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Over 1000 climb aboard warship for up-close look

Kevin Dwyer, of Port Chalmers, photographs Royal New Zealand Navy warship HMNZS Te Kaha at the...

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Over 1000 climb aboard warship for up-close look

More than a thousand people seized the rare opportunity to inspect a visiting Royal New Zealand Navy warship up-close in Dunedin at the weekend.

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Athletes carry torch as Games approach

Holding the Torch of Hope on Saturday are (from left) Debbie Kennedy, Senior Sergeant Bruce Benn...

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Athletes carry torch as Games approach

Dunedin police officers teamed with some of Otago’s top athletes to usher the Special Olympics National Summer Games’ Flame of Hope through the city on Saturday.

Christmas in the Gardens

Christmas in the Gardens

Performing at the Christmas in the Gardens on Saturday are (from left) Rainbow Rosalind, Nicole Jenkins and Cadyne Geary.

Getting in the festive spirit

Danielle McQueen-Richards, daughter Lily McQueen-Richards, 9 months, and niece Octavia Hosking, 3...

Getting in the festive spirit

Photos by Peter McIntosh

Dunedin hunter’s death ‘a terrible accident’

Kate Aynsley's gun likely went off by accident as she either fell or fumbled in steep, slippery...

Dunedin hunter’s death ‘a terrible accident’

The death of a Dunedin hunter in rugged West Otago terrain was a terrible accident, a coroner has found.

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Polytech sticking with change to telehealth

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Polytech sticking with change to telehealth

Despite grave concerns about Otago Polytechnic’s plan to dump its student health GPs and replace them with a telehealth system, the institution’s leaders are ploughing ahead.

Performance equally exhilarating, elegant

Performance equally exhilarating, elegant

HypnotiqueNZTrioDunedin Public Art GalleryFriday, November 28REVIEWED BY MARIAN POOLE

‘Messiah’ delivered with decisive energy, enthusiasm

A good-sized audience revelled in the popular evergreen Messiah in the Dunedin Town Hall on Saturday night.

Obituary: Hyslop a lion-hearted Outram man

Outram School’s then oldest ex-pupil Eric Hyslop (pictured in 2023, aged 94) cuts the cake at the...

Obituary: Hyslop a lion-hearted Outram man

Whether it was out at sea on a Russian ship or manning the barbecue for his local Lions Club, Eric Hyslop had a passion for both life and people.

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Mainlander train’s return for holidays ‘absolutely wonderful’

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Mainlander train’s return for holidays ‘absolutely wonderful’

A Dunedin passenger rail advocate is elated a service linking the city with Christchurch and Invercargill is back after decades of waiting.

Surrey St response a ‘disgrace’

Dunedin city councillors and residents met yesterday to discuss wastewater overflows in Surrey St...

Surrey St response a ‘disgrace’

The "unacceptable" treatment of residents in a South Dunedin street blighted by sewage overflows demands an apology, a councillor says.

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Deputy mayor disappointed by report delay

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Deputy mayor disappointed by report delay

The delay of a report about the future of Dunedin’s economic development agency has disappointed the city’s deputy mayor.

Workers strike again after no progress in mediation

Workers strike again after no progress in mediation

Health workers strike outside Dunedin Hospital yesterday.

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Travel, food, lifestyle highlights of life on ‘Te Kaha’

Naval warship HMNZS Te Kaha southern crew members (from left) OLSS Libby Borthwick, of Cromwell,...

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Travel, food, lifestyle highlights of life on ‘Te Kaha’

The travel, food and lifestyle on a Royal New Zealand Navy warship make the early starts, hard work and time away from family all worth it, Otago crew aboard HMNZS Te Kaha say.

Serious injuries in crash near Bucklands Crossing

Serious injuries in crash near Bucklands Crossing

A crash near Bucklands Crossing, north of Dunedin, last night has resulted in serious injuries, police say.

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Newly funded drug will mean less frequent retinal treatments

University of Otago ophthalmology consultant and eye surgeon Dr Francesc March says a newly...

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Newly funded drug will mean less frequent retinal treatments

Having drugs injected into your eyeballs is probably as unpleasant as it sounds.

Equipment failures in South ‘ridiculous’

Dunedin senior firefighters (from left) Antony Mason, Tony McEntyre and New Zealand Professional...

Equipment failures in South ‘ridiculous’

Fed-up Dunedin firefighters who had to deal with four different equipment failures the day before a nationwide strike say the situation they face couldn’t be made up.

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Damage to heritage rope walk building ‘not insurmountable’

Southern Heritage Trust trustees Ann Barsby (left) and Jo Galer look at the damaged Donaghy’s...

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Damage to heritage rope walk building ‘not insurmountable’

Donaghy's rope walk building is another victim of last month’s big wind, but heritage advocates say it is too important to demolish.

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Poor care, culture of fear reported at rest-home

Oxford Court rest-home in Oxford St, South Dunedin. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Poor care, culture of fear reported at rest-home

Horror stories at a Dunedin rest-home range from a resident left sitting in his own faeces, a culture of fear within staff and an assisted dying procedure being "ruined" by a hostile staff member.

Running start to every morning in November for a good cause

Dunedin runner Hunter Wight has run the corresponding number of kilometres to the date every day...

Running start to every morning in November for a good cause

Mile over matter is the mantra for a Dunedin runner completing distances corresponding with the date every day in November to fundraise for men’s mental health.

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