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Social housing dream turns sour for tenants

Simon, who feels he has been driven out of the revamped Loan and Mercantile building, moves his...

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Social housing dream turns sour for tenants

A govt-funded charity project offering homeless people a five-star forever home in a converted warehouse was nothing more than a "fairy tale", according to a former tenant who says he left in fear.

Reti claims no knowledge of building sale

A parade of Santas visited Parliament yesterday asking for the new Dunedin hospital to be built...

Reti claims no knowledge of building sale

Health Minister Shane Reti has batted away suggestions the new Dunedin hospital’s outpatients building could be sold.

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Truck driver slams critics after rail hit

A pedestrian handrail in Pine Hill Rd was accidentally hit when an oversized truck and trailer...

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Truck driver slams critics after rail hit

People who can barely "drive their little town cars" should look in the mirror before criticising the driver who hit a Pine Hill handrail while driving a 20m-long truck, a truck driver says.

Teens admit racing in St Kilda carpark

The Victoria St carpark. Photo: DCC (file)

Teens admit racing in St Kilda carpark

Two Dunedin teenagers admitted to ‘‘racing each other’’ when police found them driving in circles in a carpark.

Robin population near Dunedin at risk of extinction

Ecologist and report author Manaia Permain-Fenton with a kakaruai. Photo: Supplied / Jo Monks

Robin population near Dunedin at risk of extinction

A population of South Island robins living near Dunedin is at risk of local extinction without intervention.

Measures for second farm after birds found dead

Precautionary measures are being taken at another poultry farm in Otago, after dead birds were discovered.

Strong winds forecast as temperatures climb

Strong winds forecast as temperatures climb

A strong wind watch is in place for parts of Otago and Southland, while temperatures climb across the South Island.

Hospital at crisis point: striking nurses

Dunedin nurses demonstrate at the Otago Museum Reserve yesterday. Photo: Peter McIntosh

Hospital at crisis point: striking nurses

Striking nurses say staffing and resourcing issues at Dunedin Hospital have reached a crisis point.

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Flood repair works could cost ORC up to $2.54m

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Flood repair works could cost ORC up to $2.54m

October flood repairs, including urgent work on infrastructure at the mouth of the Clutha River, could cost the Otago Regional Council up to $2.54 million, a new report says.

Mall break-in: Thieves target high-end items

A security guard discovered the damage inside the mall early this morning and alerted police....

Mall break-in: Thieves target high-end items

A trio of thieves targeted a jewellery store and ‘‘higher priced’’ items at a sunglass kiosk in an early-morning break-in at Dunedin's Meridian Mall.

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HRT substitute embraced

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HRT substitute embraced

A global shortage of hormone replacement therapy patches has some clinicians embracing game-changing substitutes.

Beating the heat

Beating the heat

Tiakaiwa Kingi, 24, of Dunedin, cools down at Outram Glen as temperatures topped 30°C on the Taieri at 3pm yesterday, as displayed on the Mosgiel clock.

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Nurse’s theft from patients ‘deceit of the highest level’

Finn Davidson can now be named after an application to suppress his identity was declined. Photo:...

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Nurse’s theft from patients ‘deceit of the highest level’

A nurse's theft of more than $20,000 from vulnerable patients at Dunedin Hospital was "deceit of the highest level", a judge says.

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Aim to relate ‘real story of Christmas’

Pukehiki Church trustee Pat Robertson has written another one of her popular Christmas plays,...

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Aim to relate ‘real story of Christmas’

Pat Robertson's Pukehiki carol productions are a unique, joyous and fun celebration of the Christmas story that members of the community look forward to each year.

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Sex offender to remain behind bars

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Sex offender to remain behind bars

A high-risk sex offender who used a hollowed-out bible to stash child-abuse material will be in prison for at least another 16 months.

Updated surgical skills training suite a boon

Working on a cadaver are (from left) Felix Humphries, Seamus Leahy, Hector Law, Lucy Bellerby and...

Updated surgical skills training suite a boon

Junior doctors from around the country are flooding back to Dunedin for surgical skills training, following a $1.8 million rebuild of the University of Otago’s surgical skills teaching facility.

Spruce-up in progress

Spruce-up in progress

Painting of Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium roof has started and is expected to be completed before Christmas.

Variety programme by male choir, guests well received

Dunedin Royal Male ChoirSt Paul’s CathedralMonday, December 2 The Royal Dunedin Male Choir, conducted by John Buchanan, and invited guests entertained a good-sized audience in St Paul’s...

Crash near main road to Dunedin Airport

Emergency services were called to a crash near the main road to Dunedin Airport late this morning.

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Denial an issue as ORC outlines climate plan

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Denial an issue as ORC outlines climate plan

Climate-change denial was among the "key themes" that emerged during consultation on the Otago Regional Council’s draft climate strategy, a report to councillors says.

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