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Long Covid and its effects in NZ to be discussed

Long Covid and its effects in NZ to be discussed

If the acute phase of Covid-19 can be compared to "a tsunami of healthcare need", long Covid will be a subsequent "flood of Noah-like proportions", the convener of a University of Otago symposium...

Relationship with Maori central to design guidelines

University of Otago campus development division strategic resource planner Kevin Wood. PHOTO:...

Relationship with Maori central to design guidelines

A new set of Otago University project design guidelines has been established to better connect iwi with the campus.

Caught on the hop as pole work cuts power

Barry Dell Plumbing co-owner Liz Carmichael says Meridian Energy could have done more to let her...

Caught on the hop as pole work cuts power

A Dunedin business says it was left in the dark this week after a single email about nearby power pole replacements slipped through unnoticed a fortnight ago.

Australia reports first monkeypox case in traveller from Britain

Australia reports first monkeypox case in traveller from Britain

Australia has recorded its first official case of monkeypox in Victoria, with another suspected infection identified in NSW.

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Houlahan leaves Team Dunedin to run as independent

Houlahan leaves Team Dunedin to run as independent candidate

City councillor Carmen Houlahan has stepped away from the Team Dunedin ticket to stand for the mayoralty as an independent candidate.

'We are going to die': Sri Lanka going from fuel shortage to food shortage

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Photo: Getty Images

'We are going to die': Sri Lanka going from fuel shortage to food shortage

Sri Lanka's prime minister has warned of a food shortage as the island nation battles a devastating economic crisis and vowed the government will buy enough fertiliser for the next planting season...

Wild weather: Woman dies after being trapped under tree

A woman who was trapped under a tree in Cambridge as wild weather sweeps up the North Island has died.

Two cars, bus involved in South Dunedin crash

Two cars and a bus were involved in the crash. Photo: Craig Baxter

Two cars, bus involved in South Dunedin crash

Two people have been injured after a crash involving a bus and two cars in South Dunedin.

Oscar-winning 'Chariots of Fire' composer dies

Vangelis at the premiere of the movie "Christophe Colomb" in Paris - 1992. Photo: Getty Images

Oscar-winning 'Chariots of Fire' composer dies

Vangelis, the Greek composer whose rousing electronic theme music for the Oscar-winning 1981 film "Chariots of Fire" became one of the most loved movie scores, has died at the age of 79.

'Quiet Australians' to decide election: PM

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. File photo

'Quiet Australians' to decide election: PM

Quiet Australians will again deliver a Liberal-National government, the prime minister says.

7800 new community Covid cases; 17 more deaths

There are 7800 new community cases of Covid-19 today, and 17 more people have died with the virus.

Dunedin Greens announce 2022 council candidates

The Green Party has announced the candidates it will endorse for election to the Dunedin City Council and Otago Regional Council.

Pupil dies at South Auckland school

Pupil dies at South Auckland school

A pupil has died at a South Auckland school this morning following a medical incident.

Another black mark for former nurse found with child porn

A former nurse jailed for possessing hundreds of child sex abuse images and then stripped of his licence has been further censured.

Woman crushed by fallen tree critically hurt

A woman has sustained critical injuries after being crushed by a fallen tree in Cambridge as wild weather sweeps up the North Island.

Members of public nab alleged tomahawk offender

A suspended driver allegedly smashed car windows and threatened someone with a tomahawk before crashing a car and fleeing, only to be caught by members of the public yesterday.

'Hunker down': Tornado rips through Levin as wild weather hits

rees were downed in Levin when a tornado hit. Photo: Facebook / Terisa Ngobi

'Hunker down': Tornado rips through Levin as wild weather hits

A tornado has ripped through Levin this morning, causing widespread damage, while downed trees and powerlines are blocking roads around the Horowhenua.

Bus discount welcomed, but service disruption rife

Microbiologist and bus user Siong Loo, of Dunedin, waits for the Shiel Hill bus at Dunedin’s bus...

Bus discount welcomed, but service disruption rife

Dunedin bus users are pleased about an extension of half-price fares announced in yesterday’s Budget, but services in the city are being hit hard by driver sickness.

Robertson steers pragmatic course in Budget

Budget 2022 is not the Budget many people needed, but it is perhaps the Budget the country needed to have.

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