'Good announcement' on way for hospital
Hospital decision expected
Labour's Taieri MP Ingrid Leary is expecting a "good announcement" regarding the new Dunedin hospital from Health Minister Simeon Brown today.
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Cancer patient calls for a fair decision by govt
Cancer patient calls for a fair decision by govt
A cancer patient who spent months in Dunedin Hospital says staff were great but the hospital was not.
Teenager hit in head with hammer
Teenager hit in head with hammer
A teenager is in Dunedin Hospital after being hit in the head with a hammer following an alleged road rage incident in Mornington.
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Funding boost for events ‘a drop in the ocean’ — promoter
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Funding boost for events ‘a drop in the ocean’ — promoter
Events and festivals in Dunedin could get a $4.4million boost over four years, but even that has been described as "a drop in the ocean".
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‘Captain’ needed to pilot draft live music action plan
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‘Captain’ needed to pilot draft live music action plan
A plan to protect Dunedin's live music "will never be fulfilled" without a dedicated adviser to lead the way, city councillors have heard.
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Rates rises exceeding 10% mooted after debt increased
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Rates rises exceeding 10% mooted after debt increased
Councillors have pushed projected rates rises in Dunedin above 10%.
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Public input floated for playground upgrades
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Public input floated for playground upgrades
Anticipated upgrades for Dunedin's three destination playgrounds may require the community to dig in to become a reality.
NZ’s oldest Land Rover doing bit for heart health
NZ’s oldest Land Rover doing bit for heart health
The country's oldest Land Rover is hitting the road once again, embarking on a 1800km journey in the name of heart health.
Members disappointed Town Belt programme stopped
Members disappointed Town Belt programme stopped
A group of Dunedin students are disappointed an educational environmental programme has gone into hibernation due to a lack of funding.
Pacific Cultures Gallery to be closed for a refresh
Pacific Cultures Gallery to be closed for a refresh
For about 60 years, Tūhura Otago Museum's Pacific Cultures Gallery has been the "go-to" place to learn about island life down under.
Proposal to charge international visitors entry fees
Proposal to charge international visitors entry fees
Dunedin should not be giving away its history to international visitors for free, a councillor says.
Sunflowers bloom as cancer found gone
Sunflowers bloom as cancer found gone
As 120,000 sunflowers planted in Susanne Volkers' honour started to bloom, she found out her brain cancer was gone.
Woman sentenced for threats and assault
Woman sentenced for threats and assault
An "enraged" Dunedin woman dug her nails into a detective's hand, causing it to bleed, and threatened to kill her former partner by driving through his house.
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Overnight patrol seeking volunteers
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Overnight patrol seeking volunteers
A group of North Dunedin volunteers are some of the very few who have a stamp of approval from police to slink around at night looking for trouble.
Women allegedly violated during tramp
Women allegedly violated during tramp
A jury is deciding whether or not a man groped a sleeping woman and forcefully violated another while on a tramping trip.
Fast ice thickness trends focus of study
Fast ice thickness trends focus of study
An analysis of more than 30 years of data on the thickness of landfast sea-ice in Antarctica's McMurdo Sound has revealed climate change does not yet appear to be having an effect on its thickness.
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Council looking at steps to stop avian botulism outbreaks
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Council looking at steps to stop avian botulism outbreaks
Steps to prevent another outbreak of avian botulism at an Otago wastewater treatment plant could involve discouraging birds from moulting on the property.
Medical school looking for volunteers to meet students
Medical school looking for volunteers to meet students
If you have a long-term medical condition and you want to give back to the medical profession for all the help and support practitioners have given, the Otago Medical School needs you.
Renters band together in new union
Renters band together in new union
Landlords willing to act in good faith have nothing to fear from a newly formed renters union, an organiser says.
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Secrets of the sea put under the microscope to study climate change impacts
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Secrets of the sea put under the microscope to study climate change impacts
Research treasures from the depths of the Ross Sea Marine Protected Area (MPA) are now being studied by University of Otago researchers.