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Chance to grow from hospital at risk: insider
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Chance to grow from hospital at risk: insider
Wider economic benefits from the new Dunedin hospital risk being squandered without more government support, a project insider warns.
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Fourth flood protection option on table
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Fourth flood protection option on table
A shot has been fired across the bow of the Dunedin City Council as a fourth, shorter-term option to manage future flood risks in South Dunedin is put on the table.
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Upgrade for Olveston’s electrical systems
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Upgrade for Olveston’s electrical systems
Dunedin’s Olveston historic home will be left in the dark for the next three months while a major electrical upgrade is conducted.
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Bangers and smash: Mad Butcher building demolition to begin
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Bangers and smash: Mad Butcher building demolition to begin
Dunedin’s former Mad Butcher store will soon be reduced to rubble with a $10 million vehicle showroom complex to be built in its place.
Uni mass food poisoning: Students' Association falsified temperature records
Uni mass food poisoning: Students' Association falsified temperature records
An investigation into a food poisoning outbreak at a University of Canterbury hall found temperature records were falsified by the Students' Association who prepared the meals.
Meagre haul for window-smashing dairy burglar
Meagre haul for window-smashing dairy burglar
A determined burglar who took three attempts to break into a dairy was rewarded for his efforts with two trays of drinks and a packet of chips.
MBIE conduct referred to Privileges Committee
MBIE conduct referred to Privileges Committee
Parliament's Speaker has referred a question of whether Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment officials misled Parliament to the Privileges Committee.
'No further inquiries warranted' over hot air balloon crash
'No further inquiries warranted' over hot air balloon crash
The Civil Aviation Authority will be taking no action after two people were injured in a hot air balloon crash in Methven last week.
TV host again pleads for answers to missing mother's fate
TV host again pleads for answers to missing mother's fate
TV host Savannah Guthrie took time on her morning news show to appeal to the public again for answers to the fate of her mother, missing since a presumed abduction in Arizona.
Australia ramps up bird flu surveillance
Australia ramps up bird flu surveillance
Australian authorities have ramped up surveillance and testing after two cases of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu were confirmed in migratory seabirds.
Luxon rules out financial help for Super Rugby side
Luxon rules out financial help for Super Rugby side
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has poured cold water on the prospect of government support to save Super Rugby side Moana Pasifika.
Death toll climbs as heatwave sweeps Europe
Death toll climbs as heatwave sweeps Europe
Forty people have drowned in France over recent days as they sought to cool down to escape record heat, the Prime Minister says, as a heatwave sweeps across much of Europe.
Mum mauled by shark wakes from coma, speaks first words
Mum mauled by shark wakes from coma, speaks first words
A young Sydney mother mauled by a shark has briefly regained consciousness after more than a week in a coma and spoken her emotional first words.
Luxon and Labour both try to shrug off poor poll results
Luxon and Labour both try to shrug off poor poll results
Christopher Luxon says he is not concerned by the latest lacklustre poll result, despite conceding that National had work to do to ensure New Zealanders understood the party's long-term plan.
One person critical after incident near Nelson police station
One person critical after incident near Nelson police station
One person has been taken to hospital in a critical condition following an incident in Nelson.
YouTube settles lawsuit over social media harm to children
YouTube settles lawsuit over social media harm to children
YouTube has settled a lawsuit brought by a minor who claimed the platform damaged his mental health, ahead of a second California trial over social media's role in the youth mental health crisis.
Cop charged with possessing objectionable material named
Cop charged with possessing objectionable material named
An Auckland police officer facing charges of possessing objectionable material can now be named.
Leader on Opportunity Party's surprise poll surge
Leader on Opportunity Party's surprise poll surge
After 10 years, five leaders and a name tweak, the Opportunity Party is on the cusp of making it into Parliament for the first time.
Southern Motorway reopens after crash near Fairfield
Southern Motorway reopens after crash near Fairfield
A section of State Highway One has reopened following a single-vehicle crash near Fairfield this morning.
Drunken hide and seek ends with a ticket to court
Drunken hide and seek ends with a ticket to court
A Dunedin man was found hiding from police behind his neighbour’s fence after drunkenly crashing into multiple parked cars.