Tobacco packaging plain from today
Tobacco packaging plain from today
New regulations governing tobacco packaging come into force today, a move an anti-smoking lobby group says is a vital step towards the goal of New Zealand being smokefree by 2025.
Mike Houlahan
Trial over suspected arson starts
Trial over suspected arson starts
An Alexandra man has denied charges of setting his former workplace alight and damaging the vehicles of former colleagues and his then partner.
Aussie C-17 pays a visit
Aussie C-17 pays a visit
A Royal Australian Air Force C-17 aircraft cruised low over Momona near Dunedin today, fascinating locals.
9-month wait for scan ‘really tough’
MRI scan nine-month wait time ‘really tough’
A Dunedin woman with a potentially terminal neurological condition was outraged after being asked to wait almost nine months for an MRI scan.
Lumsden fighting maternity shake-up
Lumsden fighting maternity shake-up
The heart of the community will be ripped out if the Lumsden Maternity Centre is downgraded, local midwife Sarah Stokes says.
Brighter diagnosis for 'miracle' Meg
Brighter diagnosis for 'miracle dog' Meg
More good news for miracle dog Meg as vets say she likely does not have a heart infection and a leg they feared was broken was actually a dislocated joint.
'Overwhelmed' at offers to help Meg
'Overwhelmed' at offers to help Meg
The owner of Meg, the dog that was found alive on Monday after missing for five weeks, has been inundated with offers of help to pay for her veterinary bills.
'It's just incredible' - Meg found alive
Lost for 5 weeks, Meg found alive
The story of Andy Cunningham and Meg was already remarkable - the Dunedin man credits his dog with helping him walk again after a back injury left him paralysed.
'You should never give up hope'
Missing dog found weeks after crash
Five weeks after disappearing in the wake of a car crash, Dunedin man Andy Cunningham's dog Meg has been found alive.
Kidney ‘second chance’ at life
Kidney ‘second chance’ at life
As a teenager, Axel-Peter Pupuali’i had big plans, most of which involved playing rugby.
Technology aids design of new ICU
Technology aids design of new ICU
The same software which runs computer games is being used by Dunedin Hospital to design a more user-friendly and cost-effective intensive care unit.
Tale of war’s effect on young man
‘Presumably insane’: tale of war’s effect on young man
On March 3, 1918, a "tragic affair occurred’’ on the Western Front. Mike Houlahan looks back at the day when an Otago Regiment soldier killed two officers, and then himself.
Dunedin 'behind 8-ball' in junior doctor recruiting
Dunedin 'behind 8-ball' in junior doctor recruiting
A "haphazard" recruiting process has resulted in the Southern DHB failing to appoint the junior doctors required to implement the "safer rosters" schedule, the Resident Doctors Association says.
Rare kiwi under care of Wildlife Hospital
Rare kiwi under care of Wildlife Hospital
It is a figure which brings home just what an endangered species means: 1% of the world's population of Haast kiwi are now under the care of Dunedin Wildlife Hospital.
Te Kaika health centre opens
Te Kaika health centre opens
It takes a village to open a village.
Exterminators busy as spiders thrive on the Taieri
Exterminators busy as spiders thrive on the Taieri
It is not just people who have enjoyed a long, hot summer — white-tail spiders are thriving in the Taieri and exterminators are flat out dealing with infestations.
Legal checks for hospital site
Legal checks for hospital site
Lawyers are now involved in the process as a decision nears on the future site of Dunedin Hospital.
Prison smoking ban not working: study
Prison smoking ban not working: study
The ban on smoking in prisons appears to be ineffective.
Rights Bill getting some teeth
Rights Bill getting some teeth
New Zealand's Bill of Rights is about to be given some teeth, after the Government announced yesterday courts will be able to declare laws have breached it.
Mooting contest Olympic Games of legal dispute
Mooting contest Olympic Games of legal dispute
While their peers enjoyed their summer holidays, four University of Otago law students have been wrestling with a host of legal issues between the People’s Democratic Republic of Anduchenca and the...