Leading Covid voice rewarded
Leading Covid voice rewarded
Dianne Sika-Paotonu was a leading voice during the Covid-19 pandemic, sharing sometimes complex science-based information in layman’s terms with media across the country.
Man facing raft of driving charges
Man facing raft of driving charges
Police say a Dunedin drink-driver on bail was seen doing 120kmh down Hillside Rd.
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Two injured in crash
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Two injured in crash
Firefighters secure the scene of a crash between a car and a truck at a notorious north Dunedin intersection yesterday.
Activists protest cruise ship industry
Activists protest cruise ship industry
Cruise ship passengers were met by climate change protesters in Port Chalmers yesterday.
One seriously hurt in Great King St assault
One seriously hurt in Great King St assault
A person has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after an assault in North Dunedin this afternoon.
Hospital cuts: Big crowd urged for Town Hall meeting
Hospital cuts: Big crowd urged for Town Hall meeting
A ‘‘raucous’’ Dunedin Town Hall meeting is set to be the next stage of the campaign for the new Dunedin hospital.
Wishing Tree appeal back
Wishing Tree appeal back
Dunedin families can now have their wishes fulfilled.
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Government, PM urged to abandon ‘evil’ Bill
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Government, PM urged to abandon ‘evil’ Bill
The coalition government’s Treaty Principles Bill has been derided as "evil" by a top Dunedin lawyer, who says it is exploiting the public’s ignorance and prejudice.
Study targets drug-resistant infections
Study targets drug-resistant infections
A silent pandemic of drug-resistant infections has become a threat to global public health in the past 25 years, as bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites continue to evolve.
Connecting through music
Connecting through music
Ōtepoti's only hip-hop festival is poised to have its biggest year yet.
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Critic says time to dump Dunedin Railways
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Critic says time to dump Dunedin Railways
Ratepayers are subsidising Dunedin Railways to the tune of nearly $550 per passenger and it is time to consider dumping the failing asset, a critic says.
Meth supply ‘disrupted’
Meth supply ‘disrupted’
The supply of methamphetamine into Dunedin and Invercargill has been "significantly disrupted" after police arrested five people as part of Operation Leith.
Out in force
Out in force
Police and the members of the armed offenders squad (AOS) swarm Turnbull St, in Brockville, yesterday as part of a pre-planned warrant to locate persons of interest.
Paralympic gold medallist pays a visit
Paralympic gold medallist pays a visit
If there is one thing Anna Grimaldi wanted Maori Hill School pupils to know yesterday, it was that there is no such thing as a barrier to your dreams.
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ORC revisiting Lindsay Creek flood mitigation
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ORC revisiting Lindsay Creek flood mitigation
Green infrastructure such as parks and reserves could make up part of the Otago Regional Council’s flood defences in Dunedin’s North East Valley, the council’s chairwoman says.
Heritage protection expected
Heritage protection expected
The vacant Catholic seminary in Mosgiel is expected to be protected from demolition from next week thanks to a former leaseholder who called for it to be given heritage status.
Dunedin house bus fire 'suspicious'
Dunedin house bus fire 'suspicious'
A house bus that went up in flames in Dunedin is being treated as suspicious.
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Core work to aid warming insights
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Core work to aid warming insights
To the layman, they just look like big tubes of mud.
Raids target Comancheros' drug network
Raids target Comancheros' drug network
Police say the supply of methamphetamine into the South has been "significantly disrupted" owing to recent raids targeting a motorcycle gang's drug network.
South Rd closed following crash
South Rd closed following crash
A central Dunedin road was closed after two vehicles collided this afternoon.