Duck-shooting decision welcomed in South
Duck-shooting decision welcomed in South
Otago duck-shooters are welcoming the news they will get an opportunity, albeit slightly delayed, to fill their bag this year.
John Lewis
Residents to bury record of lockdown
Residents to bury record of lockdown
You could not blame residents at the Bupa Windsor Park Care Home for pricking up their ears when talk started circulating about a Covid-19 capsule.
Motels are empty but bills keep coming in
Motels are empty but bills keep coming in
Up to half of the motels across the region are "teetering on the edge of financial collapse", the Otago Motel Association has estimated.
Food lessons helping to keep kids calm
Food lessons helping to keep kids calm
A national food education charity is providing online lessons designed not only to educate young people about growing and cooking their own food, but also to look positively into the future.
Scenic mulls mothballing Dunedin hotel
Scenic considering mothballing one of two city hotels
The Scenic Hotel Group is considering temporarily closing one of its two Dunedin hotels and has mothballed two on the West Coast as the chain’s finances take a hit from the Covid-19 pandemic.
School set to be very different
School set to be very different
It will be school, but not as pupils know it.
Firefighters work to clear floodwater in St Leonards
Firefighters work to clear floodwater in St Leonards
Ravensbourne firefighters try to clear water running through a Moa St property on to State Highway 88 at St Leonards on Saturday afternoon.
High tides, storm surges flood low-lying areas
High tides, storm surges flood low-lying areas
High tides combined with storm surges inundated parts of the Otago coastline last week, and forced water over beaches and sandbars into low-lying areas.
‘Necessary’ fires allowed after ban lifted
‘Necessary’ fires allowed after ban lifted
Farmers and horticulturists will once more be able to have legal fires following the removal of the total fire ban across Otago.
Heavy rain causes flooding in West Harbour
Heavy rain causes flooding in West Harbour
Several properties in Ravensbourne and St Leonards have been flooded following heavy rain in the Dunedin area this afternoon.
Fire ban eased across Otago
Fire ban eased across Otago
The total fire ban across Otago has been moved to a restricted fire season for most of the region, by Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
Body found on Dunedin beach
Body found on Dunedin beach
A body has been found on the beach near Lawyers Head in Dunedin this morning.
Snow, frosts to follow heavy rain
Snow, frosts to follow heavy rain
A cold snap is set to bring snow to some southern hills tonight and possible frosts inland tomorrow after heavy rain in parts of Otago today.
Otago Daily Times Class Act
Otago Daily Times Class Act
While many are pondering what the country should do once it comes out of the Covid-19 lockdown, education reporter John Lewis asked six of the Otago Daily Times’ 2019 Class Act Award winners what...
Otago pupils urged to stay home if possible
Otago pupils urged to stay home if possible
Otago principals are recommending pupils stay home if possible, even when the Government relaxes isolation rules to Alert Level 3.
Bibliophile finishes ‘dream job’
Bibliophile finishes ‘dream job’
Donald Kerr’s fascination with books began in the age before television.
Young orator to address race relations
Young orator to address race relations
Giving a speech is nerve-racking at the best of times. When it's streamed to millions on the internet, it becomes a whole new ball game.
Power outage in some Dunedin areas
Power outage in some Dunedin areas
It's been a chilly day for some Dunedin residents in lockdown after a power outage this afternoon.
Emergency services callouts fall by a third
Emergency services callouts fall by a third
Emergency services callouts in the southern region have decreased by up to a third since the Covid-19 lockdown began more than two weeks ago.
Anzac service bugler taking it to the street
Anzac service bugler taking it to the street
Covid-19 may have caused Anzac Day services to be cancelled around Dunedin this year, but that’s not stopping Ralph Miller from bringing a little piece of the annual remembrance service to his street.