Truck hit by train at level crossing
A train collided with a truck and trailer unit this morning at a level crossing in Rolleston.
Wife laughing with husband when tree fatally hit him
Wife laughing with husband when tree fatally hit him
The family of a hop grower killed during a storm say his life's work remains rooted in the land the family have farmed for generations.
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‘Enshittification’ seen in health reforms
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‘Enshittification’ seen in health reforms
A Dunedin pharmacist is concerned about the ‘‘enshittification’’ of NZ's healthcare system, which is slowly dissolving services to people and increasingly serving ‘‘scale, profit and efficiency’’ instead
Builder’s career stretches hospital to hospital
Builder’s career stretches hospital to hospital
Trevor Ellison reckons if you stand next to a concrete mixer long enough, your working career is bound to turn full circle at some stage.
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DCC backs new business approach
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DCC backs new business approach
Economic development in Dunedin should be supported through a ‘‘bold’’ change of approach that keeps council input at arm’s length, most councillors agree.
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Driver seen 'bolting' as crash victim lay unconscious
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Driver seen 'bolting' as crash victim lay unconscious
A resident of a Dunedin street has described people ‘‘bolting’’ from a crash where a woman was found lying unconscious in the street.
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Councillors reject Ong’s naming-rights plan
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Councillors reject Ong’s naming-rights plan
A push to award naming rights of Dunedin public assets has failed, with one councillor confessing he was still baffled despite reading the plan two dozen times.
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Uni welcomes lab rules reform
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Uni welcomes lab rules reform
A promise to make changes to ‘‘impractical’’ government health and safety regulations in science labs has been welcomed by the University of Otago.
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Strait repeat could still be on the cards
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Strait repeat could still be on the cards
Despite nursing aches and pains, a bad sunburn and quite a ‘‘nasty’’ bit of chafing yesterday, David Hutchinson is not ruling out another attempt at swimming across Cook Strait.
Taskforce on course to de-rock Hancock
Taskforce on course to de-rock Hancock
Taskforce Green members pick up rocks in Hancock Park, near St Kilda Beach, yesterday.
Family’s numbers pay dividends
Family’s numbers pay dividends
Using the same Lotto numbers for years has finally paid off for an Otago family who are $5.3million richer after a Powerball jackpot win.
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Med school’s high risk no surprise: Hernandez
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Med school’s high risk no surprise: Hernandez
An opposition MP says he is not surprised the controversial Waikato medical school project has been classed as ‘‘high risk’’ by the government’s financial advisers.
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Rise in stabbings and gunshot wounds in South
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Rise in stabbings and gunshot wounds in South
A rise in stabbing and gunshot wounds in the South has contributed to a ‘‘record’’ demand for ambulances and paramedics.
'NZ stands with you': Vigil held for landslide victims
'NZ stands with you': Vigil held for landslide victims
More than 1000 people have attended a community vigil at Coronation Park in Tauranga this evening in the wake of the Mt Maunganui landslide.
Plant stench draws hundreds of complaints
Wastewater plant stench draws hundreds of complaints in four days
A putrid stench lingering in Christchurch's eastern suburbs from the city's wastewater treatment plant is expected to persist for at least another week.
Govt announces two new specialist schools
Govt announces two new specialist schools for children with high needs
The government has announced funding for two news specialist schools, catering for children with high needs and disabilities.
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Masters Games multi-medallist has no plans to slow down
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Masters Games multi-medallist has no plans to slow down
A Mosgiel octogenarian who has never missed a Masters Games has more medals than years to her name — and is hoping to add a couple more to the collection next month.
Swedish landslide victim 'loved New Zealand'
Second Mount Maunganui landslide victim formally identified
A 20-year-old Swedish tourist is the second victim of the fatal Mount Maunganui landslide to be formally identified.
Peninsula on verge of being possum-free
Peninsula on verge of being possum-free
Conservationists expect to officially declare the Otago Peninsula possum-free soon and put more pest species in their sights.
'Huge challenges' to reconnect communities after storms: PM
'Huge challenges' to reconnect communities after storms: PM
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has indicated reconnecting some isolated North Island communities could take up to six months.