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City ‘sold out’ as university year gets going
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City ‘sold out’ as university year gets going
Motel rooms, toasters and restaurant seats were all in short supply in Dunedin over the weekend as the city was completely chocker.
Bringing blessings
Bringing blessings
Dragon dancers followed a dragon ball in George St yesterday morning to bring blessings of good fortune for the year, before Chinese New Year celebrations.
Watching young grow secret to youth
Watching young grow secret to youth
Moyra Brown has watched a lot of people grow up over her 100 years — and it has kept her young at heart.
Enjoyable, unique recital by pair
Enjoyable, unique recital by pair
A reasonable-sized Sunday afternoon audience turned out yesterday for a recital in the Dunedin Town Hall entitled "Pipes and Reeds”.
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Grants subcommittee reinstated
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Grants subcommittee reinstated
An axed decision-making group will return to handing out Dunedin’s grants after councillors narrowly agreed to resurrect it.
Opportunity to be ‘independent, free’
Opportunity to be ‘independent, free’
For George Murray, no feeling compares to when he is out sailing on Otago Harbour.
Colour, culture and vibrancy festival aims
Colour, culture and vibrancy festival aims
South Dunedin will be buzzing with art for the next two months as the area’s first mural festival, called Ebb and Flow, officially gets under way.
Epstein files prompt France to open new inquiries
Epstein files prompt France to open new inquiries
French authorities opened new probes into possible sexual and financial crimes linked to Jeffrey Epstein and are revisiting the file on modelling agent Jean-Luc Brunel.
US military pressure builds against Iran
US military pressure builds against Iran
The United States military is preparing for the possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if President Donald Trump orders an attack, two US officials told Reuters.
New crew for ISS
New crew for ISS
A new crew has arrived at the International Space Station after Nasa brought the previous team home early because of a medical issue.
Dancing dragon heralds Lunar New Year
Dancing dragon heralds Lunar New Year
Children interact with a dragon as traditional dragon dancers perform during a Lunar New Year procession showcasing traditional Chinese arts and performances.
Ukraine ‘ready for agreement’
Ukraine ‘ready for agreement’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said yesterday peace negotiations with Russia were not failing because of a lack of willingness on Kyiv’s part.
Mixed progress for looted treasure
Mixed progress for looted treasure
The decision by Cambridge University to return looted Nigerian sculptures puts other British institutions in the spotlight, Barnaby Phillips, of The Observer, writes.
Is Tehran actually holding any cards?
Is Tehran actually holding any cards?
Ruth Michaelson, of The Observer, makes sense of Iran’s last point of leverage: highly enriched uranium that may or may not exist.
Serious crash in Christchurch
Serious crash in Christchurch
Emergency services are currently at the scene of a single-vehicle crash in Heaton St in Merivale, Christchurch, between Allister Ave and Circuit St.
Political cowardice at the ‘Post’
Political cowardice at the ‘Post’
This month, 300 of The Washington Post’s journalists lost their jobs, apparently sacrificed to owner Jeff Bezos’ plan to keep Donald Trump happy.
World in pictures
World in pictures
Recent photographs from Reuters.
Obituary: Cora Weiss, activist
Obituary: Cora Weiss, activist
Cora Weiss was one of the most prominent figures in the United States peace movement in the 1960s and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize several times.
Obituary: dedicated to building the South
Obituary: dedicated to building the South
With an innate ability for machinery and engineering in the blood, Stew MacLeod had a hand in thousands of projects across Otago and New Zealand.
Obituary: Ludwig Minelli, Dignitas founder
Obituary: Ludwig Minelli, Dignitas founder
The founder of Swiss right-to-die organisation Dignitas, Ludwig Minelli, died as one might expect: through assisted suicide.