Sacrifices of ‘thousands upon thousands’ recalled
Gathering at the Dunedin Cenotaph in Queens Gardens on Anzac Day provides an opportunity to remember.
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Wearing medals no heavy task
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Wearing medals no heavy task
Many of Dunedin’s youngest residents are pleased as punch to get to wear their grandfathers’ and great-grandfathers’ hard-earned medals, and it was no different for 7-year-old Ronin Parker.
Dynamic tones abound in revue
Dynamic tones abound in revue
Dunedin RSA Choir with musical director Karen Knudsen were in excellent voice for their annual Anzac Revue in Knox Church on Saturday evening.
Taoist-infused jazz played totally in sync
Taoist-infused jazz played totally in sync
A near-capacity house gathered to hear the Taoist-infused jazz of Jake Baxendale and Waypeople on Anzac Day at Hanover Hall.
Handmade yacht takes to harbour
Handmade yacht takes to harbour
The Huia opened its sails on Otago Harbour for an Anzac Day outing on Saturday.
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Special jerseys honour Green Island servicemen
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Special jerseys honour Green Island servicemen
For Green Island rugby players who have green and gold running through their veins, it took a few moments to embrace having some red on their jerseys during Saturday’s game.
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Climb to soldiers’ memorial tough but hilltop view ‘absolutely beautiful’
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Climb to soldiers’ memorial tough but hilltop view ‘absolutely beautiful’
Anzac Day was a time for both reflection and exercise for participants in a Dunedin excursion.
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Veterans advocate scolds Trump in speech
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Veterans advocate scolds Trump in speech
The chairman of a Dunedin war veterans retirement home has taken aim at Donald Trump, saying the United States president has set the world on a path similar to conditions that ignited World War 2.
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Latest fire at derelict building ‘suspicious’
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Latest fire at derelict building ‘suspicious’
Police are treating the latest fire at a derelict Dunedin building where a man was previously found dead as "suspicious".
Person critical after alleged stabbing leaves trail of blood in central Dunedin
Person critical after alleged stabbing leaves trail of blood in central Dunedin
Police are appealing to the public for information after an alleged stabbing in central Dunedin on Saturday morning left one person in a critical condition.
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Highlanders youth avoids conviction
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Highlanders youth avoids conviction
An under-20 Highlanders rugby player who beat up a man and stomped on his head has sidestepped a conviction to protect his ‘‘high prospects’’.
Citycare Water gets contract
Citycare Water gets contract
A water infrastructure maintenance contract worth $145 million has been awarded by the Dunedin City Council to Citycare Water.
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Flat found for former refugee after ‘ODT’ story
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Flat found for former refugee after ‘ODT’ story
A roof was found for a Dunedin homeless man the day after he told his story to the Otago Daily Times.
Obituary: a scholar of how we live and eat
Obituary: a scholar of how we live and eat
New Zealand and Australia have been arguing over the origins of the beloved pavlova for decades but that never fazed Helen Leach.
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Number of declined referrals ‘awful but not surprising’
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Number of declined referrals ‘awful but not surprising’
A Dunedin woman was left to suffer after having three referrals for X-rays rejected as Health New Zealand declines almost 20,000 requests for treatment a year in the South.
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Name change ‘brings everything together’
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Name change ‘brings everything together’
The company now named Dunedin Railway Station says it is bringing everything together. Others are a bit confused.
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Extra poignancy to Anzac posy-making
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Extra poignancy to Anzac posy-making
Being surrounded by Royal New Zealand Navy equipment in the cavernous HMNZS Toroa base in Dunedin is the perfect environment for making posies for Anzac Day.
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Officers’ accidental Drag Bingo turns a winner
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Officers’ accidental Drag Bingo turns a winner
It was unclear who got a louder applause — Dame Jacinda Ardern during the Dunedin leg of her book tour, or two local police officers who unwittingly took part in a drag act next door.
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Slow start to voting in council by-election
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Slow start to voting in council by-election
Only one in 10 voters have had their say in Dunedin’s by-election.
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Ong almost ejected from council meeting
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Ong almost ejected from council meeting
A controversial Dunedin city councillor came close to getting himself ejected from a meeting over a stadium hotel reference.