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Salmon hatchery to close
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Salmon hatchery to close
About 100,000 young salmon are "destined for the landfill", as a Dunedin hatchery blames unnecessary regulation for its impending closure.
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Graduands’ perseverance praised
Graduands’ perseverance praised
More than 300 graduands took to Dunedin’s streets yesterday in a long-awaited celebration of academic achievement.
Backlash over students' 'Shed Pati'
'No cultural sensitivity': Backlash over students' 'Shed Pati'
A party in which students were encouraged to wear their "best hori attire" has sparked backlash in the wake of Maori Language Week.
'No cultural sensitivity': Backlash over students' 'Shed Pati'
'No cultural sensitivity': Backlash over students' 'Shed Pati'
A party in which students were encouraged to wear their "best hori attire" has sparked backlash in the wake of Maori Language Week.
‘Utterly spontaneous’ film in grand final
‘Utterly spontaneous’ film in grand final
It is certifiably the strangest film in the city, possibly even the country.
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Otago Uni TEU strike on the cards over pay
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Otago Uni TEU strike on the cards over pay
Staff at the University of Otago are considering strike action as they push to keep pay in step with inflation.
Pick of the paddock
Pick of the paddock
Dunedin Horticultural Society Spring Flower Show manager Neil Judd looks over the daffodil display yesterday.
Cut-a-thon total tops $10K
Cut-a-thon total tops $10K
A fundraiser for the Otago Community Hospice has made the cut, with more than $10,000 raised.
Three taken to hospital after boat incident on harbour
Three taken to hospital after boat incident on harbour
Three people were taken to hospital with possible hypothermia after a boat struck trouble on Otago Harbour this morning.
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Dairy barn rethink request declined
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Dairy barn rethink request declined
Environment Southland has declined the request of a prominent conservationist to reconsider its approval for Southland’s largest dairy-barn complex to be built near Fiordland National Park.
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Long wait to get licence frustrates would-be bus driver
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Long wait to get licence frustrates would-be bus driver
A would-be bus driver believes red tape is preventing him from helping meet Dunedin’s "dire" need for people behind the wheel.
Angus work given to gallery
Angus work given to gallery
A new Rita Angus painting will soon join the collection at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery in celebration of a 100-year milestone.
Honouring the Queen
Honouring the Queen
Returned and Services Association (RSA) executive member Lox Kellas raises the flag to half-mast in Dunedin’s Queens Gardens yesterday.
Sand mandala swept away
Sand mandala swept away
Three weeks of painstaking work was undone during yesterday’s sand mandala dissolution ceremony at the University of Otago Central Library.
Māori flag flown at polytech
Māori flag flown at polytech
Raised as Māori Language week began yesterday, the tino rangatiratanga flag is set to stay at Otago Polytechnic.
End of reign likely to spark debate, says expert
End of reign likely to spark debate, says expert
The death of the Queen after 70 years on the throne could spark debate about whether a monarch is the right fit for 21st century New Zealand, a University of Otago international relations...
A ‘towering presence’, but also ‘relaxed’
A ‘towering presence’, but also ‘relaxed’
Sukhi Turner had reason enough to be nervous at her first official engagement as Dunedin’s new mayor in November 1995 — then the most famous woman in the world arrived.
Te Pukenga merger: Otago Polytechnic staff 'being set up to fail'
Te Pukenga merger: Otago Polytechnic staff 'being set up to fail'
Staff at Otago Polytechnic are battling low morale and increased workloads in the face of a mega-merger that has them fearing they are being "set up to fail".
Beachside suburb units planned for hospital construction workers
Beachside suburb units planned for hospital construction workers
More than 45 one-bedroom units may be built at a beachside suburb to house an influx of out-of-town Dunedin Hospital construction workers.
Father of murdered student wants change at uni
Father of murdered student wants change at uni
The father of a student killed by the tutor she used to date says the University of Otago should follow a move to ban relationships between staff and students.