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DunedinJuly 24

That’s a lot of candles: Three supercentenarians to celebrate 102nd birthdays

For the first time ever, a Palmerston rest home is hosting three 102nd birthdays back to back.
Laine Priestley
    That’s a lot of candles: Three supercentenarians to celebrate 102nd birthdays
    That’s a lot of candles: Three supercentenarians to celebrate 102nd birthdays
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    DunedinJuly 24

    Dunedin dads wheeling and cannabis dealing

    An undercover police sting revealed two Dunedin dads were peddling cannabis from a vehicle business one owned.
    Felicity Dear
    Dunedin dads wheeling and cannabis dealing
    Dunedin dads wheeling and cannabis dealing
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    DunedinJuly 24

    Final coffee run for Gregg’s factory

    Production is set to grind to a halt at a landmark Dunedin business this weekend.
    Grant Miller
    Final coffee run for Gregg’s factory
    Final coffee run for Gregg’s factory
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    DunedinJuly 24

    Project no longer at ‘critical’ risk of failure

    After years of  the new Dunedin hospital project being one of the government’s most “high risk” projects, the financial boffins appear to have downgraded the risk in the latest assessment.
    Matthew Littlewood
    Project no longer at ‘critical’ risk of failure
    Project no longer at ‘critical’ risk of failure
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    DunedinJuly 24

    Jobs to go as beloved Dunedin bookshop shrinks

    Staff at a student-run Dunedin bookshop are set to lose their jobs after it was announced the premises will move to a smaller, on-campus store.
    Jobs to go as beloved Dunedin bookshop shrinks
    Jobs to go as beloved Dunedin bookshop shrinks
    DunedinJuly 24

    Moped rider weaved through people on footpath: police

    Dunedin police are still on the hunt for a moped rider who mounted the footpath and ran red lights as he evaded officers.
    Ruby Shaw
    Moped rider weaved through people on footpath: police
    Moped rider weaved through people on footpath: police
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    DunedinJuly 24

    First of its kind historical teaching space demolished

    Dunedin’s first set of model primary classrooms have been demolished, but the spirit of the programme is still well and truly alive.
    Laine Priestley
    First of its kind historical teaching space demolished
    First of its kind historical teaching space demolished
    DunedinJuly 24

    Deja vu for suspended driver as vehicles impounded twice in two days

    A suspended driver had two cars impounded after running afoul of Dunedin police for the same charge twice in less than 24 hours.
    Ruby Shaw
    Deja vu for suspended driver as vehicles impounded twice in two days
    Deja vu for suspended driver as vehicles impounded twice in two days
    DunedinJuly 24

    Pensioner bowled Dunedin traffic light while reaching into footwell

    A pensioner who ran over a central Dunedin traffic light in their luxury SUV accidentally wrenched the steering wheel while reaching for something, police said
    Ruby Shaw
    Pensioner bowled Dunedin traffic light while reaching into footwell
    Pensioner bowled Dunedin traffic light while reaching into footwell
    DunedinJuly 23

    Police sniff out cannabis buds in bus hub

    A “potent” smell of cannabis wafting through Dunedin’s Bus Hub led officers to a stash of buds.
    Ruby Shaw
    Police sniff out cannabis buds in bus hub
    Police sniff out cannabis buds in bus hub
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    DunedinJuly 23

    Feelings mixed over Taieri Mouth speed limit reduction

    The council has been criticised for dropping the speed limit along a coastal Dunedin road, a move one local says will drive bad decision-making by motorists.
    Ruby Shaw
    Feelings mixed over Taieri Mouth speed limit reduction
    Feelings mixed over Taieri Mouth speed limit reduction
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    DunedinJuly 23

    Research may lead to treatments for postnatal mood disorders

    New research has found a hormone is responsible for making mothers’ interactions with newborns feel rewarding, rather than just necessary.
    John Lewis
    Research may lead to treatments for postnatal mood disorders
    Research may lead to treatments for postnatal mood disorders
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    DunedinJuly 23

    Call to revive physio pool

    A man leading the charge to revive the popular Dunedin physiotherapy pool says he has been waiting for two years to hear from Health New Zealand about his proposal.
    Matthew Littlewood
    Call to revive physio pool
    Call to revive physio pool