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Asian tourists again visiting Dunedin in large numbers
Tourists from Asia are flooding back into Dunedin after a long drought caused by the Covid border closures.
Ammunition shuts port
Ammunition shuts port
A specialist police unit was dispatched and Port Otago was in lockdown for several hours after ammunition of an unknown origin was discovered.
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Councillors split over proposed shake-up
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Councillors split over proposed shake-up
A former Otago Regional Council chairwoman says she is sick of the negativity about the council, wants it to remain and much of the talk around its destruction were "simplified anecdotes".
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‘Hard decision’ coming soon
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‘Hard decision’ coming soon
The Total Mobility scheme in Otago is to remain in its current form, but a warning has been sounded change must come — and sooner rather than later.
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Otago expecting to post $9m deficit in 2026
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Otago expecting to post $9m deficit in 2026
A $9 million deficit is expected by the University of Otago in the coming year, documents show.
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Planning proposals ‘massive shift’ for homeowners
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Planning proposals ‘massive shift’ for homeowners
An overhaul of planning laws will empower homeowners "to do what they like with their properties" for less, a Dunedin property investor says.
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Difficult changes cautiously welcomed
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Difficult changes cautiously welcomed
Reduced red tape, enabling housing growth and quicker delivery of infrastructure are major themes from a sweeping overhaul of resource management.
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Heritage advocate fears planning changes
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Heritage advocate fears planning changes
A shake-up of heritage protection rules may be music to the ears of developers, but could spell trouble for Dunedin’s heritage standing, an advocate says.
Christmas in St Kilda
Christmas in St Kilda
The Christmas spirit is alive and well at 13 Douglas St, St Kilda.
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Child’s face rubbed into floor
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Child’s face rubbed into floor
An Otago man who rubbed a 3-year-old’s face into the floor, leaving her with carpet burn, says it was a toilet-training technique.
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Woman said midwife was killing babies
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Woman said midwife was killing babies
A Dunedin woman with 68,000 social media followers broadcast claims her midwife was killing babies, a court has heard.
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Stadium ‘optimistic about 2027’
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Stadium ‘optimistic about 2027’
A silver lining may yet emerge for Dunedin rugby fans after confirmation the city will not host an All Blacks test next year.
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Essentials make the best gifts
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Essentials make the best gifts
A Dunedin Baptist church is filling pantries this holiday season for families who rely on school breakfast and lunch programmes to feed their children.
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Economy blamed for temp agency’s demise
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Economy blamed for temp agency’s demise
A Dunedin recruitment agency has been put into liquidation owing more than $500,000 amid "brutal" conditions in the job market.
City notches hottest spring as weather records tumble
City notches hottest spring as weather records tumble
After baking in 31.7°C in Dunedin late last month, few will be surprised the city has just had its hottest spring on record.
Charge dropped against ex-Govt staffer
Charge dropped against ex-Govt staffer
An ex-government employee who was caught with footage of the Christchurch mosque shootings has had a sex-tape charge against him dropped.
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New hospital among first to get tracking system
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New hospital among first to get tracking system
The new Dunedin hospital will be among the first recipients of a new tracking system which will significantly reduce the chance of medical instruments being misplaced.
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Gulls make themselves at home
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Gulls make themselves at home
A pair of black-backed gulls have forced their way into a Dunedin Sea Scouts’ premises and made temporary housing.
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To the rescue — wherever you are
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To the rescue — wherever you are
Glenn McKay is not your ordinary doctor.
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One for the books: life of top statistician
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One for the books: life of top statistician
Dunedin-born statistician Len Cook was once described as a "moustachioed Antipodean who looked like a squashed Groucho Marx".