Big, black spider welcome guest at festival event
Big, black spider welcome guest at festival event
A University of Otago zoology student is working on turning people from arachnophobes to arachnophiles.
John Lewis
Warmer temps playing tricks on trees
New season's temperature playing tricks on trees
Otago is again ablaze with the colours of autumn, but botanists say the season has come a little later than usual this year.
‘We’ve come so far’: Hyde St organisers
‘We’ve come so far’: Hyde St organisers
Organisers of the annual Hyde Street Party expect the event to only get better next year after an "awesome" and almost incident-free party on Saturday.
Castle the key to a competition win
Castle the key to a competition win
Building castles is not as easy as fairy tales would have you believe.
Leading lady has reputation to ride on
Leading lady has reputation to ride on
Priscilla comes with quite a reputation and she is certainly one to be respected.
Violet (100) on the ball and never far from the ball
Violet (100) on the ball and never far from the ball
Violet Byers spent nearly 40 years playing and umpiring netball, and claims she "never once" got an injury on court.
Hyde St Party well-behaved
Hyde St Party well-behaved
Hyde Street Party goers appear to be well behaved so far, event organisers say.
Thousands out to party in Hyde St
Thousands out to party in Hyde St
Students have flocked to Dunedin's Hyde St Party after a slow start this morning, organisers say.
'ORC aren't being asked to crack Enigma code'
DCC steps in over peninsula bus service
The Dunedin City Council has waded in on the fight against the Otago Regional Council, for a public bus route that better serves school pupils living on the Otago Peninsula.
Repairs on track for completion by winter
Repairs on track for completion by winter
Another five levels of scaffolding are expected to be removed from the First Church spire in Dunedin this weekend, as repair work nears completion.
Former Dunedin woman wins Taite Music Prize
Former Dunedin woman wins Taite Music Prize
Aldous Harding won the coveted Taite Music Prize for her ''bewitching sophomore album'' Party, at an awards ceremony in Auckland last night.
Party on: Harding wins coveted music award
Party on: Aldous Harding wins coveted music award
Aldous Harding has won the coveted Taite Music Prize for her "bewitching sophomore album'' 'Party', at an awards ceremony in Auckland tonight.
More strong winds on the way
More strong winds on the way
Southern residents are being urged to tie down anything that came loose at the weekend, as another round of even stronger gales is set to hit the region.
Five complaints about southern ECE centres
Five complaints about southern ECE centres
Five complaints about early childhood education (ECE) centres in Otago and Southland were among 331 across the country, investigated by the Ministry of Education in 2016.
Strong winds on way for South
Strong winds on way for South
Prepare to batten down the hatches again - the MetService warns severe gales gusting over 100kmh are likely to hit Southland and parts of Otago early next week.
Life-saving equipment for Otago schools
Life-saving equipment for Otago schools
A teacher who had a coronary at Bayfield High School last year has helped inspire the Balmacewen Lions Club to buy defibrillators for secondary schools in Dunedin and Milton.
Residents given scare by storm
Residents given scare by storm
Wild weather and the flash and crash of an explosive-sounding lightning strike over Dunedin scared many around the city on Tuesday night.
Past and present connected by glass art
Past and present connected by glass art
Two former St Hilda's Collegiate School pupils have been immortalised in a new stained-glass window in the school's chapel.
Lightning strike 'put the s***s up me'
Dunedin lightning strike 'put the s***s up me'
Many Dunedin residents have been reacting to a dramatic lightning strike in the city last night, after a video of the event was posted on social media.
Space walker recounts thrills
Space walker recounts thrills
For Nasa astronaut Colonel Michael Hopkins, words could not do justice to the experience after conducting two space walks during his stay on the International Space Station.