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Simms pitches mayoralty bid
A prominent Dunedin businessman has hit the accelerator on his campaign to be the city’s next mayor.
Fundraising offers hope of better times for babies
Fundraising offers hope of better times for babies
Like all parents, the only thing Maddie and Mackenzie Palmer want is for their little girl to get the most out of life.
Stranded hiker saved by in-law
Stranded hiker saved by in-law
When a Dunedin woman called 111 for help after becoming lost in the bush, she did not think it would be her brother-in-law who would come to the rescue.
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Trail of evidence from graffiti spree
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Trail of evidence from graffiti spree
You may not know Shane Pekama Ngatai but he has increasingly been making a name for himself around Dunedin.
Bollards to reduce store’s ram-raid risk
Bollards to reduce store’s ram-raid risk
Fears of ram-raids and rising retail crime has spurred a Dunedin supermarket to take action by installing bollards.
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Fulltime equivalent students are key: Potiki
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Fulltime equivalent students are key: Potiki
Otago Polytechnic will continue to cut costs as it is not viable to go alone at the moment, its executive director told a meeting in Cromwell this week.
Touring memories
Touring memories
Retiring Dunedin Botanic Garden manager Alan Matchett makes a final tour of the grounds with garden staff yesterday, sharing a few of the stories and a little of the knowledge he has accumulated in his more than 40 years’ working there.
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Rates affordability high on councillors’ agendas
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Rates affordability high on councillors’ agendas
Affordability of rates was one aspiration stressed by Dunedin councillors as they discussed draft budgets.
Plan to cut police executive
Plan to cut police executive
New police commissioner Richard Chambers wants to reduce the size of the police executive and is proposing to cut 17 roles in total.
South’s wants expressed
South’s wants expressed
Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich says the new Health Minister has got the message about the South’s desire for a tertiary hospital as "piled and planned".
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Boy rescued after being swept down Taieri
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Boy rescued after being swept down Taieri
Not a bad story for school.
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Repeat outbreaks at plant likely: Fish & Game
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Repeat outbreaks at plant likely: Fish & Game
Wastewater treatment plants are hot spots for avian botulism and once an outbreak has taken place at a site, the disease will likely return, Fish & Game says.
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New hockey turf will be among first in the world
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New hockey turf will be among first in the world
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games had the world’s first and only carbon zero hockey turf.
Ukrainian ambassador calls for more NZ aid
Ukrainian ambassador calls for more NZ aid
Ukraine is asking for more help in its fight against Russia, saying it is a global war with significance for New Zealand.
Clock presages exciting future
Clock presages exciting future
Yes, it is a clock, but it will not tell you the time of day.
Call for the public to report negative behaviour on buses
Call for the public to report negative behaviour on buses
The Otago Regional Council and Dunedin youth are calling on the public to report bad behaviour on or around Otago’s buses.
Glad to be there to help woman on fire: friend
Glad to be there to help woman on fire: friend
A friend who was with a New Zealander when she was allegedly set on fire by her former partner in Australia is glad she was able to be there with her friend.
Expanded centre to help meet demand
Expanded centre to help meet demand
A newly expanded medical centre in North Dunedin will assist the growing demands of GPs, a clinician says.
DIY approach to tree pruning taken
DIY approach to tree pruning taken
A Dunedin octogenarian was forced to take matters into his own hands when the city council did not prune branches "dangerously" hanging over his street.
Perfectly picturesque
Perfectly picturesque
Delphiniums in full bloom under a blue sky at the historic Dunedin Railway Station made for perfect postcard picture conditions yesterday.