New vocation, location, for 142-year-old church
New vocation, location, for 142-year-old church
As if being moved to a new location once wasn't enough, a South Otago church is on the move for a second time in its 142-year history.
Allison Rudd
Biodiesel use boosted as fears allayed
Biodiesel use boosted as fears allayed
When offering a biodiesel blend in Queenstown was first mooted, tourist operator Tim Barke was keen.
Appeal over menacing dog rejected
Appeal over menacing dog rejected
Legal advice taken on muzzling The Dunedin owners of a dog have been unsuccessful in their attempts to have the menacing dog classification imposed on their pet lifted.
Bioenergy strategy reveals economic benefits
Bioenergy strategy reveals economic benefits
If the 19th century was the coal age and the 20th century the petrol age, the 21st century will be the bioeconomy age, Bioenergy Association of New Zealand executive officer Brian Cox says. Reporter Allison Rudd examines the association's national bioenergy strategy and the momentum it has generated since its release a year ago.
NZX head buys winery in Central
NZX head buys winery in Central
New Zealand stock exchange head Mark Weldon is shifting his attentions south.
Amana considering secondary education
Amana considering secondary education
Mosgiel's Amana Christian School hopes to expand into secondary education.
Bishop courts papal displeasure
Bishop courts papal displeasure
Dunedin Roman Catholic Bishop Colin Campbell could be in line for a "rap over the knuckles" from the Pope for strongly criticising a new translation of the official prayers, responses and music used in Catholic Masses, a Dunedin academic says.
Decision on dog classification reserved
Decision on dog classification reserved
A german shepherd which attacked a smaller animal at a Dunedin dog park last year and bit a woman on the arm in 2007 should continue to be classified as menacing, a senior Dunedin City Council animal control officer says.
Dunedin house sales up
Dunedin house sales up
After a couple of lacklustre months, movement appears to be returning to the Dunedin residential property market.
Water consent confusion fixed
Water consent confusion fixed
A first-time Dunedin property developer says he is pleased a lengthy dispute with the Otago Regional Council that resulted in prosecution and cost him more than $100,000 is unlikely to happen to anyone else.
Suggestions from urban planner
Suggestions from urban planner
Dunedin "appears to be addressing the right things" in its planing to ensure the city successfully caters for economic growth and people in the future, a visiting Scottish urban planner says.
Failed tourism operator assures creditors
Failed tourism operator assures creditors
A Middlemarch tourism operator whose main business failed last month has assured creditors he is no longer trading and did not transfer assets from the company before its liquidation.
Cr resigns 'in disgust' over 'rented' art
Cr resigns 'in disgust' over 'rented' art
Dunedin ratepayers have spent $50,000 to rent an art work, Dunedin city councillor Lee Vandervis says. He said yesterday he "resigned in disgust" from the council's Art in Public...
Smoking students seen as littering, lowering tone
Smoking students seen as littering, lowering tone
Students "loitering" on the footpath outside Otago Polytechnic to smoke "make it look like a British council estate", one staff member says.
No promises from council over building consents
No promises from council over building consents
The Dunedin City Council has given no promises it will be able to process building consents more quickly.
Next step for energy project
Next step for energy project
The trust hoping to erect a cluster of wind turbines to provide electricity to Blueskin Bay area residents is about to begin the next phase - engaging with the community.
Sediments prove CO2 revelation
Sediments prove CO2 revelation
Retrieving sediment samples from the sea bed more than 2.3km below an Antarctic ice shelf has led University of Otago researcher Prof Gary Wilson to an inescapable conclusion: human activity has pushed the Earth to the edge of climate instability and it is up to humans to change that.
Battery kits take slog out of cycling
Battery kits take slog out of cycling
Slogging up a Dunedin hill on a trusty bicycle, many a cyclist must wish for an instant burst of power.
Dunedin home building companies optimistic
Dunedin home building companies optimistic
Dunedin building companies are optimistic new homes are back on the agenda for property seekers.
An answer for almost everything
An answer for almost everything
Mana Party leader Hone Harawira covers a lot of ground in an hour.