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Midwifery student left ‘in limbo’ by changes

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Midwifery student left ‘in limbo’ by changes

Otago Polytechnic midwifery students say course changes could lump them with hundreds of hours of extra study and thousands of dollars in extra course fees.

Accused 'seemed to want to fight': witness

Flowers where Enere Taana-McLaren (inset) was fatally stabbed at the Dunedin Bus Hub in Great...

Accused 'seemed to want to fight': witness

A witness to the prelude to a fatal stabbing in Dunedin’s bus hub says the 14-year-old accused of murder appeared adamant he wanted to fight.

Fatal stabbing shown at bus hub trial

The site where Enere Taana-McLaren (inset) was fatally stabbed at the Dunedin bus hub. Photo:...

Fatal stabbing shown at bus hub trial

Confronting CCTV footage played to a jury shows the moment schoolboy Enere Taana-McLaren was fatally stabbed by a 13-year-old at the Dunedin bus hub.

Councils sign water MoU

Councils sign water MoU

Collaboration with Christchurch to share delivery of some water services is a step closer for the Dunedin City Council (DCC) after Dunedin’s councillors agreed the idea should be investigated.

Alarm raised as drycleaners steams up

A fire truck at Preens this morning. Photo: Hamish Maclean

Alarm raised as drycleaners steams up

A fire alarm was set off by steam at a Dunedin drycleaners this morning, prompting fire crews from Dunedin and St Kilda to respond.

Institutions weigh up displaying artworks

Sculptor John Middleditch works in his Dunedin studio in the 1980s. Photo: supplied

Institutions weigh up displaying artworks

Dunedin institutions are re-evaluating displaying artworks by sculptor John Middleditch following fresh allegations of sexual abuse.

Peckish pilferer pinches pie — police

Peckish pilferer pinches pie — police

A man returned to a Dunedin convenience store from which he had twice been trespassed to hurl abuse at staff and pinch a morning pie, police say.

Good sports

Emily Dick, 15, competes in the long jump. PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH

Good sports

Logan Park High School’s years 9, 10 and 11 students descended on the Caledonian Ground yesterday for some fun and friendly competition in the sun at the north Dunedin...

On the right track

On the right track

A Dunedin Railways "super train" pulls up to the Crown Princess, docked at Port Chalmers yesterday.

Celebrating 40 years

Celebrating 40 years

The Altrusa Club of Taieri celebrated its 40th anniversary at the Dunedin Club with a meal and function yesterday.

First gang patch arrest in city at Mosgiel pool

The alleged offence happened at Mosgiel’s pool, Te Puna o Whakaehu. Photo: ODT File

First gang patch arrest in city at Mosgiel pool

A man was arrested and charged for displaying a gang patch in public in Mosgiel — the first time the charge has ever been laid in Dunedin, police say.

Stolen pie with a side order of abuse

Night ‘n Day South Dunedin. Photo: ODT Files

Stolen pie with a side order of abuse

A man returned to a Dunedin convenience store he was twice trespassed from to hurl abuse at staff and pinch a morning pie, police say.

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Cheesed off: ‘On all levels, a disaster’

East Otago High School student Addisyn Lawrence decides whether to chance a taste of the yellow...

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Cheesed off: ‘On all levels, a disaster’

An Otago principal is convinced prisoners are being fed better than her students, who have had to endure mac ’n’ cheese for several days straight.

Abuse victim wants Dunedin Hospital sculpture removed

John Middleditch's 'Water Sculpture' (1980) stands at Dunedin Public Hospital in Ōtepoti Dunedin....

Abuse victim wants Dunedin Hospital sculpture removed

Warning: Distressing content. A woman who alleges she was sexually abused as a child by a well-known NZ artist wants one of his sculptures removed from Dunedin Hospital.

Man arrested after 'trying to damage a bike'

A man who police say was trying to damage a bike was arrested. Photo: Supplied

Man arrested after 'trying to damage a bike'

A man has been arrested in North East Valley this evening after allegedly trying to damage a bicycle with an unknown object.

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Dunedin's ageing water pipes risk failure

An exposed section of an asbestos cement pipe beside State Highway 87, which carries water from...

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State of Dunedin's ageing water pipes ‘not well understood’

An investigation of some of Dunedin’s most critical water pipes paints a sobering picture of ageing infrastructure at risk of failure.

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Former Clinton cop on cannabis charge

Former police officer Adrian Van Der Eik faces charges of cultivating cannabis and threatening to...

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Former Clinton cop on cannabis charge

A former police officer has been arrested for growing cannabis, a court has heard.

Bus hub murder trial: Teen stabber says he acted in self defence

A 14-year-old who fatally stabbed another teen at Dunedin's bus hub says he was acting in self defence.

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Navy commander embarking on retirement

Commander Jan Kingham displays all her past ranks in the New Zealand Navy as she calls time on...

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Navy commander embarking on retirement

A Dunedin woman who became the longest continuously-serving woman in the Royal New Zealand Navy is calling time on her "great adventure".

Dougal fetches $5500

Proctor Auctions owner Ronnie Proctor will be waving farewell to one of his more unusual lots next month.

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