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    Charity chair takes aim at critics

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    Charity chair takes aim at critics

    The board chairwoman of an embattled Dunedin health charity has dismissed criticisms of the organisation as simply ‘‘tall poppy’’ syndrome.

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    A Dunedin institution has been sold to a former New Zealand basketball star.

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    District health target figures improve

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    District health target figures improve

    The Southern district has shown improvement across the board in its health targets, but the nurses’ organisation is not wholly satisfied.

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    Fuel crisis may spur public transport rethink

    Kate Wilson

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    Fuel crisis may spur public transport rethink

    Petrol shortages could lead to the opening of new and desired routes for public transport in the South, one regional councillor has suggested.

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    Budget reassurance in light of fuel costs

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    Budget reassurance in light of fuel costs

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    Students lend perspective to Cargill’s redevelopment

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    Students lend perspective to Cargill’s redevelopment

    Otago Polytechnic’s second-year design students have spent the semester imagining what to do with the historic Cargill’s Castle.

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    What’s in a number? Council survey rankings debated

    Michael Laws

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    What’s in a number? Council survey rankings debated

    Basic arithmetic came to the fore at an Otago Regional Council meeting this week over accusations of the value of the number four.

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    Defendant allegedly assaulted custodial staff

    Police stand outside the Dunedin Courthouse after a defendant allegedly physically lashed out at...

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    Defendant allegedly assaulted custodial staff

    Two people required medical attention after a defendant allegedly physically lashed out at custodial staff because his bail was declined.

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    ‘Enjoy the music’: centenarian’s advice to fellow singles

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    'Lifesaving' eating disorder facility remains without govt funding

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    'Lifesaving' eating disorder facility remains without govt funding

    A North Canterbury eating disorder residential facility that's proved a lifesaver for those admitted there can't attract government funding.

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    Soaring fuel costs threaten to cripple Thai fishing fleet. Photo: Reuters

    Thailand fishing industry nearing standstill as fuel costs rise

    A surge in diesel prices triggered by the US-Israeli war on Iran is pushing Thailand's multibillion-dollar fishing industry towards a standstill.

    At least 24 dead as bus falls into river while boarding ferry

    Relatives of victims react at a mortuary after a bus met with an accident and plunged into the...

    At least 24 dead as bus falls into river while boarding ferry

    At least 24 people died after a passenger bus carrying around 40 passengers plunged into the Padma River while attempting to board a ferry in Bangladesh, officials said today.

    AI scribe concerns highlighted after 'jailbreak' exercise

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    AI scribe concerns highlighted after 'jailbreak' exercise

    There have been some concerns about the responses from the AI scribe rolled out in EDs around the country during testing.

    Former Dunedin Anglican dean sexually violated teen

    Jonathan Kirkpatrick

    Former Dunedin Anglican dean sexually violated teen

    A former dean of Dunedin's St Paul's Cathedral can now be revealed as the man who sexually violated a teenager at his Canterbury bach over 30 years ago.

    Mayor dismisses reports of low fuel as Twizel hosts Maadi Cup

    Twizel from the air, with Lake Ruataniwha in the middle distance.

    Mayor dismisses reports of low fuel as Twizel hosts Maadi Cup

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    No fuel alert level change tomorrow: Willis

    Finance Minister Nicola Willis. Photo: RNZ

    No fuel alert level change tomorrow: Willis

    The country will not be moving up an alert level when ministers announce more details of the national fuel plan at Parliament on Friday.
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