City-wide public possum count on this weekend
City-wide public possum count on this weekend
People across Dunedin are encouraged to join a "pest-quest" this Saturday at 6.30pm.
Sam Henderson
Otago Peninsula Community Board
Otago Peninsula Community Board
Simon Henderson looks at highlights from the Otago Peninsula Community Board meeting on June 2.
Waikouaiti Coast Community Board
Waikouaiti Coast Community Board
Simon Henderson looks at highlights from the Waikouaiti Coast Community Board meeting on June 1.
Kitchen volunteers needed
Kitchen volunteers needed
Getting ready to serve up a treat at the Otago Community Hospice in Dunedin is long-term volunteer Tina Barbour.
Cutting edge technology
Cutting edge technology
Tuhura Otago Museum guide Ashley Stewart wields an Indian pata sword.
40kmh limit ‘frustrating’ for peninsula residents
40kmh limit ‘frustrating’ for peninsula residents
Lower speeds on the Otago Peninsula have locals boiling over in frustration.
Lack of more senior support disappoints
Lack of more senior support disappoints
Older people on national superannuation are excluded from the cost-of-living package announced in the 2022 Budget say the Grey Power Federation.
Support for those with PTSD
Support for those with PTSD
A new group therapy programme aims to support members of the rainbow community who are living with mental injury.
Welcome return of marathon
Welcome return of marathon
Third time’s the charm, at least that is what organisers of the Emerson’s Dunedin Marathon are hoping.
Olympian gives pointers
Olympian gives pointers
Olympian Andrea Kilday kicks out as members of Green Island Taekwondo adopt a fighting stance behind her.
‘Sexwise’ returns to town
‘Sexwise’ returns to town
A free public performance of The Theatre in Health Education Trust (Theta) show Sexwise tomorrow at the Dunedin Centre will be a chance for the local community to see how performers use humour and...
Game offers creative expression
Game offers creative expression
In an ongoing series for The Star, reporter Simon Henderson is uncovering some of the creative people in the burgeoning video game industry in Dunedin. This week he explores a moody role-playing...
Exhibitors set to flock to annual bird show
Exhibitors set to flock to annual bird show
Feathers will be all aflutter as the New Zealand Poultry, Pigeon and Cage Bird Club celebrates its 45th annual show at Forrester Park this weekend.
Balloon twisting taking off
Balloon twisting taking off
Greer Holland is pumped up with a passion for balloon twisting.
Physio pool sorely missed
Physio pool sorely missed
Broken down and bone dry, Dunedin’s physiotherapy pool lies hollow and empty behind locked doors.
Building industry will need thousands
Building industry will need thousands
A massive building boom in Dunedin will need thousands of people in the construction industry as the new Dunedin Hospital project gains momentum.
Chilli eater keeps cool to win spot in final
Chilli eater keeps cool to win spot in final
It takes a cool customer to hang and not hurl while eating increasingly hot chillies.
Unique looks from nature
Unique looks from nature
A Dunedin artist is experimenting with ways to capture the colours of nature on handcrafted clothing.
Mower who goes extra yard
Mower who goes extra yard
Sometimes it's the people behind the scenes who clear the way for sporting success. Reporter Simon Henderson talks to Dave Mclean, who knows how to make a clean sweep for cross-country runners.
Mower who goes extra yard
Mower who goes extra yard
Sometimes it is the people behind the scenes who clear the way for sporting success. Reporter Simon Henderson talks to local identity Dave Mclean, who knows how to make a clean sweep for cross...