Stadium boss challenges collaboration plans
Stadium boss challenges collaboration plans
The boss of Christchurch's new stadium says big acts will only play in one South Island city and Dunedin will inevitably lose out.
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Staff tickled pink with new grow lights
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Staff tickled pink with new grow lights
Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin has had a pink hue before.
City centre celebrates sea lion lineage
City centre celebrates sea lion lineage
Sea lions have turned up in some odd places in Dunedin recently, but up until yesterday they had not made it to the CBD.
Ministry orders hearing device’s return after ‘miscommunication’
Ministry orders hearing device’s return after ‘miscommunication’
A Dunedin mother is frustrated her daughter has to return a $4000 hearing device given to her by the Ministry of Education she was initially told she could keep when she moves overseas.
Rates rise reduced in DCC draft plan
Rates rise reduced in DCC draft plan
Rates rises will fall to 6% over the course of a draft nine-year plan set out by the Dunedin City Council.
Despite cut, hall plan provides ‘certainty’
Despite cut, hall plan provides ‘certainty’
A Dunedin school is pleased to finally have certainty after plans for a new hall and classrooms were put in limbo by the Ministry of Education at the 11th hour.
Tapping into local style for world stage
Tapping into local style for world stage
A tap trio is taking Dunedin's unique technique to the world stage.
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HNZ silent on impact of norovirus
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HNZ silent on impact of norovirus
A norovirus outbreak at a Dunedin aged-care facility appears to have been contained.
Kāinga Ora to sell off Aaron Lodge
'No longer financially viable': Kāinga Ora to sell off Aaron Lodge
The semi-abandoned Aaron Lodge, once proposed as a solution for Dunedin’s homeless situation, will go out to the market next week.
Cafe reopening in the pipeline
Cafe reopening in the pipeline
The Swan Cafe and Bar in Bath St, Dunedin, is expected to reopen next week after being closed because of pipes being upgraded in the area.
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Same name suppression in drug dealer case
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Same name suppression in drug dealer case
It is a tale of two Dunedin men with nothing in common and everything in common.
Woman allegedly attacked flatmate with golf club
Woman allegedly attacked flatmate with golf club
A woman was arrested outside her South Dunedin flat yesterday after allegedly attacking her flatmate with a golf club, police say.
‘Love and hard work’ key to hitting 100
‘Love and hard work’ key to hitting 100
She may not go to the races any more, but Rosabel Lott still knows what it takes to place a winning bet.
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‘Runaround’ given over request
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‘Runaround’ given over request
A Dunedin Kāinga Ora tenant with bowel cancer and declining mental health says he has been given the "runaround" for years over a request to move to Christchurch to be closer to family.
Students sample science life at camps
Students sample science life at camps
If there is one thing you have to know about Caitlin White, it is that she loves science.
‘Nothing stopping me’: mum-to-be off to cup
‘Nothing stopping me’: mum-to-be off to cup
When Ellie "Body Snatcher" Stevens travels to Austria for the Roller Derby World Cup, she will have a baby in tow.
Man missing in South Dunedin found safe
Man missing in South Dunedin found safe
A 77-year-old man has been found safe and well after being reported missing in Dunedin earlier today.
Disqualified driver blows four times over legal limit
Disqualified driver blows four times over legal limit
A disqualified Dunedin driver out for an alleged drunk drive around the central city was arrested after blowing over four times the legal limit.
Verge’s maintenance concerns resident
Verge’s maintenance concerns resident
A popular Central Dunedin walkway has been engulfed by nature after the council all but abandoned efforts to maintain its grass verges, a resident says.
Robbery latest crime at house
Robbery latest crime at house
A robbery by two masked men armed with guns and a hammer is the latest in a string of incidents which has turned a quiet Dunedin street into "crime central", a resident says.