Boy airlifted after ute rolls off track
Boy airlifted after ute rolls off track
An Otago Regional Rescue Helicopter crew was called to airlift a 12-year-old boy injured when a ute rolled off a steep track and over a bank in the Catlins on Tuesday.
Shawn McAvinue
Idea staff to strike over stalled bargaining
Idea staff to strike over stalled bargaining
Idea Services support staff will strike across New Zealand tomorrow to protest against the lack of progress in bargaining for a new collective agreement.
Running in memory
Running in memory
Anzac Day Memorial Run and Walk participant Dave Sharp runs the homeward leg of the event in Dunedin yesterday.
Alcohol suspected in crash
Alcohol suspected in crash
Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in a fatal car crash in Lake Ohau yesterday.
Mataura home destroyed by fire
Mataura home destroyed by fire
Fire destroyed most of a house in Eastern Southland last night.
Man dies after crashing through bridge
Man dies in crash at Lake Ohau
Police suspect alcohol was a factor in a fatal crash near Lake Ohau this morning, where a man crashed through a bridge.
Search spurs boat safety reminder
Search spurs boat safety reminder
Police are warning people to take precautions after a boat and its users - who did not have life jackets or communication devices with them - were found at Taieri Mouth.
Variety of items stolen in Otago
Variety of items stolen in Otago
A trailer and cheese rolls were among the items stolen throughout Otago at the weekend.
Wild at heart
Wild at heart
Inspecting a bottle salvaged from Otago Harbour at a Wild Dunedin underwater adventure at Quarantine Island yesterday are (from left) Piere Kawharu-Tapsell (13), Merata Kawharu, Dive Otago short course co-ordinator Emma Young and Freda Kawharu-Tapsel (10).
Family beside Aussie cop after wall fall
Visiting officer's condition serious
The wife and sister of an Australian policeman who sustained a serious injury when he fell from a wall have arrived in the city to be by his side.
Soldiers walk again as mural takes shape
Soldiers walk again as mural takes shape
A new Anzac-themed mural in Mosgiel has massive support from the district.
Warning issued over boat use
Warning issued over boat use
Police are warning people to take precautions after finding a boat and its users without life jackets or communication devices at Taieri Mouth.
Thieves active across Otago
Thieves active across region at weekend
A trailer, home kill meat and dozens of cheese rolls were among of the items stolen across Otago at the weekend.
Suspicious car fire in Lawrence
Crashed car blaze suspicious: police
Police are investigating a suspicious car fire in Lawrence.
Rugby cop seriously hurt in fall from wall
Rugby cop seriously hurt in fall from wall
An Australian policeman is in Dunedin Hospital with a serious head injury after falling off a wall following a rugby game at the weekend.
Stress-free at the theatre
Stress-free at the theatre
Relax, Dunedin: Everything's going to be all right. The Fortune and Regent theatres are to host their first ``relaxed performances''.
Screen classics
Screen classics
Regent Theatre marketing manager Hannah Molloy screens the concert movie "Woodstock: Three Days of Peace and Music" (Director's Cut) in Dunedin yesterday in preparation for the NZ International Film Festival Autumn Events festival.
New police pups in Dunedin
New police pups in Dunedin
A constable in the armed offenders squad holds police puppy Vann at a squad training day in Dunedin.
Delight as decision allows dog to stay
Delight as decision allows dog to stay
A Waitati pensioner is ‘‘over the moon’’ the Government has changed its mind and will lend her money to buy medication for her sick dog.
Singer beguiles at Savoy soiree
Singer beguiles at Savoy soiree
Bass baritone Jonathan Lemalu sang at an Arts Festival Dunedin ‘‘soiree’’ at Italian restaurant Etrusco in the Savoy last night.