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    Dunedin kitchen store on chopping block

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    Dunedin kitchen store on chopping block

    Dunedin's Kitchen Things store is on the chopping block amid a call for creditors to vote the beleaguered retailer into liquidation.

    Warning for wet, windy weekend

    Warning for wet and windy weekend

    It's going to be wet and windy over the weekend for most of the South Island, including the highest wind warning for the Canterbury region.

    Varsity’s online MBA course high in world rankings

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    Varsity’s online MBA course high in world rankings

    The University of Otago is showing it means business, after its online master of business administration (MBA) degree was recognised as one of the best in the world.

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    Aiming to ‘reinvent’ holiday park

    Stayhub Holiday Park Dunedin owner Adam Stewart and his staff have started refurbishing the...

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    Aiming to ‘reinvent’ holiday park

    A multimillion-dollar makeover has begun on Dunedin’s former Aaron Lodge site, to turn it into the "most tech-advanced holiday park" in New Zealand.

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    Proposal held up by failure to respond

    "We were left with no further options to engage iwi to discuss the proposal and the concerns they...

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    Proposal held up by failure to respond

    Dunedin businessman Greg Mirams outlined a proposal for a development in Taieri Mouth which would have accommodation and also facilities for disabled people to get close to water and into boats.

    Shaving head for ‘deeply personal’ cause

    Maia Alderson-Muir is preparing to shave her head for a very important cause — the Life Matters...

    Shaving head for ‘deeply personal’ cause

    It happened on a Wednesday in October.

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    Partial solar eclipse on Monday

    A partial solar eclipse, like the one that will rise off the coast of Otago on Monday morning....

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    Partial solar eclipse on Monday

    Few of us like Mondays, for very good reasons.

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    Pupils build a playful legacy at school

    Dunedin Rudolf Steiner School pupils (from left) Nellie Rawle, 12, Matilda Bullard, 12, Yasmin...

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    Pupils build a playful legacy at school

    A group of Dunedin pupils have ensured they will be remembered every time their peers play on their school’s playground.

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    Unauthorised native plantings not meant to offend

    Steve Macknight, of Dunedin, has chipped into beautification of the city by planting 58 broadleaf...

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    Unauthorised native plantings not meant to offend

    A guerrilla gardener concedes he did "jump the gun" when he planted more than 50 natives bushes in a central Dunedin park without official say-so.

    Hazy daze smothers morning

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    Hazy daze smothers morning

    Smog hangs in the still morning air around North Taieri late last month. 

    Ties between US, Britain priceless: Trump

    United States President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer shake hands during a...

    Ties between US, Britain priceless: Trump

    Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hailed the renewal of their nations’ "special relationship" yesterday.

    Licence threat made

    Jimmy Kimmel. File photo: Reuters

    Licence threat made

    President Donald Trump suggested that United States broadcast networks should face scrutiny over their licences if their content is overwhelmingly critical of him.

    Austerity protests draw at least half a million

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    Austerity protests draw at least half a million

    Mass protests against austerity measures drew hundreds of thousands of participants in France yesterday.

    Obituary: Leckie a cut above

    Veteran butcher Jim Leckie holds a tray of prime Otago lamb cutlets on the 125th anniversary of...

    Obituary: Leckie a cut above

    James "Jim" Alexander Leckie never strayed far from home.

    Patients using KiwiSaver to pay for unfunded cancer drugs

    Cancer patients are using their KiwiSaver to pay for treatment. File photo: Getty Images

    Patients using KiwiSaver to pay for unfunded cancer drugs

    KiwiSaver is becoming less of a retirement fund, and more of a "life saver" for cancer patients forced to use it to pay for treatments not funded or available here.

    Slain US police officers shot by suspected stalker

    People attend a vigil honouring the shooting victims at Spring Grove Alliance church in Spring...

    Slain US police officers shot by suspected stalker

    Five police officers shot this week in rural Pennsylvania, three of them fatally, were ambushed by a suspected stalker, a local prosecutor says.

    Kmart blender could 'self-activate', recall issued

    The ANKO Portable Blender has been recalled as it may self-activate without pressing the on/off...

    Kmart blender could 'self-activate', recall issued

    A portable blender sold at Kmart is being recalled due to safety concerns that it may turn itself on if the base of the product is immersed in water.

    Arrests made after deaths of basketball-loving Melbourne boys

    Arrests made after deaths of basketball-loving Melbourne boys

    Dawn raids have led to the arrest of seven young men and teenagers over the high-profile stabbing deaths of two children in Melbourne.

    Passengers trapped on Wellington train 'peeing in bags'

    A picture taken by a passenger on a Kāpiti Line train that was stranded after an overhead cable...

    Passengers trapped on Wellington train 'peeing in bags'

    Commuters stranded for more than three hours on a Wellington train were forced to improvise when nature called - using "travel johns", or disposable toilet bags, handed out by staff.

    Police staff member involved in 'mass fraud offending'

    The Independent Police Conduct Authority released a summary of an investigation into the...

    Police staff member involved in 'mass fraud offending'

    A police staffer was involved in fraud offending against a "large retail chain" before and after they started working for the police, an investigation found.
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