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Commissioner plan to help with patient rights

Commissioner plan to help with patient rights

A group of health professionals are calling for a new organisation to address patient rights and safety as people find the health system increasingly difficult to navigate.

Pitching ideas and tents

Dunedin students once again revelled in the fun at the Otago University Students' Association's annual Tent City event this week.

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Zero-carbon discussion heats up

Carmen Houlahan. File photo: Gregor Richardson

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Zero-carbon discussion heats up

A war of words erupted between Dunedin city councillors when one suggested the organisation was letting itself down on climate change.

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Bid to cap ORC staff numbers to save money fails

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Bid to cap ORC staff numbers to save money fails

A bid to find further savings has failed and Otago ratepayers will now be consulted on a 7.8% regional council rates rise.

Streets flooded as water main bursts

Streets flooded as water main bursts

Water gushes from a burst water main in Leith St yesterday, forcing the street to be temporarily closed.

Just one student answers call to clean streets

Only one student, Gabriella Farrell, 20, left, an international student from Pennsylvania, turned...

Just one student answers call to clean streets

The University of Otago has 20,000 students. Just one answered the call to help clean up the mess they have made during O-Week.

Tepid response to Bitcoin ATM

A North Dunedin petrol station has the first crypto ATM in the city — just do not ask its owner how it works.

Meth, knives discovered in vehicle - police

Methamphetamine is the drug of choice for many in New Zealand, according to wastewater testing....

Meth, knives discovered in vehicle - police

Methamphetamine and knives were discovered inside a vehicle in Dunedin after officers noticed a ‘‘strong smell of cannabis’’ wafting from within, police say.

Water gushes from burst main on Dunedin street

A burst water main has forced a Dunedin street to close as water spews out onto neighbouring streets.

Additional carparks get the thumbs up

Additional carparks get the thumbs up

Parking changes opposed by a former Dunedin mayor have been given the nod by the council’s infrastructure committee.

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Brakes put on move to review bike lanes

A cyclist makes his way along a Dunedin cycle lane yesterday. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Brakes put on move to review bike lanes

A tandem effort from Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich and Cr Lee Vandervis sought to put a spoke in the wheel of cycleways spending.

Rescue chopper touches down in Dunedin park

A rescue helicopter touches down at Mornington Park this morning. Photo: Gregor Richardson

Rescue chopper touches down in Dunedin park

A rescue helicopter has landed in Dunedin's Mornington Park this morning as part of a medical response.

Workmates ‘sickened’ by Moana Pool peeping

Mark Lester was ordered to pay the family he spied on in a changing room $750. Photo: supplied

Workmates ‘sickened’ by Moana Pool peeping

A Canterbury businessman who spied on two naked children at a Dunedin pool has "sickened" his workmates.

'Valuable' medals stolen in raid on Dunedin home

Police are calling for CCTV footage as they investigate the theft of a haul of "valuable" medals from a central Dunedin home.

Service options will affect passengers, fares

Children may no longer get a free ride and passengers going to Port Chalmers or Mosgiel might be asked to pay more if a shakeup to the region’s bus services goes ahead.

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Dunedin man had hundreds of pairs of stolen undies

Warren Gray will be sentenced in June after admitting two underwear burglaries. Photo: Peter...

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Dunedin man had hundreds of pairs of stolen undies

A Dunedin underwear thief was found with hundreds of pairs of men’s briefs when police searched his home, a court has heard.

Flight mishaps: When can you claim compensation?

Flight mishaps: When can you claim compensation?

If you or your bags are off-loaded because the plane you are on is too full to take off, what exactly are your rights?

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Dismayed by funding cuts to fight truancy

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Dismayed by funding cuts to fight truancy

The government is sending mixed messages in its approach to truancy as southern regions have had funding cut for school attendance officers, a Southland principal says.

Passenger irate still waiting for luggage two days on

Passengers on a flight from Auckland to Dunedin are still waiting for their luggage two days on.

Gas smell triggered mass evacuations

A firefighter with evacuated people in Frederick St. Photo: Craig Baxter

Gas smell triggered mass evacuations

Staff and students were evacuated for about an hour on Wednesday afternoon from the University of Otago medical and dental schools after a strong smell of gas spread through the buildings. They were...

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