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Feasibility of Fortune plan questioned
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Feasibility of Fortune plan questioned
A heritage advocate and playwright says she has a "$500,000 plan" to save Dunedin’s Fortune Theatre.
More drenchings forecast
More drenchings forecast
More significant rainfall and flooding events may drench coastal parts of Otago over the next three months, as moisture from the tropics and low pressure systems flow over the country.
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Mosgiel bank closure ‘bitterly disappointing’
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Mosgiel bank closure ‘bitterly disappointing’
The imminent closure of Mosgiel’s Westpac bank is "bitterly disappointing" for the town, the local community board chairman says.
'Potentially fatal': No working smoke alarms in house hit by blaze
'Potentially fatal': No working smoke alarms in house hit by blaze
There were no working smoke alarms in a Dunedin house before a "potentially fatal" fire that left one person with burns to their hands, a fire investigator says.
In full bloom
In full bloom
Mural artist Koryu Aoshima with his new artwork on the side of South Dunedin's Aurora Health Centre.
Online form to aid biosecurity team in pest battle
Online form to aid biosecurity team in pest battle
If you have seen a wallaby, a Mediterranean fanworm, some Chilean needle grass or any other priority pests, the Otago Regional Council has a new and easier way to report them.
Detailed approach
Detailed approach
An intricate sand mandala has been created by Tibetan monks at the Dunedin Community Gallery.
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Motorcyle collides with back of car
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Motorcyle collides with back of car
One person was transported to Dunedin Hospital in a moderate condition after a motorcycle collided with the back of a car yesterday.
Stadium progress
Stadium progress
Progress is evident at Christchurch’s One New Zealand Stadium at Te Kaha, yesterday afternoon.
Distinguished professor returning to Otago
Distinguished professor returning to Otago
Distinguished Prof Greg Cook is returning to the University of Otago to take up the vacated deputy vice-chancellor research and innovation role.
Dressy donations
Dressy donations
Images of the Past members (from left) Helen Kay, Lorraine Clark, Elsie Sanderling and Wilma Graham dressed up to drop off book vouchers at the children's ward at Dunedin Hospital.
Disarmament discussed
Disarmament discussed
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish DEM party says a delegation has met with President Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the disarmament process of Kurdistan Workers Party militants.
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No chroma
Port Otago suction dredge New Era works at the harbour entrance near the Aramoana Mole on a grey day, while container ship Spirit of Melbourne waits at anchor in Blueskin Bay.
Former Tory minister Norman Tebbit dies
Former Tory minister Norman Tebbit dies
Norman Tebbit, an outspoken former British MP and loyal supporter of Margaret Thatcher who only just survived a deadly 1984 bomb attack, has died. He was 94.
Hostage victim 'lives in fear' despite jail term
Hostage victim 'lives in fear' despite jail term
A woman held hostage at gunpoint for more than 15 hours in her Nelson home says she lives in fear that the man who did so will one day kill her.
Illegal guns found in kids' bedrooms
Illegal guns found in kids' bedrooms
Five military-style semi-automatics have been found in children's bedrooms after a police search of a Napier home.
99-year-old's 'lifeline' cut off for days
99-year-old's 'lifeline' disconnected for days
The family of a 99-year-old Christchurch woman whose phone was accidentally cut off by a telco company are "deeply disappointed" it took five days for her 'lifeline' to be reconnected.
Plan to cut maternity beds scrapped
Plan to cut maternity beds scrapped
Health NZ won't proceed with a trial that was going to cut 12 maternity and gynaecology beds at Wellington Regional Hospital.
Returning to Otago for new role
Returning to Otago for new role
Distinguished Professor Greg Cook is returning to Otago University to take up the vacated Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Innovation role.
Warmer, saltier Southern Ocean not good for planet
Warmer, saltier Southern Ocean not good for planet
The Southern Ocean plays an essential role in regulating the Earth's heat and carbon, and changes could trigger cascading effects on other ocean systems.