Bidrose honoured with national leadership award
Bidrose honoured with national leadership award
Former Dunedin City Council chief executive Sue Bidrose has been recognised for her service to the public sector at a national awards ceremony.
Online programme targets persistent pain
Online programme targets persistent pain
Persistent pain is a leading cause of disability worldwide, and affects more than one in five adults in New Zealand.
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Kelliher wary of costly nature-based solutions
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Kelliher wary of costly nature-based solutions
Large strips of productive land could be lost if costly "nature-based solutions" are pursued in Otago, a councillor warns.
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Bid to educate on child burn first aid
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Bid to educate on child burn first aid
Seeing a high number of children coming through emergency departments with serious burns and little-to-no first aid applied has prompted a Dunedin paediatrician to research ways to educate parents...
Tired tourist ticketed for transit nap
Tired tourist ticketed for transit nap
Speeding and sleeping proved an expensive combination for two Australian tourists on a southern highway.
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Apprentices test knowledge, skills
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Apprentices test knowledge, skills
No sparks — not even the smell of burning wire and plastic.
Punched hospital security guard: police
Punched hospital security guard: police
Police were called to Dunedin Hospital at 12.45am on Sunday after a 27-year-old man allegedly punched a security guard twice in the head while screaming racist remarks.
Businessman vows to fight on
Businessman vows to fight on
A pioneering entrepreneur’s attempted $400,000 vehicle-rebate rort has left his career in tatters — but he has vowed to fight on.
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Drink-driver admits causing injury in crash
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Drink-driver admits causing injury in crash
A Dunedin man has admitted drunkenly causing a crash, leaving his passenger with six broken ribs and a spinal fracture.
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Gratitude spreads mouth to mouth
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Gratitude spreads mouth to mouth
A Dunedin business has made a big donation with the goal to keep first-responders safe while they are working to keep everyone else fit and healthy.
STV electoral system easy to use, avoids ‘wasted votes’
STV electoral system easy to use, avoids ‘wasted votes’
"If you don’t rate them, don’t rank them."
Teen stepmum appeals to reduce jail term
Teen stepmum appeals to reduce jail term
Warning: graphic content. A teenaged stepmum who inflicted severe fatal abdominal injuries on a toddler has appealed to have her prison sentence halved.
Arrest made over stolen 2-tonne sculpture
Arrest made over stolen 2-tonne sculpture
Police have arrested a man over the theft of a 2.2-tonne Llew Summers sculpture from outside a Christchurch community centre.
Nationwide public transport ticketing system delayed
Nationwide public transport ticketing system delayed
A $1.4 billion national ticketing solution has been delayed by a year, with a review finding NZTA's original timings for the plan were "overly ambitious".
Woman in custody after Christchurch house fire
Woman in custody after Christchurch house fire
A woman has been taken into police custody after a house fire in Christchurch.
Courts hears 111 call from Loafers Lodge resident
Courts hears 111 call from Loafers Lodge resident
A jury has heard the 111 call Loafers Lodge resident Liam Hockings made to emergency services on the night of a fatal fire at the boarding house in Wellington.
The Chase star coming to NZ for charity quizzes
The Chase star coming to NZ for charity quizzes
The Chase's Shaun Wallace will be in New Zealand this November for a series of Cure Kids Quiz Nights.
'Out and out fraud': High-flyer admits EV scam
'Out and out fraud': High-flyer admits EV scam
A high-flying businessman who attempted to pull off a $400,000 electric-vehicle scam has lost name suppression in a Dunedin court.
Banksy strikes again
Banksy strikes again
British street artist Banksy has painted a mural on London's High Court depicting a judge beating a protester.