Cold no bar: ‘There’s just so many people it’s ridiculous’
Cold no bar: ‘There’s just so many people it’s ridiculous’
The advantage of buying an ice cream on a freezing cold day is it does not melt and drip all over your fingers.
Mark John
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Polar freeze set to continue for week
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Polar freeze set to continue for week
The snow has stopped falling (for now), but much of Otago and Southland will remain in a chilled state as temperatures are unlikely to reach double digits this week.
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Fear school zone will affect Māori community
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Fear school zone will affect Māori community
The Māori community at a Dunedin secondary school says its looming enrolment zone will diminish the roots of an important cultural partnership.
Believe in yourselves, inductee tells students
Believe in yourselves, inductee tells students
A Vietnam War veteran and a former Black Cap have been honoured by their secondary school in Dunedin.
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40 years of service enough for sergeant
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40 years of service enough for sergeant
From "good old-fashioned dust-ups" to prosecuting criminals in court, retiring sergeant Chris George has done it all.
Unlicenced driver blew nearly three times over limit: police
Unlicenced driver blew nearly three times over limit: police
A 64-year-old Dunedin man caught driving nearly three times over the legal breath alcohol limit has never held a New Zealand driver's licence.
Speech contest winner gets ‘heart-warming’ response from peers
Speech contest winner gets ‘heart-warming’ response from peers
Receiving a roaring haka was a "heart-warming" moment for a Dunedin secondary student who took top honours in a Māori speech competition.
Students band together for foodbank drive
Students band together for foodbank drive
A Dunedin foodbank has been overwhelmed by a combined collection by Catholic schools from across the city.
Finding the right balance in mind, body and spirit
Finding the right balance in mind, body and spirit
Strength, fitness and delivering big tackles are all secondary to having a balanced mindset, a young rugby player told a packed Dunedin Town Hall during a Māori speech competition.
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Historic pub ready for loving ‘revival’
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Historic pub ready for loving ‘revival’
The new owners of a historic Dunedin restaurant and pub say they are taking over a beautiful building that just needs some love.
Sweep for chess team’s youngest
Sweep for chess team’s youngest
A young Dunedin chess prodigy has cleaned up at the Otago secondary schools competition.
Hundreds donate blood at university
Hundreds donate blood at university
About 250 people donated blood at the University of Otago’s Union Hall yesterday.
Forgotten items fuel for win
Forgotten items fuel for win
A Katy Perry perfume, mealworms and some confetti from a gender reveal party proved to be all the inspiration a Dunedin woman needed to write an award-winning essay.
Guinea pigs at their best for show
Guinea pigs at their best for show
Mirror, mirror on the wall who is the prettiest guinea pig of them all?
Holy smoke
Holy smoke
The congregation waits outside St Patrick's Basilica in Dunedin while Fire and Emergency New Zealand personnel investigate inside yesterday evening.
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Peninsula left out of school zone
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Peninsula left out of school zone
The Otago Peninsula community feels it has been put in a "ridiculous" and "impossible situation" after being left out of the enrolment zone of its closest all-girls school.
Driver in hospital as cattle truck crashes near Timaru
Driver in hospital as cattle truck crashes near Timaru
One person has been transported to hospital after a cattle truck crash south of Timaru.
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Claim hub sale call guided by God
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Claim hub sale call guided by God
A church under fire for the sale of a beloved North Dunedin community hub says their decision is backed by God, but a former pastor is not so sure.
Plaque laid in memory of student
Plaque laid in memory of student
A Dunedin secondary school has honoured a former student with a memorial plaque a year after he was tragically killed in a stabbing at the bus hub.
Firewood stacking funds sports trips
Firewood stacking funds boys’ sports trips
Stacking wood is giving a group of King’s High School students an education in one of life’s biggest lessons.