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.
John Lewis
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.
Teacher wins chance to study polar ice
Teacher wins chance to study polar ice
An Otago Girls' High School mathematics teacher hopes to visit Nasa's polar caps monitoring project after winning a study fellowship.
Staying connected in the afterlife
How to stay connected in afterlife
Some say the world's first internet-ready coffin, fitted out with high-speed internet, PlayStation 4 and a high definition surround sound TV screen, has a certain practicality about it.
Aurora australis flight taking off
Aurora australis flight taking off
Seat sales on the first charter flight from Dunedin to see the aurora australis are taking off - so much so, the trip's organiser is already considering making the flight an annual event.
Lampedusa Cross witness to horrors of refugee crisis
Lampedusa Cross witness to horrors of refugee crisis
A cross, made from the wood of refugee boats washed up on the shores of an Italian island in the Mediterranean Sea, was given a dedication in Dunedin yesterday, during a religious service attended...
Man faces arson charge after fire
Man faces arson charge after fire
A 55-year-old Dunedin man has been charged with arson, following a serious house fire on Saturday night.
Book puts colour into Dunedin
Book puts colour into Dunedin
If you have always hated the colour of the Dunedin Railway Station, now is your chance to change it.