Government deficit $3 billion below forecast
Government deficit $3 billion below forecast
The government looks set to report a smaller deficit this year, on the back of higher tax revenue and lower spending.
Skid row: Dunedin drivers slip and slide on ice-rink road
Skid row: Dunedin drivers slip and slide on ice-rink road
What do you get when you combine a hard frost, no grit and an off-camber corner?
Dunedin woman with $90k in KiwiSaver 'stuck renting for life'
Dunedin woman with $90k in KiwiSaver 'stuck renting for life'
A Dunedin woman says she is stuck renting for life, and in a much worse position for retirement, because of the rigidity of KiwiSaver withdrawal rules.
Testing finds airborne asbestos in children's play sand
Testing finds airborne asbestos in children's play sand
Airborne asbestos has been found in New Zealand testing on children's play sand, in results researchers say they did not want to see.
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Fewer road cones govt’s aim: minister
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Fewer road cones govt’s aim: minister
Southern councils are on a must-do-better list as the government clamps down on the use of road cones.
Jetski gets ‘very close’ to whale in Otago Harbour: police
Jetski gets ‘very close’ to whale in Otago Harbour: police
A Department of Conservation investigation has been launched after a man on a jetski reportedly got too close to a humpback whale in Otago Harbour.
Overgrown Chinese grave unveiled; new mystery unfolds
Overgrown Chinese grave unveiled; new mystery unfolds
For decades, few people - if anyone - knew there was a headstone hidden beneath a massive bush at Dunedin’s Southern Cemetery.
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DCC attrition rate worries councillor
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DCC attrition rate worries councillor
Loss of senior staff at the Dunedin City Council is worrying, raising questions about workplace culture, a councillor says.
Reflected glory
Reflected glory
Touted as the second-most photographed building in the southern hemisphere behind the Sydney Opera House, the Dunedin Railway Station makes an intriguing reflection in the windscreen of a bus.
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Political heat turned up on Wakari Hospital
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Political heat turned up on Wakari Hospital
Accusations of stalling and a lack of action by the governing health body on a troubled ward at a Dunedin mental health facility have been made as the political heat goes on.
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Galer, Lund challenged over claims DCC bylaw would exclude consultation
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Galer, Lund challenged over claims DCC bylaw would exclude consultation
A claim made by Dunedin City Council by-election victor Jo Galer on social media before the election has been contradicted within a formal bylaw process.
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'Similar to Macraes': Miner says $4b in gold discovered near Dunedin
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'Similar to Macraes': Miner says $4b in gold discovered near Dunedin
An Australian mining company says it has made a $4 billion gold discovery, which bears a ‘‘very strong similarity’’ to Macraes, near Dunedin.
Icy morning crashes on same stretch of Dunedin motorway
Icy morning crashes on same stretch of Dunedin motorway
A single-vehicle crash closed part of Dunedin's Southern Motorway for a time this morning, close to where a multi-vehicle accident snarled traffic for hours yesterday.
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Under-fire Wakari staff hit back at claims
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Under-fire Wakari staff hit back at claims
Staff at an under-fire Wakari Hospital ward say they work with integrity and professionalism in ‘‘highly challenging situations’’ and patients will suffer if the ward closes.
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Genetics mythbuster wins PM’s award
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Genetics mythbuster wins PM’s award
Myth busting the hype surrounding an American company’s bid to ‘‘de-extinct’’ New Zealand’s giant moa, has earned an Otago palaeogeneticist the Prime Minister’s Science Communication Prize.
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Call for leaded fuel ban in aviation, motor racing
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Call for leaded fuel ban in aviation, motor racing
Leaded petrol continues to pose health risks in New Zealand, despite it disappearing from service stations three decades ago.
$3.8m price tag estimate for former Fortune fix
$3.8m price tag estimate for former Fortune fix
A new lease of life may be coming for Dunedin’s former Fortune Theatre, though it could cost close to $4 million.
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Runabout gets out and about into ditch
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Runabout gets out and about into ditch
Rally driver Tom Bond's main car was laid up so the runabout had a go. And did it run about - right into a ditch.
Twenty-nine new Kiwis welcomed to Dunedin
Twenty-nine new Kiwis welcomed to Dunedin
After a long journey to Dunedin, two of New Zealand’s newest citizens are thrilled to be at home in the city.
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Anti-nausea drug given ‘off label’
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Anti-nausea drug given ‘off label’
An anti-nausea medicine used for treating patients undergoing cancer therapy is increasingly being used to treat pregnant women with morning sickness.