Rumours upset Dunedin developer
Rumours upset Dunedin developer
The rumour mill is getting out of hand, Mark Thom says, after an alleged arson threat against his Fairfield property.
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Sea wall repairs a chance to widen road to Aramoana
Sea wall repairs a chance to widen road to Aramoana
The first phase of a long-term project to widen the road from Aramoana to Port Chalmers is due to begin shortly, with the first contract package awarded recently.
Straightening this building is a wind-up
Straightening this building is a wind-up
A delicate operation to begin the careful process of straightening a building went without a hitch at the Dunedin Gasworks Museum on Monday.
Research show social cost of sexual violence
Research show social cost of sexual violence
Sexual violence in New Zealand is significantly under-reported, with just 9 per cent of assaults reported, but it is our most costly crime with an estimated social cost of $1.2 billion per year.
Athletics: Young jumper raises the bar
Athletics: Young jumper raises the bar
Raise the bar and Meg McKay will jump over it.
Changing lives through football
Changing lives through football
Tim Aitken (33) is giving the bottle the boot as he sets his sights on playing for New Zealand at the Homeless World Cup next year.
Encouraging young to join
Encouraging young to join
council on its toes".
NEV project back on track
NEV project back on track
After briefly losing momentum, the North East Valley Community Development Project is back on track and quickly making progress, project workers say.
'Donated to Science' screens
'Donated to Science' screens
Filming a documentary about human dissection was a challenging, but ultimately life-affirming, experience for those involved.
Dunedin to get free health clinic
Dunedin to get free health clinic
The prospect of a free health centre being open in central Dunedin by Christmas is being lauded by social agencies.
New literacy programme
New literacy programme
Literacy Aotearoa Dunedin is encouraging local employers to support its new "Train to Gain" workplace literacy strategy for 2010, to be launched next week.
Festival to mark 350 day of action
Festival to mark 350 day of action
Dunedin is leading the way in the urgent fight to prevent catastrophic climate change, local organisers of next Saturday's 350 global day of action say.
Local action on climate change
Local action on climate change
Young environmentalists from Otago Girls' High School (OGHS) are doing their part to raise local awareness of the global 350 climate-change campaign.
Otago girls' football team tops South Island
Otago girls' football team tops South Island
Teamwork was the key to success for the Otago 14th grade girls football team this season.
Growing our next ironmen and women
Growing our next ironmen and women
Feeding toddlers more red meat or iron-fortified milk is now a proven and simple way for parents to stop them developing iron-deficiency anaemia, University of Otago researchers say.
Musselburgh church marks centenary
Musselburgh church marks centenary
A congregation of more than 150 parishioners and friends gathered at Dunedin South Presbyterian Church on Saturday to launch the centennial celebrations for Musselburgh Presbyterian Church.
Silver Peaks survey seeks public's view
Silver Peaks survey seeks public's view
There are two weeks left to take part in a Department of Conservation survey about improvements for the Silver Peaks area.
'Super dam' gains support
'Super dam' gains support
New Zealand's biggest dam could be built in the Lammerlaw Range, northwest of Dunedin.
Super or ACC choice 'obscene'
Super or ACC choice 'obscene'
Making a grieving man choose between his dead wife's ACC compensation and his own hard-earned superannuation is "obscene" and tantamount to theft, Dunedin widower Fin (Findlay) Heads says.
Support for schools to study penguins
Support for schools to study penguins
Schools are being given the opportunity to do their bit for the protection of yellow-eyed penguins.