Drunk teen injured in Leith fall
Drunk teen injured in Leith fall
An ''extremely intoxicated'' teenager was injured after falling on to rocks in a shallow Dunedin river at the weekend.
Shawn McAvinue
Mosgiel pool site backed
Mosgiel pool site backed
Dunedin city councillors will today consider a recommendation the preferred site for an aquatic facility in Mosgiel be approved.
Idea cuts services; families in limbo
Idea cuts services; families in limbo
Dunedin families with children with intellectual disabilities are ''in limbo'' as IHC closes its only respite house in the city and prepares to slash other services.
Easter Bunny picks up supplies
Easter Bunny picks up supplies
The Easter Bunny stood resolute despite the roar of 140 motorcycles across Dunedin yesterday.
Woman killed, child airlifted after crash
Woman killed, child airlifted after crash near Waihola
A woman died and three other people were injured, one a 3-year-old girl, in a crash south of Waihola yesterday.
Ghost followers had really creepy times
Ghost followers had really creepy times
A honeymoon spent chasing ghosts across Otago was the origin of a supernatural thriller on a Dunedin stage.
Geared up for a shakedown
There I was, Top Gun, beating about the bushes
When you exit a rally car and find bushes caught in its panels, you know you’ve gone close to the edge, Shawn McAvinue writes.
Key to chilli eater's success
Showboating for distraction key to chilli eater's success
The secret to winning a chilli eating contest is to showboat to repress the impulse to vomit, a University of Otago student says.
It's 'timber' for 600 of club's trees
It's 'timber' for 600 of club's trees
Contractors have been swinging chainsaws at a Dunedin golf course.
Courage under fire
Courage under fire
Dr Venod Skantha (left) admits defeat to Otago University student Harrison Walmsley-Bartlett at the Dunedin heats of the NZ Chilli Eating Champs.
Body cameras for parking officers just the ticket
Body cameras for parking officers just the ticket
The Dunedin City Council hopes the body cameras its parking officers will wear from today will be just what is needed to stop threatening behaviour.
Disability support workers set to strike
Disability support workers set to strike
The staff supporting Southerners with intellectual disabilities are preparing to walk off the job to protest a lack of progress in pay talks.
Conservator consulted on mining submarine
Conservator consulted on mining submarine
A conservator from Auckland is coming on board a project in Middlemarch to try to preserve the oldest surviving submarine in New Zealand.
Exciting openings for director
Exciting openings for director
Dunedin film director Jan Oliver Lucks is "super excited" to be selected for a mentoring programme for New Zealand film-makers and an artists’ residency in Finland.
Inaugural Chinese film festival opens
Inaugural Chinese film festival opens
Dragons danced and sister sister relationships were strengthened at the launch of the inaugural China Film Festival in Dunedin last night.
Aquatic facility trust aims to play fair over pitches
Aquatic facility trust aims to play fair over pitches
Footballers fear the preferred site for the new aquatic facility in Mosgiel will result in fewer pitches at Memorial Park.
Shaved advertising chance to repay CanTeen's help
Shaved advertising chance to repay CanTeen's help
A Dunedin woman who had a close shave with cancer is offering Otago businesses a unique marketing opportunity.
Marine forum to ask for more time
Marine forum to ask for more time
The South-East Marine Protection Forum will ask the Government for more time to deliberate.
Fewer illegal angling offences
Fewer illegal angling offences
The number of anglers caught breaking Otago Fish & Game rules this season has ''dropped dramatically''.
Fog hits flights at Dunedin Airport
Fog hits flights at Dunedin Airport
Fog has delayed flights at Dunedin Airport this morning.