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    St Hilda's Collegiate farmers club members (from left) Sophie Cameron, 17, Isla Wilson, 16, Ella...

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    Female farmers enjoy victory over boys

    Some female farming X-factor has led to St Hilda’s Collegiate School jointly winning an agriculture contest, herding the boys into the back paddock.

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    Southland ED staff levels equal-worst

    John Chambers. Photo: supplied

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    Southland ED staff levels equal-worst

    A southern emergency department is the equal-worst understaffed in New Zealand, a report on nurses’ working conditions has revealed.

    More wet and windy weather on the way

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    More wet and windy weather on the way

    Respite from last weekend’s wild weather looks to be short lived as more strong winds and heavy rain are expected to batter much of the South for the rest of this week.

    A strong foundation

    PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    A strong foundation

    Concrete is poured at the new Dunedin hospital site yesterday morning. 

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    Smooth Hill landfill divides opinions among mayoral candidates

    Smooth Hill. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Smooth Hill landfill divides opinions among mayoral candidates

    The Smooth Hill landfill was a key dividing line among prominent Dunedin mayoralty candidates at a packed debate last night.

    Rock opera’s‘ timeless quality’ 54 years on

    Jesus Christ Superstar lead actors (from left) James Adams (Jesus), Max Beal (Judas) and Sophie...

    Rock opera’s‘ timeless quality’ 54 years on

    Imagine a man of simple means trying to get by in an increasingly fractured society while guiding his fellow humans through trials and tribulations.

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    Simms’ plan for homeless not embraced by candidates

    Andrew Simms. Photo: supplied

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    Simms’ plan for homeless not embraced by candidates

    A Dunedin mayoral hopeful’s proposal to fund a homeless outreach centre out of his own salary has raised eyebrows among other candidates.

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    Set netting closure area doubles

    The hoiho yellow-eyed penguin. Photo: Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust

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    Set netting closure area doubles

    The closure area for set netting off the Otago coast has doubled as the process for consultation on long-term measures to protect hoiho from the effects of fishing gets under way.

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    Alleged abuser was ‘grandfatherly figure’

    The trial is being heard at the Timaru District Court. Photo: ODT files

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    Alleged abuser was ‘grandfatherly figure’

    A prominent Otago man was "a grandfatherly figure" to a teenage boy he allegedly sexually abused, the complainant’s mother says.

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    Residents angered at sale of site

    More than 30 people gathered in Albertson Ave at the weekend to protest Kāinga Ora’s decision to...

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    Residents angered at sale of site

    Angry Port Chalmers residents are putting words into action against a planned sale of a site once set aside for a public housing project, but Kāinga Ora is sticking to its decision.

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    Chidgey, Iti among festival’s guest speakers

    In the engine room of the Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival in Broad Bay are (from left) co...

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    Chidgey, Iti among festival’s guest speakers

    Acclaimed New Zealand author Catherine Chidgey and activist and artist Tāme Iti are among the guests at this year’s Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival.

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    Trampers lost, cold, lucky to get phone coverage: police

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    Trampers lost, cold, lucky to get phone coverage: police

    Five young Dunedin trampers were "too cold to move" as they awaited rescue after getting lost in harsh weather near Middlemarch, police say.

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    Missionary says sacrifices of his calling worth it

    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints missionaries Dawson Kalayjian, 19 (left), and...

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    Missionary says sacrifices of his calling worth it

    A young missionary came to Dunedin knowing he was unlikely to see his mother alive again.

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    Together on stage ‘weird’, but special

    Former Dunedin-based soprano soloist Anna Leese (right) rehearses with mother Carolyn Leese...

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    Together on stage ‘weird’, but special

    A former Dunedin opera singer’s homecoming was made extra special by performing with her mother on stage.

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    Further smear bid over moa ‘de-extinction’ criticism

    University of Otago paleogeneticist Associate Prof Nic Rawlence holds a moa bone extracted from a...

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    Further smear bid over moa ‘de-extinction’ criticism

    An Otago paleogenetics researcher who has been critical of Colossal Biosciences’ plan to "de-extinct" the giant moa, continues to be targeted by online articles aimed at discrediting him.

    Doc taking steps to mitigate large beech seeding

    Yellowhead/mohua (above). Below are some other examples of native birds and mammals the...

    Doc taking steps to mitigate large beech seeding

    The Department of Conservation will step up predator control in South Island forests as the largest beech seeding in seven years is expected to put native species at high risk.

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    Council hopes camp will reopen by Xmas

    Waikouaiti Beach Motor Camp. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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    Council hopes camp will reopen by Xmas

    A Waikouaiti campsite is on track to reopen before Christmas after an archaeological discovery brought upgrade work to a halt, the Dunedin City Council says.

    Primary school teachers vote to strike

    Primary school teachers have voted the reject the 1% pay rise offer. Photo: Getty Images

    Primary school teachers vote to strike

    The union for primary school teachers has confirmed its members will strike for a day next month.

    Man injured after shooting at Auckland supermarket

    Police outside the Hobsonville Woolworths on Tuesday afternoon. Photo: RNZ

    Man injured after shooting at Auckland supermarket

    A man has been injured and a gun was fired, during a fight in the carpark of an Auckland supermarket.

    Chch man charged over incident that led to fatal police shooting

    The scene of the shooting in August. Photo: RNZ

    Chch man charged over incident that led to fatal police shooting

    Police have charged a Christchurch man with possession of an offensive weapon after a police shooting that left a woman dead in the suburb of Bryndwr last month.
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