Hamish MacLean

Airbnb-type rates boost draws critics

Airbnb says it has recently introduced more stringent security features on its site. Photo: Reuters

Airbnb-type rates boost draws critics

An online NZ property rental platform says the DCC's proposal to seek commercial rates from residential short-term accommodation providers is "misguided" and will drive up the cost of visiting Dunedin.

Frequent mud tank cleans suggested

Frequent mud tank cleans suggested

Among the "profusion of little lakes" that pop up around Dunedin due to backed up mud tanks - the ironically named "Lake Olveston" is perhaps the most persistent, Lee Vandervis says.

Karate club celebrates 40 years

About 90 former and present members of Dunedin’s Seido Karate Club practise the martial art at...

Karate club celebrates 40 years

Four decades ago, on February 9, 1980, Ben Otang, or Sei Shihan Ben, taught the first class at Dunedin’s Seido Karate Club.

Hobbs defends ORC staff against criticism

Hobbs defends ORC staff against criticism

At least half a dozen new scientists and the same number of new planners will be required in the short term to complete the Otago Regional Council’s new water plan, council chairwoman Marian Hobbs...

‘Good team-mate’ on board for transtasman event

Legacy Wallace-Latoa (16, left), of Rotorua, and Caitlyn Hey (14), of Cust, North Canterbury,...

‘Good team-mate’ on board for transtasman event

Once you get to know her, Yellow is a "really good team-mate".

Rates hike for Airbnb operators on cards

The free ride could soon be over for Airbnb operators as the Dunedin City Council considers higher rates for the city’s booming residential short-term visitor accommodation market.

Bus-fare cuts at early stages

The OUSA believed free bus services for students could also provide relief to housing issues in...

Bus-fare cuts at early stages

Dunedin's bus fares are due to get cheaper, but until next week Dunedin city councillors will not have considered where the money will come from.

Otakou celebration reflects on relationships

Kiliona Tupai (left) and Waikahutia-Tamati Tupaim perform the wero, or challenge, as visitors are...

Otakou celebration reflects on relationships

A growing appreciation of the significance of the Treaty of Waitangi has led to growing crowds attending the Ngai Tahu Treaty Festival Waitangi Day commemorations, an Otakou kaumatua says.

Mataura residents allowed back home

The flooded Mataura River rips past the former Mataura paper mill. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Mataura residents allowed back home

Residents who were evacuated from Mataura due to flooding yesterday have now begun to return home to assess the damage.

Crowd turns out for Waitangi Day celebrations

Otakou Marae was the setting for the most significant Treaty of Waitangi commemorations in the...

Crowd turns out for Waitangi Day celebrations

A crowd of about 300 people turned out at Otakou Marae this morning as Waitangi Day celebrations in the south began.

Riverside town ‘very eerie’ during flood evacuations

Veronica and Corey Woodrow and their dogs Pocket, Pixie and Mocha were evacuated from their...

Riverside town ‘very eerie’ during flood evacuations

As Gore and Mataura residents begin to return to their homes and businesses, many are assessing how lucky — or not — they have been after two days of floodwater sweeping through their towns.

Southland to be faced with 'huge' cleanup

Some farmland completely flooded in Gore today. Photo: Craig Baxter

Southland to be faced with 'huge' cleanup

Southland is set to be faced with a huge clean-up operation with farms, businesses and houses inundated by flood waters. Reporter Hamish MacLean describes what he witnessed from a helicopter.

Homing in on the Elton John concert

Homing in on the Elton John concert

Richard Crabb, of Auckland, stands in front of his 12m American motorhome.

Thank you and good knight

As Sir Elton John farewelled Dunedin last night the skies wept.

‘Significant issues’ prompt port to measure air quality

Cruise ships Norwegian Jewel (left) and Explorer Dream emit smoke in Port Chalmers during a visit...

‘Significant issues’ prompt port to measure air quality

Port Otago will start to measure air quality at its Port Chalmers base this year, chief executive Kevin Winders says.

‘More strategic’ approach backed by ORC

Otago catchment groups will receive additional funding from the Otago Regional Council after councillors backed "a more strategic approach" to community-led freshwater improvements earlier this week.

ORC has ‘appetite’ for transport

The "appetite" to improve public transport at a regional level could be greater than Dunedin Mayor Aaron Hawkins thinks.

Fallen tree causes power outage

Aurora Energy chief executive Dr Richard Fletcher said the company acknowledged the price rise...

Fallen tree causes power outage

A tree has knocked out a power line in Lake Hawea-Albert Town Rd (State Highway 6) resulting in widespread power cuts for the next several hours.

Truck and trailer crash in Southland

Truck and trailer crash in Southland

Police are attending a truck and trailer crash in State Highway 93 near Mataura.

Dog bite ends dramatic Dunedin car chase

There were two police pursuits in Christchurch on Saturday night and another on Monday morning.

Dog bite ends dramatic Dunedin car chase

A patched Mongrel Mob member is licking his wounds in Dunedin Hospital after being bitten by a police dog following a dramatic car chase.

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