Smaller census survey to be tested
Smaller census survey to be tested
People in New Plymouth, Christchurch and Ashburton will be the first to test the new census data collection system.
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Agonising to fall just short
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Agonising to fall just short
It was "gut-wrenching" to fall just short of council election after indications of early success, a Dunedin candidate says.
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Tohu whenua’s $141,544 cost defended by council
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Tohu whenua’s $141,544 cost defended by council
The value obtained from the installation of cultural markers along the Otago Harbour shared pathway is certainly worth the cost, the Dunedin City Council says.
A cut above
A cut above
Twenty-five years ago it took Bruce Foster a week to cut the 200m-long macrocarpa hedge at the front of his section.
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Strike not teachers’ first rodeo: union
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Strike not teachers’ first rodeo: union
Striking feels like the new standard, the regional chairman for the teacher’s union says.
Finishing touches
Finishing touches
Repairs to the Octagon’s covered walkway, required after it was crushed by a runaway truck last year (pictured above), are coming to an end.
Wet, wet, wet
Wet, wet, wet
Citycare contractors work to shut the water main in Hillside Rd, South Dunedin, about 4am yesterday after it burst and flooded the surrounding area.
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Pukehiki all in to upgrade its hall
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Pukehiki all in to upgrade its hall
A small settlement high atop Otago Peninsula is putting in a big effort to restore its 19th-century community hall.
Calling in the cavalry
Calling in the cavalry
A helicopter helps to transport sand as work continues to repair the Tunnel Beach Walk yesterday.
Lit up for breast cancer awareness
Lit up for breast cancer awareness
The Otago Boys’ High School tower block administration building was lit up pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Monday night.
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‘Very brave’ firefighters save house
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‘Very brave’ firefighters save house
A garage has been gutted but a house saved thanks to the "very, very brave firefighters" who rushed to contain a roaring fire at a Dunedin property.
Waikouaiti surrounded by green and blue
Waikouaiti surrounded by green and blue
Waikouaiti (estimated population 1310) is the first large town on the highway north of Dunedin and the last town inside the city boundary.
Australia to roll out social media ban campaign
'For the good of our kids': Australia to roll out social media ban campaign
Australia has launched a multimillion-dollar marketing campaign that depicts its ban on social media for teenagers as "for the good of our kids".
Man charged with murder of six-month-old baby
Man charged with murder of six-month-old baby
A man has been charged with the murder of a six-month-old baby in the small North Island settlement of Foxton Beach.
'Not clear how many Māori Parties there are': Hipkins
'Not clear how many Māori Parties there are': Hipkins
Labour leader Chris Hipkins says it is unclear how many Māori Parties there are, after it emailed accusations against one of its own MPs to members.
Search expanded for boy missing in Outback
Search expanded for boy missing in Outback
A taskforce has been set up and a search expanded for an Australian boy who vanished from an outback sheep station more than two weeks ago.
One dead after SH1 crash in Marlborough
One dead after SH1 crash in Marlborough
One person has died following a three-vehicle crash on State Highway 1 south of Ward in Marlborough this afternoon.
Garage gutted, house saved from Belleknowes blaze
Garage gutted, house saved from Belleknowes blaze
A Belleknowes garage has been gutted by fire but a house has been saved thanks to the efforts of the ‘‘very, very brave firefighters’’ who fought the blaze.
Shipbuilder for new Cook Strait ferries announced
Shipbuilder for new Cook Strait ferries announced
China's Guangzhou Shipyard International will build the two new Interislander ferries, set arrive in four years' time, the government has announced.
Brownlee plans crackdown on Parliament's standards
Speaker Gerry Brownlee plans crackdown on Parliament's standards
Speaker Gerry Brownlee has set out plans to crack down on standards in Parliament.