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First properties in affordable housing initiative hit market

The first two properties are on the market as part of Roger Fewtrell’s goal to provide houses for...

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First properties in affordable housing initiative hit market

Houses with a $100,000 incentive for first-home buyers have arrived on the market as a Dunedin businessman’s philanthropic endeavour starts bearing fruit.

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No ‘winner’ on options for South D

Gretchen Robertson. File photo: Peter McIntosh

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No ‘winner’ on options for South D

No "winner" will emerge from a shortlist of options for how South Dunedin is reconfigured to withstand the effects of climate change.

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Two-year trespass ‘disproportionate’

Dunedin climate activist Bruce Mahalski was trespassed from Dunedin Airport for two years after...

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Two-year trespass ‘disproportionate’

A two-year ban from Dunedin Airport for holding up a small sign is "disproportionate", a climate activist says.

Dunedin study data to be shared with OECD

Dunedin study data to be shared with OECD

Data from the Dunedin study about how early life experiences shape people’s futures will help inform international social policies.

Another icy start: Hilux tumbles down bank

Another frosty morning and a warning from police in the South to keep safe on treacherous, icy roads. Dunedin flights and buses have been affected and it was a late start for schools in the city.

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Waiata recorded to honour anniversary

Performers and composers of the waiata on Te Rōpū Māori 30th Anniversary EP. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Waiata recorded to honour anniversary

Teone Hotu was sitting on a beat-up old couch at a student flat party when the lightbulb went on.

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‘Founding father’ enormous in establishment of heavy metal

Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath perform during their The End Tour, at Forsyth Barr Stadium, in...

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‘Founding father’ enormous in establishment of heavy metal

From urinating on a historic national monument while wearing a dress, to biting the head off a bat and snorting a line of live ants through a straw, Ozzy Osbourne was famous for his infamy.

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Bath St upgrade moving on to next stage

Road surface work is the next phase of an upgrade in Bath St, central Dunedin. The most complex...

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Bath St upgrade moving on to next stage

The pipes have been installed in Dunedin’s Bath St and the focus of an upgrade there has shifted to work above ground.

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Work stalls on ORC’s new air plan

Smoke from overnight fires hangs heavy in the frigid air above North East Valley in 2022. PHOTO:...

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Work stalls on ORC’s new air plan

Work has stopped on new rules for home heating to manage and improve air quality in the region, the Otago Regional Council has confirmed.

Lessons drawn from East Otago lead contamination scare

Lessons drawn from East Otago lead contamination scare

First-hand experience of the lead contamination scare in East Otago drinking water has spurred the development of a new course aimed at preventing similar events.

'Absolute idiot' on moped chases woman in Dunedin cemetery

A concerned member of the public reportedly witnessed ‘‘a male on a moped chase a female around...

'Absolute idiot' on moped chases woman in Dunedin cemetery

A man who allegedly chased a woman around a Dunedin cemetery on a moped lost control and fell off when police arrived at the scene.

Councillors flooded with emails after supporting sanctions bill

Councillors flooded with emails after supporting sanctions bill

Dunedin's mayor and councillors have been flooded with thousands of emails after declaring their support for the Green Party's proposal to sanction Israeli politicians.

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Claim councillors 'kept in dark' over cycleway

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Claim councillors 'kept in dark' over cycleway

Councillors were left "completely in the dark" about a legal risk that triggered further consultation on a contentious central Dunedin cycleway, a committee member says.

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Simmonds ignored advice in Otago Polytech decision

Education Minister Penny Simmonds says changes are needed because the creation of Te Pūkenga has...

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Simmonds ignored advice in Otago Polytech decision

Penny Simmonds went against early advice by allowing Southern Institute of Technology to stand alone and grouping Otago Polytechnic with a pair of North Island-based institutions, it can be revealed.

Specialist staff protest Education Ministry’s pay offer

Ministry of Education specialist staff protesting for fair pay after being offered a collective...

Specialist staff protest Education Ministry’s pay offer

About 80 Ministry of Education staff took to Dunedin’s streets after the latest government pay deal offered employees "less than nothing".

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Tour company seeing sea lions all over

A sea lion at Allans Beach. PHOTO: DOUG LILLY

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Tour company seeing sea lions all over

The abundance of sea lions and fur seals in Dunedin has made it impossible for a tour company to avoid the animals.

‘Bit of a shame’ Sheeran not coming to Dunedin

‘Bit of a shame’ Sheeran not coming to Dunedin

Dunedin missed out on an Ed Sheeran concert because the airport is too small, Mayor Jules Radich says.

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Call for release of business case

Rachel Brooking. Photos: Linda Robertson

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Call for release of business case

Pressure is mounting on the government to release the business case it says justified its decision to approve a new medical school at Waikato University.

Fog causes flight delays, cancellations

Fog causes flight delays, cancellations

Passengers at Dunedin Airport had to wait nearly two extra hours after ground fog disrupted multiple flights yesterday.

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‘Too risky to walk at night now’

Queen St residents anonymously shared their concerns regarding suspicious men in the area. PHOTO:...

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‘Too risky to walk at night now’

Students living in an area notorious for night lurkers are afraid to walk alone there after another bizarre incident.

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