Bright start to day
Bright start to day
Runners set out on the Leith Harbour free time trial about 9am yesterday morning, backlit by the rising sun.
Crane your neck to see crane
Crane your neck to see crane
A Liebherr LTR11200 telescopic crawler crane (pictured right) places the cab on one of three tower cranes starting to be assembled on the new Dunedin hospital inpatient building site yesterday.
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Fondness for Dunedin's dinosaur park emphasised
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Fondness for Dunedin's dinosaur park emphasised
The importance of Dunedin’s dinosaur slide has been thoroughly stressed to prospective contractors for Marlow Park’s multimillion-dollar upgrade.
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Conference’s aim to kick-start law reform
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Conference’s aim to kick-start law reform
When you have significant assets or an existing family home and you get married for the second time, should your new partner be entitled to a share of them if your relationship breaks down?
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Council fails to address all of its agenda; shelves items
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Council fails to address all of its agenda; shelves items
Warnings issued about the length of the Dunedin City Council’s meeting agenda proved correct: the council was unable to get through all of it.
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United States beckons Otago Fulbright winners
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United States beckons Otago Fulbright winners
Two University of Otago graduates are off to top universities in the United States after winning Fulbright New Zealand Awards.
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South Dunedin rules ‘no longer reflect’ risk
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South Dunedin rules ‘no longer reflect’ risk
Development rules for South Dunedin have been deemed inadequate for managing risk from natural hazards, but no move is imminent to change them.
Family tradition ‘unstoppable’
Family tradition ‘unstoppable’
Deborah Bay residents join their friends and family in taking a midwinter plunge into the waters of Otago Harbour yesterday.
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No major changes proposed in animal bylaw review
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No major changes proposed in animal bylaw review
How to keep a rooster quiet was among the questions councillors considered when it came to controlling the keeping of animals in Dunedin.
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Intersectional feminism speech qualifies for finals
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Intersectional feminism speech qualifies for finals
A Dunedin teenager has once again made it into the finals of a national speech competition, this time for her reflection on intersectional feminism.
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Climbers converge to break in new bouldering gym
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Climbers converge to break in new bouldering gym
Climbers from around New Zealand helped to break in the facilities at a Dunedin bouldering gym for its first event at its upgraded premises.
Otago Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
Otago Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
The region’s best rhythmic gymnasts showed off their talent at the Otago Rhythmic Gymnastic Championships at the Edgar Centre over the weekend.
Labour propose expansion of Apprenticeship Boost scheme
Labour propose expansion of Apprenticeship Boost scheme
Labour would reset the Apprenticeship Boost scheme back to two years from 2028, if re-elected.
Labour MP also sent Police Commissioner complaint
Labour MP also sent Police Commissioner complaint
Labour MP and former police minister Ginny Andersen received a complaint about Police Commissioner Richard Chambers last year.
Venezuela quake toll hits 1400 with 55,000 still missing
Venezuela quake toll hits 1400 with 55,000 still missing
The death toll from Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes has risen above 1,400 as foreign rescue teams pour into the country and authorities press on with the search for survivors in the hardest-hit coastal areas.
Records shattered in Europe as deadly heatwave moves east
Records shattered in Europe as deadly heatwave moves east
From Scandinavia to the Alps, Europeans endured sweltering conditions on Saturday as a heatwave linked to dozens of deaths spread east, shattering records with temperatures in some areas soaring...
'Iran will no longer exist!': Trump renews threats as tensions rise again
'Iran will no longer exist!': Trump renews threats as tensions rise again
The US military said it struck Iran again, hours after a tanker was hit in the Strait of Hormuz, in the worst escalation since the two sides signed an interim peace deal two weeks ago.
New documentary to show inside Gloriavale
New documentary to show inside Gloriavale
How many rotten apples does it take to spoil the barrel? One? Two? 22? It’s a big question. Especially because that last number is how many men from the small religious community of Gloriavale have passed through the courts for sexual and violent offending since 2017.
Restaurant couple sued after ‘walking out’ on UK TV star's venue
Restaurant couple sued after ‘walking out’ on UK TV star's venue
A couple who ran a restaurant on the Kiwi estate of TV personality Noel Edmonds claimed they were little more than “props” in a recent British television series filmed there.
Dad pleas for police policy change after mentally unwell son stabbed him
Dad pleas for police policy change after mentally unwell son stabbed him
Two years ago, police announced a change in how they attend mental health callouts, responding only to an immediate risk to life or safety or if a crime is being committed. Now a family are calling for change, saying the move left them feeling like help wasn’t available when they most needed it.