Hamish MacLean

Stolen vehicles lead to two arrests in Dunedin

Stolen vehicles lead to two arrests in Dunedin

Reports of suspicious activity in the Dunedin suburb of Burnside on Friday night led police uncovering meth pipes and live ammunition in a Dunedin property.

Man gets wish to sleep at station

The man kept returning to the station and caused damage before being arrested. Photo: ODT files

Man gets wish to sleep at station

A man with nowhere to sleep got his wish and was taken into police custody on Saturday after his third visit.

Gulls can be kept in check

An aviation expert is confident the Dunedin City Council can keep gulls away from its planned landfill south of the city.

Otago Regional Council chief executive resigns

Otago Regional Council chief executive resigns

The chief executive of the Otago Regional Council has resigned.

Otago Regional Council chief executive resigns

The chief executive of the Otago Regional Council has resigned.

Another probe ordered as ORC grapples with plan

Another probe ordered as ORC grapples with plan

The environment minister has ordered an investigation into the Otago Regional Council for the second time in under three years.

Self-isolation facility used less than expected

An aerial view of the Aaron Lodge self-isolation quarantine facility in Kaikorai Valley Rd, in...

Self-isolation facility used less than expected

The number of residents at the Southern District Health Board’s Dunedin Covid-19 self-isolation facility peaked at four bubbles using the facility at one time during the present outbreak.

Mental health services rethink: ‘Stranded’ patients one of 16 projects

The Taieri Rd entrance to Dunedin’s Wakari Hospital. PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

Mental health services rethink: ‘Stranded’ patients one of 16 projects

Eighteen long-stay patients at Wakari Hospital have been identified as candidates to move into the community amid a rethink of mental health and addiction services in the South.

Seven Covid-related deaths have been reported in the South over the past three days, but the head of the Southern Covid-19 response says the vast majority of people dying with the disease in the region have had other serious health concerns.

DHB urged to do better for Pasifika

The 20 DHBs serve a population of 4.8 million, compared to New South Wales in Australia which has...

DHB urged to do better for Pasifika

"Institutional racism" and a lack of engagement with Pacific Island communities has led to a fail grade for the Southern District Health Board from Pasifika leaders.

Daily case numbers still stubbornly high in South; two deaths reported

Daily case numbers still stubbornly high in South; two deaths reported

The number of people with Covid-19 in Southern hospitals has increased, and two more deaths were reported yesterday.

Pensioner backing life-saving nurses

Protester Jim Moffat, of Dunedin, demands more pay for nurses outside Dunedin Hospital this week....

Pensioner backing life-saving nurses

A Dunedin pensioner has for the past 12 days been a one-man protest outside Dunedin Hospital.

Morbidity on rise as vulnerable age ranges infected

Morbidity on rise as vulnerable age ranges infected

For the first time, just as many southerners are in hospital because of Covid-19 as patients in for something else who just happen to have the disease.

‘We are in for the long haul’—DHB

Wearing face masks on public transport should be non-negotiable. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

‘We are in for the long haul’—DHB

Only one case of the virulent Delta strain of Covid-19 has been recorded in the South, the Southern District Health Board says.

Youngsters enjoy annual rugby event

Charlie Sutherland (8), from Taieri Blue, slips the tackle of Pirates’ Milah McKay (9).

Youngsters enjoy annual rugby event

For more than six decades Otago boys and girls have experienced the thrill of victory and the pain of defeat and deepened their love of the game of rugby at the Taieri Sevens.

Bird rules pose problem for landfill: expert

The Green Island Landfill teems with black-backed gulls last week. There are concerns some of the...

Bird rules pose problem for landfill: expert

Proposed conditions for keeping bird numbers down at Smooth Hill could present a huge risk to the landfill planned for the site south of Dunedin, an environmental consultant says.

Unions pay tribute to lives lost in workplaces

White crosses in Market Reserve commemorate the dead on International Workers’ Memorial Day on...

On memorial day, unions pay tribute to lives lost in workplaces

Otago workplace deaths were recognised in a ceremony in a central Dunedin park on Thursday, to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day.

‘Remain vigilant’ as South not peaked yet

High hospitalisation numbers across the South show the peak of the present Omicron wave has not passed, the health board says.

3 Waters changes welcome

Southern mayors say the Government’s changes to its planned Three Waters reforms show councils can gain traction without joining splinter groups.

Language services for Covid-hit ex-refugees

It seems the iPhone has become a weapon of self-destruction for our sports stars.

Language services for Covid-hit ex-refugees

Arabic and Spanish language services have been set up to help former refugees in the South hard hit by Covid-19.

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