'Cable fault' cuts power to 700 for two hours
'Cable fault' cuts power to 700 for two hours
Power has been restored to properties in the hill suburbs bordering Otago Harbour after crews repaired a cable fault.
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AI to be used on life support trial
AI to be used on life support trial
A clinical trial involving 50 hospital intensive care units has been funded to test if AI can help doctors save the lives of more patients on life support.
Controversial golf course holes filled with concrete
Controversial golf course holes filled with concrete
But "concrete eating ducks" had other ideas.
More paid parking at tourist sites after trial raises $1.5 million
More paid parking at tourist sites after trial raises $1.5 million
Paid parking will continue at three popular South Island tourist destinations with more potential sites expected to be announced later this year.
Millions under warnings as record-breaking heat hits US
Millions under warnings as record-breaking heat hits US
Record-breaking temperatures spread to the eastern US from the Midwest on Wednesday, putting tens of millions of people under heat warnings.
Watch: Dramatic arrest by armed police in central Dunedin
Watch: Dramatic arrest by armed police in central Dunedin
Armed police honed in on a Dunedin man after he was allegedly spotted carrying a firearm while inside his vehicle.
Daredevil couple scale Empire State Building spire in proposal stunt
Daredevil couple scale Empire State Building spire in proposal stunt
Two Russian daredevils climbed to the top of the Empire State Building's towering spire in what appeared to be an elaborate marriage proposal that ended in their arrests.
Government deficit $3 billion below forecast
Government deficit $3 billion below forecast
The government looks set to report a smaller deficit this year, on the back of higher tax revenue and lower spending.
Skid row: Dunedin drivers slip and slide on ice-rink road
Skid row: Dunedin drivers slip and slide on ice-rink road
What do you get when you combine a hard frost, no grit and an off-camber corner?
Dunedin woman with $90k in KiwiSaver 'stuck renting for life'
Dunedin woman with $90k in KiwiSaver 'stuck renting for life'
A Dunedin woman says she is stuck renting for life, and in a much worse position for retirement, because of the rigidity of KiwiSaver withdrawal rules.
Testing finds airborne asbestos in children's play sand
Testing finds airborne asbestos in children's play sand
Airborne asbestos has been found in New Zealand testing on children's play sand, in results researchers say they did not want to see.
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Fewer road cones govt’s aim: minister
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Fewer road cones govt’s aim: minister
Southern councils are on a must-do-better list as the government clamps down on the use of road cones.
Jetski gets ‘very close’ to whale in Otago Harbour: police
Jetski gets ‘very close’ to whale in Otago Harbour: police
A Department of Conservation investigation has been launched after a man on a jetski reportedly got too close to a humpback whale in Otago Harbour.
Overgrown Chinese grave unveiled; new mystery unfolds
Overgrown Chinese grave unveiled; new mystery unfolds
For decades, few people - if anyone - knew there was a headstone hidden beneath a massive bush at Dunedin’s Southern Cemetery.
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DCC attrition rate worries councillor
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DCC attrition rate worries councillor
Loss of senior staff at the Dunedin City Council is worrying, raising questions about workplace culture, a councillor says.
Reflected glory
Reflected glory
Touted as the second-most photographed building in the southern hemisphere behind the Sydney Opera House, the Dunedin Railway Station makes an intriguing reflection in the windscreen of a bus.
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Political heat turned up on Wakari Hospital
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Political heat turned up on Wakari Hospital
Accusations of stalling and a lack of action by the governing health body on a troubled ward at a Dunedin mental health facility have been made as the political heat goes on.
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Galer, Lund challenged over claims DCC bylaw would exclude consultation
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Galer, Lund challenged over claims DCC bylaw would exclude consultation
A claim made by Dunedin City Council by-election victor Jo Galer on social media before the election has been contradicted within a formal bylaw process.
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'Similar to Macraes': Miner says $4b in gold discovered near Dunedin
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'Similar to Macraes': Miner says $4b in gold discovered near Dunedin
An Australian mining company says it has made a $4 billion gold discovery, which bears a ‘‘very strong similarity’’ to Macraes, near Dunedin.
Icy morning crashes on same stretch of Dunedin motorway
Icy morning crashes on same stretch of Dunedin motorway
A single-vehicle crash closed part of Dunedin's Southern Motorway for a time this morning, close to where a multi-vehicle accident snarled traffic for hours yesterday.
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