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Firefighters set to ramp up strike action to twice a week
After months of strikes and stalled discussions, the firefighters union is raising the pressure by walking off the job twice a week.
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Call for reflection as satisfaction still low
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Call for reflection as satisfaction still low
Dunedin's mayor has called on councillors to reflect on their conduct, as community satisfaction in their performance remains weak.
Tramping, climbing fatalities prompt police warning
Tramping, climbing fatalities prompt police warning
Police are urging people to be better prepared when heading outdoors after a horror summer of large-scale back-country search operations and numerous fatalities.
Antarctic trip success
Antarctic trip success
Southern Lakes helicopter pilot Toby Morris returned yesterday after another successful trip to Antarctica.
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Six bikes, winning ways net top award for rider
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Six bikes, winning ways net top award for rider
Six bikes, two vehicles, sand, tracks and hills — the challenge was met and he has the spoils to show for it.
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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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Assaults rise at Wakari Hospital
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Assaults rise at Wakari Hospital
Wakari Hospital has reported a spike in assaults triggering sick leave as issues continue to plague the institution.
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Councillors raise concerns about govt’s Planning Bill
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Councillors raise concerns about govt’s Planning Bill
A piece of government legislation poses an existential threat to Dunedin’s George St, a city councillor has warned.
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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.
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Whiley throws hat back in the ring
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Whiley throws hat back in the ring
Having broken his ankle, former Dunedin city councillor Andrew Whiley had some time to think over what he wanted to do next.
Tourist charged after classic car crash
Tourist charged after classic car crash
A Dunedin man was left with broken bones and "big disappointment" after his prized 1969 Austin-Healey Sprite was hit by another vehicle which allegedly crossed the centre line.
Roaring with delight
Roaring with delight
Highlanders fans in the Zoo get behind their team in last night’s Super Rugby opener against the Crusaders at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin.
Trash-tastrophe: Rubbish truck rollover blocks road
Trash-tastrophe: Rubbish truck rollover blocks road
A road in Green Island was blocked by a rubbish truck which rolled onto its side spilling debris this afternoon.
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'Families are really struggling': Dunedin school's plea for fresh fruit
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'Families are really struggling': Dunedin school's plea for fresh fruit
A Dunedin school hit by government cost-cutting is asking businesses to help get fresh fruit back on its pupils’ lunch menu.
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Ong’s use of 'monkey' metaphor causes stir
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Ong’s use of 'monkey' metaphor causes stir
References to a blindfolded monkey caused a stir at a Dunedin City Council meeting.
Alarm raised over 12-year-old driver in Dunedin
Alarm raised over 12-year-old driver in Dunedin
Police were alerted by a concerned resident who spotted a 12-year-old boy driving what looked like an older man around St Clair.
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Bar attacker's Xmas jail reprieve runs out
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Man swung jug into bar patron's face
A man who avoided being locked up during the holiday season has now been sent to prison for fracturing a bar patron's skull with a jug.
Accessible toilet first in South
Accessible toilet first in South
A first of its kind in the South, fully accessible, $750,000 bathroom block has been installed in Dunedin.
Andrew Whiley joins race for vacant Dunedin council seat
Andrew Whiley joins race for vacant Dunedin council seat
Former Dunedin councillor Andrew Whiley has joined the city council by-election race.
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Gang member in crayfish scam denied home detention term
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Gang member in crayfish scam denied home detention term
A gang member who distributed nearly $200,000 of stolen crayfish has won an appeal — but will remain behind bars.