Eye of the storm
A 10-minute spell of mind-blowingly strong wind wreaked havoc and caused widespread disruption in Dunedin yesterday uprooting massive trees, tearing branches from trunks and leaving people...
Barker appointed for university’s push into Q’town Lakes
Barker appointed for university’s push into Q’town Lakes
University of Otago vice-chancellor Grant Robertson has appointed Prof Richard Barker to drive the university’s ambitious plans in the Queenstown Lakes District.
Largest public service strike in decades
Largest public service strike in decades
Thousands of public service workers gathered en masse in the South as part of the largest co-ordinated strike action in the country in decades.
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Claim purpose to look at governance
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Claim purpose to look at governance
An education "troubleshooter" was brought in to Columba College to investigate the board of trustees’ governance processes and practices, not the employment dispute with the principal, it has been...
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Staff told not to leak to media
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Staff told not to leak to media
An email warning staff in a troubled University of Otago department not to share confidential information with the media has been leaked to the Otago Daily Times.
Trees fall victim to gales
Trees fall victim to gales
Some trees around Dunedin were felled in yesterday’s storms.
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Academic questions ‘whose version of nature’ we are seeing
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Academic questions ‘whose version of nature’ we are seeing
Dunedin's parks and reserves, including the Dunedin Botanic Garden, risk becoming a colonial relic and need to better represent the knowledge and promises of the Treaty of Waitangi, an academic says.
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Heritage advocate ‘thrilled’ with honour
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Heritage advocate ‘thrilled’ with honour
Protecting a city’s heritage is an uphill battle, a leading structural engineer and heritage restorer says.
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Pair assaulted man after argument
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Pair assaulted man after argument
A Dunedin man was left with a fractured nose and three broken teeth after he was assaulted in an Octagon bar.
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Man breaches curfew for ramming two cars to steal vehicle
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Man breaches curfew for ramming two cars to steal vehicle
A Dunedin man who was meant to be at home on bail after ramming two cars was instead out stealing a vehicle.
Former PM Jim Bolger farewelled
Former PM Jim Bolger farewelled
Tributes have been paid to former Prime Minister Jim Bolger, with hundreds travelling from around the country to attend his funeral in Kapiti.
Containers toppled by Dunedin wind
Containers toppled by Dunedin wind
Containers blown over at Port Otago's Ravensbourne site.
Barker to drive uni plans for Lakes District
Barker to drive uni plans for Lakes District
University of Otago vice-chancellor Grant Robertson has appointed Prof Richard Barker to drive the institution's ambitious plans in Queenstown and the Lakes District.
Wind rips branch off Otago Museum tree
Wind rips branch off Otago Museum tree
A tree was sent tumbling and a "whisper dish" in place for decades was sent hurtling through the air like a flying saucer as wild wind hit Tūhura Otago Museum.
Day of destruction
Day of destruction
A burst of wild weather has cut power to thousands of households, toppled trees, closed roads and sent shipping containers tumbling like Lego in Dunedin after wreaking havoc in Southland.
Evacuations as crews struggle to reach Hanmer Springs blaze
Evacuations as crews struggle to reach Hanmer Springs blaze
A small number of homes and luxury hotel Braemar Lodge have been evacuated near Hanmer Springs because of a large fire.
Startled Mosgiel retiree finds teenager in home
Startled Mosgiel retiree finds teenager in home
A teenager fled out of the window of a Mosgiel retirement unit after being disturbed by the startled resident.
High winds tip truck over on Canterbury highway
High winds tip truck over on Canterbury highway
A truck has rolled in high winds on State Highway 73 in Canterbury.
Wild weather: What you need to know
Wild weather: What you need to know
Hundreds of thousands of people are being urged to stay home on Thursday as life-threatening gale force winds blast parts of the country.
Wild weather set to continue
Wild weather set to continue
Yesterday’s wind, which hampered Fire and Emergency New Zealand efforts to extinguish this large vegetation fire in Deans Valley, near Waitati, is expected to be nothing compared to today’s.