Sellers' memorabilia snapped up
Sellers' memorabilia snapped up
They might be more than 40 years overdue, but some tickets to a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Smokin' Joe Frazier have sold for $2000 in an online auction.
John Lewis
No regrets over drunk Sheeran ink
Message to Ed: Ink Kylie in
Deciding to get a tattoo while inebriated often ends in tears.
Artefacts could be shown in Beijing
Artefacts could be shown in Beijing
Artefacts from a Chinese camp that serviced the Lawrence goldfield may be bound for an exhibition in Beijing.
Practice strains not all musical
Practice strains not all musical
Some light callisthenics, yoga and even colouring with crayons - it's fair to say the Aurora Verde trio are employing some unorthodox techniques in their rehearsals at the moment.
Work starts on new intensive care unit
Work starts on new ICU
The intensive care unit at Dunedin Hospital is probably the last place to have a smashing good time.
Plant vandals 'brainless morons'
Call to identify who destroyed plants
Dunedin city councillor David Benson-Pope is outraged about damage done to the Stuart St median strip planting, calling the culprits ''brainless morons''.
Oysters may go on Monday
Oysters may go on Monday
Thousands of tonnes of oysters will be removed from Stewart Island’s Big Glory Bay as early as Monday, in a bid to save the Bluff oyster industry from a lethal parasite.
New plantings wrecked
New plantings wrecked
DCC staff are shocked and angry after a vehicle was driven down the Stuart St median strip, apparently deliberately, destroying new plantings which cost thousands of dollars.
Closer schools linked with more activity
Pupils must pick close school: study
University of Otago research shows that pupils who attend the nearest school are more likely to have active forms of transport such as walking or cycling.
School celebrates 80th Library Day
School celebrates 80th Library Day
What do you get when you have the Mad Hatter and Miss Piggy in the same room as a banana?
Saxton's rugby memorabilia up for auction
Saxton's rugby memorabilia up for auction
Rugby enthusiasts will get a rare glimpse of the golden years of All Black rugby next week, when Otago great Charlie Saxton's personal collection of rugby memorabilia goes under the auction hammer.
Secondary school rolls lowest in 20 years
Secondary school rolls lowest in 20 years
Secondary school rolls in Dunedin have dropped to their lowest level in two decades, but the city’s principals say the tide is turning and the outlook for future rolls is positive.
Surge in roll ‘wonderful’
Surge in roll ‘wonderful’
Kaikorai Valley College has filed an urgent request to the Ministry of Education for extra staff to cope with an unexpected surge in pupils.
Carnival mood expected for Lions
Carnival mood expected with arrival of Lions on Sunday
Otago rugby fans will get their first real glimpses of the British and Irish Lions on Sunday, when the team arrives at Dunedin Airport.
Educators excited to apply expo teachings
Educators excited to apply expo teachings
Many Otago and Southland educators will be returning to their classrooms today, inspired and eager to start using some of the latest teaching tools they have picked up from an education expo in...
Quick move as building project starts at DNI
Quick move as building project starts at DNI
Files, computers, desks, chairs, the trusty coffee cup and the obligatory family photograph - all of it is being moved out of the Dunedin North Intermediate school office this week.
Off-the-roof musicians hit the real stage
Off-the-roof musicians hit the real stage
Partying with a group of teens on a corrugated iron roof seldom ends well for those involved.
FRONZ members gather in city for conference
FRONZ members gather in city for conference
This year's Federation of Rail Organisations of New Zealand (FRONZ) conference in Dunedin had delegates' wheels spinning.
Cool mornings prompt road warnings
Icy mornings expected around much of province
Otago residents are being urged to be wary of ice on roads for the next few days, as morning temperatures drop below zero.
Simara shows who's top cat
Simara shows who's top cat
Like most cats, Gold Double Grand Champion Ishcus Dragon Simara has always thought of himself as royalty.