Call for action on pontoon
Call for action on pontoon
A group of West Harbour business owners and commercial boat operators are calling for action on the heavily silted Carey’s Bay pontoon.
Brenda Harwood
Rubbish 'not a good look'
Rubbish 'not a good look'
Dunedin is being urged to tidy up its act, after local Rotarians filled a trailer with rubbish during a community clean-up project in North Dunedin.
Community urged to get behind youth
Community urged to get behind youth
The call has gone out for parents, whanau and the wider community to step up in support of the city's youth as part of a "grassroots'' movement.
Pokies' ratio prompts focus
Pokies' ratio prompts focus
The high ratio of ‘‘pokies’’ to the population of Mosgiel has made the area the focus of 2016 Problem Gambling Awareness Week, which runs from September 5 to 11.
Search for hub site
Search for hub site
The Dunedin City Council is about to unveil plans for a proposed South Dunedin community hub and wants residents to provide feedback.
Dogs, lack of cafes among issues raised by responses to survey
Dogs, lack of cafes among issues raised by responses to survey
Pop-up cafes, traffic, plans and discussion on walkways and cycleways are all on the cards in the wake of preliminary results of the Greater Green Island Community Network survey of households.
Search on for unenrolled residents
Search on for unenrolled residents
Registrar of electors Dee Vickers is constantly amazed by the lack of awareness many people have of local government and its importance to their lives.
Truck-free accord reached
Truck-free accord reached
Trucks could be excluded from Blueskin Rd under a voluntary accord being negotiated between trucking companies, forestry owners, the police and the Chalmers Community Board.
Sentencing group to march
Sentencing group to march
Dunedin members of the Sensible Sentencing Trust will lead a peaceful march to the Dunedin courthouse on Monday, to coincide with the sentencing of the killers of 3-year-old Moko Rangitoheriri.
Extra cans sought for foodbank
Extra cans sought for foodbank
The annual Octacan mid-winter foodbank appeal for Presbyterian Support Otago is under pressure to be more successful than ever before.
Gastro unit to be expanded
Gastro unit to be expanded
Dunedin Hospital's gastroenterology clinical leader Dr Jason Hill is a happy man.
It's a small world
It's a small world
The travelling is easy in Tasmania, writes Brenda Harwood.
Fowl play: Geese invading pitch
Fowl play: Geese invading pitch
A flock of web-footed bandits has been invading the pitch at Watson Park, Port Chalmers, leaving fowl deposits in their wake.
Dumped rubbish irks locals
Dumped rubbish irks locals
A recent spate of nuisance rubbish dumping around Dunedin's rural fringes is frustrating residents and the Dunedin City Council, and raising concerns about what lies ahead for the summer. Brenda Harwood takes a look at the issue.
'Mighty effort' gets night shelter over line
'Mighty effort' gets night shelter over line
Relief, joy and a determination to do right by Dunedin's most vulnerable citizens fill the hearts of the Dunedin Night Shelter Trust members now they have hit their fundraising target.
Healthy eating starts early
Healthy eating starts early
The daily challenge of filling the kids' lunch boxes can be a minefield for parents, as recent studies have shown. Brenda Harwood talks to health advocates about the issue and its potential long-term impact on children's health.
Milestone for shelter campaign
Milestone for shelter campaign
The Dunedin Night Shelter Trust's fundraising campaign received another boost this week with a $25,000 donation from the William Sherriff Charitable Trust.
Students join support effort for shelter
Students join support effort for shelter
A group of Otago Polytechnic students are rolling up their sleeves and getting stuck in to help raise funds and awareness for the Dunedin Night Shelter Trust.
Support group for visually impaired
Support group for visually impaired
Providing practical ideas and support for people living with visual impairment is the focus of the Dunedin-based Visual Impairment Charitable Trust Aotearoa NZ (Victa).
Victa group helps keep Jack at home
Victa group helps keep Jack at home
Green Island resident Jack Rutherford (84) is a practical man who has adopted an array of clever strategies to cope with his visual impairment.