Pair cop driving charges after complaints
Pair cop driving charges after complaints
Two 50-year-olds, a man and a woman, were arrested after complaints from other motorists about their behaviour behind the wheel of the same vehicle yesterday.
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Drought conditions ahead: forecaster
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Drought conditions ahead: forecaster
A "long and dusty road" lies ahead for North Otago farmers as drought conditions look set to continue for months, not weeks, a long-term weather forecaster has warned.
‘Fearless’ critic wins prestigious award
‘Fearless’ critic wins prestigious award
Robert Patman’s "fearless" ability to educate both politicians and the public, about issues relating to international relations, has been recognised with a prestigious national award.
Union meetings against charter school proposal
Union meetings against charter school proposal
Secondary school teachers in Dunedin and Queenstown are holding union meetings today about the government’s attempt to reintroduce charter schools in New Zealand.
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Life-long promise made to keep learning
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Life-long promise made to keep learning
Being a 76-year-old graduand, Noel O’Malley reckons there is a strong possibility he will start at the front of the University of Otago graduation parade today and finish at the back.
HIV diagnosis numbers rising but still below earlier yearly averages
HIV diagnosis numbers rising but still below earlier yearly averages
While HIV diagnoses appear to be on the rise in New Zealand, researchers say the numbers are still lower than the 2016-20 annual average.
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Overcame past to follow family tradition
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Overcame past to follow family tradition
"I think I’ve surprised a lot of people because if you met me five or six years ago, you definitely wouldn’t have expected to see me here."
Lower cancer screening age called for
Lower cancer screening age called for
New research shows an "alarming" rise in colorectal cancer rates in younger New Zealanders, and researchers are now calling for a lowering of the bowel cancer screening age.
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‘Brutal’ staff cut proposed at uni
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‘Brutal’ staff cut proposed at uni
Continuing financial troubles and a failure to keep up with digital learning technologies has prompted the University of Otago to propose major changes in one of its departments.
Fears for family drive $300m Wānaka hospital plan
Fears for family drive $300m Wānaka hospital plan
The "helplessness" of watching his 2-week-old son struggling to breathe and having nowhere to turn for help is part of the inspiration behind Mike Saegers seeking fast-track approval to build a new $300m hospital in Wānaka.
Nurses to rally amid staffing crisis
Nurses to rally amid staffing crisis
Nurses will be rallying in Dunedin and Invercargill tomorrow, calling on the Government to increase funding to health in Budget 2024, to resolve the staffing crisis.
Thieves hunted down after $30k tourist bus theft
Thieves hunted down after $30k tourist bus theft
Police used vehicle tracking GPS to hunt down a Christchurch trio who allegedly broke into a tourist bus near Palmerston and stole goods valued up to $30,000.
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Over the moon after winning space scholarship
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Over the moon after winning space scholarship
When Tait Francis found out he had been selected to conduct research at Nasa, there was no countdown — he just launched straight out of his chair.
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Letter urges university to act against Israel
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Letter urges university to act against Israel
An open letter to Otago University, signed by lecturers, teaching and research fellows and postgraduate students, calls for the institution to "disclose and divest from any economic ties to the apartheid state of Israel".
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Police call for calm after threats
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Police call for calm after threats
Threats of vigilante justice have prompted Dunedin police to call for calm, following claims a man was filming children and "flashed" a gun while trying to abduct a child from a Mosgiel park recently.
Atmospheric river shakes up weather
Atmospheric river shakes up weather
Weather conditions in April have been described as "fairly mundane" for the southern regions, with the exception of an atmospheric river that brought "high-impact weather" in the second week.
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Postgrad programme battling loneliness
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Postgrad programme battling loneliness
Concern about how easy it is for postgraduate students to isolate themselves "to an extreme level", has prompted the OUSA to create a new support programme to combat loneliness.
Man caught driving days after license suspended
Man caught driving days after license suspended
It appears it takes some people longer to learn from their lessons than others.
'No reverse': Driver's excuse for bizarre McDonald's exit
'No reverse': Driver's excuse for bizarre McDonald's exit
A Ford Ranger owner was not loving the attention he got from police, after driving over the gardens and the kerb at McDonald’s Andersons Bay at the weekend.
Van repeatedly rammed car for 'unknown reason'
Van repeatedly rammed car for 'unknown reason'
Police are looking for a yellow van after it was seen repeatedly ramming a car in Mornington on Saturday.