Seeing the light at end of tunnel trail
The opening of the Chain Hills Tunnel trail has been a long time coming and is just the beginning of something special, its proponent says.
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Sentenced over child sexual abuse material
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Sentenced over child sexual abuse material
A Dunedin man who was found with sexual abuse images of babies says he searched for the horrific content "as a form of comfort".
Parking bonus for shoppers in CBD
Parking bonus for shoppers in CBD
Central Dunedin carpark user Maria Abadie is chuffed she does not have to pay for parking in Stuart St yesterday.
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‘Silver Moon’ makes maiden call
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‘Silver Moon’ makes maiden call
It was the inaugural visit to Dunedin for a vessel which is small in size but big on taste.
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Away Xmas how cookie crumbles
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Away Xmas how cookie crumbles
A packet of Tim Tams will bring a taste of home for a Dunedin soldier spending his first Christmas overseas.
Injured person extricated
Injured person extricated
Firefighters use an aerial unit to extricate a person with serious injuries from a two-storey building in Victoria Rd, St Kilda, yesterday.
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Repeat sex offender jailed for groping woman in store
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Repeat sex offender jailed for groping woman in store
A Dunedin man with a history of sex crimes is back behind bars after groping a woman in Kmart.
‘Showery’ Christmas forecast
‘Showery’ Christmas forecast
A "showery situation" seems set for southern Christmas celebrations.
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Close encounter of the scary kind
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Close encounter of the scary kind
Adrenaline took over for a Waitati man when he came face to face with a 4m great white shark off Karitane on Sunday afternoon.
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Jailed for terrifying attack on woman
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Jailed for terrifying attack on woman
A Dunedin man duct-taped a woman, broke her shoulder and threatened to bury her in the backyard during a harrowing attack, a court has heard.
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Planning starts for upgrade of‘ beloved’ dinosaur park
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Planning starts for upgrade of‘ beloved’ dinosaur park
Multimillion-dollar upgrades to Dunedin’s "beloved" dinosaur park have swung into action.
Driver blows four times over limit after crash: police
Driver blows four times over limit after crash: police
A Dunedin man was caught driving more than four times over the legal alcohol limit after crashing his work vehicle into both a parked car and a power pole, police say.
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Call to govt to firm up pathology solution
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Call to govt to firm up pathology solution
A Dunedin clinician is calling on the government to firm up a solution for pathology for the new Dunedin hospital inpatients building
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Burglary spree punctuated by graffiti on sign, tagging
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Burglary spree punctuated by graffiti on sign, tagging
A recidivist burglar came south for a fresh start but ended up committing four more break-ins and leaving a $20,000 trail of destruction, a court has heard.
Vigil for Bondi Beach victims
Vigil for Bondi Beach victims
Edward Genet speaks to a small crowd at Queens Gardens in Dunedin yesterday at a vigil for the victims of the terror attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 14
Cannabis smoker arrested after ignoring officers' approach, police say
Cannabis smoker arrested after ignoring officers' approach, police say
A young man caught smoking cannabis in Dunedin’s Octagon was arrested after allegedly walking away from officers and continuing to smoke it, police say
A slice of Dunedin garden life
A slice of Dunedin garden life
Those in search of a last-minute Christmas present may be interested in gifting a wee piece of woodturned Dunedin.
Singing to the gallery
Singing to the gallery
Getting into the Christmas spirit on Saturday afternoon are members of the Dunedin Rock Choir.
Knife-wielding man allegedly bites officer
Knife-wielding man allegedly bites officer
A knife-wielding Dunedin man allegedly lashed out at police with his teeth leaving one officer in hospital with bite wounds.
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Andy Bay street hit by sewage overflows
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Andy Bay street hit by sewage overflows
An Andersons Bay resident who has notched up more than 50 years fighting for flooding solutions says Dunedin’s wastewater woes are in no way limited to Surrey St.