More people will die before change comes through - Vining
Southern cancer care advocate Melissa Vining is preparing to farewell another person close to her who has been failed by the healthcare system and says change cannot come fast enough.
Hamish MacLean
No further action on death of penguin
No further action on death of penguin
Despite widespread public concern, there will be no investigation into the death of a little penguin found surrounded by tyre tracks at a Dunedin beach last week.
$4b dam above Roxburgh ‘only way’ to net zero
$4b dam above Roxburgh ‘only way’ to net zero
The only way for NZ to reach its net-zero 2050 emissions target is with a proposed $4 billion-plus hydro-electric storage lake above Roxburgh, the Environment Minister says.
RSA choir to have pick of new rehearsal spaces
RSA choir to have pick of new rehearsal spaces
Offers of a new home for the Dunedin RSA Choir had come rolling in, choir president David More said.
Farmers may need grazing consents
Farmers may need grazing consents
Otago farmers may still require resource consent for the controversial practice of intensive winter grazing this year despite a delay in new national rules governing the practice.
University to clarify expectations
University to clarify expectations
A zero tolerance approach to sexual misconduct and online abuse will now be spelled out in the University of Otago’s updated code of student conduct.
Govt urged to keep algorithms in check
Govt urged to keep algorithms in check
The Government is taking advice on how to keep people at the centre of society as computer algorithms make increasingly more decisions about people’s lives.
OUSA confident all tickets to Hyde St party will be taken up
OUSA confident all tickets to Hyde St party will be taken up
Reports of the death of the Hyde St party were greatly exaggerated, organisers say.
Swan song for choir’s rehearsal venue
Swan song for choir’s rehearsal venue
After nearly a quarter of a century at the Caversham Presbyterian Church, the Dunedin RSA Choir will rehearse for its upcoming centenary Anzac Revue without a permanent home.
Confusion, but Hyde St party still popular
Confusion, but Hyde St party still popular
The annual booze-soaked costume party that elevates Hyde St to among Dunedin’s most notorious remains an eagerly anticipated event by its student residents.
DCC’s Brighton landfill application remains on hold
DCC’s Brighton landfill application remains on hold
The application to build a landfill near Brighton will remain on hold until the end of next month, the Otago Regional Council says.
More disorder at Dunedin bus hub
More disorder at Dunedin bus hub
A teenaged girl got out of a car at the bus hub in Dunedin’s city centre to assault another girl yesterday, police say.
Multiple complaints as forbidden teen found behind wheel
Multiple complaints as forbidden teen found behind wheel
Multiple complaints in Dunedin led to the arrest of a teen girl forbidden to drive, yet behind the wheel of a stolen car when stopped last night, police say.
Playhouse upgrade probably too much for Repertory
Playhouse upgrade probably too much for Repertory
The cost of upgrading the Playhouse Theatre is likely to be beyond the means of the Dunedin Repertory Society, its president Jemma Adams says.
Penguin conservation business on market
Penguin conservation business on market
A conservation business crucial to the survival of yellow-eyed penguins on mainland New Zealand is for sale.
Pool users enjoy their final splash at Mosgiel
Pool users enjoy their final splash at Mosgiel
The 83-year-old Mosgiel pool has hosted its last pool party.
Apprentices’skills tested in competition
Apprentices’skills tested in competition
With a housing shortage increasing the demand for builders more than ever, the construction sector needs quality tradespeople, Otago Certified Builders president Sacha Gray says.
Organisers’ final outing
Organisers’ final outing
A baby blue Triumph GT6, a scarlet Lotus Elite, and a neon green Chevy Camaro provided only a sample of the polychromatic parade of cars leaving Dunedin on Saturday.
Kayaker rescued off Brighton coast
Kayaker rescued off Brighton coast
A hypothermic kayaker was pulled out of the water on Saturday after he got in trouble while kayaking with two other men off the Brighton coast.
Intervention vital for penguins’ survival
Intervention vital for penguins’ survival
Yellow-eyed penguins are on life support in mainland New Zealand.