Overhaul puts trawler on new course
Overhaul puts trawler on new course
For the first time in years, there are signs of life on Melilla 203, docked in Otago Harbour.
John Lewis
Updated meals go down well
Updated meals 'very, very nice'
Public feedback on the Compass Group's new Meals on Wheels menu has been good, with many giving the menu the thumbs up following a taste test at Dunedin Hospital.
McGlashan 5 have all the right moves
McGlashan 5 have all the right moves
More mates? Check. Winning the intermediate New Zealand Chess Power interschools national final has left five John McGlashan College pupils feeling like kings.
Boys sitting three exams in one day
Boys sitting three exams in one day
If you think you are in for a busy day today, spare a thought for Cam McAuslan and Hank Niemi.
Claim reserves could lead to deaths
Claim reserves could see deaths
A prominent Dunedin fisherman says new marine protection reserves proposed for the Dunedin coastline have the potential to kill recreational fishermen.
Target set for cable car project
Trust sets target for cable car project
Dunedin's High St could again be bustling with cable cars within the next decade, as the Dunedin Heritage Light Rail Trust increases its efforts to re-establish the Mornington cable car line.
Wattie’s can fundraiser reinvented for schools
Wattie’s can fundraiser reinvented for schools
The Wattie’s Cans Film Festival, as we know it, has been canned.
Shocked by loss of trusted friend
Shocked by loss of trusted friend
The Dunedin man found dead in Brockville this week may have been small in stature, but those who knew him say he had a big heart and left a major mark on their lives.
$100m to fix power network?
Fears poles could kill
The state of neglect in Aurora’s electricity network has the potential to kill Dunedin residents and leave the city with a power crisis, a former Delta employee says.
Border skirmish after kitchen war
Border skirmish after kitchen war
Three Dunedin chefs say there's no bitter aftertaste, despite having to haggle with NZ Customs officials for nearly three weeks to release trophies and medals won in Australia recently.
Otago education sector surprised at decision
Otago education sector surprised at decision
Otago's primary and secondary education sector was surprised yesterday, to learn Education Minister Hekia Parata will not be standing in the 2017 general election.
St Kilda without power after lightning
St Kilda homes without power after lightning strike
Power is out for much of South Dunedin following a lightning strike this afternoon, which damaged two power transformers in St Kilda.
Chefs angry over withheld prizes
Chefs angry over withheld trophies, medals
After three weeks of haggling with New Zealand Customs officials, three Dunedin chefs have finally received the trophies and medals they won at a South Pacific culinary competition in Australia last month.
NZer shot for mutiny remembered in UK
NZer shot for mutiny remembered in UK
An Otago soldier executed for mutiny is to be remembered this year at the Shot at Dawn Memorial in England.
Belgrade beckons geographers
Belgrade beckons geographers
If it weren’t for your grandfather, where would you be?
New training aircraft impresses Otago club
New training aircraft impresses Otago club
It's a Van, but not like any van you’ve travelled in before.
Permanent solution will help fly the flags
Permanent solution will help fly the flags
After nearly 90 years, permanent flagpole sites have been provided at the Dunedin Cenotaph.
Baxter Memorial close to going ahead on new site
Baxter Memorial close to going ahead on new site
With a new site and a new design, the Archibald Baxter Memorial for World War 1 conscientious objectors is back on track.
Creative girls find way to Gold Coast
Creative girls find way to Gold Coast
For the New Zealand Tournament of Minds national champion Columba College team, raising funds quickly to attend the Australasian final on the Gold Coast was challenging but not insurmountable.
House bus blaze 'suspicious'
House bus blaze 'suspicious'
Dunedin police are continuing to investigate a suspicious fire which heavily damaged a house bus in Burma Rd, near Ross Creek, on Tuesday night.