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Sports bodies demand leaky roof fix
National sporting competitions will dodge Dunedin unless the council urgently repairs the roof of the leaky Edgar Centre, councillors have been told.
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Councillors’ conduct ‘appalling’
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Councillors’ conduct ‘appalling’
The volunteer driver of Dunedin’s campaigning ambulance has called out councillors for showing a lack of respect and laughing while he presented at a hearing.
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Reduced hours may ‘impact’ ED
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Reduced hours may ‘impact’ ED
A Dunedin city GP is predicting a ‘‘wave’’ of presentations to the hospital emergency department as the city’s busiest after-hours services announces it is cutting its operating hours.
Bubble tea shop falls foul of cup ban
Bubble tea shop falls foul of cup ban
A bubble tea shop in the Link at the University of Otago says it is being unfairly targeted by the university’s disposable cup ban.
‘Exceptional warmth’: temperature records tumble in April
‘Exceptional warmth’: temperature records tumble in April
Temperature records were toppled left, right and centre across the southern regions during April, giving locals a welcome extension to summer.
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Desire to push trail project forward
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Desire to push trail project forward
Dunedin's tunnels trail doesn’t need to be a ‘‘Rolls-Royce’’, it just needs to be done, the city council had been told.
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Youth call on council to keep venue alive
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Youth call on council to keep venue alive
Young actors from the Playhouse children’s theatre in Dunedin have urged the city council to play its part in keeping their venue going.
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Response urged to ensure future of coast
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Response urged to ensure future of coast
Otago's coast is experiencing ‘‘some of the most intense ocean warming’’ anywhere in NZ and a co-ordinated response is required to ensure its future health, an environment group says.
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No ‘significant decline’ in city gull numbers yet
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No ‘significant decline’ in city gull numbers yet
Gull numbers may have passed their peak at Dunedin’s landfill, but the council says it has not yet seen any evidence of a significant decline in their numbers citywide.
Up, up and away
Up, up and away
A crane hoists away a section from one of two chimney stacks at Ravensdown’s Dunedin fertiliser plant yesterday.
Adding wontons recipe for disaster
Adding wontons recipe for disaster
Adding wontons to meatballs turned out to be a recipe for a kitchen fire in a north Dunedin flat.
Multiple crews called to battle farming shed blaze
Multiple crews called to battle farming shed blaze
Firefighters from around the city were last night working to extinguish a fire in a large farming shed in Green Island.
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Restaurant owner shocked by assault
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Restaurant owner shocked by assault
A Dunedin business owner allegedly punched to the ground by a drunk man says he was shocked by the assault.
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Walk and Talk ‘sort of a living library’
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Walk and Talk ‘sort of a living library’
Anything you want to talk about, Dmitry Zavialov is keen to hear about. But you'll have to tell him about it while you are walking.
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Prof ‘shocked’ to get science prize
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Prof ‘shocked’ to get science prize
Jemma Geoghegan never planned to become a science communicator.
When the boats come in
When the boats come in
Three Port Otago tugboats and two pilot boats make their way through the lower Otago Harbour.
Pay equity law could save govt billions: PM
Pay equity law could save govt billions: PM
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says new pay equity legislation could save the government "billions of dollars", just two weeks out from the Budget.
Sole survivor of poisonous mushroom lunch speaks out
Sole survivor of poisonous mushroom lunch speaks out
The sole survivor of a deadly mushroom meal has for the first time publicly revealed what happened after taking a seat at Erin Patterson's lunch table.
Abduction 'something out of a horror movie'
Abduction 'something out of a horror movie'
A man who abducted a jogger and subjected her to a prolonged sexual and physical assault has had his hopes of an early release from prison dashed, for now.
Stove fire ignites North Dunedin kitchen
Stove fire ignites North Dunedin kitchen
Adding wontons to meatballs was a recipe for a kitchen fire in a north Dunedin flat this afternoon.