Preferred pool site pleases
Preferred pool site pleases
Everyone seems happy with the preferred site for the Mosgiel aquatic facility.
Shawn McAvinue
Echoes of an earlier era in show
Echoes of an earlier era in show
Roll up, roll up and enter the ruthless Victorian underbelly of hucksters, mediums and carnies.
Thefts prompt police warning
Thefts prompt police warning
Police are urging people to lock sheds, garages and vehicles in Otago to deter thieves.
A toilet - but not as we've known it
A toilet - but not as we've known it
The Regent Theatre in Dunedin is being applauded for its new interplanetary all-inclusive toilet sign.
Waddle it be? Freedom, thanks
Waddle it be? Freedom, thanks
Buster, the beleaguered penguin, has put on his winter coat and returned home.
Camera skills run in the family
Camera skills run in the family
A Dunedin family took a share of the honours at the 2017 Otago Wildlife Photography Competition at Otago Museum on Saturday.
Fleeting rifleman image wins contest
Fleeting rifleman image wins contest
The fleeting beauty of a tiny bird won a Dunedin man the top prize at a wildlife photography competition.
Deerstalkers help protect penguins
Deerstalkers help protect penguins
Predators of yellow-eyed penguins on Otago Peninsula beware - deerstalkers have you in their sights.
Goodwill grows as gardeners gather
Goodwill grows as gardeners gather
Fellowship and friendship bloomed in Dunedin on Saturday.
Southland house badly damaged
Southland house badly damaged in fire
A house in Western Southland has been "extensively damaged'' by fire.
Hunter rescued from Silver Peaks
Hunter rescued from Silver Peaks
A hunter has been rescued from the Silver Peaks Scenic Reserve after becoming "distressed", police say.
DCC denies Mosgiel parking problem
DCC denies Mosgiel has parking problem
A Mosgiel man says motorists are "blatantly" ignoring parking restrictions and the DCC is failing to deploy enough parking officers.
Truck’s trailer tips
Truck’s trailer tips
The trailer of a Summerland Express Freight truck blocks a section of the southbound lane of State Highway 1, near Flag Swamp, north of Waikouaiti, yesterday.
Fringe: time of the essence
Fringe: time of the essence
After another successful year, Dunedin Fringe Festival could be extended by a week next year to accommodate the growing number of acts.
Top marks for animal welfare at museum
Top marks for animal welfare at museum
The Otago Museum has been accredited for its high standard of animal welfare.
Bus and car crash near Te Anau
Bus and car crash near Te Anau
Police have no idea how many people were in the car which crashed with a bus on the Te Anau-Milford Highway in Southland this afternoon.
Out of the shadows and back home safely
Out of the shadows and back home safely
The Fringe Festival is nearly over, but reacclimatising to a world of 9-to-5 and neckties will take time, Shawn McAvinue writes.
Frankenfoot-wear to greet the city streets
Frankenfoot-wear to greet the city streets
It's alive and it has a sole.
Gutter tourist sorry
Gutter tourist sorry
The ‘‘extremely remorseful’ Frenchwoman filmed defecating in a Dunedin street has been given a verbal warning by police.
Dancers on time
Dancers on time
Dancers and co-facilitators of Dunedin Fringe Festival show Composure Leah Carrell and Ben Mitchell, both of Auckland, go through their moves.