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200kg door fell on to forklift
Worksafe was notified after a 200kg door failed and collapsed on to a forklift at a Dunedin wastewater plant.
More Southerner dates welcomed
More Southerner dates welcomed
A week after a South Island train experience was announced another one has been revealed as train travel becomes more popular.
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Star service takes unhealthy turn
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Trouble in the village: Star service takes unhealthy turn
Disgruntled employees, allegations of misconduct, personal grievances - even breaches of its govt-funded social service contracts - are some issues plaguing the Dunedin health organisation.
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Doctor defends supplying cannabis
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Doctor defends supplying cannabis
Days before Te Kāika’s long-awaited Wellbeing Hub was opened, a doctor allegedly supplied cannabis to a patient in a carpark.
University of Otago graduands, 1pm ceremony
University of Otago graduands, 1pm ceremony
In a ceremony at the Dunedin Town Hall at 1pm today, 347 people will graduate in person from the University of Otago
Cool fun
Cool fun
South Otago High School pupils (from left) Jack Baxter, Lachlan McKenzie and Aiden Lyall, all 14, make the most of the hot weather at St Clair Beach, in Dunedin
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Consent variation granted for cost-cutting changes to hospital’s design
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Consent variation granted for cost-cutting changes to hospital’s design
The government’s cost-cutting redesign of the new Dunedin hospital has moved another step forward.
Training needs unmet: striking firefighters
Training needs unmet: striking firefighters
Many fresh-faced Dunedin career firefighters are getting their first experience of battling an out-of-control blaze while on the job
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Distracted skipper whose boat sank fined $4000
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Distracted skipper whose boat sank fined $4000
The skipper of a Dunedin fishing boat who grounded the vessel while scrolling on his phone has been fined $4000.
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DCC’s lead paint policy gets tick
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DCC’s lead paint policy gets tick
The Dunedin City Council’s interpretation of rules about lead contamination of soils — which developers have criticised as overly cautious — appears to have the all-clear
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Nordic flavour to be added to botanic garden cafe
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Nordic flavour to be added to botanic garden cafe
The couple behind a Nordic-inspired central city eatery taking over the Dunedin Botanic Garden cafe say it feels fitting to go back "to where it all started".
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Fear contractor’s pesticide killed bumblebees at school
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Fear contractor’s pesticide killed bumblebees at school
St Leonards School pupils who were shocked to find dead bees scattered across their playground fear pesticide sprayed by an NZTA contractor is to blame.
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Polytechnic’s new council ‘pleased’ to get started
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Polytechnic’s new council ‘pleased’ to get started
Otago Polytechnic’s new council is ready to get stuck in as the institute takes another step towards independence.
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Bid for grey teal to be hunted
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Bid for grey teal to be hunted
The grey teal may become a hunted bird, although it may not be for a couple of years — if at all.
Audience participation key
Audience participation key
The production company (Base Entertainment/Anthony Street) that has previously delivered polished and technical Irish shows "Celtica", and "Celtic Illusion" has this time produced an early...
Pixie Town back to charm young and old alike
Pixie Town back to charm young and old alike
Pixie Town, the department store Christmas decor from the 1930s to 1980s, returned to Toitū for the holiday season yesterday and will be on display until Christmas Eve.
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Show skating to the fore in ‘Pan on Ice’
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Show skating to the fore in ‘Pan on Ice’
Double-axels and some "Olympic-level" performances are promised for tonight's Pan on Ice show.
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Ready to graduate suitably attired
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Ready to graduate suitably attired
Grayson Westgate’s mother has promised to go "berserk" if he crosses the graduation stage today wearing running shoes with his academic regalia.
University of Otago graduands, 4pm ceremony
University of Otago graduands, 4pm ceremony
In a ceremony at the Dunedin Town Hall at 4pm today, 376 people will graduate in person from the University of Otago
Obituary: Farquhar a grand man of the sea
Obituary: Farquhar a grand man of the sea
In his early teens, as World War 2 ended, Ian Farquhar became fascinated with the parade of grey-painted ships moving up and down Otago Harbour.