Dinner organisers call it a day
Dinner organisers call it a day
Christmas dinner was the end of an era this year for the Rev David (65) and Jean (66) Brown.
John Lewis
Christmas Day 'positively tropical' for visitors
Christmas Day 'positively tropical' for visitors
Although most New Zealanders would despair at the thought of spending Christmas Day in a tent on what was one of the wettest Christmas Days in years, French Canadians Camille Messier and Heloise Desrochers revelled in it.
Paris crosses equator
Paris crosses equator
Former Dunedin man Stanley Paris has just sailed across the equator for the first time in his world record attempt to become the oldest and fastest man to sail solo around the world.
'Otago' returns to its fisheries duties
'Otago' returns to its fisheries duties
HMNZS Otago was heading south yesterday after making another brief return to Otago Harbour during its mission patrolling the Southern Ocean.
Church services draw faithful
Church services draw faithful
Inclement weather seemed to have little effect on attendance at Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services this year.
Students to fill their stockings with fish
Students to fill their stockings with fish
Santa came early for the Otago Students' Spearfishing and Hunting Club with the arrival of a new boat.
Former school site for housing
Former school site for housing
The Dunedin suburb of Waldronville is scheduled to grow by at least 25 properties in the next two and a-half years after a property developer bought the former school and playcentre for $1,035,000.
Brush with death spurs life choice
Brush with death spurs life choice
Near-death experiences have a way of making you reassess what is important in life.
Society to run Xmas Daybus service
Society to run Xmas Daybus service
For the third year in a row, the Otago Heritage Bus Society will provide a bus service in Dunedin on Christmas Day.
Fire prompts insurance warning
Fire prompts insurance warning
David Grant's festive greeting includes a warning this year.
Rainfall shoppers' windfall
Rainfall shoppers' windfall
Two downpours this week have been a disaster for one Dunedin retailer but could provide a windfall for customers.
School's out for the summer
School's out for the summer
Year 6 pupils show their excitement as they leave Andersons Bay School, Dunedin, for the last time yesterday, their final day of school for the year.
Grass project wins travel award
Grass project wins travel award
A Logan Park High School pupil has won a major travel award in the Genesis Energy Realise the Dream competition after developing a method to test for soil nutrients using digital photographs of plants.
School making way for subdivision
School making way for subdivision
Waldronville School was reduced to rubble yesterday when diggers levelled the 50-year-old school buildings.
Christmas curiosity a good sign for Sam
Christmas curiosity a good sign for Sam
Children across the world are beginning to drive their parents a little crazy by constantly asking what they are getting for Christmas this year.
Prolific, by George
Prolific, by George
Family dynamics are amplified when five generations of the George family gather for an early Christmas celebration.
Desperation after typhoon leaves lasting mark
Desperation after typhoon leaves lasting mark
Kirsten Cheyne was prepared for the devastation she found when she volunteered to give aid in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.
Laryngoscopes will aid rescue helicopter work
Laryngoscopes will aid rescue helicopter work
When it comes to emergency medicine, seeing is benefiting - especially when you are placing a breathing tube in an injured patient's airway.
Rock arrival dream come true
Rock arrival dream come true
St Kilda Kindergarten pupils are boulderly going where few kindergarten pupils have gone before.
ERO calls for review of guidance
ERO calls for review of guidance
The Education Review Office has recommended the Ministry of Education review its formula for guidance counselling funding in schools after it found some schools were not able to account for how they were spending the money.