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Waikato's 'sweetheart deal' needs competitive tender - Dunedin MP

National campaigned on building a third medical school at Waikato University. Photo: Supplied /...

Waikato's 'sweetheart deal' needs competitive tender - Dunedin MP

The Greens are urging the government to go back and carry out a competitive tender process as Cabinet considers whether to push ahead with a new Waikato medical school.

NZDF drops entry requirements in bid to boost numbers

A mortar detachment puts theory into practice at the Nausori Highlands Training Area during...

NZDF drops entry requirements in bid to boost numbers

The New Zealand Defence Force has made it easier for people to apply for a job in a bid to get more boots on the ground.

Israel changes account of paramedic killings after video found

A screenshot taken from a video published by the Palestinian Red Crescent and obtained from the...

Israel changes account of paramedic killings after video found

The Israeli military has provided new details that change its initial account of the killing of 15 emergency workers in Gaza last month but said investigators were still examining the evidence.

Cancer patient beaten with patu by stranger dies

The aged care sector is short 1200 nurses. Photo: NZ Herald

Cancer patient beaten with patu by stranger dies

A man battling terminal cancer was beaten with a patu outside his Te Aroha home six months before he died.

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‘Really pleased’ with behaviour, management

Taking a selfie with University of Otago vice-chancellor Grant Robertson at the Hyde St Party on...

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‘Really pleased’ with behaviour, management

The father of a University of Otago student who died during a party in an overcrowded Dunedin flat says the weekend’s Hyde St Party was "exactly the sort of event" he was pleased to see.

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Budget for uni's new Chch build blows out by $100m

An artist’s impression of the University of Otago building in Christchurch which has been given...

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Budget for uni's new Chch build blows out by $100m

"Unprecedented" circumstances have led to the University of Otago’s Christchurch campus redevelopment project blowing its initial budget by $100 million.

Growing enthusiasm at Blueskin show

Hundreds attend the Blueskin Show Day at Bland Park, Waitati, yesterday. Photos: Linda Robertson

Growing enthusiasm at Blueskin show

Beans and pumpkins of epic proportions were among many "unusual vegetables" that cropped up in Waitati at the weekend.

Candlelight vigil held for quake victims

Dunedin Burmese community member Su Dali Than takes part in a candlelight vigil in the Octagon...

Candlelight vigil held for quake victims

Dunedin's cultural and religious leaders have joined arms to console the city’s "devastated" Burmese community grieving over the deaths of loved ones in the recent Myanmar earthquake.

Mural honours famed musician

Dunedin artist Bruce Mahalski (left) and Mason Stephens put the finishing touches to a mural of...

Mural honours famed musician

The late Dunedin singer/songwriter Martin Phillipps has been celebrated in a new mural.

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'What in the AI ... ?': DCC ad monstered by critics

This image, generated by artificial intelligence, raised some eyebrows when it was used for...

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'What in the AI ... ?': DCC ad monstered by critics

An unethical eyesore or a quick bit of promotional fun?

Pupils raise the dead at school’s fundraiser

Dressed as zombies for Green Island School’s Zombie Fun Run on Saturday are (from left) Queen’s...

Pupils raise the dead at school’s fundraiser

There were zombies, but no apocalypse, at Green Island School, because an event there was more about fun than fear.

Sri Lankan new year celebrated

Sri Lankan new year celebrated

Hansi Pavithra Gamage performs the traditional Sri Lankan dance Kandya to celebrate the Sri Lankan new year at the Sargood Centre in Dunedin yesterday.

Nothing to Hyde at annual student street party

Students are out in force at the Hyde St Party in Dunedin on Saturday. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Nothing to Hyde at annual student street party

Pirates and sailors mingled with cowboys, fairies and various other colourful characters at Dunedin’s annual Hyde St Party and the volume of the music was turned up loud.

Quick-thinking artist saves life's work from a fiery fate

Dunedin artist Michelle Annand outside the Manchester Unity Chambers in Stuart St. PHOTO: MARK JOHN

Quick-thinking artist saves life's work from a fiery fate

A Dunedin artist’s proactive call saved her life’s work and a 19th-century Dunedin building from going up in flames.

Power outage affects Dunedin residents

Power outage affects Dunedin residents

An unplanned power outage has left more than 3400 Aurora Energy customers in the dark tonight.

300 turn out for 15th Feastock

Robots In Love perform at the 15th Feastock festival in Dunedin on Saturday. Photos: Stephen...

300 turn out for 15th Feastock

A backyard in Dalmore, Dunedin, sure looks suitable for a music festival when a stage and seating are set up and about 300 people are taking in the sights and sounds.