Pinched notebook carries men’s stories

Karl Grahn and George Wallace met for only a minute or two, but the World War 1 Bavarian infantryman and the Otago Regiment sergeant from Mataura are eternally linked. Mike Houlahan reports.

Sixth day with no new cases in South

There is no obvious person-to-person connection between the worker and the returnee from the USA,...

Sixth day with no new cases in South

The South recorded a sixth straight day with no new Covid-19 cases yesterday, as the Ministry of Health revealed it has recorded almost no community transmission of the pandemic disease for the...

Electoral playing field has taken shape

Now we have electorates, all we have to wait for is an election ... Covid-19 permitting.

Govt takes tentative steps out of lockdown

Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield. Photo: NZ Herald

Govt takes tentative steps out of lockdown

New Zealanders have been asked to endure a touch more pain in the interests of long-term gain.

Hospital floor space questioned

New Dunedin Hospital blueprint. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Hospital floor space questioned

Covid-19 highlights the need for the new Dunedin Hospital to have adequate floor space for infection control measures, National health spokesman Michael Woodhouse says.

Expected floor area seen as inadequate

Expected floor area seen as inadequate

"Six football fields" of floor space in the new Dunedin Hospital has disappeared and a facility that is too important to get wrong may prove to be inadequate, National's health spokesman says.

Southern MPs put in the hard yards

New Zealand First MP Mark Patterson helps springer spaniel Snow into the back of the ute. PHOTO:...

Southern MPs put in the hard yards

Almost the whole of New Zealand, including our MPs, have been holed up at home through the Covid-19 Level 4 lockdown.

Significant changes to city seats

In a series of posts published on Twitter on October 12 a person who went by the pseudonym...

Significant changes to city seats

Voters in St Clair and Caversham "moved" to Taieri and Clyde and Alexandra became part of Southland, following extensive change to electorate boundaries released yesterday.

Eight new cases and two deaths

The number of new Covid-19 cases has continued to slide, with just one new case in the South and eight across New Zealand announced yesterday.

New electorate boundaries, names revealed

House prices are expected to rise next year. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

New electorate boundaries, names revealed

The Representation Commission has announced Dunedin South and Clutha-Southland are no more as electorate boundaries in the South have been redrawn for the next two elections.

Proposed hospital buildings shrinking

The new Dunedin Hospital will still be a two-building development, but the buildings’ size will likely be much smaller than originally planned.

Bluff Wedd에볼루션 바카라 무료g Cluster에 연결된 에볼루션 바카라 무료vercargill

Prof Stanton is not surprised she is now using the technology to identify the coronavirus. Photo:...

Bluff Wedd에볼루션 바카라 무료g Cluster에 연결된 에볼루션 바카라 무료vercargill

An Invercargill man whose death is being investigated to see if he is the first New Zealander to die at home from Covid-19 has links to the Bluff wedding cluster of cases of the pandemic disease.

Agency’s woes hit tourism operators

Queenstown tourism operators are worried they may never see hundreds of thousands of dollars owed to them for trips taken before the Covid-19 lockdown.

Three more Covid-19 cases in South

A fifth New Zealander has died of Covid-19 and there are three new cases from the Queenstown Lakes district, health officials confirm.

Mercy to help clear backlog

An aerial photo of the Mercy Hospital. Photo: ODT

Mercy to help clear backlog

Mercy Hospital expects to be kept busy for upwards of 18 months assisting the Southern District Health Board clear surgical waiting lists created by the Covid-19 Level 4 restrictions.

'Really neat' bringing 'sparkle to the street'

Madeline (17, left) and Annabel (16) Bilkey, of Pacific St, put finishing touches to a bunny at...

'Really neat' bringing 'sparkle to the street'

We are all social distancing, but the Covid-19 pandemic has actually brought residents of Dunedin’s Pacific St closer together.

No new cases in South but Bluff cluster death

Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield. Photo: Mark Mitchell

No new cases in South but Bluff cluster death

The cluster of Covid-19 cases connected to a wedding in Bluff has claimed its first victim, after a man who died from the disease in Wellington was confirmed as having links to the event.

Clark’s actions could cost Dunedin dear

Health minister Dr David Clark addresses the media. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

Clark’s actions could cost Dunedin dear

One of the sad truths of politics is that it is incredibly punishing on the families of MPs.

Southern case rate declining

Just two new Covid-19 cases were confirmed in the southern region yesterday, one of the lowest daily increases across Otago and Southland for some days.

Many practices expanding use of telehealth

Many practices expanding use of telehealth

IT is easy as 1-2-3 to be seen by WellSouth mental health clinician Debbie Cartwright — answer a phone call and within seconds you are in a secure online consultation.

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