Report calls for 'stronger consequences' for under-performing schools
Report calls for 'stronger consequences' for under-performing schools
The Education Review Office wants tougher action on struggling schools that do not improve.
BBC boss resigns over bias claims
BBC boss resigns over bias claims
The director general of Britain's BBC, Tim Davie, and the chief executive of news, Deborah Turness, have resigned following criticism over bias at the corporation.
'Truly devastating': Blaze hits Tongariro
'Truly devastating': Blaze hits Tongariro
A wall of smoke from the Tongariro National Park fire is providing a spectacular but worrying vista for a central plateau village.
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NZDF’s new base in city opened
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NZDF’s new base in city opened
A new chapter for the defence force in Dunedin began yesterday with the official opening of the force’s new headquarters in Cumberland St.
Tree assessment, removal work remains ongoing
Tree assessment, removal work remains ongoing
Otago Regional Council staff have been busy assessing tree damage across Otago and there is still plenty of work ahead.
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Marksman has NZ team spot in sights
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Marksman has NZ team spot in sights
Henry Sim keeps it simple when he takes his shots.
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Coward punch left victim with plates in his head
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Coward punch left victim with plates in his head
A University of Otago student who "coward punched" a man left him with plates in his head.
Lotto 2532
Lotto 2532
Results from Saturday night's Lotto draw
Former National MP, minister Roger McClay dies
Former National MP, minister Roger McClay dies
Former National MP Roger McClay has died, Stuff reported last night.
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Mayor's move 'sidelining me': Simms
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Mayor's move 'sidelining me': Simms
Mayoral runner-up Andrew Simms has telephoned Dunedin’s new mayor saying he will not accept his deputy portfolio position as he believes he has been "sidelined".
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Themed wedding ‘in the place that we love’
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Themed wedding ‘in the place that we love’
"Operation lifelong" is under way for a Dunedin couple who fell in love re-enacting historic war battles.
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Desks to be kept in new ORC office
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Desks to be kept in new ORC office
The Otago Regional Council is going to take its desks with it when it moves into its new building.
Pride enhances performance
Pride enhances performance
A near capacity crowd filled Knox Church on Friday evening to relish the singing of one of Dunedin’s international vocal successes, bass Jonathan Lemalu, with the Dunedin RSA Choir.
Dunedin Craft Beer and Food Festival
Dunedin Craft Beer and Food Festival
A 6000-strong sold-out crowd gathered at the Dunedin Craft Beer and Food Festival on Saturday.
Tight fleet in dinghy race
Tight fleet in dinghy race
Dunedin Finn-class sailors Andrew Duncan (No 30) and Richard Hawkins (No 93) take the lead in the Vauxhall Yacht Club Saturday series race.
Still missing after crash
Still missing after crash
The owner of one of the businesses hit in the UPS plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky, on Wednesday said three of his employees were still missing as of Saturday afternoon (local time).
US Senate advances bill to end shutdown
US Senate advances bill to end shutdown
The US Senate has moved forward on a measure aimed at reopening the federal government and ending a now 40-day shutdown that has sidelined federal workers, delayed food aid and snarled air travel.
New Bolivian president pledges close US ties
New Bolivian president pledges close US ties
Rodrigo Paz was sworn in yesterday as president of Bolivia, ending two decades of almost uninterrupted socialist rule and setting the stage for a renewal in relations with the United States.
Talks break down
Talks break down
Talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan to resolve their border dispute have ended without breakthrough, both sides said yesterday, putting a fragile ceasefire at risk.
Land return ‘major step’ in addressing historical wrongs
Land return ‘major step’ in addressing historical wrongs
Elk are again roaming on lands that California has returned to the Tule River Indian Tribe, Jessica Garrison, of the Los Angeles Times, reports.