Hairdressing regulations given 'serious trim'
Separate hairdressing regulations are set to be scrapped, with cabinet agreeing to all four recommendations from a regulatory review into the hairdressing and barbering industry.
Cops called to dust-up outside cinema
Cops called to dust-up outside cinema
A dispute between two men outside a Dunedin cinema turned violent after one refused to leave, police say.
Seven charged over Melbourne mall machete brawl
Seven charged over Melbourne mall machete brawl
All seven people, including four teenagers, allegedly involved in a wild machete brawl at a busy Melbourne shopping centre have now been charged.
Uncle of 'Run it' game victim calls for events to be canned
Uncle of 'Run it' game victim calls for events to be canned
The uncle of the teenager who died while playing a version of the game 'Run It Straight' is calling for the 'Run It' events to be cancelled.
Attempted murder arrest after Liverpool parade crash
Attempted murder arrest after Liverpool parade crash
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a car was driven into a crowd during a Premier League football title parade in Liverpool.
Trump says Putin 'playing with fire'
Trump says Putin 'playing with fire'
US President Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin was "playing with fire" by refusing to engage in ceasefire talks with Kyiv as Russian forces made gains in Ukraine's northeast.
Outrage over one-game ban for stomper
One-game ban for stomper outrages disfigured player’s son
The son of a Dunedin club rugby player who has been left disfigured after being stomped on the head during a game is outraged the culprit was given just a one-game ban.
Photographers go a bit wild
Photographers go a bit wild
Judges for the 2025 Tūhura Otago Museum Photography Competition display some of the entries in the wildlife category of the annual photography competition.
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Landfill going ahead: council
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Landfill going ahead: council
It is time to get on with the job and construct the Smooth Hill landfill, Dunedin’s mayor says.
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Hospital housing for out-of-town families under threat
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Hospital housing for out-of-town families under threat
A volunteer-run service providing affordable accommodation to out-of-town families of patients in Dunedin Hospital has been given just four months to find a new building or close for good.
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Pregnancy opioid use surprises midwife
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Pregnancy opioid use surprises midwife
A Dunedin midwife is shocked by research showing New Zealand has the third-highest prevalence in the world of prescribed opioid use during pregnancy.
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Historic pub ready for loving ‘revival’
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Historic pub ready for loving ‘revival’
The new owners of a historic Dunedin restaurant and pub say they are taking over a beautiful building that just needs some love.
Chalking it up
Chalking it up
Contractors, suspended in a crane’s man-cage, remove numbered bricks from the Dunedin Gasworks Museum’s chimney yesterday.
Attack on politicians placed in large print
Attack on politicians placed in large print
A retired Dunedin doctor has put his money where his mouth is, declaring a plague on both Labour and National parties for their failure to deliver the new Dunedin hospital as promised.
Changes in personnel leading new hospital build continue
Changes in personnel leading new hospital build continue
The merry-go-round of faces leading the new Dunedin hospital build continues with the departure of a long-serving local health official and arrival of one of New Zealand’s top health bosses.
Hundreds donate blood at university
Hundreds donate blood at university
About 250 people donated blood at the University of Otago’s Union Hall yesterday.
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Otago Museum to charge international visitors
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Otago Museum to charge international visitors
While a proposal to charge international visitors $20 to enter some of Dunedin’s cultural institutions has been thrown out, Tūhura Otago Museum is pushing ahead with the fee.
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Car crashing into fence gives resident ‘big fright’
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Car crashing into fence gives resident ‘big fright’
An elderly Dunedin woman got a "big fright" when she was woken by a loud bang after a driver careened into her concrete fence.
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Illustrating ‘generations of issues’
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Illustrating ‘generations of issues’
A local Māori leader hopes an exhibition detailing Ngāi Tahu’s landmark High Court case will shine a light on waterway degradation across the iwi’s tribal lands.
Well-represented German dept alumni to hold reunion
Well-represented German dept alumni to hold reunion
Nearly 100 former students of the University of Otago German language department will be saying "auf wiedersehen" to the department for one final time on Saturday.