We love our dogs: ruff stats
Dunedin has about one dog for every seven people, the latest registrations figures show.
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Robots like never before
Robots like never before
If you have ever wanted to see robots perform Mary Poppins, now is your chance.
Struggle for respite care
Struggle for respite care
The exhausted wife of a Dunedin man with vascular dementia is having to travel as far away as Balclutha to find respite care.
Plea to keep politics out of mental health
Plea to keep politics out of mental health
Corinda Taylor, of Life Matters, said she was uncomfortable about mental health services becoming election promises.
Suicide awareness trust launched
Suicide awareness trust launched
Nikki Cockburn’s dream of creating a trust that supports suicide awareness has become a reality.
Deaf children produce film for NZ festival
Deaf children produce film for NZ festival
A short film shot by young deaf people from Dunedin has made it on to the red carpet at this weekend’s New Zealand Deaf Short Film Festival (NZDSFF) in Wellington.
Younger voters answering the call
Younger voters answering the call
Dunedin students are answering the call to enrol to vote and more than 2000 young people have signed up in the past month.
Nature’s silent signal
Nature’s silent signal
A landscape without birdsong — silently signalling a loss of biodiversity — is one of several environmental challenges for Dunedin, advocates say..
Wedding stories and dresses assembled
Wedding stories and dresses assembled
Whether it is from the 1920s, 1980s or 2000s, the staff and volunteers at Shop on Carroll want to see your wedding dress.
Young voters ‘missing’
Young voters ‘missing’
Dunedin still has 10,000 ‘‘missing’’ young voters, with just over a month to go before the general election.
Auckland couple rapt with Dunedin
Auckland couple rapt with Dunedin
Dunedin is the place to be. At least that seems to be the case for out-of-towners buying houses in the city.
Expos to ease transition
Expos to ease transition
Organisers of two expos next Tuesday hope to prepare young people with learning disabilities for their journey into adulthood.
Long-established city design company expands
Long-established city design company expands
Keeping abreast of design best practice is helping a long-standing Dunedin firm to keep growing after 105 years.
Young pair enjoy medal success
Young pair enjoy medal success
With almost two decades of experience between them, two Dunedin judo athletes had a successful weekend at an international competition.
Great saving lives with vaccines
Great saving lives with vaccines
A University of Otago health researcher says working with vaccines can be rewarding.
Dunedin dance crews make hip hop finals
Dunedin dance crews make hip hop finals
Dunedin’s Rasa School of Dance is celebrating after two of its dance crews had strong showings at the recent Hip Hop Unite national competition in Wellington.
Group calls for separate walkways
Group calls for separate walkways
A Dunedin advocacy group for visually impaired people is calling for separate pathways for walkers and cyclists at the harbourside.
Couple keen on clan kinship
Couple keen on clan kinship
Getting Dunedinites interested in their Scottish history is the aim of one clan member.
Backing for marine reserves
Backing for marine reserves
A majority of submissions to the South East Marine Protection Forum support the creation of several reserves around Dunedin.
Rape Crisis Dunedin gains govt funding
Rape Crisis Dunedin gains govt funding
Rape Crisis Dunedin has secured its future for the next three years, agreeing to accept a contract offer from the Ministry of Social Development.