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Local govt expert: council must step up
Dunedin city councillors need to step up and show leadership amid a difficult time with their chief executive, a local government scholar believes.
Expanded cultural festival to ring in Chinese New Year
Expanded cultural festival to ring in Chinese New Year
Dunedin's Chinese New Year celebrations have been expanded into a two-week cultural festival that celebrates the city’s ties with the Middle Kingdom.
Two secondary schools emailed bomb threats
Two secondary schools emailed bomb threats
Two Dunedin schools have become the latest recipients in a series of bomb threats sent to secondary schools nationally.
Gull dive
Gull dive
A stubborn seagull takes in a bird’s eye view of the Moana Pool diving pool from the lofty heights of a 3m springboard during its five-day stay at the complex.
Humble heroes honoured
Humble heroes honoured
Ten people who played crucial roles in thwarting a Dunedin supermarket stabber’s frenzied attack have been honoured for their selfless acts.
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Paver stockpile a saver in the long run: council
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Paver stockpile a saver in the long run: council
Pavers left over after Dunedin’s George St upgrade could cover an area equivalent to more than five basketball courts and the city council says their $265,000 cost is worth it in the long run.
Trailblazer’s honorary doctorate
Trailblazer’s honorary doctorate
An "extraordinary trailblazer" for women in medicine is to be awarded an honorary doctor of laws at tomorrow’s University of Otago graduation ceremony.
Bootcamp teen absconds after funeral of fellow participant
Bootcamp teen absconds after funeral of fellow participant
One of the 10 young men taking part in the bootcamp pilot is on the run after attending the funeral of another who died in a crash.
Health insurance CEO shot dead in Manhattan attack
Health insurance CEO shot dead in Manhattan attack
Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth's insurance unit, was killed outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel in what police described as a targeted attack by a gunman.
Man fatally shot in South Auckland
Man fatally shot in South Auckland
A man has died after being shot in Clendon Park in South Auckland this afternoon, prompting a homicide investigation.
Rolling out plans for a Dunedin lawn bowls hub
Rolling out plans for a Dunedin lawn bowls hub
The planned development of "brown field reserve land" into a lawn bowls hub would strengthen the sport in Dunedin, council staff say.
Support needed for vaping teens
Support needed for vaping teens
Researchers have again called for the government to consider ending the sale of vaping products in dairies and service stations, capping retailer numbers and preventing vape stores from operating...
Reducing sickness anxiety for children
Reducing sickness anxiety for children
Demystifying the world of bacteria for children is the goal for one Dunedin medical laboratorist.
One seriously hurt in stabbing near Auckland school
One seriously hurt in stabbing near Auckland school
A person is in a serious condition after being stabbed near Auckland Girls' Grammar School this afternoon.
Man reported missing in St Kilda found safe
Man reported missing in St Kilda found safe
A man reported missing in Dunedin today has been found safe and well.
Wettest spring on record for Dunedin, parts of South
Wettest spring on record for Dunedin, parts of South
Spring this year was one of the warmest for New Zealand, but it was also the wettest on record for much of the South.
Crews tackle fire near Taieri Mouth
Crews tackle fire near Taieri Mouth
Fire crews from Dunedin and Clutha are battling a blaze near Taieri Mouth this afternoon.
Search unable to resume for missing climbers
Search unable to resume for missing climbers
Search teams are waiting for a a break in the weather to resume the search for three men missing on Aoraki Mt Cook.
Dunedin schools emailed 'bomb threat '
Dunedin schools emailed 'bomb threat '
Two Dunedin schools were included in a bomb threat emailed to secondary schools throughout NZ this morning.
Evacuations urged as blaze continues to spread
Evacuations urged as Canterbury blaze continues to spread
Residents of Canterbury's Castle Hill village have been encouraged to evacuate as a spreading scrub fire at Bridge Hill continues to burn out of control.