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Rates affordability high on councillors’ agendas
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Rates affordability high on councillors’ agendas
Affordability of rates was one aspiration stressed by Dunedin councillors as they discussed draft budgets.
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Repeat outbreaks at plant likely: Fish & Game
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Repeat outbreaks at plant likely: Fish & Game
Wastewater treatment plants are hot spots for avian botulism and once an outbreak has taken place at a site, the disease will likely return, Fish & Game says.
'If I don’t cut them off this could cause an accident'
'If I don’t cut them off this could cause an accident'
A Dunedin octogenarian was forced to take matters into his own hands when the city council did not prune branches "dangerously" hanging over his street.
Bollards to reduce store’s ram-raid risk
Bollards to reduce store’s ram-raid risk
Fears of ram-raids and rising retail crime has spurred a Dunedin supermarket to take action by installing bollards.
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Boy rescued after swept down Taieri
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Boy rescued after swept down Taieri
Not a bad story for school.
Touring memories
Touring memories
Retiring Dunedin Botanic Garden manager Alan Matchett made a final tour of the grounds with staff, sharing stories and knowledge he's accumulated in his more than 40 years’ working there.
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Simms pitches mayoralty bid
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Simms pitches mayoralty bid
A prominent Dunedin businessman has hit the accelerator on his campaign to be the city’s next mayor.
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Trail of evidence from graffiti spree
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Trail of evidence from graffiti spree
You may not know Shane Pekama Ngatai but he has increasingly been making a name for himself around Dunedin.
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New hockey turf will be among first in the world
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New hockey turf will be among first in the world
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games had the world’s first and only carbon zero hockey turf . Now Dunedin is getting one just like it.
Ukrainian ambassador calls for more NZ aid
Ukrainian ambassador calls for more NZ aid
Ukraine is asking for more help in its fight against Russia, saying it is a global war with significance for New Zealand.
Clock presages exciting future
Clock presages exciting future
Yes, it is a clock, but it will not tell you the time of day.
Call to report bad behaviour on buses
Call to report bad behaviour on buses
The Otago Regional Council and Dunedin youth are calling on the public to report bad behaviour on or around Otago’s buses.
Expanded centre to help meet demand
Expanded centre to help meet demand
A newly expanded medical centre in North Dunedin will assist the growing demands of GPs, a clinician says.
Perfectly picturesque
Perfectly picturesque
Delphiniums in full bloom under a blue sky at the historic Dunedin Railway Station made for perfect postcard picture conditions yesterday.
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Train service on track to return
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Train service on track to return
Momentum appears to be building for bringing trains back to Middlemarch, but a sustainable model has yet to be thrashed out.
Outbreak thought contained after dead birds found away from site
Outbreak thought contained after dead birds found away from site
Dead birds have been found up to 80m from a DCC-run site where avian botulism has been confirmed, but the council believes the disease is contained at the plant.
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Rush to discover what ‘East of Eden’ is all about
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Rush to discover what ‘East of Eden’ is all about
Those wanting to brush up on what all this East of Eden fuss is about may be out of luck.
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Passer-by praised for lifesaving actions after crash
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Passer-by praised for lifesaving actions after crash
Police have praised the quick thinking of a mystery person who saved a motorcyclist from bleeding out following a serious accident north of Dunedin.
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$92m tag for new landfill
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$92m tag for new landfill
The proposed budget for a new Dunedin landfill at Smooth Hill has nearly doubled to $92 million.
Principals in the learning seat
Principals in the learning seat
Dunedin principals (from left) Charissa Nicol, Bridget Davidson and Kate Nicholson took part in a leadership programme hosted by the Harvard Club of Australia.