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Conditions in Dunedin ED ‘often unbearable’: nurse

ED nurse Oliver (Ollie) Alexander wants better conditions and resourcing for his fellow nurses....

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Conditions in Dunedin ED ‘often unbearable’: nurse

An emergency department nurse at Dunedin Hospital says conditions are "often unbearable" for overworked staff as more patient horror stories emerge.

Novice musicians triumph in school band contest

Bathgate Park School band Ōreo members (from left) Anthony Coriakula, 10, Faith Merquita, 12, Joy...

Novice musicians triumph in school band contest

A band of talented pupils from Dunedin’s Bathgate Park School won the Otago Rockshop Bandquest a few months after starting to learn their instruments.

Student pilot makes 'hard landing' at aero club

Student pilot makes 'hard landing' at aero club

A student pilot had "a hard landing" when the plane they were flying came down heavily and tipped on to its nose at a Taieri airfield this morning.

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Staff shortages taking toll: nurses

Alison Gremmel joins other striking nurses pleading for better staffing and work conditions...

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Staff shortages taking toll: nurses

Striking nurses say workers are regularly having to skip breaks to help out in understaffed departments.

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DCC capital underspend ‘regrettable’

Sandy Graham. File photo: Linda Robertson

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DCC capital underspend ‘regrettable’

A $58 million underspend on the Dunedin City Council’s capital programme may not be the saving it first appears, a councillor says.

Feedback sought on park plan

The Caledonian Ground, at the forefront of the sports hub at Logan Park in 2007.

Feedback sought on park plan

Plans are being firmed up for the future management of Dunedin’s busy Logan Park sports complex.

Chopper fleet in city flyover

The sky above Dunedin has been buzzing with helicopters as HeliOtago takes its fleet out for a run.

Clips offer quick way for voters to get to know candidates

Clips offer quick way for voters to get to know candidates

Short videos of all 56 candidates for the Dunedin mayoralty or city councillor positions have been created for voters to look through.

On the lookout

On the lookout

Armed police swarm Turnbull St, Brockville yesterday morning.

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Old Hyde hotel ‘brought back to life’

Craig Alderson first saw the Hyde hotel while riding the rail trail with his family and has now...

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Old Hyde hotel, cafe ‘brought back to life’

A grand old hotel is being brought back to life thanks to a chance encounter on the Otago Central Rail Trail.

'The situation is terrifying': Readers share grim ED stories

Long waits, overcrowding and overworked staff.

Taking the stage

Taking the stage

North East Valley Normal School pupil Ihaia Ford pulls a pukana while John McGlashan and Columba Colleges’ kapa haka group Te Tira Haere o te Hahi perform during Otago Polyfest yesterday.

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Injuries caused at birth: US expert

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Injuries caused at birth: US expert

A medical expert is "certain" an infant’s fractured ribs were caused during birth, not by violence at the hands of a prominent sportsman.

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Career criminal fails in appeal

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Career criminal fails in appeal

At the age of 34, Kaelmn Johnathan James Waho has spent all but a couple of years of his adult life behind bars.

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Activist defends climate action

Bruce Mahalski (closest) describes his recent protest as "art meets activism". PHOTO: STEPHEN...

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Activist defends climate action

A Dunedin artist and protester accused of trespass at Dunedin Airport says he will defend the charge "to the end".

Cops come knocking in early hours over alleged shoplifting

The Pine Hill couple had been caught allegedly shoplifting groceries from Gardens New World....

Cops come knocking in early hours over alleged shoplifting

A Dunedin mother spat at police who served warrants on her and her partner in the early hours of the morning.

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Conservative church gets foothold in student area

The Dunedin congregation of Grace Bible Church celebrates its 25th birthday earlier this year....

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Conservative church gets foothold in student area

A growing conservative off-shoot of the Presbyterian Church is planning a permanent church in Dunedin’s student quarter.

Wheelchair user helped to safety in St Clair fire

Fire crews at the scene in Coughtrey St this morning. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Wheelchair user helped to safety in St Clair fire

A wheelchair-bound St Clair resident was helped to safety by firefighters after a blaze in their bathroom this morning.

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Dunedin ED wait times ‘grim’

Dr John Chambers. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Dunedin ED wait times ‘grim’

A lack of resources and "a lack of accountability" has led to Dunedin Hospital’s emergency department (ED) becoming one of the worst-performing in the country, advocates say.

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HNZ decries strikes, points to procedure delays

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HNZ decries strikes, points to procedure delays

Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand (HNZ) has condemned two days of nurses strikes this week, saying more than 13,000 planned procedures across the country will be postponed because of them.

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