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Helicopter flights restricted after deadly collision

A US Coast Guard vessel with a crane attends the site to try and retrieve the remains of a Black...

Helicopter flights restricted after deadly collision

Helicopter flights near a Washington DC airport have been restricted after a mid-air collision killed 67 people this week. The chopper's black box has been recovered.

Motorist found dead had been shot: police

Police say a motorcyclist who died in Northland last week had been shot.

Plea for govt to end military-style camps

Plea for govt to end military-style camps

An organisation has started a petition calling for the Oranga Tamariki (Responding to Serious Youth Offending) Amendment Bill to be withdrawn.

Inquiry after door left open at childcare centre

Inquiry after door left open at childcare centre

Childcare chain BestStart is investigating after a teacher accidentally left an exit door open and two children gained access to the carpark.

New Dunedin hospital: 'We listened'

'We listened'

The government has listened to the people after deciding to go ahead with the new Dunedin hospital. They were shouting at you too loudly not to be heard, writes political editor Mike Houlahan.

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House prices drop but Dunedin resilient

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House prices drop but Dunedin resilient

Dunedin property values showed more resilience during a downturn compared with other main centres, an economist says.

Decision ‘best we could have hoped for’

The government paused work on the site of the inpatient Dunedin hospital build last September...

Decision ‘best we could have hoped for’

The new Dunedin hospital will meet the needs of the South and is the "best we could have hoped for", the leading clinician on the project says.

Protesters voice downgrade displeasure

Protesters voice downgrade displeasure

Police officers clear the way for Health Minister Simeon Brown to exit the building following his announcement on the new Dunedin hospital.

Radich lauds ‘big win’ as mayors await more details

Dunedin marched and the government listened in what was a "big win" for the region, the city’s Mayor, Jules Radich, says.

Relieved tertiary institutions welcome news

Dunedin's tertiary institutions are relieved the government has decided to push on with the new hospital.

On the march

On September 28 last year, more than 35,000 people marched down George St, Dunedin, in protest against planned cuts to the new Dunedin hospital.

Hospital work to start by mid-year, Minister says

The new hospital could still use Dunedin’s District Energy Scheme rather than build its own...

Hospital work to start by mid-year, Minister says

The Dunedin hospital inpatient building is going ahead and there will be activity on site by the middle of this year, the government has announced.

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Achieving zero carbon ‘unlikely’

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Achieving zero carbon ‘unlikely’

Dunedin is unlikely to achieve 2030 zero-carbon aspirations, the city council has conceded.

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Community condiment concocted

Dunedin resident Bene Stewart sprinkles some of his locally-made salt, made from sea water from...

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Community condiment creatively concocted

Salt from waters of Blueskin Bay is saltier than the "stuff off the supermarket shelves", a salt maker says.

Chinese New Year celebrations begin

Lan Yuan visitor programme co-ordinator Chris Watts makes the finishing touches to preparations...

Chinese New Year celebrations begin

At least 2000 people are expected to attend the Chinese New Year celebrations in Dunedin tonight.

Great minds think of bikes

Otago Motorcycle Club member Mark Burrows pushes his 2023 BMW 1250r motorcycle into place ahead...

Great minds think of bikes

Two strangers who unknowingly shared one great idea have teamed up to create an event showcasing the South’s finest motorcycles.

I’m actually doing this deliberately

I’m actually doing this deliberately

Freestyle Kings rider Jett Anderson takes flight at the motocross team’s show at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin last night.

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Sex offender barred from Otago

Damien Paisley will be barred from entering the Otago region while on parole. PHOTO: ROB KIDD

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Sex offender barred from Otago

A Dunedin man who used a secret recording to pressure a woman into sexual compliance has been released from prison.

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Rapist is still violent, Parole Board hears

David Witchall’s jail term is set to expire in June. PHOTO: STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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Rapist is still violent, Parole Board hears

After nearly a decade behind bars, a Dunedin rapist remains "essentially untreated", the Parole Board has heard.

The satellite town with aeroplane streets

The satellite town with aeroplane streets

Waldronville, 13km to the southwest of Dunedin, was developed by Bill Waldron in the early 1950s.

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