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Call for action after trees take down power lines

Falling trees downed lines and a power pole beside the Lawrence-Waitahuna highway last month....

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Call for action after trees take down power lines in October storm

Trees falling on lines caused more than 85% of the power outages from last month’s wind event in the South and the lines industry says it is time for a change.

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Closed Dunedin kindies back up and running

Recalled sand from Educational Colours. Photo: Worksafe New Zealand

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Closed Dunedin kindies back up and running

The eight Dunedin kindergartens which were closed on Tuesday because of issues over possible asbestos in classroom sand opened their doors yesterday

Suspicious Outram Glen fire extinguished

Fire and Emergency crews at the vegetation fire at Outram Glen today. Photo: Peter McIntosh

Suspicious Outram Glen fire extinguished

A suspicious vegetation fire at Outram Glen has been extinguished, but Fire and Emergency crews will remain on site for much of this evening, to dampen down hotspots.

'It's a last resort': Firefighters to walk off job again

After a week of fighting large fires across Dunedin, firefighters will be walking off the job for one hour after union negotiations failed yet again.

Remodelled Navy Park taking (new) shape

Remodelled Navy Park taking (new) shape

Navy Park is undergoing a transformation, with the upgrade project shared between the Dunedin City Council and Dream South D.

On high

On high

Contractors suspended in a basket carry out structural checks at the First Church of Otago yesterday.

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Fenz restructure: 20 jobs could go in South

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Fenz restructure: 20 jobs could go in South

Anxiety levels are "through the roof" as up to 20 Fire and Emergency New Zealand staff in the South face losing their jobs before Christmas.

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Insurer’s wind damage bill $30m

Damaged structures can be seen beside the Tuapeka Mouth road, with one shed down and another,...

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Insurer’s wind damage bill $30m

The biblical wind which hit the South last month has led to nearly 7000 insurance claims and one insurer is looking at a near $30 million bill.

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No roof, no power, no customers

Concord Garage owner Barry Gordon has his feet up as no roof means no work. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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No roof, no power, no customers

It is not the way Barry Gordon imagined he would bring up 40 years of owning the Concord Garage.

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‘Otago is the envy of many’ economically

Oritain co-founder Prof Russell Frew (left) hosted European Union ambassador Lawrence Meredith...

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‘Otago is the envy of many’ economically

Otago's economy is the envy of many others — strong, resilient and growing, a new report says.

Students enjoying hands-on class

Queen’s High School hard materials and product design student Margaux Damaso, 15, (front) with...

Students enjoying hands-on class

An all-girls Dunedin secondary school is empowering its students with the tools they need to succeed in traditionally male-dominated industries.

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‘Beautiful’ design reflects city identity

Mataukareao was blessed in an early morning service yesterday. Photos: Stephen Jaquiery

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‘Beautiful’ design reflects city identity

The arrival of a "beautiful" new iwi-backed building in central Dunedin reflects the city’s distinctive Ōtākou identity, mana whenua say.

Photos: Northern Cemetery coming up roses

When families and buildings are lost to time, the roses remain.

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'It was scarily close to our house'

Fire and Emergency New Zealand personnel and police investigate the burnt-out remains of a...

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'It was scarily close to our house'

Neighbours have described the intensity of the heat coming from a central Dunedin house - "deliberately" set alight - going up in flames.

Unenforceable parks paid for: DCC

Parking revenue came in for the Dunedin City Council at Albany St when time restrictions could not be enforced.

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Neonatal unit ‘best’ in country: mother

Dunedin mother Sam Jansen and her 11-month-old baby Mackenzie Clayton recounted their neonatal...

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Neonatal unit ‘best’ in country: mother

A Dunedin mother says the city’s neonatal intensive care unit is "the best in the country" — and she should know, as her daughter spent nine weeks in the unit.

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Closure of youth organisation ‘devastating’

Southern Youth Development chairman Ben Sommerville and Te Hou Ora Whānau Services kaihautū ...

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Closure of youth organisation ‘devastating’

The "devastating" closure of a long-running Dunedin youth non-profit reflects successive governments’ failure to invest in the sector, its chairman says.

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Rescue chopper pilot chases car after laser attack

Dunedin’s Southern Motorway and the Otago Harbour as captured on night vision from a rescue...

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Rescue chopper pilot chases car after laser attack

An Otago rescue helicopter pilot pursued a car for about 30km north of Dunedin after two paramedics had lasers shot in their eyes from the ground.

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Dunedin man in botched drug deal 'vulnerable to being bullied'

Grant Beale (pictured at his court appearance in August) recruited Philip Rasmussen to pick up a...

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Dunedin man in botched drug deal 'vulnerable to being bullied'

A Dunedin man involved in a botched methamphetamine deal has been described as being as much a victim as an offender.

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Fair trading breach fines to be raised

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Fair trading breach fines to be raised

Raising penalties for breaches of fair trading law is a "shot across the bows" of companies that exploit their customers, a University of Otago academic says.

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