Misdiagnosis leads to a years-long battle
Misdiagnosis leads to a years-long battle
A Dunedin man with a rare genetic disorder says he has fallen through the cracks of the system that should have been helping him for the past 15 years.
Hamish MacLean
Songbird swabbing to give insight into ‘virusphere’
Songbird swabbing to give insight into ‘virusphere’
Viruses that blackbirds, thrushes, goldfinches and other introduced songbirds brought into New Zealand could be spreading among native species.
$2.6m war chest; planning under way for DCC tar clean-up
$2.6m war chest; planning under way for DCC tar clean-up
The Dunedin City Council expects to have a plan in place to deal with its multimillion-dollar toxic mess underground in South Dunedin by the middle of the year.
Hopes sea lion breeding numbers keep rising
Hopes sea lion breeding numbers keep rising
Successive years of successful breeding seasons could one day put Dunedin on the map as just the second mainland breeding colony of the threatened New Zealand sea lion in the past 150 years.
Birthing unit getting headstart
Birthing unit getting headstart
Dunedin’s ever present black-backed gulls are making themselves at home at the site of the new hospital in the central city.
Deckhand taken to hospital after fall on boat
Deckhand taken to hospital after fall on boat
A Port Otago deckhand was seriously injured in a workplace fall yesterday afternoon.
Dunedin Railways ‘not a museum’
Dunedin Railways ‘not a museum’
The chairman of Dunedin Railways has hit back at the backlash to the planned sale of heritage railway assets, saying, "We’re not a museum".
Te Rauone Beach repair work showing promise
Te Rauone Beach repair work showing promise
The summer holidays have interrupted a multimillion-dollar project to restore Te Rauone Beach in Otago Harbour.
Green Island Landfill’s future still to be decided: council
Green Island Landfill’s future still to be decided: council
A decision has yet to be made on the future of Dunedin’s Green Island Landfill, the Dunedin City Council says.
Queenstown, West Coast locations flagged
Queenstown, West Coast locations flagged
The Ministry of Health has revealed new Covid-19 locations of interest on its website this evening which includes places in Queenstown and Hokitika, on the West Coast.
Temperatures soar in the South
Temperatures soar in the South
Central Otago claimed hottest spot in the country yesterday as temperatures soared under sunny skies.
New coastguard vessel arrives
New coastguard vessel arrives
Moana Rescue has arrived. Coastguard Dunedin’s new A36 Protector was in Otago Harbour yesterday after a five-day journey south from Wellington.
Straight to hearing for dump plan
Straight to hearing for dump plan
The Dunedin City Council will not get together with opponents of its landfill plans to thrash out concerns at a pre-hearing meeting, the Otago Regional Council says.
Judge to head inquiry into ORC
Judge to head inquiry into ORC
Retired High Court Judge Sir Graham Panckhurst has agreed to lead an inquiry into the Otago Regional Council, the council’s chairman says.
Freezing figure stands out in hottest year
Freezing figure stands out in hottest year
Dunedin was the only place in the country to set a cold-weather record last year, the hottest year in New Zealand’s history.
Warning: things will get ‘ugly’
Warning: things will get ‘ugly’
"Basically, we’ve got a month of summer, and then things are going to get really, really, quite ugly — unless we’re really lucky."
Quiet settlement under Dunstans
Quiet settlement under Dunstans
There are scars on the land near Cambrians that reveal the area’s mining past. The collection of houses that remain after its early gold rush beginnings only run about 1km along Cambrian Rd, but...
Trouble and strife: ORC’s year no plain sailing
Trouble and strife: ORC’s year no plain sailing
The Otago Regional Council took great strides towards establishing a fit-for-purpose planning regime last year, but the ORC’s stumbles gained greater attention in 2021. Hamish MacLean looks back at...
Virtuoso credits success to teacher
Virtuoso credits success to teacher
A Dunedin teenage piano virtuoso credits his 94-year-old piano teacher for his success.
Warning: things will get ‘ugly’
Warning: things will get ‘ugly’
"Basically, we’ve got a month of summer, and then things are going to get really, really, quite ugly — unless we’re really lucky."