Town cut off by flooding, worst of rain yet to come
Updated 8.45 am
Flooding has cut off a Coromandel town amid ongoing heavy rain in the upper North Island, and forecasters are warning the worst of the weather is yet to come.
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Reunions on rails: service returns
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Reunions on rails: service returns
As the much-anticipated Mainlander train rolled into the Dunedin Railway Station yesterday, waiting on the platform for his daughter and grandchildren was one excited Dunedin grandfather.
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Health NZ ‘not upfront’ about wait times
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Health NZ ‘not upfront’ about wait times
Promises to be more specific about wait times for surgeries have not been kept, an Otago man says.
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Firework shooter’s charge dropped
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Firework shooter’s charge dropped
A man who was arrested for shooting fireworks at people in Castle St has avoided a conviction.
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All the Masters Games pieces falling into place
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All the Masters Games pieces falling into place
Pieces of the organisational puzzle are being assembled for the Masters Games in Dunedin, and they will sure come together rapidly at the event itself.
Most of pool operating
Most of pool operating
Most of Dunedin’s Moana Pool has been returned to operation.
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Process to find council CEO due to start
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Council due to start recruitment process to find CEO
The wheels are starting to turn on the Dunedin City Council’s process for appointing, or reappointing, a chief executive.
Kāi Tahu to gather at Treaty Grounds
Kāi Tahu to gather at Treaty Grounds
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will not be able to use Kāi Tahu’s Waitangi Day gathering as a reason not to attend this year’s commemorations at Waitangi.
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Tri-nations team set for tournament
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Tri-nations team set for tournament
After 20 years of no international women’s hockey in Dunedin, the city is once again playing host to teams from across the globe.
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12-month prescriptions not ‘one-size-fits-all’
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12-month prescriptions not ‘one-size-fits-all’
A Dunedin doctor is asking for the public to be reasonable with their GPs as a new 12-month prescription rollout is introduced next month.
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Researchers seek inclusion of fibre as vital nutrient
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Researchers seek inclusion of fibre as vital nutrient
For the first time in 50 years, a new item, fibre, could be added to the list of essential nutrients needed to keep humans healthy
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Kiwifruit thrive in Taieri microclimate
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Kiwifruit thrive in Taieri microclimate
A Taieri man has hacked the supposed secret to growing sub-tropical kiwifruit in the South.
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Surf rescue numbers down in South
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Surf rescue numbers down in South
Surf lifeguard rescues at Otago and Southland beaches are down 60% so far this year, despite a 23% increase in rescues across the rest of New Zealand.
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Name suppression granted in sex tape case appeal
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Name suppression granted in sex tape case appeal
A government employee who made a sex tape with a woman he met through work has had his name permanently suppressed.
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Remand time obviates jail for offender
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Remand time obviates jail for offender
Justin Philip Humphreys must be getting a taste for pepper-spray.
Mysterious chequered art appears
Mysterious chequered art appears
Some people in South Dunedin may think the city council has a chequered history when it comes to dealing with flooding issues
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Time behind bars extended after pack attack in jail
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Time behind bars extended after pack attack in jail
A gang-related pack attack behind bars has seen four men extend their stay in prison.
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Strong solar flare activity lights up sky with aurora australis
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Strong solar flare activity lights up sky with aurora australis
A fast-moving coronal mass ejection (CME) from the sun hit Earth yesterday, causing a severe G4 geomagnetic storm
Endometriosis patient mistakenly given antidepressant
Endometriosis patient mistakenly given antidepressant
A young woman was left seriously ill after she was mistakenly given an antidepressant by a pharmacy instead of the prescribed pain relief for endometriosis.
Granny flats: What new rules mean for costs, consents and your rates
Granny flats: What new rules mean for costs, consents and your rates
You no longer need a building or resource consent to build a backyard granny flat - but there are still costs, rules and regulations around what you can and can't do.