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Friends gained, skills picked up in roller derby
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Friends gained, skills picked up in roller derby
Dunedin has a new batch of beginner skaters getting ready to make it in the rough and tumble world of roller derby.
Laine Priestley
Dunedin drivers troubled by frost, farmers crack on
Dunedin drivers troubled by frost, farmers crack on
Smashing ice-covered water troughs with sledgehammers is simply a morning routine during winter for Middlemarch farmers.
One hurt in highway crash near Alexandra
One hurt in highway crash near Alexandra
One person is in a moderate condition after a ute and truck collided outside of Alexandra this morning.
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Homeschoolers pleased to help prep train show
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Homeschoolers pleased to help prep train show
A group of Dunedin homeschooled pupils are rapt to be the guinea pigs for a train-based science extravaganza.
Chef ‘speechless’ over award of two Michelin stars
Chef ‘speechless’ over award of two Michelin stars
A Queenstown restaurant officially holds the title of New Zealand’s best eatery after being awarded two Michelin stars.
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Principal sad yet thrilled to ‘pass the baby over’
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Principal sad yet thrilled to ‘pass the baby over’
After more than a decade at the helm, a Dunedin primary school principal is excited for her next chapter — retirement.
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Putting brakes on bus route for rural pupils ‘silly’
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Putting brakes on bus route for rural pupils ‘silly’
Four Dunedin families are going be adding an extra 70km per week to their school run after their bus route was axed.
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Ute freed from sinkhole ‘perfectly fine’
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Ute freed from sinkhole ‘perfectly fine’
A ute surviving a Dunedin road collapse unscathed might just be the best accidental advertisement South Korean brand SsangYong could have asked for.
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Hard slog to success for primary school build
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Hard slog to success for primary school build
A Dunedin primary school is welcoming a new hall and classrooms by paying tribute to the past.
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Woman adds to family plumbing legacy
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Woman adds to family plumbing legacy
Great-Granddad did it, granddad did it, uncle does it, the cousin does it, and now Bryleigh Scannell does it.
Tiny schools receive reprieve from closure
Tiny schools receive reprieve from closure
A proposal to close two Otago primary schools with single-digit rolls has been scrapped — for now.
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Dunedin school targeted by offensive AI-generated image
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Dunedin school targeted by offensive AI-generated image
A Dunedin secondary school may be the latest victim in a growing trend nationwide of images being altered using AI to damage school reputations.
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Receiving award a ‘full circle moment’
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Receiving award a ‘full circle moment’
For secondary school student Lula Joseph, accepting a young achievers’ award was a family tradition.
'It's really nice when something happens everyone comes to help'
'It's really nice when something happens everyone comes to help'
Locals were queuing up to help after a concrete truck toppled over in Dunedin yesterday.
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Pupils help others rug up for bedtime
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Pupils help others rug up for bedtime
When tasked with giving back to the community, a group of Dunedin pupils blew the challenge out of the water.
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Hopes charitable attitude can continue
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Hopes charitable attitude can continue
The man behind the cans has run his final donation drive.
Southern Motorway reopens after crash near Fairfield
Southern Motorway reopens after crash near Fairfield
A section of State Highway One has reopened following a single-vehicle crash near Fairfield this morning.
Drunken hide and seek ends with a ticket to court
Drunken hide and seek ends with a ticket to court
A Dunedin man was found hiding from police behind his neighbour’s fence after drunkenly crashing into multiple parked cars.
Students’ can-do attitude helps charity
Students’ can-do attitude helps charity
After being tasked with collecting food for charity, a group of Dunedin secondary school students asked what else they could do.
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Ex-Highlander’s father-son fishing trip goes awry
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Ex-Highlander’s father-son fishing trip goes awry
The only thing a former Highlander and his son caught during their fishing trip on a jetski yesterday was a ride back to shore.