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New McDonald’s restaurant taking shape
The new McDonald’s restaurant in Green Island should open in the middle of May, and the operator is confident it will be a shot in the arm for the suburb.
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‘Reasonably likely’ toxic liquid entering stream
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‘Reasonably likely’ toxic liquid entering stream
Environmental monitoring at the Green Island landfill is not up to the task of determining whether toxic liquid is seeping into nearby waterways, an ORC's senior consents planner says.
Taieri Gorge train to host knitters’ ‘social sojourn’
Taieri Gorge train to host knitters’ ‘social sojourn’
Despite hopping on a train for five and a-half hours of uninterrupted knitting, actually getting it done will be "quite a challenge", Jan Aitken says.
Kākā set to remain at Garden aviary
Kākā set to remain at Garden aviary
A captive kākā at the centre of a battle between the Department of Conservation (Doc) and the bird’s longtime carers will stay in Dunedin, it has been confirmed.
Street design feedback sought
Street design feedback sought
The Bath St renovation is on the home stretch, the proposed final design is in the works and the public have been invited to have their say.
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Uncertainty over future leaves polytechnic staff at ‘peak anxiety’
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Uncertainty over future leaves polytechnic staff at ‘peak anxiety’
Otago Polytechnic staff are at "peak anxiety" facing a six-month wait to find out whether they will be part of a stand-alone institution.
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In clover: ‘in disbelief’ over 5-leaf find
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In clover: ‘in disbelief’ over 5-leaf find
Getting down with the dogs proved lucky for one North Taieri woman when she spotted a five-leaf clover.
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Man jailed for six years, added to child sex offender registry
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Man jailed for six years, added to child sex offender registry
A Dunedin man who sexually offended against two children and coerced one to get naked and play football with him has been jailed for more than six years.
CPR not ‘right’ for everyone
CPR not ‘right’ for everyone
If you feel you need to perform CPR to save someone, think about whether it is "the right thing for the right person".
Unlocking inner potential
Unlocking inner potential
Students from numerous secondary schools in Dunedin gathered at Queen’s High School yesterday for a leadership and empowering seminar run by ChangeMakers.
Clash over what caused fatal bus hub fight
Clash over what caused fatal bus hub fight
There is no dispute over the identity of the now 14-year-old who dealt the fatal wound to Enere Taana-McLaren but the issue of self-defence looms large.
Museum commemorates The Chills founder
Museum commemorates The Chills founder
The staff at Tūhura Otago Museum hope a new exhibition dedicated to Martin Phillipps will "fill people with warmth".
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Author to have lofty presence
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Author to have lofty presence
Fans of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code will be excited to hear more than 30 copies of the book will be available to buy at the Regent Theatre Book sale.
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Healthy lunches ‘not just about the food’
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Healthy lunches ‘not just about the food’
While students at one Otago school were battling through days of pre-packaged mac ’n’ cheese, children at another were enjoying fresh meals made on-site.
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Mayor hopeful of rates rises under 10%
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Mayor hopeful of rates rises under 10%
Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich remains hopeful the city council can keep rates rises under 10%.
Auction organised to help get family home
Auction organised to help get family home
When Ronnie Proctor heard about a Dunedin family struggling to return to their red-stickered home, he reached for his hammer.
Schoolboy driver flees Dunedin police at speed
Schoolboy driver flees Dunedin police at speed
A teenage driver with an expired warrant and registration will now have to pay a bigger fine after he fled from Dunedin police.
Book to mark century of ‘Critic’
Book to mark century of ‘Critic’
A reporter for Otago University student magazine Critic Te Ārohi sneaked into a Beatles interview when the Fab Four played the Dunedin Town Hall in 1964.
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Green light for Dunedin cycleway tunnel
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Green light for Dunedin cycleway tunnel
An ambitious tunnel-connected cycleway project will have its first stage ready by October, the Otago Daily Times has learned.
'Incoherent' yelling woman startles students in their flat
'Incoherent' yelling woman startles students in their flat
A stranger who broke into a Dunedin flat began banging on doors and yelling another woman’s name in the middle of the night, police say.