Whooping cough cases ‘concerning’
Whooping cough cases ‘concerning’
Otago and Southland have recorded by far the highest number of whooping cough cases in the country, a new report shows.
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Updated surgical skills training suite a boon
Updated surgical skills training suite a boon
Junior doctors from around the country are flooding back to Dunedin for surgical skills training, following a $1.8 million rebuild of the University of Otago’s surgical skills teaching facility.
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Aim to relate ‘real story of Christmas’
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Aim to relate ‘real story of Christmas’
Pat Robertson's Pukehiki carol productions are a unique, joyous and fun celebration of the Christmas story that members of the community look forward to each year.
Summer unleashes the heat
Summer unleashes the heat
Only three days into summer and already it looks as if parts of Dunedin and Mosgiel could reach that magical 30°C mark today.
Callout to fire at Otago Corrections Facility
Callout to fire at Otago Corrections Facility
Emergency services were called to the Otago Corrections Facility, near Milton, this evening after a fire was discovered on site.
Claus catastrophe kept at bay
Claus catastrophe kept at bay
Ice cream, hot sun and Santa Claus — it has all the makings of a great family day out, right?
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Dunedin chorus among best in world
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Dunedin chorus among best in world
They may have just been named one of the top Sweet Adelines choruses in the world, but Dunedin singer Robyn Abernethy is pretty sure that won’t qualify them to make superstar dressing room demands.
Panel to help revive city’s live music scene
Panel to help revive city’s live music scene
Hopes are high Dunedin’s live music scene can be revived with the appointment of a blended band of experienced, young, passionate and knowledgeable people for the DCC's Ōtepoti music advisory panel.
Summer on the way, says Niwa
Summer on the way, says Niwa
Summer officially starts on Sunday, and while some might think the weather to match it has not yet arrived, Niwa is making assurances that it is indeed on the way.
Dunedin busy preparing to celebrate St Andrew’s Day
Dunedin busy preparing to celebrate St Andrew’s Day
Surprisingly, organisers of this year’s St Andrew’s Day celebrations are disappointed the forecast is for warm and sunny weather.
Pelvic organ prolapse ‘incredibly common’ in women
Pelvic organ prolapse ‘incredibly common’ in women
Despite how common the condition is, pelvic organ prolapse is not a popular topic of discussion for women, doctors or even health researchers.
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War injuries, ingenuity lead to intraocular invention
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War injuries, ingenuity lead to intraocular invention
Sadly, if it were not for World War 2 pilots getting shards of shattered plastic from aeroplane windscreens in their eyes, the world’s most successful and innovative cataract treatment may never...
Flight forced to turn back due to airport curfew
Flight forced to turn back due to airport curfew
A Qantas flight from Sydney to Queenstown appears to have made it nearly a third of the way across the Tasman Sea before being forced to divert back to Australia.
Final album for The Chills next year
The Chills’ frontman to be honoured with final album release
The Chills’ final album, by the late Dunedin singer-songwriter Martin Phillipps, is due to be released in February.
The heat is on: Dunedin tipped to reach 28°C
The heat is on: Dunedin tipped to reach 28°C
After several weeks of temperatures in the high teens, Dunedin residents are in for a shock - the city’s temperatures are expected to reach 28°C today.
Speeder allegedly refused to take test, threatened to go
Speeder allegedly refused to take test, threatened to go
After being stopped by police for travelling at 147kmh, a motorist allegedly refused to do a compulsory impairment test and threatened to get back in his car and continue driving.
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Camping ground to be used for worker accommodation
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Camping ground to be used for worker accommodation
Soon after Regan Higgins bought the Leith Valley Camping Ground to house construction workers for the new Dunedin hospital, the government announced major changes to the project.
Three hurt in crash after coughing fit
Three hurt in crash after coughing fit
Three people were injured and ended up in Dunedin Hospital after the driver of the car they were in had a "coughing fit" and crashed.
Southern whooping cough numbers high
Southern whooping cough numbers high
Otago and Southland have recorded by far the highest number of whooping cough cases in the country, a new report shows.
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Humans, equines to clash in endurance contest
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Humans, equines to clash in endurance contest
A galloping racehorse can top 70kmh, yet the fastest man in history, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, could reach speeds of only about 44kmh.