No access to drug for Crohn's disease sufferer
No access to drug for Crohn's disease sufferer
For Joe Noon, just eating a couple of mouthfuls of toast causes extreme pain.
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High injury crash rate on route cited
High injury crash rate on route cited
Ninety-nine crashes. That is the toll that has been exacted on motorists using the Caversham highway at the southern entrance to Dunedin during the past five years.
Athletics: Setbacks for Olympic hopeful
Athletics: Setbacks for Olympic hopeful
Otago Olympic hopeful Debbie McCaw has been struck a double blow in her bid to make the New Zealand team for the 2012 games in London.
McKinlay's to open Invercargill store
McKinlay's to open Invercargill store
Dunedin shoe manufacturer McKinlay's Footwear will open a retail outlet in Invercargill today.
Lawyers to discuss next move in stadium battle
Lawyers to discuss next move in stadium battle
Lawyers acting for the Dunedin City Council are expected to be given the floor this morning when debate begins over the next move in the Otago stadium debate.
Weight over for slim Sam
Weight over for slim Sam
A Mosgiel teenager who has swapped fast food, TV and computer games - well most of them - for swimming, running, cycling and a mostly vegetarian diet is the latest to join the ranks of the newly slim.
'Isolated' Juror X finds feet in court
'Isolated' Juror X finds feet in court
The jury system is at the foundation of New Zealand's legal system, but unless you have served on a jury, the experience is something of a mystery. Mark Price spoke to "Juror X", who was involved in a long-running criminal trial.
Faith in council well down: survey
Faith in council well down: survey
Public confidence in the Dunedin City Council's decision-making ability has fallen sharply in the latest quality of life survey, and the proposed Awatea St stadium appears to have been a factor.
Stadium contract may be days away
Stadium contract may be days away
A conditional contract to build the $198 million Awatea St stadium could be signed within days.
Market for illegal fish broken up
Market for illegal fish broken up
Ministry of Fisheries officers and police have broken up a Southland black market in blue cod, rock lobster and oysters.
Fishers Meats expected to resume trading
Fishers Meats expected to resume trading
The prize-winning Fishers Meats' sausage may yet survive to sizzle again.
Dog tired and pie-eyed
Dog tired and pie-eyed
All that Little Dog wanted after eight days of following her injured master, Matthew Briggs, through rugged West Coast terrain was seven Jimmy's mutton pies and her bed.
Law expert distances himself from stadium 'advice'
Law expert distances himself from stadium 'advice'
University of Otago law school dean Prof Mark Henaghan is suggesting words have been attributed to him that he did not say.
Delilah helps family along milky way
Delilah helps family along milky way
While more people are trying to stretch their food budgets by growing vegetables, and one or two are adding a few hens to their urban estates, not many have gone as far as the Fitzpatrick family of Mount Cargill in Dunedin.
Report clears bridge but Geddes still seeks upgrade
Report clears bridge but Geddes still seeks upgrade
The Kawarau Falls bridge at Frankton has been given a clean bill of health by consultants working for the New Zealand Transport Agency.
Headache over bypass options
Headache over bypass options
Which should come first - improved safety or improved efficiency? That is the question Otago roading authorities are posing over the proposed two-stage, $52.6 million upgrade of State Highway 1 at Caversham.
Review of airport landing charges
Review of airport landing charges
International Airport has begun discussing with airlines a review of landing charges last set in January 2001.
Otago road plans exceed expected Government funding
Otago road plans exceed expected Government funding
The three-year programme developed by the new Otago Regional Transport Committee includes $22.5 million more Government money than the region is expected to be allocated.
Total spending proposed in the Otago Regional Land Transport Programme between 2009 and 2012 is forecast to be $530 million.
City's water approved
City's water approved
After 14 years and $64 million spent, the Dunedin water supply has finally been given the official stamp of approval.
Otago's oldest woman turns 106
Otago's oldest woman turns 106
She was born before the Wright Brothers flew, before the first electric washing machine and the first teddy bear were made, and before Kelloggs began selling cornflakes.