Hamish MacLean

Octagon trials: call for patience after ‘tough’ first day

Contractors place planter boxes in lower Stuart St yesterday afternoon. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

Octagon trials: call for patience after ‘tough’ first day

While it was a "tough" first day for retailers, Dunedin Mayor Aaron Hawkins is calling for patience after the first day of this year’s summer trials of the "Octagon Experience".

Spending cut but 6.5% rates increase proposed

Nearly $12 million in capital spending has been shaved off Dunedin’s draft budget as the Dunedin City Council faces a proposed 6.5% increase in the rates take.

Gala Day draws thousands to Brighton Domain

Selling donuts and collecting donations are Brighton Surf Life Saving Club members Aidan Blair ...

Gala Day draws thousands to Brighton Domain

It is a big day for Brighton and a "huge" day for the Brighton Surf Life Saving Club.

Body found in search for boy

Vinnie Beecroft. Photo: Supplied by family

Body found in search for boy

The search for Vinnie Beecroft ended yesterday when his body was found near where he went missing nearly three days earlier.

Water report garners action, not dust

Water report garners action, not dust

Landowners at a troubled Otago waterway could ultimately see "boots on the ground" after Otago regional councillors decided not to let another scientific report "sit on a desk and gather dust".

Casting vote decides water issue

Limiting interim consents replacing 100-year-old mining water rights to just seven years will stifle development of agribusiness in the region and have "significant repercussions" for the economy,...

South’s ambulance calls increase

St John was called out more than 36,000 times in Otago and Southland last year - a 6.9% increase from 2018.

Every day different for medical technician

Every day on the job is different for St John emergency medical technician Sandra Wilson. Photo:...

Every day different for medical technician

A pager goes off and suddenly St John emergency medical technician Sandra Wilson’s day has changed.

Restrictions an option for Baldwin Street

Coleen Williamson hefts some of her front wall which was smashed by a bus in Baldwin St. Photo:...

Restrictions an option for Baldwin Street

If Baldwin St reclaims its title as the world’s steepest street, new rules for residents-only traffic could be revisited.

Ambulance attends central city morning accident

Ambulance attends central city morning accident

A St John officer checks the driver of a car that crashed into a lamppost in central Dunedin yesterday morning.

Fiordland tawaki turns up to moult

A Fiordland crested penguin seeks refuge on the North Otago coast as it prepares to moult.

Fiordland tawaki turns up to moult

Unusual visitors could start turning up on coastal Otago beaches.

Bill unusually long because, who knows?

Angus McNaughton’s photograph of an apparently abnormal wax-eye is raising eyebrows online.

Bill unusually long because, who knows?

A photograph of a strange-looking bird in a Dunedin backyard is causing a flutter in birding circles.

Roslyn aged-care home planned

A 24-apartment aged-care home is planned in the Dunedin suburb of Roslyn, on the site of the now demolished New World building.

Car hits pole in central Dunedin

A St John Ambulance office checks on the driver of a car involved in an accident in Moray Place...

Car hits pole in central Dunedin

A car crashed into a lamp-post in Moray Pl this morning and has reduced traffic to one lane.

Minor injuries after tractor rolls near Mosgiel

Minor injuries after tractor rolls near Mosgiel

One person suffered minor injuries after a tractor rolled in Chain Hills Rd, near Mosgiel, this morning.

Brother act backed by $3million

Dawn Aerospace's Mk-1 Spaceplane. The startup says its Mk-2 will be 20 times the weight and have...

Brother act backed by $3million

Two Kiwi brothers are behind a New Zealand and Netherlands-based aerospace company looking to revolutionise the aerospace industry.

Oamaru next space frontier

Waitaki District Council chief executive Fergus Power (left), Dawn Aerospace general manager...

Oamaru next space frontier

The first light of a new dawn in the space age could break at Oamaru Airport.

Space flights could take off from Oamaru

An artist's impression of Dawn Aerospace's space plane, which could be taking off from Oamaru...

Space flights could take off from Oamaru

Flights into space could be taking off from Oamaru Airport as early as this year.

‘Nothing to report’ on building project — developers

The developers of new luxury accommodation at Oamaru Harbour are silent on progress. Photo:...

‘Nothing to report’ on building project — developers

The developers of an ocean-facing 22-unit boutique luxury accommodation complex in Tyne St are ‘‘not front page people’’ and have declined to answer Otago Daily Times questions about their Oamaru...

No sign of oil source, water quality good

Celebrating his 26th birthday, Henry Elsom, of Oamaru, jumps off a jetty at Oamaru Harbour...

No sign of oil source, water quality good

While the mystery around fuel seeping into Oamaru Harbour remains, summer recreational water testing has begun and the results so far have been ‘‘very good’’.

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