Evening raises $71K for hospice
Evening raises $71K for hospice
The sale of an original Ralph Hotere painting and a dinner menu co-created by a celebrity chef have helped raise $71,000 for the Otago Community Hospice.
John Lewis
'Bus buddies' help ease system change process
'Bus buddies' help ease system change process
Five volunteer "bus buddies'' pitched in to help more than 200 members of the public adapt to big changes in the Dunedin bus system which took effect yesterday.
Student's death prompts warning
Death prompts warning
The parents of an Otago Polytechnic student who died at the weekend from meningitis have called on Dunedin people to be wary of the disease's symptoms.
Broadband data use explodes
Broadband data use explodes
Broadband data consumption has more than doubled in Otago households in the past 18 months.
Table top robot helper wins award
Table top robot helper wins award
Aaron Nelson is the first to admit he has been less than enthusiastic in the past when his parents have asked him to set the table for dinner.
Actor spells out hard reality of career
Actor spells out hard reality of career
They say an actor’s success is as precarious as a small boy about to look into a dark gas tank with a burning match.
City HopeWalk supports suicide prevention effort
City HopeWalk supports suicide prevention effort
Hundreds of people are expected to turn out today to join the HopeWalk along George St, which aims to bring greater awareness around suicide and promote suicide prevention agencies.
LPHS sounds best at jazz band competition
LPHS sounds best at jazz band competition
Logan Park High School's jazz musicians won six major awards at the recent JazzQuest New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Jazz Band competition.
Pythons' humour to bring 'armless fun'
Pythons' humour to bring some 'armless fun' to stage
The down side of wearing a suit of armour with your arms bound behind your back for long periods only becomes apparent when your nose starts to itch.
Hopes boat can be refloated
Hopes boat can be refloated
Taieri Beach resident Allen Eade is holding out hope his boat can still be refloated after it ran aground in Taieri Mouth on Tuesday.
Winter-wary school throws down the towels
Winter-wary school throws down the towels
When things get icy in winter and your school is situated on one of the steeper streets in Dunedin, sometimes an unorthodox solution is required to get to class in the morning.
Crash in North Otago
Crash in North Otago
An elderly couple are in a serious condition after their car hit a tree on McLeods Rd, south of Oamaru.
Book of words sends support
Book of words sends support
Forget about messages in bottles, texts or emails.
Search on for would-be robber
Search on for would-be robber
The search for a masked man who attempted to rob the Highgate Dairy in Dunedin at knifepoint is continuing.
South's pupils ahead of NCEA averages
South's pupils ahead of NCEA averages
Record numbers of Otago and Southland pupils are leaving school qualified with NCEA level 2 or above, the latest Ministry of Education figures show.
New principal has her favourites
New principal has her favourites
Jen Rodgers is starting her role as St Clair School's newly appointed principal with an unashamed apology.
Adam's (literally) bright idea
Adam's (literally) bright idea
We could always do with a little extra sunshine in our day - particularly when it comes to harnessing solar power.
Protesters trespassed from supermarket
Protesters trespassed from supermarket
Picketers were trespassed from the Centre City New World supermarket on Saturday after a protest over wage rates turned ugly.
Timelapse: Gallery goes dotty
Popular exhibition reaches full stop
When it comes to providing an exhibit that can attract large visitor numbers to the Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Obliteration Room exhibition seems to have got it spot on.
Freezing weather hits fundraiser
Freezing weather forces fundraiser to be cancelled
Snow and ice around Dunedin forced tenor Matt Wilson to cancel his farewell fundraising concert at Marama Hall on Saturday night.