John Lewis

Severe weather warnings for parts of South

Severe weather warnings for parts of South over weekend

Queen’s Birthday weekend is shaping up to be mostly dry for those in eastern parts of the South, but severe weather warnings have been issued for some inland and western areas.

Book sale leaving home, ditching all-nighter format

Bargain hunters swarm the Regent Theatre at the 2019 24 Hour Book Sale. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

Book sale leaving home, ditching all-nighter format

Obsessive book-lovers compulsively burning the midnight oil at the Regent Theatre 24 Hour Book Sale have just become a memorable chapter in a recently closed book.

Warmer winter predicted, floods possible

A week of wild weather comes amid warnings that marine heatwave conditions currently enveloping...

Warmer winter predicted, floods possible

There is an increased risk of floods in the South this winter, but it is expected to be warmer than usual.

Steep effort for mental health

Harjinder Singh Chander hopes to run up and down Baldwin St 135 times in 30 hours, to raise...

Steep effort for mental health

It is a long way from Mt Everest but Harjinder Singh Chander is planning to use Dunedin’s Baldwin St to reach some dizzying heights this weekend in support of mental health.

Winning song hit with pupils

When Anna Feillet started strumming the first chords of a song during a "really boring" road trip, the last thing she expected was for it to become a hit sung by school pupils across the country.

Lecturing stint opens up new direction

Former Anderson’s Bay School principal Hamish McDonald has been living on a tertiary student...

Lecturing stint opens up new direction

A steady, low-cost diet of two-minute noodles has landed a Dunedin primary school principal in a lecturing job at the University of Otago College of Education.

Encouragement for potential leaders

Social entrepreneur, innovator and futurist Shay Wright is joined by fellow speakers (from left)...

Encouragement for potential leaders

They are primary school pupils today, but in 15 to 20 years time, many of them could well be the people we look up to.

Dancers keep spring in step

It takes a lot to make a Highland lass call it quits.

Public access to Cargill’s Castle moves step closer

Cargill’s Castle Trust chairman Steven De Graaf has received resource consent to begin...

Public access to Cargill’s Castle moves step closer

Life is about to return to the historic Cargill’s Castle.

Game Jam for budding developers

Bayfield High School pupils Veronika Luthar and Bradyn Brown (both 17) practise their computer...

Game Jam for budding developers

The next great computer game may very well start here in Dunedin today.

Ruling the roost at national bird show

Toni Huband, of Whangarei, with her prize-winning Polish cockerel at the New Zealand Poultry,...

Ruling the roost at national bird show

This is no paltry event.

Chilly start to day for Otago

Jack Frost came out to play yesterday morning, bringing some of Otago’s coldest May temperatures on record.

Powerful installation at Outram

A large crane lifts a new 7.5MVA transformer into the Outram zone substation in Huntly Rd. PHOTO:...

Powerful installation at Outram

Is there more to this transformer than meets the eye?

Refurbishment for junior block at Macandrew Bay

Macandrew Bay School pupil Abbie Wood (6) and her fellow junior pupils respond to news of the...

Refurbishment for junior block at Macandrew Bay

Energy levels among pupils at Macandrew Bay School are similar to those seen around Christmas time at the moment, after they learnt their 70-year-old classrooms will get a makeover worth more than $500,000.

Police warn drivers about clearing ice

A man scrapes ice from his car window, in Dunedin, yesterday morning, when temperatures dropped...

Police warn drivers about clearing ice

Cooler morning temperatures are bringing a return of an annual problem - icy windscreens.

Playing lead in musical a sight more challenging

King’s High School pupil Ethan Rangitutia and Queen’s High School pupil Maddy Sinclair prepare to...

Playing lead in musical a sight more challenging

What could possibly go wrong?

Citizens asked to collect snow samples for science

Canterbury is the initial focus for the research, with snowfields such as Mt Hutt targeted to...

Citizens asked to collect snow samples for science

Wanted: snow bunnies and skiers.

Relief name of fatal crash driver cleared

The wife of a man blamed for causing a fatal truck crash in 2013 says she had the "inner strength" ripped from her while waiting years for his name to be cleared.

Second inquiry clears truck driver over fatal crash near Tapanui

Second inquiry clears truck driver over fatal crash near Tapanui

A second inquiry into a fatal truck crash near Tapanui in 2013, has cleared the driver of blame for the crash.

Coastal Otago still dry, despite rain

All is not what it seems, Niwa meteorologist Ben Noll says.

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