Hamish MacLean

Teen driver found with a bottle in each hand - police

Dunedin barrister Marie Taylor-Cyphers is concerned police are taking advantage of a naive public...

Teen driver found with a bottle in each hand - police

A teenage driver smashed his vehicle into a parked car in Dunedin on Saturday and when police arrived, he was still drinking in the driver’s seat, police allege.

Security guards allegedly assaulted in attempt to reenter Beer Fest

About 6000 people surged through the gates and covered the turf at Forsyth Barr Stadium yesterday...

Security guards allegedly assaulted in attempt to reenter Beer Fest

Two attendees at the Dunedin Craft Beer and Food Festival had so much fun they refused to leave.

ORC request puts landfill application on hold

Smooth Hill, site of the proposed landfill. Photo: ODT files

ORC request puts landfill application on hold

The consent application for a proposed new landfill south of Dunedin is on hold while the Otago Regional Council seeks more information from the Dunedin City Council.

Aerial survey taking stock of tahr on Crown pastoral leasehold land

Himalayan tahr. Photo by Stephen Jaquiery.

Aerial survey taking stock of tahr on Crown pastoral leasehold land

An aeroplane with high-resolution cameras is conducting flyovers in the high country as government agencies estimate Himalayan tahr numbers and mob sizes in South Island Crown pastoral leases.

Historic causeway to get new lease on life

This site in the floor of the Wall Street Mall, in George St, marks where a more than 150-year...

Historic causeway to get new lease on life

The earliest surviving structural evidence of the European settlement of Dunedin will soon be underfoot again for shoppers in the city centre, at an estimated cost of $400,000.

Where to now in the war on rabbits?

Rabbits at Queensberry, near Wanaka, in 2013. PHOTOS: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Where to now in the war on rabbits?

As rabbit populations climb once again in the South, some southerners are calling for the return of rabbit boards.

Mum joins son as New Zealander; dad to go

Holding her new kowhai tree, new New Zealander Sanumol Antony (left), with her husband Noby...

Mum joins son as New Zealander; dad to go

Mum down, Dad to go.

Uses found for iron work, timber from demolition

Builder and engineer Peter Mason, of Dunedin, carries one of 20 beams he salvaged from the...

Uses found for iron work, timber from demolition

Much of the North East Valley Anglican Church hall demolished this week which it is hoped will make way for social housing has been salvaged for future church restoration projects — and for smoked...

Arrowtown crowned most beautiful small town

Arrowtown displays its autumnal grandeur. PHOTO: TRACEY ROXBURGH

'Very stoked': Arrowtown crowned most beautiful small town

Arrowtown has been named the most beautiful small town in New Zealand.

Otago boasts NZ's most beautiful small town

WINNER: This panorama of stunning autumn colours in Arrowtown was judged best picture. PHOTO:...

Otago boasts NZ's most beautiful small town

A small, historic Otago town has been named the most beautiful small town in New Zealand at tonight’s Keep New Zealand Beautiful awards.

Christmas cheer comes early this year

A pohutukawa, known as New Zealand’s Christmas tree, blooms in sunny Shore St, in Andersons Bay,...

Christmas cheer comes early this year

A mild winter and recent warm days have probably triggered the early flowering of a pōhutukawa in Andersons Bay, Dunedin, University of Otago botanist Assoc Prof Janice Lord says.

Opportunities for city ‘immeasurable’

Otago Polytechnic senior product design lecturer Andrew Wallace speaks in Dunedin yesterday....

Opportunities for city ‘immeasurable’

Otago Polytechnic senior product design lecturer Andrew Wallace says if Dunedin establishes a city-wide business "cluster" it could make products on a scale unimaginable for single companies.

University’s major project now unaffordable

The Otago University Students' Association has disaffiliated with the Elohim Bible Academy. Photo...

University’s major project now unaffordable

The University of Otago says what would have been its largest construction project is no longer affordable, but it is going ahead with a new $90million residential hall.

Birthday party for ‘Josephine’ at Toitu

Trying out the train tracks laid in the foyer at Toitu in honour of its double-ended Fairlie...

Birthday party for ‘Josephine’ at Toitu

A crowd of about 40 children sang happy birthday to the 148-year-old locomotive parked in the foyer at Toitu yesterday.

'There’s no brakes. He’s just driven into it'

'There’s no brakes. He’s just driven into it'

A parked car was shunted 50m into a lamppost after allegedly being hit at high speed by another vehicle outside a Dunedin car yard yesterday.

Temperature plummets as rain arrives

Leith Campion retrieves his ball from the hole during a rain-soaked semifinal of the Otago...

Temperature plummets as rain arrives

A rain-soaked start to the Otago Matchplay Championships at Balmacewen Golf Course and the North East Valley 10,000 bowls punctuated a Labour Weekend of volatile weather in Dunedin.

Man dies after accident on Central Otago farm

Man dies after accident on Central Otago farm

A man has died in Dunedin Hospital after suffering critical injuries when the truck he was driving rolled on a Central Otago farm late last week.

Police urge care after high weekend toll

It was also revealed that the gaming friend was known to police and NZ Customs having been caught...

Police urge care after high weekend toll

Six fatal crashes over Labour Weekend so far have prompted police to call for more care on the road, as traffic volumes are set to remain high today.

Choppers called in to fight fire north of Dunedin

Helicopters were helping to fight the fire on Sunday afternoon. Photo: Simon White

Choppers called in to fight fire north of Dunedin

Helicopters and several fire crews have been called in to fight a large gorse fire north of Dunedin this afternoon.

Conservation land for tracks clearly on maps

Scores of new cycle tracks and trails proposed for public conservation land could be a step closer.

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