'It's nice to be able to say I work'
'It's nice to be able to say I work'
A Dunedin service is weaving people with mental health issues back into the workforce.
Shawn McAvinue
Mum's on the ball
Mum's on the ball
A Mosgiel mum who ''eats, sleeps and breathes soccer'' was unable to collect her women's coach of the year award at Football South's recent prizegiving because she was - you guessed it - out of town coaching.
Service to bridge gap for deaf
Service to bridge gap for deaf
A new government internet video service connecting deaf people in Otago and Southland to a sign language interpreter in Auckland will help with the ''terrible'' lack of interpreters in the South, Otago Deaf Children Association president Alan Hughes says.
Cannabis sales pause
Cannabis sales pause
A Dunedin business man has agreed to stop selling synthetic cannabis while his interim retail licence is being considered.
Chinese trader's descendants reconnect and remember
Chinese trader's descendants reconnect and remember
More than 200 descendants of a pioneering Chinese trader celebrated their family connection in Dunedin in the weekend.
Nearly two-thirds youth help calls not answered
Nearly two-thirds youth help calls not answered
Nearly two-thirds of the 325,488 calls by vulnerable New Zealand youth seeking help went unanswered and more than 10% of the calls were made from Otago.
They've got the court covered
They've got the court covered
Warming up before a game at the Pacific Trust Otago netball day at the Edgar Centre in Dunedin yesterday are (from left) Louina Siola'a (7), Semisi Taungapeau (9), Akosita Siola'a (10) and Keili Amoto (15).
Blind dog finds safe harbour
Blind dog finds safe harbour
A rescued blind cattle dog will see out her final years in Dunedin.
Power costs compromise elderly health
Power costs compromise elderly health
Electricity demand has decreased in Otago and Southland while residential electricity prices have been rising.
Synthetic cannabis shop burgled
Synthetic cannabis shop burgled
A South Dunedin synthetic cannabis shop is a magnet for anti-social behaviour, Supporting Families in Mental Illness manager Jackie McKenzie says.
Concern at synthetic drug outlet
Concern at synthetic drug outlet
A South Dunedin mental health organisation is hosting a forum to lobby the Dunedin City Council to stop a newly opened nearby store from selling synthetic cannabis so close to the service.
Ban synthetic cannabis for some: retailer
Ban synthetic cannabis for some: retailer
A synthetic cannabis retailer says some people should be banned from buying the product.
Rugby player still in coma, but bleeding stops
Rugby player still in coma, but bleeding stops
A 17-year-old Dunedin rugby player remains in a coma but bleeding on his brain has stopped as team-mates, staff and pupils hope for a full recovery.
Shock at new sites for tower
Shock at new sites for tower
Brighton residents have been given a week to discuss the alternative proposed sites for a 2degrees cellphone tower in Scroggs Hill Rd.
Drag-train didn't cause crash - police
Drag-train didn't cause crash - police
Police say the death of a driver at Allanton won't see them step up their monitoring of the weekly boy-racer "drag-train" convoy on the Taieri.
Sound working base
Sound working base
Bespoke high-quality audio equipment design and manufacturing company Perreaux Industries has not looked back since moving from Auckland to Mosgiel.
NZ tutors connect to Chinese students
NZ tutors connect to Chinese students
A former Dunedin teacher had created an online classroom connecting students in China to English language teachers in New Zealand.
City ceremony for cyclist
City ceremony for cyclist
A cyclist's life is more valuable than car parks, Dunedin deputy mayor Chris Staynes said yesterday at a memorial ceremony for a Dunedin cyclist killed when fell under a truck.
Unlicensed shop selling synthetic cannabis
Unlicensed shop selling synthetic cannabis
The Government says the Psychoactive Substances Act is effective because it has suspended interim licences to sell synthetic cannabis in Dunedin and Taranaki. But a Dunedin shop is selling...
Southland pitch invasion 'did not mar match'
Southland pitch invasion 'did not mar match'
A pitch invasion, a lone male streaker and an aggressive Southland supporter did not mar the rugby match against Otago at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday, the stadium operators say.