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6 days ago | 
odt.co.nz | Ruby Shaw |Mark John
You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinDemolition may be the only option for a historic Dunedin structure damaged by a recent earthquake, an experienced bricklayer warns. However, the trust that runs the Dunedin Gasworks Museum says it is hopeful it can retain as much of the 118-year-old chimney at the museum as possible — it is the oldest structure on site.
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1 week ago | 
odt.co.nz | Ruby Shaw |Shawn McAvinue
You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. Rural lifeOther NewsA South Otago farmer says a new policy to get New Zealand wool products into government buildings is "a huge leap in the right direction". On April 9 it was announced that from July, government agencies would be directed to use woollen fibre products in the construction and refurbishment of publicly funded buildings "where practical and appropriate".
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1 week ago | 
odt.co.nz | Mark John |Ruby Shaw
You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinOtago principals are worried a scheme that helps teachers collaborate could be on the chopping block. The future of the $130-million-a-year Kahui Ako programme, created by a National-led government in 2014 to reduce competition and improve student achievement, is in doubt according to a report leaked to RNZ.
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3 weeks ago | 
odt.co.nz | Ruby Shaw |Laine Priestley
You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinThe costs of protecting a Dunedin Hospital building outweigh any benefits a heritage listing would bring, Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora (HNZ) has told the city council. Last year, the Dunedin City Council identified 146 buildings they believed needed to be added the heritage schedule, as part of proposed changes to the district plan.
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2 months ago | 
odt.co.nz | Ruby Shaw |Tim Scott
Wednesday, 19 February 2025 You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinA Bafta-winning producer says her journey to the prestigious award began with her first job at Dunedin’s local news station.
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2 months ago | 
odt.co.nz | Ruby Shaw |Nick Brook
You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsSouth OtagoA South Otago man says he and his wife "dodged a bullet" after a late-night encounter with a man at the centre of a massive police manhunt. Yesterday, police descended on Hunt Rd, about 5km north of the rural settlement of Owaka, establishing cordons in their search for a "person of interest".
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2 months ago | 
odt.co.nz | Julie Asher |Ruby Shaw
You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsCentral OtagoTears flowed in Roxburgh yesterday as the enormity of what has been lost in a fire that engulfed the town hall and cinema sank in. But there is hope the town’s treasured cinema will be rebuilt.
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2 months ago | 
odt.co.nz | Ruby Shaw |Julie Asher
The site of yesterday's destructive Roxburgh blaze remains too dangerous to enter as the town reels in "disbelief" at the loss of its beloved historic cinema and town hall. Last month, a fire in the cinema caused minor damage, but early detection by a recently installed fire alarm meant fire crews were there within five minutes. Decades of memories go up in smokeCentral Otago District Mayor Tamah Alley said the talk was that yesterday's fire might also have been caused by an electrical fault.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
odt.co.nz | Ruby Shaw
You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsWanakaA proposal to develop almost 300 residential sites in Wānaka has been accounted for in the town’s infrastructure, the deputy mayor says. Developer WFH Properties Ltd has lodged an application with the Queenstown Lakes District Council, asking for consent to develop 278 residential lots in Pembroke Heights, about 2.5km northeast of the town centre.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
odt.co.nz | Ruby Shaw
Fire crews are responding to a group of hay bales alight in the Ida Valley this evening. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said the fire was reported on a property near the Ida Valley-Omakau Rd, about 6.30pm. He could not say how many bales were on fire but there were about 200 sitting together. No cause had been determined. A fire appliance from Omakau, two tankers from Naseby and Ranfurly and two rural response vehicles from Blackstone were responding.
