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Uni defends need for affirmative action

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Uni defends need for affirmative action

The University of Otago is standing firm on its affirmative action programmes, despite Act New Zealand launching a members’ Bill that proposes to ban them.

Reimagining ‘Requiem’, memories of Erebus disaster

Voices NZ, Reimagining Mozart. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Reimagining ‘Requiem’, memories of Erebus disaster

Patrons filled St Paul’s Cathedral for Reimagining Mozart (2023), Robert Wiremu’s unique hour-long choral piece commissioned for Voices NZ Chamber Choir and chamber ensemble.

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80-minute wait for ambulance after bad break to leg

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80-minute wait for ambulance after bad break to leg

A rugby player was in "excruciating pain" as he waited for an ambulance at a Dunedin sports ground for more than an hour as a busy Hato Hone St John prioritised other jobs.

Worms invade inpatient building site, threaten to upend project

A velvet worm, or ngāokeoke, has been spotted at the new Dunedin hospital inpatient building site...

Worms invade inpatient building site, threaten to upend project

APRIL FOOL!A tiny subterranean worm has made its home underneath the site for the new Dunedin hospital, prompting concerns the hospital could be further delayed, or worse.

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Evasive mothers make pup count hard to call

Sealions, young and old, rest at a nursery used as a creche for pups on the Otago Peninsula...

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Late creche arrivals, evasive mothers make pup count hard to call

Sea lion pups are being brought to Otago Peninsula nurseries later this year than in the past and several mothers have eluded Department of Conservation staff trying to keep track of the species’...

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Gallery owner helps save art

Bellamys Gallery owner John Bellamy holds a painting by his wife, Pauline, which he helped save...

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Gallery owner helps save art

The quick-thinking actions of a Macandrew Bay gallery owner armed with a pair of fire extinguishers meant no artworks were destroyed when an early morning blaze erupted at his business.

In a tangle

In a tangle

The crew of Potamos deal with a broken mast after the yacht was towed into Careys Bay on Sunday.

Public invited to have their say on LTP

The public are being invited to have their say as the Dunedin City Council begins formal consultation on its draft nine-year-plan.

Drink drivers try to evade checkpoints - police

Two men who allegedly tried to dodge police checkpoints in Dunedin over the weekend were tracked down by officers and both blew about four times the legal alcohol limit.

Father, son charged over Calton Hill attack: police

Father, son charged over Calton Hill attack: police

A father and son have been charged following an attack on a man at his Dunedin home, police say.

Fire at Macandrew Bay gallery

Emergency services were called to a fire in Dunedin's Macandrew Bay early this morning.

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Offender committed ‘racial abuse’, threatened violence

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Offender committed ‘racial abuse’, threatened violence

A Dunedin man committed "out and out racial abuse" when asked to leave a property, a court has heard.

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Letting some Three Waters assets fail part of strategy

The Waimate District Council are assuring residents that the water remains safe to drink despite...

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Letting some Three Waters assets fail part of strategy

Allowing some infrastructure to fail by not replacing it before its use-by date is part of the city’s approach to managing Three Waters assets, the Dunedin City Council says.

A helping hand

The harbour cruise boat Monarch is pushed into a berth after being towed to Careys Bay by the fishing trawler Mary Ann yesterday.

Post-quake inaction criticised

Rescue workers stand on rubble on the site of a building that collapsed in Mandalay yesterday....

Post-quake inaction criticised

Humanitarian efforts following Myanmar’s devastating earthquake are being hampered by the country’s hostile military rulers, members of Dunedin’s Burmese community say.

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