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    Gary Kelliher. Photo: supplied

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    ORC should fund helicopter itself: Kelliher

    An Otago regional councillor has poured scorn on a proposal concerning the council’s financial assistance to an "incredible" rescue helicopter service.

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    Fear staff will speed cycleway project

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    Fear staff will speed cycleway project

    View next council may push backA Dunedin mayoralty candidate says he expects the next council may try to stop the planned Albany St cycleway, but staff will be keen to get on with the work.

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    Pipes, pumps insufficient, manager says

    "[Climate change is] going to be transformational, so everything is accelerating at an...

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    Pipes, pumps insufficient, manager says

    Pipes and pumps alone will not be enough to protect South Dunedin from future flooding, the city council has been told.

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    Lotto 2519

    Results from last night's Lotto draw.

    Touch up for gables

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    Touch up for gables

    Scaffolding is up on the roof of the Lan Yuan Dunedin Chinese Gardens for maintenance work on the gables of the main hall.

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    Marvellously unworldly experience

    Avant-garde soundscapes were thoroughly enjoyed by a good crowd at the Chamber Music NZ concert at the Glenroy Auditorium on Tuesday night.

    Gold strikes top form to cause two early upsets

    The South Island chess championships at the Leviathan Hotel on Wednesday afternoon. PHOTO: GREGOR...

    Gold strikes top form to cause two early upsets

    A Dunedin player caused two upsets on the first day of the South Island chess championship in the city yesterday, avenging a loss and beating a player ranked nearly 500 points higher than him.

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    Motion to support homeless ‘starting point’

    Jim O’Malley. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

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    Motion to support homeless ‘starting point’

    Dunedin may wear the costs of supporting the city’s homeless community after getting the cold shoulder from central government, councillors say.

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    ORC annual survey to be done online

    Photo: Supplied

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    ORC annual survey to be done online

    Changes are to be made to the Otago Regional Council’s annual survey, mirroring other authorities in the region.

    So happy together

    So happy together

    A 3.6m-tall statue of President Donald Trump and disgraced paedophile sex trafficking financier Jeffrey Epstein is seen on the National Mall near the Capitol in Washington yesterday.

    Splashing fun

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    Splashing fun

    Swimmers of all ages have enjoyed the Water World Indoor Water Park facilities at Moana Pool this week.

    Albanese to meet Trump at White House next month

    Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Photo: Getty Images

    Albanese to meet Trump at White House next month

    US President Donald Trump will meet Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on October 20 in Washington, the White House and Albanese said today.

    Woman avoids jail after message led to former partner shot dead

    Jade Arohanui Oldridge, 29, at her sentencing in the High Court at Wellington in relation to the...

    Woman avoids jail after message led to former partner shot dead

    The lawyer for a woman whose Mongrel Mob partner was shot dead after she asked her uncle to "smash" him says she was under threat and had no way of knowing how events would unfold.

    Sinkhole 50m deep forms near Bangkok hospital

    A massive sinkhole opens on Samsen Road near Vajira Hospital, in Bangkok. Photo: Reuters

    Sinkhole 50m deep forms near Bangkok hospital

    Thai authorities rushed to contain a massive sinkhole near a hospital in central Bangkok that disrupted utilities and traffic, officials said today.

    Super typhoon kills 15 in Taiwan

    A car is partially submerged following flooding brought by Super Typhoon Ragasa in Hualien,...

    Super typhoon kills 15 in Taiwan

    Residents in an eastern Taiwan town where flooding from a strong typhoon killed 17 people took to shelters fearing further disaster.

    Russian drone defence concerns neighbours

    An Estonian border guard patrols the Russian border near Vinski, Estonia. Photo: AP

    Russian drone defence concerns neighbours

    Estonia is extending a fence along its border with Russia and building anti-tank ditches and bunkers in preparation for a potential conflict with Moscow.

    Mother and daughters are 'waiting to die' in Gaza

    Noor Abu Hassira's husband, Raed, smiles as he holds his three daughters, Jouri, Maria and Maha,...

    Mother and daughters are 'waiting to die' in Gaza

    Explosions shake the walls of the dim basement in Gaza City where Noor Abu Hassira and her three daughters are sheltering.

    'It's just dire': Striking psychiatrist will still work a 56-hour week

    Psychiatrist Jeremy McMinn says when he returns to work tomorrow, he will be working 48 hours...

    'It's just dire': Striking psychiatrist will still work a 56-hour week

    Wellington psychiatrist Jeremy McMinn had a rare "two days off" this week, thanks to the 48-hour strike by the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists - but will still be clocking up 56 hours.

    Schools still grappling with students vaping

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    Schools still grappling with students vaping

    Three months since disposable vapes were banned from shelves some schools are still grappling with students vaping.

    'Bad precedent': Dunedin venue hit with noise complaint

    Performers at the Cellar which has been hit with a noise complaint. Photo: Supplied

    'Bad precedent': Dunedin venue hit with noise complaint

    A noise complaint aimed at a new Dunedin venue in an iconic location raises questions about the future of live music in the city, an advocacy group says.
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