Fire almost contained; ground crews move in
Fire almost contained; ground crews move in
Fire in forestry northwest of Dunedin was all but contained last night, but far from over.
Debbie Porteous
Forest fire: residents return home
Forest fire: residents return home
Residents evacuated from houses near the Mt Allan forest fire northwest of Dunedin have been allowed to return to their homes this morning.
New officer seeing to 'Otago' welcome
New officer seeing to 'Otago' welcome
Organising the initial visit of Otago's new naval namesake is one of the first big tasks for Dunedin's new residential naval officer.
Team makes significant headway against fire
Team makes significant headway against fire
Firefighters finally had a "good" day yesterday, managing to make significant progress in their battle against a large fire in Wenita's Mt Allan Forest northwest of Dunedin.
City police officer to advise Kiribati force
City police officer to advise Kiribati force
Spending several months in Kiribati advising the local constabulary on road policing matters will provide something of a different challenge for one Dunedin police officer.
Lack of respect: police
Lack of respect: police
People are becoming less respectful of authority, the South's top policeman said yesterday in the wake of three violent assaults on police - including one in Oamaru - in three days.
Woman rescued by mystery man
Woman rescued by mystery man
A woman trapped upside down in a submerged car in Otago Harbour says she was waiting to die, when she was surprised to hear a voice in the back seat.
Expect to be arrested, police warn
Expect to be arrested, police warn
A busy weekend dealing with young people has prompted Dunedin police to warn people who do not back off when told to: they will be arrested.
Day in the sun for gay cruise visitors
Day in the sun for gay cruise visitors
A piping hot Dunedin day, pipe bands competed, singers sang like larks, and almost 1400 gay men - and nine gay women - enjoyed the entertainment and a day in the sun in a "great city".
Coroner wants fluoro' cycle vests made compulsory
Coroner wants fluoro' cycle vests made compulsory
The New Zealand Transport Agency is to be asked to investigate making high-visibility vests and brightly coloured helmets compulsory for cyclists as a result of the death of a Dunedin man who was struck by a vehicle on State Highway 1 near Allanton last year.
Capturing the army in oil
Capturing the army in oil
Tomorrow, two new paintings by New Zealand Army artist Captain Matt Gauldie will be unveiled at the Dunedin Art Gallery. Debbie Porteous speaks to Gauldie about how it is to capture the New Zealand Army in oil.
DCC needs to improve systems, coroner says
DCC needs to improve systems, coroner says
The Dunedin City Council needs to improve its systems for responding to concerns raised about unsafe buildings being used for accommodation, Otago-Southland region coroner David Crerar, said following a lengthy inquest into the death of a Dunedin man who fell from a first-floor doorway.
Navy's patrol vessels still in testing
Navy's patrol vessels still in testing
Five years since the first steel for new offshore patrol vessel Otago was cut, testing on the problem-dogged ship continues, holding up its commissioning by the Royal New Zealand Navy.
Open invitation to southern soldiers and veterans
Open invitation to southern soldiers and veterans
Organisers have extended an open invitation to everyone who has served in any military unit in Otago or Southland to celebrations for the 150th anniversary of service in the region.
Grab it by the tail . . . no bull
Grab it by the tail . . . no bull
Catching feral bulls in the Australian outback may not be the job for everyone, but Shane O'Loughlin cannot get enough of it.
New battalion head keen to expand group
New battalion head keen to expand group
Lieutenant-Colonel Roger McElwain has been the commanding officer of the 4th Otago Southland Battalion Group for two weeks - and already has big plans.
Instructor apologises for late-night flight over city
Instructor apologises for late-night flight over city
A flying instructor whose own "stuff-up", as he himself described it, resulted in a small plane circling over central Dunedin for several hours on Monday night, has apologised for any inconvenience caused.
'Firm fears' for missing businessman
'Firm fears' for missing businessman
It would be a relief when the mystery was finally solved, the brother-in-law of missing millionaire Herman Rockefeller said yesterday.
Shock at talk of victim's double life
Shock at talk of victim's double life
The circumstances of the brutal death in Australia of millionaire Herman Rockefeller and the revelations about the likelihood he led a double life have come as a shock to his Dunedin-based relatives.
More register alert beacons
More register alert beacons
The number of emergency locator beacons registered with Rescue Co-ordination Centre New Zealand has nearly doubled since old beacons stopped being monitored on February 1 last year.