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Santana consents would stay: Brooking
Labour would not revoke consents for Santana Minerals’ controversial goldmine despite the environmental impact being ‘‘substantial and perpetual’’, a Dunedin MP says.
Tim Scott
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‘Surprising results’ from roadside drug testing: police
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‘Surprising results’ from roadside drug testing: police
Roadside drug driving testing has begun in the South, and Dunedin’s top road policing officer says it has so far turned up some ‘‘surprising results’’.
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Retraining offered to Gregg’s workers after closure
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Retraining offered to Gregg’s workers after closure
Otago Polytechnic is offering a year’s worth of free tuition to the more than 30 Gregg’s workers who will lose their jobs when the coffee factory closes.
Icy morning crashes on same stretch of Dunedin motorway
Icy morning crashes on same stretch of Dunedin motorway
A single-vehicle crash closed part of Dunedin's Southern Motorway for a time this morning, close to where a multi-vehicle accident snarled traffic for hours yesterday.
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'Similar to Macraes': Miner says $4b in gold discovered near Dunedin
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'Similar to Macraes': Miner says $4b in gold discovered near Dunedin
An Australian mining company says it has made a $4 billion gold discovery, which bears a ‘‘very strong similarity’’ to Macraes, near Dunedin.
Jetski gets ‘very close’ to whale in Otago Harbour: police
Jetski gets ‘very close’ to whale in Otago Harbour: police
A Department of Conservation investigation has been launched after a man on a jetski reportedly got too close to a humpback whale in Otago Harbour.
Neighbours go hog-wild as Facebook feud over pet pig escalates to hammer threats
Neighbours go hog-wild as Facebook feud over pet pig escalates to hammer threats
Tensions over a pet pig running wild in Dunedin reached breaking point when a group of hammer-wielding men allegedly began threatening vehicles and property.
Teen's neck slashed in Mosgiel 'coffee mug attack'
Teen's neck slashed in Mosgiel 'coffee mug attack'
A Mosgiel teenager allegedly hit with a coffee mug was left bleeding heavily from a serious cut to his neck and rushed to hospital, police say.
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Aim to 'end dampness in Studentville'
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Aim to 'end dampness in Studentville'
A Dunedin trio want to "end dampness” in the city's student quarter and have opened their own laundromat to do it.
Allied Media win top industry title
Allied Media win top industry title
Allied Media, publisher of the Otago Daily Times, has won a best in category award at this year’s Pride In Print Awards.
Four vehicles involved in Glenorchy-Queenstown Rd crash
Four vehicles involved in Glenorchy-Queenstown Rd crash
One person was transported to hospital with moderate injuries after a four-vehicle crash between Glenorchy and Queenstown yesterday.
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Pacific Edge revenue drops
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Pacific Edge revenue drops
A Dunedin-based cancer diagnostics company says it is on the cusp of growth despite its annual revenue nearly halving after a crucial overseas funding decision.
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Top safety official at airport obtains ‘premier’ qualification
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Top safety official at airport obtains ‘premier’ qualification
Dunedin Airport is the first airport in New Zealand to have a safety professional graduate from a prestigious international course, recognised around the world.
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Climbers converge to break in new bouldering gym
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Climbers converge to break in new bouldering gym
Climbers from around New Zealand helped to break in the facilities at a Dunedin bouldering gym for its first event at its upgraded premises.
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Intersectional feminism speech qualifies for finals
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Intersectional feminism speech qualifies for finals
A Dunedin teenager has once again made it into the finals of a national speech competition, this time for her reflection on intersectional feminism.
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No major changes proposed in animal bylaw review
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No major changes proposed in animal bylaw review
How to keep a rooster quiet was among the questions councillors considered when it came to controlling the keeping of animals in Dunedin.
Family tradition ‘unstoppable’
Family tradition ‘unstoppable’
Deborah Bay residents join their friends and family in taking a midwinter plunge into the waters of Otago Harbour yesterday.
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Bangers and smash: Mad Butcher building demolition to begin
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Bangers and smash: Mad Butcher building demolition to begin
Dunedin’s former Mad Butcher store will soon be reduced to rubble with a $10 million vehicle showroom complex to be built in its place.
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Chance to grow from hospital at risk: insider
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Chance to grow from hospital at risk: insider
Wider economic benefits from the new Dunedin hospital risk being squandered without more government support, a project insider warns.
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What the duck is going on? Fowl play afoot in Mosgiel
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What the duck is going on? Fowl play afoot in Mosgiel
Mosgiel is being ‘‘terrorised’’ by a flock of small toy ducks that have appeared suddenly and with seemingly no explanation.