Chalmers, a historic church is turning the night sky bright blue to celebrate Matariki.

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Bus hub issues: councils ‘doing exactly what we said we would’

The Dunedin City and Otago Regional Councils issued a joint statement yesterday saying the...

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Bus hub issues: councils ‘doing exactly what we said we would’

Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich says who should take the lead on making the bus hub safer is not a "hot potato" despite staff from the two councils pointing the finger at each other.

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Slippery slope of butter prices

Speight’s Ale House Dunedin staff member Bella Mangos holds up a sliced pound of butter. PHOTO:...

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Slippery slope of butter prices

A more than 50% surge in the price of butter is a "frightening" sign the hospitality industry is doing it tough, a Dunedin business owner says.

Play’s themes ‘still relevant’

Kaikorai Valley College year 13 student Laurence Gordon, 17, in character as Head Basher the...

Play’s themes ‘still relevant’

]A Dunedin secondary school is bringing back a play one of its physics teachers wrote 19 years ago because its themes are still relevant today.

Otago Girls’ brought together by library day

Otago Girls' High School deputy head girl Meg Allison (left) and head girl Jessie McGrouther...

Otago Girls’ brought together by library day

Shrek, Barbie and and The Cat in the Hat were some of the popular stories from which a Dunedin secondary school drew inspiration for its annual library day yesterday.

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Changes do not address core issues: developer

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Changes do not address core issues: developer

The Dunedin City Council appears set to back down on changes developers warned would drive business out of the city.

Apprentice butcher wins regional heat

Gardens New World butcher Riley Hall, of Dunedin, with his trophy for winning the ANZCO Foods...

Apprentice butcher wins regional heat

Riley Hall has gone from being brought up in a vegetarian household to being Otago’s top apprentice butcher.

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Claim govt setting up polytechs to fail

Francisco Hernandez. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Claim govt setting up polytechs to fail

The government has been accused of setting up polytechnics to fail after the revelation that almost one in 10 jobs have been cut in the past year.

New to speaking English but singing no issue

South Otago High School year 11 student Jared Gerida, 15, sings in front of his school choir...

New to speaking English but singing no issue

Two years ago, Jared Gerida, 15, could barely speak a word of English. Yesterday, the South Otago High School student led his choir at a regional singing competition.

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