Health NZ, PSA agree deal after negotiations, strikes
Health NZ, PSA agree deal after negotiations, strikes
After months of negotiating and strike action, Health New Zealand and the union for allied health workers have reached a deal.
Care providers bring on extra staff after MediMap hack
Care providers bring on extra staff after MediMap hack
Care facilities have switched back to a paper-based system to manage medication, and are dishing it out by hand, while prescription portal MediMap is offline following a hack.
Two critically injured after car and train collide
Two critically injured after car and train collide
Two people are critically injured after the car they were in collided with a freight train near New Plymouth on Wednesday.
Brake mishap sends elderly Dunedin driver through hedge
Brake mishap sends elderly Dunedin driver through hedge
An elderly driver careened through a hedge and into the side of a Dunedin house after his foot slipped off the brake and onto the accelerator, police say.
Beach Boys star to play Dunedin show
Beach Boys star to play Dunedin show
An original member of iconic United States surf rock band The Beach Boys will perform in Dunedin later this year.
Two arrested over alleged murder, kidnap of Sydney grandfather
Two arrested over alleged murder, kidnap of Sydney grandfather
Two men have been arrested over the alleged mistaken kidnapping of an elderly man after remains believed to be the grandfather's were found in bushland.
Britain sanctions NZ insurer over shadow fleet oil shipment allegations
Britain sanctions NZ insurer over shadow fleet oil shipment allegations
Britain has sanctioned an NZ-based marine insurer after allegations that it provided insurance for dark fleet tankers transporting Iranian and Russian oil.
Cold front to put South's dismal summer out of its misery
Cold front to put South's dismal summer out of its misery
It's shaping as a chilly end to summer for the South Island as a cold snap brings low temperatures over the weekend.
Aussies urged to 'take temperature down' after PM bomb scare
Aussies urged to 'take temperature down' after PM bomb scare
A bomb scare that forced the evacuation of the prime minister from his official residence is "very troubling" and has led to calls for Australians to turn the temperature down.
Youth facing more psychological distress: report
Youth facing more psychological distress, finding it harder to get help: report
Young people are facing more psychological distress and finding it harder to get specialist help, a new report says.
Aussie cops charge NZer after extremist videos found on phone
Aussie cops charge NZer after extremist videos found on phone
Australian police say they have charged a New Zealand man found with videos of violent extremist material on his phone.
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Double-digit power rises coming this winter
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Double-digit power rises coming this winter
Winter is coming and so are power bills containing double-digit increases.
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Public input invited on water supply bylaw
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Public input invited on water supply bylaw
A "rough around the edges" draft bylaw managing Dunedin’s approach to drinking water has been sent for public consultation.
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Council can ‘achieve’ zero rates rise
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Council can ‘achieve’ zero rates rise
A zero rates increase has been proposed by the Otago Regional Council, chairwoman Hilary Calvert sounding out a warning for Dunedin to keep its hands off Port Otago.
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Breeding for gentler honeybees
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Breeding for gentler honeybees
Producing calm and docile bees for New Zealand beekeepers is the goal for a Mosgiel-based honeybee breeding programme.
Aurora apologises for cuts
Aurora apologises for cuts
Residents in the Outram areas have been inconvenienced with a trio of rolling power cuts caused by a perfect storm of preparation for upgrades and damaged equipment.
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HNZ lambasted for not firming up new hospital lab solution
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HNZ lambasted for not firming up new hospital lab solution
The government is researching how to deliver pathology services throughout the country, as Dunedin waits on the future of its pathology department.
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Contract sharing concerns Treasury
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Contract sharing concerns Treasury
A new contract-sharing arrangement between the government and Australian construction giant CPB for the new Dunedin hospital had boffins at the Treasury worried about the risks.
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Cones all over as Dunedin roadworks spike
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Cones all over as Dunedin roadworks spike
Seeing a roadworks sign on every second corner?
Businesswoman appointed trustee
Businesswoman appointed trustee
The Otago Community Trust has announced a new trustee, while the charitable trust’s chairman will continue for a second four-year term.