Major changes for disability support system
Assessment processes and allocations for services helping the disabled are set to be standardised throughout NZ, the govt has announced.
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Aero club crash under investigation
Aero club crash under investigation
A training flight at the Otago Aero Club came to an abrupt halt when the plane landed heavily and tipped onto its nose this morning.
Chopper fleet in city flyover
Chopper fleet in city flyover
The sky above Dunedin is buzzing with helicopters today as HeliOtago takes its fleet out for a run.
Father Ted creator arrested in UK
Father Ted creator arrested in UK
Graham Linehan, the Irish co-creator of TV comedy show Father Ted, said he had been arrested at London's Heathrow Airport on suspicion of inciting violence.
Parents' plea after son's drink-driving death
Parents' plea after son's drink-driving death
The night 16-year-old Silas Sims died he and his friends were sold alcohol multiple times despite being under-age and drunk.
Homeless workers resorting to living in cars
Homeless workers resorting to living in cars
"Sadly nowadays if you have got a car, it is more shelter than some have got."
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Conditions in Dunedin ED ‘often unbearable’: nurse
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Conditions in Dunedin ED ‘often unbearable’: nurse
An emergency department nurse at Dunedin Hospital says conditions are "often unbearable" for overworked staff as more patient horror stories emerge.
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Old Hyde hotel ‘brought back to life’
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Old Hyde hotel, cafe ‘brought back to life’
A grand old hotel is being brought back to life thanks to a chance encounter on the Otago Central Rail Trail.
Novice musicians triumph in school band contest
Novice musicians triumph in school band contest
A band of talented pupils from Dunedin’s Bathgate Park School won the Otago Rockshop Bandquest a few months after starting to learn their instruments.
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'Too tough for Smiths City'
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Smiths City: stores shut amid voluntary administration
Competing with massive foreign-owned rivals eventually proved too tough for Smiths City, a Dunedin commercial property investor says.
Feedback sought on park plan
Feedback sought on park plan
Plans are being firmed up for the future management of Dunedin’s busy Logan Park sports complex.
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Staff shortages taking toll: nurses
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Staff shortages taking toll: nurses
Striking nurses say workers are regularly having to skip breaks to help out in understaffed departments.
On the lookout
On the lookout
Armed police swarm Turnbull St, Brockville yesterday morning.
Clips offer quick way for voters to get to know candidates
Clips offer quick way for voters to get to know candidates
Short videos of all 56 candidates for the Dunedin mayoralty or city councillor positions have been created for voters to look through.
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DCC capital underspend ‘regrettable’
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DCC capital underspend ‘regrettable’
A $58 million underspend on the Dunedin City Council’s capital programme may not be the saving it first appears, a councillor says.
Taking the stage
Taking the stage
North East Valley Normal School pupil Ihaia Ford pulls a pukana while John McGlashan and Columba Colleges’ kapa haka group Te Tira Haere o te Hahi perform during Otago Polyfest yesterday.
Thousands of dogs put down in Auckland as roaming numbers rise
Thousands of dogs put down in Auckland as roaming numbers rise
Thousands of dogs have been put down in Auckland in a year as the region grapples with the problem of roaming animals and an increase in attacks on people.
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Injuries caused at birth: US expert
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Injuries caused at birth: US expert
A medical expert is "certain" an infant’s fractured ribs were caused during birth, not by violence at the hands of a prominent sportsman.
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Career criminal fails in appeal
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Career criminal fails in appeal
At the age of 34, Kaelmn Johnathan James Waho has spent all but a couple of years of his adult life behind bars.
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Activist defends climate action
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Activist defends climate action
A Dunedin artist and protester accused of trespass at Dunedin Airport says he will defend the charge "to the end".