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Varroa infestation adds to beekeepers’ climate, price fluctuation worries
Otago beekeepers says the job has become more intense and technical, there being seemingly more questions than answers around the varroa mite.
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Public pitches in to sting honey thief
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Public pitches in to sting honey thief
Bee warned. Anyone thinking of pilfering honey from a Waihola stall is likely to be stung.
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Tenders called for peer mental care
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Tenders called for peer mental care
Health New Zealand wants to establish a private ‘‘peer-led’’ mental health facility in the Southern district.
Festival celebrates 90 years of club
Festival celebrates 90 years of club
After nine decades of playing bridge, Otago’s local club shows no signs of waning membership and is instead going from strength to strength.
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Seeing inside of whale ‘one of coolest things I’ve ever done’
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Seeing inside of whale ‘one of coolest things I’ve ever done’
Cool, calm and collected — that’s how Mahe Ewan reckons he would be if he was swallowed by a whale.
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Sri Lankan children ready to welcome a new year
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Sri Lankan children ready to welcome a new year
A group of young Sri Lankan children are all dressed up to get ready to perform for Sri Lankan new year celebrations at the Sargood Centre, Logan Park, yesterday.
Car on roof; driver injured
Car on roof; driver injured
Emergency services attend the scene of a one-vehicle crash in Crawford St, Dunedin, on Saturday morning where a car rolled on its roof, leaving its sole occupant with moderate injuries.
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Tireless effort to get bush tyre-less
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Tireless effort to get bush tyre-less
Enough tyres to fit a standard car and a motorcycle were pulled from the bush around the Dunedin Town Belt in a community effort to clean up the area.
High turnover of physios ‘substantial threat’
High turnover of physios ‘substantial threat’
A ‘‘concerning, but not entirely surprising’’ high turnover of physiotherapists poses a ‘‘substantial threat’’ to the stability and quality of New Zealand’s public healthcare, new research has...
Programme reduces netballers’ injuries
Programme reduces netballers’ injuries
‘‘Your greatest ability is your availability.’’
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Sealions inspiration for dance
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Sealions inspiration for dance
Mimicking the movements of sealions while dancing towards the breaking dawn was a visual lesson on their return for a host of Dunedin performers.
Fever pitch
Fever pitch
Alt-rock duo Pearly*, guitarist Ryan Hill (left) and bass guitarist and vocalist Phaedra Love, perform to an enthusiastic crowd (below) at Wild Dunedin’s Pitch Choir event, which also featured Don...
Tākaka man imprisoned for threatening ex with power tool
Tākaka man imprisoned for threatening ex with power tool
A man took a chainsaw to a house where his ex had gone, yelling at her from outside as he used the tool to slice up furniture and then cut down a tree so she and others couldn’t leave the property.
Woman's devotion to dead sister's kids rewarded with residency
Woman's devotion to dead sister's kids rewarded with residency
A young Samoan woman who "unfailingly devoted" herself to the care of five children after her sister died has been granted New Zealand residency so she can continue looking after them.
Three charged after Sydney cops foil alleged 'kill car' plot
Three charged after Sydney cops foil alleged 'kill car' plot
Police say they have stopped an alleged 'kill-car' plot in Sydney after a string of suspected gang-related activities including multiple drive-by shootings.
Hundreds arrested at Trafalgar Square protest
Hundreds arrested at Trafalgar Square protest
Police say they arrested 523 people at a protest in London's Trafalgar Square opposing Britain's banning of the Palestine Action group.
Iran war, fuel prices increasing stress among Kiwis
Iran war, fuel prices increasing stress among Kiwis
Psychologists say their clients are reporting increased stress and vicarious trauma because of the Iran war.
Two dead, four injured after crash near Gisborne
Two dead, four injured after crash near Gisborne
Two people are dead and four others injured, two critically, after a crash near Gisborne late last night,.
No deal reached: US stepping away from Iran talks
No deal reached: US stepping away from Iran talks
US Vice President JD Vance says his negotiating team is leaving Pakistan after not reaching a deal with Iran following 21 hours of negotiations.
Cyclone makes landfall; still a 'life-threatening' system
Cyclone makes landfall; still a 'life-threatening' system
Ex-tropical cyclone Vaianu has made landfall near the North Island's Maketu Peninsula as MetService warns it is still "a life-threatening weather system".