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    Uni to focus on ‘market needs’

    The financially stretched University of Otago is taking a hard look at papers and programmes which do not meet "market needs".

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    Councillors attempt to revive Albany St cycleway project

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    Councillors attempt to revive Albany St cycleway project

    A group of councillors have moved to resurrect a contentious Dunedin cycleway project that was axed.

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    Second-hand cars hard to find: dealers

    A scarcity of second-hand cars has led to Auto Court owner Nelson Cottle advertising to buy local...

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    Second-hand cars hard to find: dealers

    A combination of tight supply, high carbon taxes and rising costs has led to a scarcity of second-hand cars, and the virtual death of a cheap second-hand runabout vehicle, dealers say.

    Toys to trucks: Hot Wheels show in town

    Toys to trucks: Hot Wheels show in town

    Heavy-duty big wheelers are tearing up the tarmac into Dunedin.

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    Candidates clash on Smooth Hill figures

    Andrew Simms. Photos: supplied

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    Candidates clash on Smooth Hill figures

    Dunedin mayoralty contender Sophie Barker has challenged a key claim from rival Andrew Simms about the Smooth Hill landfill’s viability.

    Not-quite half-marathon for many runners

    The start of the Dunedin half-marathon at the Caledonian Ground last Sunday. Photo: Peter McIntosh

    Not-quite half-marathon for many runners

    They were supposed to turn right but they turned left and, with that, it became the not-quite Dunedin half-marathon for many.

    Lotto 2517

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    Lotto 2517

    Results from last night's Lotto draw.

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    Work on Mosgiel’s park and ride to start in November

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    Work on Mosgiel’s park and ride to start in November

    Work on Mosgiel’s park and ride will be under way before Christmas, the city council says.

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    Power to more than 500 homes cut by fallen tree

    A fallen gum tree snapped power lines in Morris Rd near Mosgiel yesterday morning. PHOTO: GERARD...

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    Power to more than 500 homes cut by fallen tree

    A downed tree left over 500 homes without power in Mosgiel yesterday, in the same area where a gum tree hitting a power line likely started a massive fire 10 years ago.

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    Youth worker appalled’ by sex abuse allegations

    The trial is being heard at the Timaru District Court. Photo: ODT files

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    Youth worker appalled’ by sex abuse allegations

    A prominent Otago man told police sexually abusing a teenage boy would be against "everything I’ve stood for all my life".

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    Water venture ‘life-changing’ for disabled

    Sally Barkman is hoisted into a boat at Taieri Mouth. Photos: supplied

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    Water venture ‘life-changing’ for disabled

    A proposed multi-use venue which would allow disabled people to get on and into coastal waters has been described as life-changing and the first of its kind in the South Island.

    Pratchett’s humour translated to an ‘endlessly funny’ play

    Pratchett’s humour translated to an ‘endlessly funny’ play

    Witches discover that their home territory is being overrun by malevolent elves and, as if that wasn’t bad enough, one of their number is going to marry the local king.

    A fountain for dog and man

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    A fountain for dog and man

    City dog Bert tries an inclusive drinking fountain installed in lower Stuart St as part of the Bath St upgrade.

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    New navigation station for Otago Harbour

    The proposed location, including a planting area, of Port Otago's new navigation station on...

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    New navigation station for Otago Harbour

    A new navigation station in Otago Harbour will reduce risks for vessels navigating access to the upper harbour.

    Doctors leaving as NZ 'so far behind' in cancer treatment options

    Despite multiple assessments Mrs A's cancer went undiagnosed for months. Photo: Getty Images

    Doctors leaving as NZ 'so far behind' in cancer treatment options

    A New Zealand haematologist working in Australia has warned highly trained doctors are being driven offshore, along with patients.

    Peters accuses Seymour on 'talking out of his field' on Palestine

    ACT leader David Seymour (left) and NZ First's Winston Peters. Photo: NZ Herald

    Peters accuses Seymour on 'talking out of his field' on Palestine

    Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has accused Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour of "talking out of his field" in regards to Palestine, but Seymour rejects that.

    McCann suspect released from prison

    Members of the media wait in front of a prison facility, where Christian Brueckner, a suspect in...

    McCann suspect released from prison

    The main suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has been released from a German prison today, after serving a seven-year sentence for an unrelated sex crime.

    Australia, PNG sign defence communique

    Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Photo: Getty Images

    Australia, PNG sign defence communique

    Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a defence communique with his Papua New Guinea counterpart James Marape in Port Moresby today.

    High winds fuel eight vegetation fires across Canterbury

    Photo: NZ Herald

    High winds fuel eight vegetation fires across Canterbury

    Firefighters are battling eight vegetation fires in Canterbury as strong winds fan the flames.

    Man jailed for possession of nearly 9000 child abuse images

    Man jailed for possession of nearly 9000 child abuse images

    An Auckland man was sentenced to more than three years in prison for possessing nearly 9000 images of child sexual exploitation material.
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