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Dunedin wins Gigatown competition
After a year-long social media battle between towns up and down the country, Dunedin has been crowned the ultimate winner of the Gigatown broadband competition. Audio
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Morning Report: local papers
Tuesday's headlines: Only a portion of calls being answered at helplines for distressed children due to funding problems; woman stopped breathing for five minutes on a trans-Tasman flight from…
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Dunedin Mayor refused Ag Research meeting over jobs losses
Audio 12 Sep 2013Dunedin's mayor says he has no option but to go straight to central government with his fight to keep Ag Research jobs in the city after being denied the chance of a meeting with the organisation's… Audio
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Morning Report: local papers
Thursday's headlines: Deadline for repairing about 90,000 houses in Christchurch brought forward by a year; doctors being advised to watch what they tweet; Austrian ski team members lose their…
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Southern summit to debate regional development
Audio 14 Aug 2013The Otago Chamber of Commerce says the Government needs a plan for the regions, not just off-the-cuff solutions. The chamber's call will be raised at a summit today called by Dunedin's mayor Dave Cull… Audio
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Morning Report: local papers
Wednesday's headlines: War veteran's house was burgled while he was away battling a bout of bronchitis; late fees for rates' bungled by council; Dunedin summit to look at ways to grow the regional…
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Morning Report: local papers
Thursday's headlines: Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker no longer willing to defend city council chief executive Tony Maryatt; referendum on water flouridation likely in Hamilton; throwing a stick for…
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Morning Report: local papers
Friday's headlines: Damning report into the sinking of the Easy Rider; $11 million of suspected drug money tracked to woman's house; pay rises for councillors will follow the next elections.
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Morning Report: local papers
Tuesday's headlines: Death of radio legend Kevin Black; University of Otago first year students welcomed to Dunedin as new citizens and not tourists; woman arrested for being drunk and disorderly on a…
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Dunedin Council votes against North Dunedin liquor ban
Audio 13 Feb 2013The Dunedin City Council has unanimously voted against imposing a liquor ban in the student area of North Dunedin. Audio
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Labour says government should have kept Hillside open
Audio 16 Nov 2012Dunedin's mayor, Dave Cull, says the closure of the historic Kiwirail Hillside workshop in Dunedin is rough news for workers with less than six weeks to Christmas. Audio
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Morning Report: local papers
Thursday's headlines: New sections selling like hot cakes in Hamilton; river-front properties in Christchurch tipped to become desirable again; Royal Tolkien fan visits Weta Workshop.
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Morning Report: local papers
Tuesday's headlines: Rest home patient burned to death; 12.5% share taken in rugby franchise; statement promised soon about a disputed purchase by Dunedin City Council.
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Morning Report: local papers
Monday's headlines: teenagers drink and drive with little regard for the law or safety; Dunedin City Council debt now $600 million; northern residents of Hamilton outraged by helicopters at 4am.
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South Island alliance to counter Auckland's power
Councils in the South Island are banding together in an effort to counterbalance Auckland's growing political power. Audio
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Will a Southern Alliance tip the balance of power?
Audio 18 Sep 2012South Island councils are banding together, to try to counter-balance Auckland's growing political power. Audio
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Museum law prevents council from cutting executive's salary
Audio 14 Jun 2012The Dunedin city council says it is powerless to reduce the salary of the Otago Museum's head because of an Act of Parliament. Audio
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Morning Report: local papers
Friday's headlines: Nearly 55,000 people may leave Christchurch over the next five years because of the earthquakes; education groups will join forces next week against the Government's revised class…
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Morning Report: local papers
Wednesday's headlines: Not guilty Gwaze verdicts greeted by applause; schoolgirls found after eight hours in Kaimai Ranges; Dunedin City Council to consider merging with Otago Regional Council.
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Southern mayors fight to keep youth work programme
Audio 17 Apr 2012Southern mayors are lobbying to save an employment programme, as youth unemployment sky rockets in the region. Audio
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Otago rugby union saved
Agreement has been reached on a recovery package for the debt-ridden Otago Rugby Football Union. Audio
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Otago Rugby deal 'good for taxpayers' says Mayor
Audio 15 Mar 2012Joining us is the Mayor of Dunedin Dave Cull. Audio
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Dunedin ratepayers, rugby union will bail out Otago rugby
Audio 15 Mar 2012Dunedin ratepayers and the New Zealand Rugby Union will bail out Otago rugby, saving it from liquidation. Audio
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Return to amateur rugby could solve domestic troubles
Audio 29 Feb 2012A return to amateur rugby seems a far fetched idea for a country which boasts the best team in the world, but New Zealand's domestic competition faces that threat as provincial unions continue to… Audio
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Auditors to look at Otago Stadium costs
Dunedin City Council has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers to review the costs of Otago Stadium after finding discrepancies it says could be mis-spending or cost over-runs of millions of dollars. Audio