Tim Scott

‘No place for racism or sexism in our community’

‘No place for racism or sexism in our community’

A member of the Strath Taieri Community Board has condemned the board chairman’s use of a racial slur as "reprehensible", and says he will criticise the comments at the next board meeting.

Board member won't back toppling Williams over racism

Board member won't back toppling Williams over racism

A member of the Strath Taieri Community Board has described its chairman’s racist comments as "less than desired", but does not think he needs to resign.

Board chairman's racial slur revealed

The racial slur a community board chairman made towards a Middlemarch pub worker has been revealed, amid news that the worker has left the town.

Sad that racial slur 'last memory of Middlemarch'

The Middlemarch pub worker racially abused by the local community board chairman has since left the town as residents say the incident has left the community divided.

Seeking redress for sins of the past

Presbyterian Support Otago sits in the shadow of the First Church of Otago in Moray Pl. The...

‘I was never safe or felt safe in or around the church’

After surviving 10 years of hell, Anna* held on to hope her perpetrators would finally atone for sins of the past. Tim Scott investigates how the Presbyterian Church’s redress retraumatised her.

Seeking redress for sins of the past

Children gather in the sunroom at Cameron Cottage of Glendining Presbyterian Children’s Homes...

‘I was never safe or felt safe in or around the church’

After surviving 10 years of hell, Anna* held on to hope her perpetrators would finally atone for sins of the past. Tim Scott investigates how the Presbyterian Church’s redress retraumatised her.

Students 'better off’ under alcohol Bill

Students 'better off’ under alcohol Bill

A Dunedin alcohol-harm prevention group says everyone in the city, "especially students and young people", will be better off after a new Bill to address licensing regulations passes into law.

Special event celebrates 30 years of joy

Krystal Boyd, 14 (above), hops into the seat of a Volvo 460 for the Special Rigs for Special Kids...

Special event celebrates 30 years of joy

The roaring rumble of over 300 trucks in Dunedin streets has brought three decades of joy to special needs children.

Hail, ice contributing factors in crashes

REPORT: TIM SCOTT / PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Hail, ice contributing factors in crashes

Police, Fire and Emergency New Zealand and Hato Hone St John staff attend one of two crashes on the Southern Motorway yesterday caused partly by poor weather conditions.

Two crashes block up Dunedin Motorway

Two crashes block up Dunedin Motorway

Multiple vehicles were involved in two crashes on the Southern Motorway this evening due to weather-related conditions.

Two crashes on Southern motorway due to ice

Multiple vehicles were involved in two crashes on the Southern Motorway this evening due to weather-related conditions.

Indoor skatepark sought for city

Lewis Cameron, 18, soars over Danny Healy in this multiple-exposure photograph taken at the...

Indoor skatepark sought for city

A Dunedin businessman who does not know a halfpipe from an ollie seems an unlikely ally for the city’s skateboarding community.

Scouts had ‘heaps of fun’ despite typhoon, heatwave disruptions

Back from the World Scouts Jamboree in South Korea are (from left) Taman Mladenov, 14, Otis...

Scouts had ‘heaps of fun’ despite typhoon, heatwave disruptions

You would think a heatwave and an impending typhoon would be enough to derail an overseas visit, but for five Dunedin scouts, it was a walk in the park.

Ornithologist stepping down as region rep

Mary Thompson keeps her eye on a flock of tauhou (silvereyes) gathered around a sugar water bird...

Ornithologist stepping down as region rep

A Dunedin ornithologist has sung her swansong to New Zealand’s feathered friends.

Pupil does the legwork for health science project

Anja Sweeny, 11, of Dunedin North Intermediate presents her project, Is Our Whenua Eating Healthy...

Pupil does the legwork for health science project

A horse’s leg, home-made drones and magic wands were among the projects conjured by Dunedin’s budding young scientists.

Big reveal on way

Big reveal on way

It is curtain call for the Dunedin Railway Station as restoration on the heritage building nears completion.

Protest film set in city

A scene from the trailer for Uproar depicts a stand-off between protesters and police in Bond St,...

Protest film set in city

Dunedin stars in a new trailer for an upcoming film about the 1981 Springbok Tour protests.

Dunedin centre stage in Springbok tour movie trailer

Julian Dennison watches a group of protestors march down a Dunedin street.

Dunedin centre stage in Springbok tour movie trailer

Dunedin stars in a new trailer for an upcoming film about the 1981 Springbok tour protests.

Restored roof revealed

REPORT: TIM SCOTT / PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

Restored roof revealed

A temporary roof truss is removed from the Dunedin Railway Station yesterday.

Laying down her scissors after 51 years

Hairdresser Kathleen MacDonald is celebrating 51 years of cutting hair at Headway Design, in...

Hairdresser laying down her scissors after 51 years on job

Mohawks, pompadours, seagulls, beehives — after half a century of cutting hair, Kathleen MacDonald has done them all.

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