It's not cold if you're quick
Feargal O’Donoghue and Aoife MacSweeney brave the cold southern water at St Kilda Beach on King’s Birthday yesterday.
Ready to roll
Ready to roll
Campbell Thomson calls "all aboard" at the Ocean Beach Railway, which offered trips on King's Birthday yesterday.
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Real solutions before ‘saving the world’
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Real solutions before ‘saving the world’
South Dunedin stormwater issues should be sorted out "before we embark on saving the world", a mayoralty candidate says.
Building ‘beyond economical repair’
Building ‘beyond economical repair’
A Dunedin hospital patient accommodation building earmarked for demolition is in such a poor condition it is "beyond economical repair", Foodstuffs says.
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New show to feature South, encourage connection with whenua
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New show to feature South, encourage connection with whenua
The face of an upcoming programme showcasing Māori across Te Waipounamu (the South Island) hopes it will encourage all people to connect to the land.
Trips increase but revenue drops
Trips increase but revenue drops
More than 4 million public transport trips have been recorded in Dunedin and Queenstown in the first three quarters of this financial year, but revenue is down due to the removal of NZ Transport...
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War medics’ links to Otago
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War medics’ links to Otago
Simulated aid stations provided a good clue about what else might be in the vicinity as acknowledgement of the Otago Medical School’s 150th anniversary continued into the weekend.
Small in stature, big on commitment
Small in stature, big on commitment
At least 1000 young rugby players faced off on the field during an annual tournament in Dunedin yesterday.
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Debt-funded grants wrong, councillor says
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Debt-funded grants wrong, councillor says
Tweaking rules to enable theatre venues not owned by the Dunedin City Council to be developed with council debt might be "clever", but also wrong, a councillor says.
A shimmering light at night
A shimmering light at night
Aurora Australis is visible to the naked eye in Highcliff Rd, overlooking Boulder Beach, on Otago Peninsula about 7.30pm yesterday.
Otago King's Birthday honours 2025
Otago King's Birthday honours 2025
An in-depth look at the Otago recipients of King's Birthday Honours.
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Vandervis takes aim at $100m debt plan
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Vandervis takes aim at $100m debt plan
City councillors have been accused by one of their own of saddling future Dunedin’s ratepayers with almost $100 million of debt.
Honorary degrees awarded
Honorary degrees awarded
It has probably been a long time since David Gerrard felt like a fish out of water.
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Night in custody result of an error
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Night in custody result of an error
An unfortunate typo left a Dunedin protester in a police cell for the night before he was cleared of wrongdoing by a judge.
Believe in yourselves, inductee tells students
Believe in yourselves, inductee tells students
A Vietnam War veteran and a former Black Cap have been honoured by their secondary school in Dunedin.
Three-week ban ‘kick in the face’: victim’s family
Three-week ban ‘kick in the face’: victim’s family
The family of a Dunedin club rugby player who was stomped on during a match feel like they have been kicked in the face.
Ghillies on, aboynes donned, bagpipes ready
Ghillies on, aboynes donned, bagpipes ready
While many of us will be blissfully sleeping in this weekend, hundreds of Highland and National dancers will be flinging themselves across a stage to the skirl of bagpipes.
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40 years of service enough for sergeant
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40 years of service enough for sergeant
From "good old-fashioned dust-ups" to prosecuting criminals in court, retiring sergeant Chris George has done it all.
Student pub still wanted: referendum
Student pub still wanted: referendum
A new student pub gets a big tick, but a boycott on products with ties to the Israeli government proved less favourable among the student populace.
Not going to police ‘matter of choice’
Not going to police ‘matter of choice’
A Dunedin secondary school was likely right to not go to police after having $365,000 misappropriated by a staff member, a legal expert says.