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‘Incredibly sad’: museum axes roles
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‘Incredibly sad’: museum axes roles
Four senior management roles have been axed at Tūhura Otago Museum as tough financial times continue for the institution.
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Bluecod limits being mulled
Bluecod limits being mulled
Major overfishing of blue cod has led to the consideration of radical restrictions.
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Dismay over ‘eyesore’ car wrecker nod
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Dismay over ‘eyesore’ car wrecker nod
The Taieri community are upset an "eyesore" car-wrecking yard has been approved without them getting a say.
Milton driver nearly six times over the limit
Milton driver nearly six times over the limit
A man was discovered to be nearly six times over the legal breath-alcohol limit after being spotted acting strangely at a Milton convenience store.
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Worker accommodation project gets consent
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Worker accommodation project gets consent
More than 700 workers in Queenstown will soon have a new place to stay, after a major accommodation complex got the tick from a fast-track consenting panel.
Major Queenstown workers' housing complex approved
Major Queenstown workers' housing complex approved
A major workers’ accommodation project for Queenstown has got the tick of a fast-track consenting panel.
Invercargill mayor taking a month off
Invercargill mayor taking a month off
Beleaguered Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark is taking more time off work in the wake of the most recent controversy surrounding his behaviour, saying he returned to the job too early after heart...
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Height reduction for fast-track approval
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Height reduction for fast-track approval
A planned worker’s accommodation will reduce its height by one level for it to get over the line with a fast-track panel.
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Health of water to be priority
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Health of water to be priority
The Dunedin City Council will continue placing the health of water above economic concerns, despite a government directive proposing to change priorities.
Nobby Clark taking more time off work
'Came back too early': Nobby Clark taking more time off work
Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark is taking more time off work in the wake of the most recent controversy surrounding his behaviour.
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Heritage, progress can co-exist: designer
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Heritage, progress can co-exist: designer
Heritage and new housing developments do not need to be a "zero-sum game", an urban design specialist says, as debate continues over the fate of a historic Stuart St house.
Clark stripped of some duties
Clark stripped of some duties
Invercargill's controversy-plagued mayor Nobby Clark has been stripped of all ceremonial duties by his councillors, after narrowly avoiding a motion asking him to resign.
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'I'm shocked': Historic Dunedin home faces demolition
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'I'm shocked': Historic Dunedin home faces demolition
Heritage advocates are shocked the Dunedin City Council has approved the demolition of a historic Dunedin home and fear other buildings could face the same fate.
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'Disappointing': Leary's comment on mayor’s holiday criticised
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'Disappointing': Leary's comment on mayor’s holiday criticised
MP Ingrid Leary has been criticised after accusing Dunedin’s mayor of jetting away on holiday when the city needs him.
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'Difficult choices' ahead as polytech changes signalled
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'Difficult choices' ahead as polytech changes signalled
Asset sales and cuts to course offerings could be on the cards as another major shakeup of New Zealand’s polytechnic network has been revealed.
Corporate class goes down swinging at charity fight night
Corporate class goes down swinging at charity fight night
Dunedin's corporate class pulled no punches at the weekend.
More rain expected in city but worst over
More rain expected in city but worst over
More wet weather is on its way for Dunedin after a bit of a squishy weekend.
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‘Demolition by neglect’ a concern
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‘Demolition by neglect’ a concern
Councils are calling on the government to make it easier to reuse unoccupied historic buildings, or risk swathes of them becoming "demolished by neglect".
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Proposed speed limit changes now on backburner
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Proposed speed limit changes now on backburner
A raft of speed limit reductions throughout Dunedin will remain stalled after the government raced ahead with new proposed limits.
YSAR ‘chuffed’ with funding
YSAR ‘chuffed’ with funding
The Youth Search and Rescue (YSAR) organisation now has more ways to communicate.