10,000 children stood down for school assaults
Schools cracked down on more fights and assaults than ever before as their rolls increased rapidly last year.
Te Kāika worker pleads guilty to attacking teen
Te Kāika worker pleads guilty to attacking teen
A Te Kāika youth justice staffer has lost his job after attacking a teenager on his way to work, then lying to police.
Pupils pile into pool for proper party and paddle
Pupils pile into pool for proper party and paddle
It's as certain as the big man in red coming down the chimney on Christmas Eve.
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Two complaints about rest-home made to commissioner
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Two complaints about rest-home made to commissioner
The health and disability commissioner has received two complaints about the Oxford Court rest-home this year.
Man alleged to have lit five fires in four days
Man alleged to have lit five fires in four days
A Dunedin man has been accused of a four-day arson spree after four new charges were laid against him.
Woven blanket gifted to hospice
Woven blanket gifted to hospice
Weaver Christine Keller, of Dunedin, with a blanket she wove for the Otago Community Hospice to accompany people that have been cared for at its Dunedin base in North Rd.
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Treatment delays for children
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Treatment delays for children
Sick children face delays getting treatment at Dunedin Hospital as its paediatric department struggles with staff shortages.
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New chief executive for polytech
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New chief executive for polytech
Staff at the embattled Otago Polytechnic are hoping the appointment of a new chief executive will lead to a more settled 2026.
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Hui suggested to break lead-in-soil deadlock
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Hui suggested to break lead-in-soil deadlock
A proposed hui between property developers and the Dunedin City Council over lead-in-soil regulations has been welcomed as a possible path to resolving an impasse.
‘ODT’ delivery reminder
‘ODT’ delivery reminder
Readers are reminded any changes for Christmas transfers (getting your home delivery redirected to your holiday address or placed on hold while you are away) is before 3pm on working days.
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Council keeps credit rating, outcome ‘pleasing’: mayor
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Council keeps credit rating, outcome ‘pleasing’: mayor
Dunedin's elected officials are upbeat about the city council’s steady credit rating in the face of local government upheaval.
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Theatre career to take centre stage
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Theatre career to take centre stage after winning $10k award
Ella Court’s student flat was a bit like an Academy Awards ceremony when she discovered she had won a prestigious $10,000 national performing arts award.
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Builders go extra mile for PNG build
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Builders go extra mile for PNG build
When a team of Dunedin builders heard a school in a remote region of Papua New Guinea was having a hard time attracting teachers, they travelled by air, sea and land to help.
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Bondi tragedy chance to deepen relations: pastor
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Bondi tragedy chance to deepen interfaith relations, pastor says
A Dunedin pastor says the Bondi Beach tragedy is an opportunity to deepen interfaith relationships by showing compassion and solidarity with each other.
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Pub given its final warning at hearing
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Pub given its final warning at hearing
A central Dunedin pub with a history of locked fire exits and patrons abusing police has been warned it could face prosecution if it slips up again.
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Fear Dunedin school lunch waste increasing with external suppliers
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Fear Dunedin school lunch waste increasing with external suppliers
A University of Otago researcher, who found about a third of food from the healthy lunches programme was going to the landfill, is fearful the situation has become worse
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Trial of car-free connection gets nod
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Trial of car-free connection gets nod
Queen Elizabeth was dragged into a debate on Dunedin’s Town Belt as councillors thrashed out the merits of a car-free connection in the area.
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Otago uni to make recordings of all lectures
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Otago uni to make recordings of all lectures
All lectures at the University of Otago will be available in recorded form from next year amid concern that fewer students are showing up to lectures.
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Tūhura photo competition opening to entries nationwide
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Tūhura photo competition opening to entries nationwide
Tūhura Otago Museum has widened the frame on its popular wildlife and nature photography competition, and opened it up to photographers across New Zealand.
Search for antibiotic receives $1.16m
Search for antibiotic receives $1.16m
A search for an antibiotic for multi-drug resistant and hypervirulent strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae, has received a $1.16 million fellowship to support the research.