Roadworks test Mosgiel motorists' patience
Roadworks test Mosgiel motorists' patience
Access to properties has been delayed longer than anticipated near the intersection of Inglis St and Gordon Rd in Mosgiel due to ongoing major roadworks.
Brenda Harwood
Yoga - not just for grown-ups
Yoga - not just for grown-ups
The peaceful, calming nature of yoga, along with its well-known physical benefits, make it ideal for children and young people, a Dunedin yoga practitioner says.
Thousands attend Otago Taieri A&P Show
Thousands attend Otago Taieri A&P Show
A rainy Saturday morning did little to dampen enthusiasm for the Otago Taieri A&P Society show, with thousands of visitors pouring through the gates as the weather cleared.
Dunedin housing ‘severely unaffordable’
Dunedin housing ‘severely unaffordable’
Dunedin’s unwelcome status as a city where housing is ‘‘severely unaffordable’’ has wide-ranging implications for both private home buyers and investors.
$5000 Dream Brokerage project offer
$5000 Dream Brokerage project offer
Artists with a passion for making a change in the environment have the chance to become an Environment Envoy with Dunedin Dream Brokerage.
Cruise ships lift museum numbers
Cruise ships lift museum numbers
Visitor numbers continue to be strong at Port Chalmers Maritime Museum, as visiting cruise ship passengers take an interest in local history.
Session to help people stick to new resolutions
Session to help people stick to new resolutions
Making a New Year resolution is one thing - sticking to it can be something else again.
Exploring history of military graves
Exploring history of military graves
Dunedin military historian Peter Trevathan, who has uncovered fascinating local history through researching graves in the city's Northern Cemetery, is about to cast his net wider.
Brighton woman embraces life (and goose)
Brighton woman embraces life (and goose)
Relaxation on Christmas Day afternoon for Dunedin woman Robyn McLeod will include swinging in a hammock with a gin and tonic, a book, and an unusual pet.
No break over Christmas for wildlife hospital
No break over Christmas for wildlife hospital
Hungry patients will need to be fed and the injured will still need treatment at Wildlife Hospital Dunedin on Christmas Day.
Arts Festival founder, director steps down
Arts Festival founder, director steps down
After almost 20 years in the role of Arts Festival Dunedin director, Nicholas McBryde is stepping down to allow the festival to take a new direction.
30 years on trust makes worthy things happen
30 years on trust makes worthy things happen
It is the end of an era for the Otago Community Trust, as grants manager Carol Melville steps down after 30 years with the trust.
Steady progress on shed
Steady progress on shed
Three months after taking delivery of three shipping containers, the Green Island Shed continues to take shape.
PM recognises Dunedin youth worker
PM recognises Dunedin youth worker
It has been a long journey from living in state care to receiving a national award for young Dunedin woman Kered Taylor.
Bowel cancer tested, diagnosed and treated
Bowel cancer tested, diagnosed and treated
Dunedin man Tony Cummings is back to ‘‘business as usual’’ after being diagnosed with bowel cancer through a screening test and successfully treated.
Town hall venue for community Xmas lunch
Town hall venue for community Xmas lunch
The buzz of Christmas cheer will fill the Dunedin Town Hall for the fifth time as an army of volunteers gears up for the popular annual Dunedin Community Christmas Dinner.
Silent reminders quietly removed from Gardens
Silent reminders quietly removed from Gardens
Thousands of white crosses, which have stood in Queens Gardens as a silent reminder of the Otago-Southland men who died in World War 1, have been removed.
Dunedin pair picked for director programme
Dunedin pair picked for director programme
Two Dunedin theatre practitioners have been selected as the first students in a prestigious, national directing course.
Brakes put on beach drives
Brakes put on beach drives
Authorities will patrol three Dunedin beaches this summer to educate the public about new rules banning vehicles from beaches.
Port Chalmers speed-limit review under way
Port Chalmers speed-limit review under way
The NZ Transport Agency has moved to undertake its promised review of the 50kmh speed limit on George St, Port Chalmers, and will complete it before Christmas.