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RMA’s 2GP impact concerns remain
The implementation of a plan more than a decade in the making has been hailed as a major milestone that is about ensuring Dunedin is ‘‘a fantastic city to live in’’, the mayor says.
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Sporting goods find new home
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Sporting goods find new home
From a set of left-handed golf clubs for children to balls of all kinds, there was a lot to pick from during a sporting goods secondhand giveaway.
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The South feels the heat — and wind — in autumn 2026
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The South feels the heat — and wind — in autumn 2026
If autumn 2026 felt more like summer than the actual summer did, it may be because parts of Otago and Southland had their second-warmest, driest and windiest autumn on record.
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Long-term plan needs some ‘hard decisions’
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Long-term plan needs some ‘hard decisions’
Dunedin city councillors have been warned of a ‘‘hard, hard year ahead’’ and the need for tough decisions for a crucial long-term plan.
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Chance at fame not over for fallen tree
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Chance at fame not over for fallen tree
If a tree falls in a woodland garden and no-one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?
Taane to headline Matariki festival
Taane to headline Matariki festival
Always on My Mind singer Tiki Taane has been confirmed as the headline act for this year’s sparkling lineup of events at Dunedin’s Puaka Matariki Festival.
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DVD demand high at Regent Theatre sale
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DVD demand high at Regent Theatre sale
Is Dunedin running out of DVDs?
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‘Bittersweet’: Velvet Burger to close after 20 years
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‘Bittersweet’: Velvet Burger to close after 20 years
Beloved Dunedin fast-food outlet Velvet Burger Octagon has announced its closure after 20 ‘‘incredible’’ years in the city centre.
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Playtime resumes
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Playtime resumes
Lottie Farrell enjoys a day at the newly-reopened Opoho playground on Saturday.
Three injured in crash
Three injured in crash
Emergency services respond to a crash where a car flipped on to its roof and left one person with moderate injuries on Saturday morning.
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Liaison group meets for last time
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Liaison group meets for last time
It was a bittersweet time but a good time as well.
Too early to say why Wellington train crashed - investigators
Too early to say why Wellington train crashed - investigators
A cordon remains around a derailed commuter train on Wellington's Johnsonville Line as investigators try to work out why it slammed into a concrete buffer.
Disgraced landlord back before Tribunal over Timaru rental
Disgraced landlord back before Tribunal over Timaru rental
Landlord Donna Miers, who was once described as having "nefarious conduct" by a Tenancy Tribunal adjudicator, has found herself back before the tribunal.
Calls grow for better school van supervision after boy's death
Calls grow for better school van supervision after boy's death
An Auckland mother is calling for better supervision on school transportation, following the death of a young disabled boy after leaving a school van.
Investigation begins after Wellington derailment injures eight
Investigation begins after Wellington derailment injures eight
Investigators have been working in the darkness at the scene of a train derailment in Wellington, trying to determine what happened.
Obituary: Ted Turner, media mogul
Obituary: Ted Turner, media mogul
Ted Turner could never be defined by just one role.
Obituary: Dame Jools Topp, entertainer
Obituary: Dame Jools Topp, entertainer
Julie Bethridge Topp was decidedly her own woman, but her life and career was inseparable from that of her twin sister.
Obituary: Sir Kenneth Keith, jurist
Obituary: Sir Kenneth Keith, jurist
Few New Zealand lawyers have reached the heights achieved by Sir Kenneth Keith: a Supreme Court justice, a seat on the International Court of Justice and international respect as a writer and...
Person dies after fall at Muriwai
Person dies after fall at Muriwai
A person has died after reportedly falling from rocks into the water at Muriwai on Auckland's west coast.
Body in bag trial: Documents reveal defendants' 'unconventional' lives
Body in bag trial: Documents reveal defendants' 'unconventional' lives
The content of numerous documents found at a house in the centre of a police investigation into the death of Chinese woman Shulai Wang was heard in court.