Tests to raise awareness
Staff from Kidney Health New Zealand will be at Wall Street Mall today between 10am and 3pm doing kidney function tests in a bid to raise awareness of chronic kidney disease.
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Rules cited as Ong ejected from workshop
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Rules cited as Ong ejected from workshop
Embattled Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong was ejected from a council workshop because he failed to abide by the rules, the meeting’s chairman says.
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Public flat initiations down: proctor’s report
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Public flat initiations down: proctor’s report
The University of Otago believes it has broken the back of the "flat initiation" practices, but couch burning has re-emerged as a growing concern.
Fringe festival: fortnight for fun
Fringe festival: fortnight for fun
The Dunedin Fringe is good to go for another year.
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Mural reflects workers’ energy and enthusiasm
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Mural reflects workers’ energy and enthusiasm
The beaming smiles of a crew of Dunedin workers make up a bright new feature on their work site.
Gregg’s under threat of closure
Gregg’s under threat of closure
A Dunedin icon is set to disappear from the landscape.
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Loitered in, crossed prohibited zones
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Loitered in, crossed prohibited zones
A high-risk sex offender has been jailed again for flouting a court order.
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HNZ withholds Wakari Hospital worker assault data
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HNZ withholds Wakari Hospital worker assault data
A refusal to release information on the number of staff being assaulted at Wakari Hospital shows the national health body has something to hide, a union says.
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Effects being felt of rising fuel costs
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Effects being felt of rising fuel costs
Rising petrol prices are pushing people in the South already struggling with the cost of living close to the brink.
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Closed meetings held on S. Dunedin climate change adaptation
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Closed meetings held on S. Dunedin climate change adaptation
Meetings have been held behind closed doors about how South Dunedin might best adapt to climate change in the long term.
Top job
Top job
Contractors work on the roof of Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium yesterday, continuing planned, routine maintenance already under way for a few weeks.
Otago University confirms meningococcal case
Otago University confirms meningococcal case
The University of Otago has confirmed a case of meningococcal disease within the student community.
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Cannabinoid gave relief: pain study
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Cannabinoid gave relief: pain study
For those with endometriosis, medicinal cannabis may offer "life-changing" relief from chronic and severe pelvic pain, new research has found.
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Fortnightly shared marae kai to resume
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Fortnightly shared marae kai to resume
A community event returning to a Dunedin marae aims to bring people together over a shared meal.
Police and tourists save man’s life
Police and tourists save man’s life
A medical emergency at a Dunedin campground could have ended in tragedy had it not been for a series of lucky breaks that saved a life.
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Growing it out to support those living with cancer
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Growing it out to support those living with cancer
Fundraising can be a truly curly activity, but Daniel Lewis reckons there is no need for it to be a knotty affair — you just need to sit back and let it grow.
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Reti’s retirement ‘predictable’
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Reti’s retirement ‘predictable’
A line can be drawn between Dr Shane Reti’s departure from politics and the backlash to the government’s handling of the new Dunedin hospital project, a pair of commentators say.
‘Constant fear’: rapist jailed
‘Constant fear’: rapist jailed
A woman who was raped by a stranger who broke into her Dunedin flat says she now lives in "constant fear".
Identity of manslaughter-accused revealed
Identity of manslaughter-accused revealed
A man who allegedly caused a fatal crash in Port Chalmers has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and can now be named.
Gregg's coffee factory in line for closure under new proposal
Gregg's coffee factory in line for closure under new proposal
Dunedin's Gregg's coffee factory is in line for closure under proposed changes from its parent company.