46-year career ends under cloud
46-year career ends under cloud
A mental health nurse’s almost half-century career ended when he was found to have been sexually intimate with a patient in his care.
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Contributions recognised: Composer up for highest honour
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Contributions recognised: Composer up for highest honour
A twice award-nominated composer whose theatre career began in Dunedin says it is "just completely insane" to be in the running for the highest honour in British theatre.
A light decay
A light decay
Sunrise over the Harbour Molars sculpture at the mouth of Otago Harbour.
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Wasp numbers ‘worse’ this year
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Wasp numbers ‘worse’ this year
Warm weather has led to a late explosion in the number of wasps in Dunedin, pest exterminators are warning.
Cyclist critical after crash near university
Cyclist critical after crash near university
A cyclist is in a "critical condition" after a crash involving a car in Dunedin this afternoon.
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Campaigning Dunedin dad denies assaulting police
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Campaigning Dunedin dad denies assaulting police
A Dunedin father who campaigned for road safety after his daughter died in a car crash has denied assaulting arresting officers after crashing his car.
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Sheep central to search for cure
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Sheep central to search for cure
A sheep and some down-time between university semesters has led an American researcher to Otago, with the aim of finding a cure for a rare genetic disorder.
Napping stranger 'crashes car in his sleep'
Napping stranger 'crashes car in his sleep'
A Dunedin man having a nap at the wheel of a stranger's car managed to crash the vehicle into a fence in his sleep, police say.
'Smoke started filtering into the cabin': Bus fire closes SH1
'Smoke started filtering into the cabin': Bus fire closes SH1
An engine fire on a bus filled with passengers closed State Highway 1 near Pigeon Flat Rd north of Dunedin this evening.
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Dunedin sex criminal broke rules by loitering at Oval
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Dunedin sex criminal broke rules by loitering at Oval
A dangerous Dunedin sex offender breached a High Court order because he thought he would not get caught, a court has been told.
Four injured in three-car crash near Waitati
Four injured in three-car crash near Waitati
Four people have been injured in an accident involving three vehicles and a cow on State Highway 1, north of Waitati tonight.
Sandy Graham gets one year contract extension
Sandy Graham gets one year contract extension
Dunedin City Council boss Sandy Graham will get another year in the role as councillors opted not to advertise the job or award her a two-year extension.
Dunedin records hottest April day on record
Dunedin records hottest April day on record
If you think it is particularly hot outside in Dunedin today, it’s because we are having our hottest April day on record.
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Drink-driver who bit woman ordered to pay $10k
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Drink-driver who bit woman ordered to pay $10k
A Dunedin woman caught drink-driving three times in six months bit another motorist who tried to thwart her dangerous rampage, a court has heard.
Teen unscathed after being hit by car
Teen unscathed after being hit by car
A teenager who ran into heavy traffic in north Dunedin had a lucky escape when he was struck by a moving car, police say.
Warning over scaled-back hospital plans
Warning over scaled-back hospital plans
The scaled-back new Dunedin hospital will lead to longer emergency department wait times, health officials warned.
Offender to spend more time in prison
Offender to spend more time in prison
A Christchurch paedophile who communicated with a dangerous Otago sex offender while on parole will be locked up for at least another 18 months.
Dunedin coke plot stripper shipped back to Australia
Dunedin coke plot stripper shipped back to Australia
An Australian stripper who came to Dunedin to retrieve $27m of cocaine has been sent home.
Dunedin nurse was sexually intimate with patient
Dunedin mental health nurse was sexually intimate with patient
A Dunedin mental health nurse’s almost half-century career ended when he was found to have been sexually intimate with a patient in his care.
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Hospital heritage status opposed
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Hospital heritage status opposed
The costs of protecting a Dunedin Hospital building outweigh any benefits a heritage listing would bring, Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora (HNZ) has told the city council.