'The family's best Christmas present'
'The family's best Christmas present'
Although yesterday was her due date, Olivia Dick's parents did not think she would arrive on Christmas Day.
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Dinners draw hundreds
Dinners draw hundreds
Hundreds of people shared Christmas dinner at charity lunches in Dunedin and Mosgiel yesterday.
Spark from Flyer likely cause of fire
Spark from Flyer likely cause of fire
A helicopter douses a blaze which destroyed 3ha to 4ha of vegetation around the railway line about 2km south of Kingston yesterday.
Judge praises 'unsung heroes'
Judge praises 'unsung heroes'
The "unsung heroes" of the Dunedin courthouse ensure it runs well, departing judge Mary O'Dwyer said yesterday.
Rest-home funding threat
Rest-home funding threat
Financial pressure on Otago and Southland rest-homes is likely to increase next year when the Southern District Health Board transfers $1.2 million from residential to community care.
Nurses group seeks change
Nurses group seeks change
A group of community nurses say they are not adequately represented at the Southern District Health Board, and are pushing for change.
Health board cuts committee meeting schedule
Health board cuts committee meeting schedule
The Southern District Health Board is cutting by half the number of times its main committee meets.
DHB stalwart leaving
DHB stalwart leaving
Having never lived north of Dunedin, Southern District Health Board diagnostic and support services Otago general manager Sonja Dillon is about to take a huge step in her life. She is moving to Adelaide.
Charity to provide care for stray dogs
Charity to provide care for stray dogs
A new dog rescue charity is being set up to rehouse stray dogs no longer taken by Otago SPCA.
Halt to alcohol study political 'manipulation'
Halt to alcohol study political 'manipulation'
Not completing research which shows a majority of respondents favoured stricter alcohol controls constitutes a manipulation of the political process, says Prof Jennie Connor, head of preventive and social medicine at the University of Otago.
'Family room' offer
'Family room' offer
The Southern District Health Board is considering a proposal for a Ronald McDonald trust to build an accommodation facility adjoining Southland Hospital.
Reserve history brought back to life
Reserve history brought back to life
Craigieburn Reserve's history was officially "reclaimed" on Saturday as it was reopened after a project to highlight its history, Dunedin Amenities Society member and project manager Paul Pope says.
Dunedin care workers protest 1.72% pay offer
Dunedin care workers protest 1.72% pay offer
Radius Fulton Care Centre workers staged a protest in Dunedin yesterday over the latest pay offer.
Student badly hurt in Dunedin steet assault
Student badly hurt in Dunedin steet assault
A Dunedin student needed surgery for a head injury after an "altercation" early on Saturday, police say.
No approach on court alternative
No approach on court alternative
The Dunedin City Council has not been approached about Carisbrook being used as an alternative court venue in the event of the Dunedin courthouse failing its seismic assessment, city property manager Robert Clark says.
Ashburn Clinic to make small surplus
Ashburn Clinic to make small surplus
Dunedin's Ashburn Clinic posted a $347,160 loss in 2010-11, but is on track for a small surplus this financial year, the private psychiatric hospital's annual report says.
Bronze comes for honouring Anzac
Bronze comes for honouring Anzac
The bronze statuette marking Brigadier Dr Brian McMahon's Anzac of the Year award was welcomed to Dunedin yesterday.
PHO names chairman
PHO names chairman
The Southern Primary Health Organisation has elected Stuart Heal, of Cromwell, its new chairman.
NZ funeral expenses claim 'total hokum'
NZ funeral expenses claim 'total hokum'
A claim funerals in New Zealand are twice the price of those in Australia has been labelled "total hokum" by the president of the funeral directors' association.
Polytech to close south city centre
Polytech to close south city centre
Otago Polytechnic has confirmed its Community Learning Centre in South Dunedin will close, following a review of viability.