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Fingers being crossed for ‘magic’ 35 pups
Sea lions "seem to be everywhere" this summer in what is hoped to be a bumper breeding season for the threatened native species.
Hamish MacLean
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When music was literally a free-for-all
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When music was literally a free-for-all
Before Spotify, before YouTube, people found new music by flipping through records or CDs at a record store.
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Lease move dismays after hopes raised
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Lease move dismays after hopes raised
City councillors knew the South Dunedin Community Network hoped to be part of the city’s new library but "were told no promises were made", one says.
Leaking hospital slammed as 'third world'
Leaking hospital slammed as 'third world'
Dunedin's leaking hospital has been described as "third world" by a Central Otago man who visited his mother there over the holidays.
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Renting library space ‘huge barrier’
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Renting library space ‘huge barrier’
Councillors campaigning against cuts to the city’s new hospital should look in the mirror after scaling back the South Dunedin library space, a former mayor says.
Fire at commercial property in Southland
Fire at commercial property in Southland
Crews are responding to a "hopper fire" at a Southland commercial property, fire officials say.
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Producers wanted for Toitū video project
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Producers wanted for Toitū video project
The Dunedin City Council is looking for help to produce a "short, sophisticated" video introduction to the city for Toitū Otago Settlers Museum’s new mini movie theatre.
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Young crew spend Christmas at sea
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Young crew spend Christmas at sea
Young environmentalists have sailed past the Dunedin coast at Christmas as those aboard retrace the path of Charles Darwin’s global journey 200 years ago.
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Green Island operations receive consent
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Green Island operations receive consent
Composting, recycling sorting, a bulk waste transfer station and a suite of other operations have all been approved at Green Island.
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Research set to resume at Foulden Maar
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Research set to resume at Foulden Maar
Research is set to resume at an internationally significant Otago fossil site, once controversially scheduled to be mined for a dog food supplement, then bought by the DCC to be preserved for environmental and scientific purposes.
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From military tool to the masses
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From military tool to the masses
With the new century entering its 25th year, Summer Times looks back at some of the events of 2000 and sees how we've fared since. Hamish MacLean looks at the GPS revolution.
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Call for faster pace for renewable energy
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Call for faster pace for renewable energy
New Zealand needs to be far more ambitious with its plans to transition to a low-emissions economy, a leading energy researcher says.
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Fear landfill may be leaching into estuary
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Fear landfill may be leaching into estuary
Otago Fish & Game and Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou have both raised concerns Dunedin’s Green Island landfill could be leaching into Kaikorai Estuary.
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Shooting ruled out for euthanised sea lion
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Shooting ruled out for euthanised sea lion
A female sea lion euthanised last month was not shot - but officials haven't ruled out a stabbing or another "nefarious" act leading to its death. It closely follows the shooting of a well-known mother and her pup in the area.
Person seriously injured in collision
Person seriously injured in collision
A person was taken to hospital in a serious condition after a single-vehicle crash closed State Highway 8 yesterday.
‘Sea ball’ fascination to fear
‘Sea ball’ fascination to fear
The Ministry for Primary Industries is investigating after mysterious green balls of seaweed began washing ashore at Dunedin beaches.
Drone finds no possums
Drone finds no possums
A thermal drone has swept Sandymount Reserve and come up empty as the war on possums on Otago Peninsula reaches its final, high-tech stages.
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Alarm raised over lakes’ falling water quality
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Alarm raised over lakes’ falling water quality
Regional councillors are raising the alarm as the water quality in Otago’s deep lakes reaches a new low.
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‘Still work to do’ before farm repopulated
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‘Still work to do’ before farm repopulated
Deep cleaning and ongoing testing at the Moeraki egg farm where bird flu was found will continue into the new year before chickens are returned to the site.
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Council prepares to consult on 8% rates rise
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Council prepares to consult on 8% rates rise
The Otago Regional Council is readying to consult on an 8% rates rise — its first single-digit increase in years.