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'Code Brown': Striking doctors hit back at Health Minister

One of the protesters outside Simeon Brown's electorate office has used a ladder to cover the...

'Code Brown': Striking doctors hit back at Health Minister

Senior doctors picketing outside Health Minister Simeon Brown's electorate office have covered a message in the Minister's window with placards.

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Events put stadium’s versatility to test

Dunedin Venues Ltd chief executive Paul Doorn kicks a ball on the green grass of Forsyth Barr...

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Events put stadium’s versatility to test

One day dirt, the next — the green, green grass of Shield country.

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People’s Hub a ‘progressive alternative’

Otago Regional Council candidate Alex King is working with various other candidates in Dunedin at...

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People’s Hub a ‘progressive alternative’

An alternative alliance of council candidates in Dunedin has come together to promote shared values such as climate action and social justice.

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Turbulence ‘pure terror’: passenger

NZ673 an Auckland to Dunedin flight on Sunday 21/09/2025 that was impacted by turbulence. IMAGE:...

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Turbulence ‘pure terror’: passenger

Four minutes of "absolute pure terror".

Clark’s patronage of festival celebrated

Former prime minister Helen Clark (standing) and Routeburn Dart Wildlife Trust trustee Amanda...

Clark’s patronage of festival celebrated

Dunedin's reputation as the "wildest city in New Zealand" has been cemented, after former prime minister Helen Clark was named patron of the Wild Dunedin Festival yesterday.

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Koru Care trip will take nurse full circle

With life-long lessons and memories of her own Koru Care Otago trip to the Gold Coast in 2008,...

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Koru Care trip will take nurse full circle

Tara Cheung thought her life was "pretty bad" when she woke up in hospital after stomach surgery, and found the surgeons had not stitched her back up again.

Fire in car sparks warning about lithium-ion batteries

A Fire and Emergency New Zealand crew from St Kilda attends to a smoke-filled car after a battery...

Fire in car sparks warning about lithium-ion batteries

Emergency services are warning the public to be vigilant after a battery pack caught fire in the back of car parked in a busy public place in South Dunedin.

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