Call to preserve Brasch home
Call to preserve Brasch home
Writers are uniting to try to get the Dunedin City Council and University of Otago to buy a house once owned by pre-eminent Dunedin poet and editor Charles Brasch.
Shawn McAvinue
Owner of unleashed dog fined
Owner of unleashed dog fined
A Dunedin dog owner has been fined and given a fencing order after an investigation into an attack in which a man was bitten.
Call to restrict hunters
Call to restrict hunters
A concerned police officer wants the Department of Conservation to restrict the number of hunters allowed in a single area before there is another shooting fatality. But Doc says the number of permits issued has never caused a problem.
Delivery woman bitten on the leg (+ video)
Delivery woman bitten on the leg (+ video)
A woman was attacked by a dog while delivering prescription medicine in Dunedin yesterday.
Black Sabbath's farewell to Australasia
Black Sabbath's farewell to Australasia
Black Sabbath fans who gathered in their masses for the band's Dunedin concert on Saturday night were well behaved, police say.
Ears join eyes as library hosts musicians
Ears join eyes as library hosts musicians
There was no point in shushing at Dunedin City Library yesterday; no-one would have heard it over the sound of music.
Man bitten trying to break up dog fight
Man bitten trying to break up dog fight
A man was bitten on his neck and arm while attempting to break up a dog fight in Dunedin.
Stabbing: 'What is this place coming to?'
Stabbing: 'What is this place coming to?'
The stabbing of a 21-year-old man in central Dunedin early yesterday has left the man who rushed to his aid questioning the state of his city.
Sabbath: Fans have gathered in their masses
Sabbath: Fans have gathered in their masses
Beginning of The End . . . English heavy metal band Black Sabbath open its Dunedin concert tonight with the song Black Sabbath from its debut 1970 album Black Sabbath.
Plan to restore Mosgiel grave
Plan to restore grave
An obsession with the origin of the Mosgiel name has prompted a project to restore the grave of the town's founder.
Biker ministry set to spread word to Black Sabbath fans
Biker ministry set to spread word to Black Sabbath fans
If the devil can change, so can you, a Dunedin biker says.
Car crashes on motorway
Car crashes on motorway
A car rests on its roof on Dunedin's Southern Motorway yesterday.
Early birds score tickets for ‘pop-up kitten cafe’ (+ video)
Early birds score tickets for ‘pop-up kitten cafe’ (+ video)
Care for a cuddle with your cappuccino?
$10k phone roaming bill cut to $254
$10k phone roaming bill cut to $254
A mobile phone network is slashing a $10,000 roaming bill of a Mosgiel teenager because of its failure to communicate the cost.
Dunedin nature festival 'an absolute triumph'
Dunedin nature festival 'an absolute triumph'
The inaugural Wild Dunedin nature festival has been declared an ‘‘triumph'' and promises to return ‘‘bigger and better'' next year.
Four vehicles in ‘nose-to-tail’
Four vehicles in ‘nose-to-tail’
Police attended a four-vehicle ‘‘nose-to-tail'' crash in Stuart St yesterday.
‘Sneezing fit’ led to crash
‘Sneezing fit’ led to crash
A ‘‘sneezing fit'' caused the driver of a late-model Jaguar to run a red light and crash into a Mitsubishi car on the corner of Strathallan St and Andersons Bay Rd in South Dunedin about 9am yesterday.
'Ask yourself what you can do'
'Ask yourself what you can do'
Dunk an Anzac biscuit and volunteer for the sake of your country, Otago University Students' Association members urged yesterday.
Porirua children’s orchestra wows SI
Porirua children’s orchestra wows SI
A former Dunedin woman has brought an orchestra of Porirua children to perform in her "old stomping ground''.
Birds of a feather flock to Tomahawk
Birds of a feather flock to Tomahawk
The Field Guide to the Birds of New Zealand illustrator Derek Onley, of Waitati, spots birds at Tomahawk Lagoon in Dunedin yesterday, as part of the Wild Dunedin nature festival.