Flaws in funding formula ‘well known’
Health officials privately admit the health funding formula does not work for some health boards, which then have to cope with chronic under-funding, departing Green Party MP Kevin Hague says.
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Ahoy, Dunedin!
Ahoy, Dunedin!
The cast of The Complete History of the Royal New Zealand Navy Abridged and Commander Claire and the Pirates of Provence arrive in Otago Harbour yesterday for their Arts Festival Dunedin run beginning today.
Ovation for departing planner
Ovation farewells planner
It may be the only time in local government history a city planner has been given a standing ovation in a packed room for his farewell speech.
Dunedin firm wins courthouse contract
Dunedin firm wins courthouse contract
The $20 million restoration and upgrade of Dunedin’s historic courthouse will be carried out by a Dunedin construction company.
Q&A: Olivia Hadlow
Q&A: Olivia Hadlow
The ODT asks some questions of Dunedin Arts Festival performer, Olivia Hadlow.
Light directs play’s attention
Light directs play’s attention
Light is being restrained and directed for the Samuel Beckett play Krapp’s Last Tape as part of Arts Festival Dunedin.
Dark and mysterious in virtual world
Dark and mysterious in virtual world
Unsettled yet strangely relaxed is how Arts Festival Dunedin virtual reality performance The Cube had me feeling yesterday.
Let arts festival begin and give left brain a rest
Let arts festival begin and give left brain a rest
The wait is over.
Hotel foundations uncovered
Hotel foundations uncovered
Archaeologists have uncovered the foundations of a hotel which operated in Dunedin’s Great King St 130 years ago.
Life membership for long service
Life membership for long service
Lesley Prescott (78) has spent more than 30 years working with and serving women in Otago, but she says she still has more work to do.
Uni’s health subjects ranked 97th in world
Uni’s health subjects ranked 97th in world
The University of Otago’s clinical, preclinical and health subjects have been ranked among the best in the world.
Line of duty
Line of duty
Detective Jenepher Glover gives the address during the Police Remembrance Day Service at Dunedin’s First Church yesterday.
Port Otago asked to explain changed plan
Port Otago asked to explain changed plan
Port Otago has been challenged to front up to "a very angry Peninsula community" and explain why an agreed $290,000 breakwater has been overtaken by a $2million groyne proposal.
Rise in winter tourism
Rise in winter tourism
Dunedin's winter tourism push may be bearing fruit, with a strong rise in tourism expenditure for August.
DHBs preparing
DHBs preparing
Contingency plans for a junior doctors’ strike are "well advanced" in the country’s district health boards
Tension grows after police kill black man in California
Tension grows after police kill black man in California
A second night of mostly peaceful protests over the fatal police shooting in Southern California of an unarmed black man said to be mentally ill climaxed as protesters confronted officers in riot...
Auckland CBD cordon: Explosions heard
Auckland CBD cordon: Explosions heard
A controlled explosion has been carried out on a suspicious item in central Auckland this evening, police say.
Teen arrested after New Lynn carjacking
Teen arrested after New Lynn carjacking
A 14-year-old boy is in police custody after he allegedly assaulted a woman and stole her car outside a shopping centre in West Auckland.
Kiwis 'drowning' in housing debt - Labour
Kiwis 'drowning' in housing debt - Labour
The Labour Party says New Zealanders are ``drowning'' in mortgage debt after new data showed 87 per cent of all personal debt in this country is tied up in property.
Call for inquiry after SA blackout
Call for inquiry after SA blackout
Power has been restored to the state of South Australia after storms caused an unprecedented blackout, prompting calls for an inquiry into the sector.