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PR coup for HR student

University of Otago bachelor of arts and commerce student Sophia Hardie has been named 2026 Human...

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PR coup for HR student

At a time when Sophia Hardie should be celebrating, she is suffering a little bit of "imposter syndrome" after winning two major awards at the 2026 Human Resources New Zealand (HRNZ) Awards.

Four Otago professors elected to become fellows of RSNZ

Four Otago professors elected to become fellows of RSNZ

Professors Tim Anderson, Michael Baker, John Crump and Peter Dearden have been recognised by the Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi.

Three injured in Opoho crash

Emergency services at the scene on Saturday morning. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Three injured in Opoho crash

Three people have been injured, one of them seriously, in a two-car crash in North Dunedin this morning.

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Accreditation restored for OHL youth services

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Accreditation restored for OHL youth services

The suspension of Te Kāika’s accreditation to deliver social care for children and youth has been lifted, but the charity’s approved status is on a tight leash.

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Student caught in $4m drug bust

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Student caught in $4m drug bust

Days after a Dunedin masters student was announced as a scholarship recipient, he was arrested in a sting on an international drug-trafficking syndicate.

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Rally fan relishing chance to further dream

Otago Polytechnic automotive engineering student Dawson Porthouse takes a look under the hood of...

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Rally fan relishing chance to further dream

If seeing a 4-year-old boy watching the animated movie Cars "all day, on repeat" was not a clue, then watching him progress to sitting in the driveway and listening to idling cars must...

Airport’s solar power up and running

The new solar panels on Dunedin Airport’s terminal roof. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Airport’s solar power up and running

Dunedin Airport is making power while the sun shines.

Rally ready

Rally ready

Greg Jordan, of Dunedin, photographs a Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo to be driven by Robbie Stokes, of Waikuku, and Andrew Sarandis, of Australia, at the Rally Otago Motor Show in the Octagon last night.

Unwrapping nature’s gift

Unwrapping nature’s gift

Michelle Ritchie, of Organics Unearthed, and Otago Peninsula homeowner Annelies Ruigrok uncover a compost heap insulated with wool in Ms Ruigrok’s back yard during a composting workshop yesterday.

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7 months’ detention for plumber’s sex attack

Peter Lindsay. Photo: staff photographer

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7 months’ detention for plumber’s sex attack

A Dunedin plumber left his job site to molest a teenage girl in a "vile" sex attack, a court has heard.

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Taylor declines Jones debate as ‘blustering theatre’

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Taylor declines Jones debate as ‘blustering theatre’

Sir Ian Taylor says he will not be debating with Shane Jones over the rights and wrongs of Santana Minerals, saying the MP has turned it into theatre featuring bullying and bluster.

Turns on mood, or mood to turn out?

Encourage the young people in your life to enrol to ensure their right to be heard in this year’s...

Turns on mood, or mood to turn out?

By-elections can be a strong barometer of electorate mood.

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Searchers find no sign of poison on dog walk

Bailey is one of several dogs treated by vets in Dunedin at the weekend after accidentally eating...

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Searchers find no sign of poison on dog walk

Dog walkers can put their minds at ease after Dunedin Land Search and Rescue’s (LandSAR) recent search of John Wilson Ocean Dr failed to find any further sign of rat poison.

On song

Members of Rock Tenors entertain the crowd during the halftime break of the Highlanders and Brumbies Super Rugby match at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin last night.

Warm start to autumn for city

Autumn got off to such a good start that many in the southern regions may have confused it with the long-awaited arrival of summer.

All the trees of the field

All the trees of the field

The statue of Donald McNaughton Stuart, a Presbyterian minister and educationalist, soaks up the sun on its lofty plinth beside Queens Gardens, in Dunedin.