Getting into the spirit
Getting into the spirit
Timo Morrison (9) lights a candle during the All Saints’ Anglican Church Children’s Christmas Crib service, in Dunedin, this afternoon.
John Lewis
Wet Christmas-Boxing Day; hope of clear New Year
Wet Christmas-Boxing Day; hope of clear New Year
Given all the wet weather lately, many southern residents might be longing for the relief with a warm, dry Christmas.
Man dies after wheelchair accident
Man dies after wheelchair accident
A Dunedin man who died after falling from his wheelchair on the Otago Peninsula has been described as a man who lived life to the full.
Higher food bank demand in South
Higher food bank demand in South
Demand for packages at some southern foodbanks is up to four times higher than during previous festive seasons, and one facility is warning the main wave is still to hit the city.
Dunedin man dies 8 days after wheelchair crash
Dunedin man dies 8 days after wheelchair crash
A man has died in Dunedin Hospital about a week after he crashed and fell onto the seawall in his wheelchair.
Steering group named for hospital build
Steering group named for hospital build
The new Dunedin Hospital build is about to move to the next stage, following the announcement of a new executive steering group (ESG) by the Ministry of Health.
Steering group for new hospital
Steering group for new hospital
The Ministry of Health has announced the make-up of the new executive steering group which will support the new Dunedin Hospital project through the next stages.
New market manager keen for challenge
New market manager keen for challenge
They are big shoes to fill, but the next Otago Farmers Market general manager says they are pointed in the right direction.
Threat fails to rain on parade
Threat fails to rain on parade
It may not have been the University of Otago graduation ceremony that students had anticipated, but that mattered little when about 700 graduands set off on a parade around the university on Saturday.
Santa takes to waves for special present delivery
Santa takes to waves for special present delivery
When the engine on MV Monarch cut out suddenly in the middle of the Otago Harbour channel on Saturday, there was a moment of confusion, and then all the children on board started screaming.
Early morning scrub fire believed deliberately lit
Early morning scrub fire believed deliberately lit
Dunedin police are investigating a suspicious scrub fire near Fairfield early this morning.
Vehicle crashes into Otago Harbour
Vehicle crashes into Otago Harbour
The driver of a vehicle which crashed into Otago Harbour near Portobello this afternoon, has escaped without serious injury.
'Please slow down': Speeders nabbed on Northern Motorway
'Please slow down': Speeders nabbed on Northern Motorway
A handful of drivers have been given an early "Christmas present" in the form of a warning from police about their speeding on Dunedin’s Northern Motorway.
Wafting smell of weed undoes alleged dealer
Wafting smell of weed undoes alleged dealer
A 23-year-old man has been charged with possessing cannabis for supply after police went to his house on another matter and smelt cannabis.
Staying put for the summer
Staying put for the summer
Many international pupils in Dunedin secondary schools are opting to stay in New Zealand during the summer break rather than return home, for fear of not being let back into the country to continue...
Christmas forecasts 'not set in stone'
Christmas forecasts 'not set in stone'
Mother Nature seems set to bring hot, dry weather to Central Otago and the Lakes district this festive season.
Waipori Falls blaze contained
Waipori Falls blaze contained
Fire crews have this afternoon contained the Waipori Falls blaze, which had been burning since yesterday.
Schools’ sports facilities set to benefit from grants
Schools’ sports facilities set to benefit from grants
Seven Otago schools are among the major recipients of $1.1million worth of Otago Community Trust grants, in what has been called "the largest funding round for quite some time".
‘Big glowing thing’ was electron rocket
‘Big glowing thing’ was electron rocket
Could this be Santa Claus doing a pre-Christmas practice flight?
Fire crews stood down, battle to resume tomorrow
Fire crews stood down, battle to resume tomorrow
Fire crews and helicopters fighting an 80 hectare blaze at Waipori falls have been stood down for the night.