Bunnings under fire for removing defib unit
Some Bunnings customers and staff are upset after management removed a defibrillator from its Dunedin store.
Carla Green
Abuse spikes in student quarter
Abuse spikes in student quarter
Harassment in the student quarter has reached breaking point, and the University of Otago and students' association need to do something about it, a group of Dunedin residents says. Otago...
Bunnings urged to backtrack over defibrillator
Bunnings urged to backtrack over defibrillator
A University of Otago doctor is calling on Bunnings to reverse its ‘‘silly'' decision to remove a defibrillator from its Dunedin store.
Students say 30 jumping on balcony (+ video)
Students say 30 jumping on balcony (+ video)
Students say there were about 30 people jumping up and down on a Castle St balcony just before it collapsed, seriously injuring two people, at concert in Dunedin.
Cops call on activist over TPP protest plans
Cops call on activist over TPP protest plans
A Dunedin activist says the police have come knocking, asking about protest plans against the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.
Frustration as TVs dumped, not recycled
Frustration as TVs dumped, not recycled
Almost 3000 television sets are thrown into the Green Island landfill each year, 42 times the number recycled at the facility. Carla Green reports.
New chief to look with 'fresh eyes'
New chief to look with 'fresh eyes'
Stephen Willis will be taking the operational reins of the University of Otago in April, but for now, mum's the word on what will change as a result - if anything.
Fire in South Dunedin cafe
Fire in South Dunedin cafe
The fire service was called to South Dunedin tonight after a small fire broke out in a local cafe.
Research freedom an open question
Research freedom an open question
About half of the University of Otago's agricultural research is funded by industry. Is all that money having an undue influence on research findings - and what gets researched in the first place? Reporter Carla Green investigates.
Blowing hot and cold
Blowing hot and cold
A storm is brewing in Blueskin Bay, where the community is deeply divided over a wind farm project. Carla Green reports.
'One of our most special pieces'
'One of our most special pieces'
In an annual iD Fashion-inspired tradition, a piece of Dunedin fashion history has been added to a Toitu Otago Settlers Museum's display.
South Dunedin residents vocal over perceived neglect
South Dunedin residents vocal over perceived neglect
As a short-lived rainstorm passed over Dunedin last night, about 150 South Dunedin residents gathered for a meeting about the lasting effects of another storm that hit almost exactly nine months ago.
Picketers back railworker
Picketers back railworker
About a dozen union activists picketed the Dunedin Railway Station yesterday morning, calling on Dunedin Railways to drop disciplinary proceedings against an employee.
Mark slates Govt TPP road show
Mark slates Govt TPP road show
A Dunedin academic is criticising the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade for refusing to attend a community-organised meeting on the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement.
Proposed tighter dog rules irk owners
Proposed tighter dog rules irk owners
Dunedin City Council staff are sifting through the almost 400 submissions on its proposed changes to dog bylaws before a hearing later this month.
'Freaky Friday' Fiji cyclone fundraiser
'Freaky Friday' Fiji cyclone fundraiser
Opoho School year 6 pupil Sebastian Cumming (10, left), year 4 pupil Isabelle Gazzard (8) and their classmates dressed up for "Freaky Friday'' to raise money for Fijians who were left homeless after Cyclone Winston hit late last month.
Landlords keeping watch in student quarter
Landlords keeping watch in student quarter
The University of Otago is not the only one getting into the surveillance business, as Carla Green discovers. At least one landlord in the University of Otago student quarter has had CCTV...
Dunedin's first fast charger unveiled
Dunedin's first fast charger unveiled
Delta officially unveiled the South Island's first fast charger for electric cars in a Dunedin car park yesterday.
Cyber exchanges reveal microcosm of student life
Cyber exchanges reveal microcosm of student life
Speculation about students' personal lives runs rampant in Dunedin, especially during O Week. Reporter Carla Green takes a deep dive into the student psyche by spending a couple days immersed in Yik Yak.
International food festival prep all go
International food festival prep all go
Rachel Goh is standing in the middle of lab two in the University of Otago's food science building, smiling nervously.