War effort thanks moves vet to tears
War effort thanks moves vet to tears
A gesture to acknowledge his war effort brought a veteran to tears in Dunedin Hospital earlier this week.
Shawn McAvinue
Cold night for 'missing' hunters
Cold night for 'missing' hunters
Two hunters who sparked a police search in Dunedin hills this morning have turned up ''fine but a bit cold''.
Otago sparkies shine
Otago sparkies shine
A competition to find the best and brightest trainee electricians in Otago was held in Dunedin yesterday.
Community 'wants station preserved'
Meeting to discuss future of station
A public meeting to ''brainstorm'' ideas to protect the future of the Mosgiel Railway Station was announced yesterday.
Call for change at crash blackspot
Intersection 'no good'
Concerned residents are calling for safety improvements at a Mosgiel intersection where motorists crash weekly.
Dog bite 'not act of aggression'
Terrier 'had accidentally bitten his owner's finger'
The bite a dog gave a man in Dunedin on Monday night is not being treated as an act of aggression.
Dumped MRI panels inquiry
Dumped MRI panels inquiry
The Southern DHB has launched an investigation after an Otago Polytechnic lecturer discovered panels from medical equipment at a Dunedin rubbish dump.
Thomas getting plenty of TLC
Survivor Thomas getting TLC at home
Thomas the guinea pig has survived surgery and is getting "plenty of tender loving care'' in his Dunedin home.
Injuries as truck rolls
Injuries as truck rolls
A Fulton Hogan employee was injured when the "sucker truck'' he was driving rolled on State Highway 1, between Waihola and Milton, yesterday.
Parade features night creatures
Parade features night creatures
The wild things came out to play in the Octagon as luminous nocturnal creatures invaded the Dunedin Midwinter Carnival.
Goodall draws big crowd
Goodall draws big crowd
More than 1000 people shared an emotional evening with Dr Jane Goodall in Dunedin last night.
Safety system operating at blackspot
Safety system operating
A warning system designed to improve road safety at the turnoff from State Highway 1 to the Moeraki boulders is operational and the variable speed limit is legally enforceable.
Family escapes from burning home
Family escapes from burning home
A family is without a home after a house fire in Waikouaiti yesterday.
Funds raised for surgery
Funds raised for surgery
The fundraising campaign to pay the surgery bill of a guinea pig reached its target yesterday.
Masked man holds up antique store
Masked man holds up antique store
A masked man has held up a Dunedin antiques store, one of two robberies reported in the city this afternoon.
One dead, four hurt in highway crash
One dead in crash near Dunedin
One person is dead and four others injured after a two-car crash near Karitane, north of Dunedin today.
Waikouaiti family's home gutted
Fire guts Waikouaiti family's home
A family in Waikouaiti are without a home after a serious fire this morning.
Trailer flips at Lookout Point
Trailer flips at Lookout Point
A trailer flipped on Dunedin's southern motorway this morning but no one was injured in the crash at Lookout Point.
Thomas lives; surgery soon
Thomas lives; surgery on Monday
Thomas the guinea pig has been given a last-minute reprieve after his owners accepted offers to pay for the injured pet’s surgery bill.
Octacan food drive ‘fantastic success’
Octacan food drive ‘fantastic success’
Dunedin children had a "blast" in a bid to set a new record in the Octacan food drive.