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Flagbearers Jo Aleh and Aaron Murray Gate with the New Zealand team on the River Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Photo: Getty Images Sailing athlete Jo Aleh and track cyclist Aaron Gate proudly held the flag for New Zealand as the team sailed down the Seine during the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics.

Newly appointed Health NZ commissioner Lester Levy has committed to downscaling the new Dunedin hospital, if necessary. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN Dunedin political leaders have been left horrified after the new head of Health New Zealand said the city’s new hospital could be "downscaled".

Jo O’Neill. PHOTO: ODT FILES Presbyterian Support Otago confirmed last night chief executive Jo O’Neill has resigned. However, a spokeswoman said this was unrelated to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care report.

Sandy Graham. PHOTO: ODT FILES Dunedin City Council chief executive Sandy Graham allegedly bullied a senior manager.

A juvenile elephant seal at Long Beach near Dunedin has charmed locals as it wrangled logs on the beach this winter. PHOTO: JANET LEDINGHAM Gone but not forgotten — a juvenile southern elephant seal has captivated beachgoers at a Dunedin beach for the past 44 days.

Dunedin frame runner Cooper McLennan,10, holds his collection of gold medals won competing in the World Ability Sport International Camp and Cup in Denmark. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH The promise of a PS5 from his mum was enough to inspire a Dunedin frame runner to win four gold medals in Denmark.

Presbyterian Support Otago. PHOTO: ODT FILES Records destroyed by Presbyterian Support Otago could have been "very detrimental" to the organisation, according to a staff member.

It's not every day you get a $7500 haircut.

PHOTO: REUTERS Allegations prominent public servants used young people in Dunedin as underage sex workers were looked into by the commission of inquiry examining abuse.

A diagram of the moulding machine involved in the incident. PHOTO: WORKSAFE A trainee worker at a Dunedin pallet manufacturer lost his hand because he failed to turn off a piece of heavy machinery before cleaning it, a WorkSafe report says.

Otago Hospice care nurse Denise van Aalst has just completed a 29-episode podcast series on palliative care. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON When it comes to the tricky conversations about palliative care, sometimes it is good to talk.

PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES Some schools in the South have had their building programmes dumped — or rolled over — following a review of school construction programmes.

The moon makes an appearance through the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower in Paris. PHOTO: REUTERS The Olympics . . . Let me first acknowledge one important thing.

Former Black Stick James Nation believes New Zealand has an outside shot at reaching the Olympic podium in France.

Jonelle Price, of New Zealand, gets in some training before the equestrian competition starts today. PHOTO: REUTERS Recent results and upcoming events at the Paris Olympics.

PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY Clad in their protective woollen layer, sheep feed beside State Highway 85.

PHOTO: OTAGO DAILY TIMES The Nicholls triplets from Mosgiel celebrated their 16th birthday in July 1984. 

Not flying high in Paris. Hands up everyone who can instantly tell the difference between the Australian and New Zealand flags.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks to abuse survivors in Parliament. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES It is not often that the House is close to full late on a Wednesday afternoon, and even rarer that all MPs sit through all 12 speeches of a debate on any day of the week.