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‘Urgent need’ for more staff cuts
Otago Polytechnic’s bruising round of redundancies has not gone far enough and further staff cuts are "urgently" needed, cabinet papers say.
Bright idea
Bright idea
Otago Girls’ High School year 12 students Fleur de Clifford and Lily Falcous show off their new sunscreen "Sunscent" which will go on sale this Friday.
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Economic development agency set for change
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Economic development agency set for change
Major change is needed to enable Dunedin’s economic development agency to thrive, councillors agree.
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Council seeks trial for social housing at lodge
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Council seeks trial for social housing at lodge
The Dunedin City Council is pushing to lead a trial of social housing at a former holiday park after the government left it "sitting empty".
ACC staff protest ‘unacceptable pay offer’
ACC staff protest ‘unacceptable pay offer’
ACC employee and PSA union member Amy Murray, of Dunedin, stands with about 60 protesters outside the new ACC building at Queens Garden yesterday.
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New book-a-seat bus service ‘unreliable’: residents
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New book-a-seat bus service ‘unreliable’: residents
Mosgiel residents are being left high and dry thanks to the botched rollout of a new on-demand bus system, a regular user of the service says.
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Students’ business taking on sunburn
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Students’ business taking on sunburn
Two Dunedin secondary school students are taking the fight to summer sunburn.
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Refs ‘don’t want to give up their Saturdays to be abused’
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Refs ‘don’t want to give up their Saturdays to be abused’
Referees are walking away from community sports because they "don’t want to give up their Saturdays to be abused on the sideline", an Otago sporting leader says.
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Residents in for ‘heck of a shock’ over cost of water delivery
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Residents in for ‘heck of a shock’ over cost of water delivery
Dunedin residents are in for a "heck of a shock" when they see the cost of delivering water services, councillors say.
Industry tick for SIT, polytech collaboration
Industry tick for SIT, polytech collaboration
In a bid to build a more consistently trained construction workforce in the South, Otago Polytechnic and the Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) have agreed to collaborate on their trades...
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Able-bodied urged to avoid mobility spaces
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Able-bodied urged to avoid mobility spaces
A Dunedin disability advocate says there is no excuse for non-permit holders to use a mobility parking space, even if it is just for a drop-off.
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Band set to make noise in China
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Band set to make noise in China
Getting their lyrics vetted by the Chinese government was among the hurdles a Dunedin band faced in taking their music to the global stage.
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Child sex offender admits breach of order
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Child sex offender admits breach of order
A high-risk Dunedin child sex offender has admitted breaching another court order.
Still as good as gold after 50th donation
Still as good as gold after 50th donation
Terry Taylor enjoys the act of giving, but yesterday was a special occasion.
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One month’s jail for shoplifting
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One month’s jail for shoplifting
A Dunedin man claimed he was God after he was arrested for stripping in the middle of a store and stealing clothes.
Man jailed for abuse of 11-year-old girl
Man jailed for abuse of 11-year-old girl
A woman has told the man who sexually abused her when she was 11 his offending has affected her so greatly she will continue to "cry until there are no tears left".
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Living simply leads to better wellbeing, study finds
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Living simply leads to better wellbeing, study finds
Picture this: You are sitting on the multimillion-dollar superyacht you bought last week, sipping margaritas off the coast of Monte Carlo, while your personal chef prepares dinner.
Some water permits to get extension
Some water permits to get extension
The Otago region’s water users will now have at least five years before changes to consents occur.
Ball on so children can have a ball
Ball on so children can have a ball
For more than a decade, the last thing Blueskin Bay children have been having in the playground next to the Waitati library is a ball.
Tail-wagging jibe may have Labour worried
Tail-wagging jibe may have Labour worried
The most telling line out of the Green Party’s AGM held over the weekend was not its claim to be leading the opposition, nor its ambitions on leading the next government.