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Needle exchange ‘saved’ life
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Needle exchange ‘saved’ life
A worried drug user says a Dunedin needle-exchange service in line for the axe has saved her life more than once.
Matthew Littlewood
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Wakari ward plan worries patient's mother
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Fears for son over Wakari ward plan
The mother of a Wakari Hospital patient is worried the redevelopment of a problematic ward may lead to her child becoming homeless.
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HIV fears as needle exchange to close
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HIV fears as needle exchange to close
The impending closure of the Dunedin-run needle-exchange service could lead to a rise in HIV cases throughout the city, advocates fear.
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Feasibility of Fortune plan questioned
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Feasibility of Fortune plan questioned
A heritage advocate and playwright says she has a "$500,000 plan" to save Dunedin’s Fortune Theatre.
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St Kilda triumphs on national stage
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St Kilda triumphs on national stage
The St Kilda Brass Band have played their purest notes yet and tasted success at the National Brass Band competition.
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Relief peninsula in school zone
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Relief peninsula in school zone
Otago Peninsula families will be able to send their girls to Queen’s High School after the Ministry of Education backtracked on a stricter enrolment zone proposal.
Inspiration home-grown for award-winning artist
Inspiration home-grown for award-winning artist
Flowers from her garden provided the inspiration for Otago Arts Society winner Rod Eales.
Sale ‘cool’ way to connect during winter
Sale ‘cool’ way to connect during winter
If you had something to sell out the back of your boat, the Otago Yacht Club was the place to be on Saturday.
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Change vital after hoiho die in set nets, trust says
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Change vital after hoiho die in set nets, trust says
Calls for the govt to stamp out bycatch problem in NZ's wild waters and fisheries are mounting after it was revealed yellow-eyed penguin/hoiho had been found caught in set netting.
Hope festival will be starting point for lasting curiosity
Hope festival will be starting point for lasting curiosity
The directors of the New Zealand International Science Festival are urging attendees to remain curious, as the festival wraps up for another year.
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Caution urged over tenancy agreements
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Caution urged over tenancy agreements
A group of Dunedin students who unwittingly signed up to live with a "flatmate from hell" are warning others to take a careful look at their tenancy agreements.
GP must pay $65k for prescribing Ivermectin
GP must pay $65k for prescribing Ivermectin
A Southland doctor has been forced to pay more than $65,000 after she admitted importing and administering Ivermectin during the height of the Covid pandemic.
Variety of artworks amazes
Variety of artworks amazes
The judges for the Otago Arts Society’s annual exhibition awards say this year has made them look a lot closer at things.
ORC moving to system where no votes are ‘wasted’
ORC moving to system where no votes are ‘wasted’
An elections law specialist is urging people not to be too daunted by the Otago Regional Council’s decision to switch to a single transferable vote (STV) system for this year’s council elections.
Library closed as work proceeds for new centre’s opening
Library closed as work proceeds for new centre’s opening
The pop-up library in South Dunedin has been closed to make way for the new library and community complex’s opening in late September.
Minister marks resumption of site works
Minister marks resumption of site works
The government has been accused of reheating old announcements as the health minister was on site yesterday at the new Dunedin hospital.
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Polytech course cuts tip of iceberg: staff
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Polytech course cuts tip of iceberg: staff
The Otago Polytechnic has signalled it wishes to discontinue a trio of smaller courses, but staff say these cuts are the tip of the iceberg.
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Delays add $40m to build cost: Hodgson
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Delays add $40m to build cost: Hodgson
A year of government dithering has added $40 million to the cost of the budget-squeezed new Dunedin hospital project, a former boss says.
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Staff fears over children's wing at new hospital
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Staff fears over children's wing at new hospital
Staff are concerned the children’s wing and paediatrics department at the new Dunedin hospital will not have enough space to carry out some of its functions.
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Being caught cheating ‘significant learning experience’
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Being caught cheating ‘significant learning experience’
Being caught up in a cheating scandal has been a "significant learning experience" for the law students involved, the University of Otago says.