Whoops! Truck takes out power lines in Outram
At least 30 homes and businesses in Outram were without power for some or all of this morning after a truck-trailer carrying a grain silo damaged power lines.
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Child rescued after being trapped under car
Child rescued after being trapped under car
Emergency services have freed a child that was trapped under a vehicle that rolled between Riverton and Otautau.
Rally against Healthcare NZ job losses
Rally against Healthcare NZ job losses
More than 60 Dunedin Public Service Association members and supporters yesterday protested against job losses arising from a proposed restructure by one of the country’s biggest healthcare providers.
Rare crabeater seal dies
Rare crabeater seal dies
A rare and special visitor to the New Zealand mainland — a crabeater seal — died at Tomahawk Beach yesterday, only about four days after arriving.
Owners’ marks revealing
Owners’ marks revealing
An exhibition on bookplates and labels and the art of belonging opens at the University of Otago central library today.
Support for men to ‘open up’
Support for men to ‘open up’
Social stigma still makes it hard for people, particularly boys and men, to seek help over their anxieties, mental health campaigner Richie Hardcore says.
Fast response to fire minimises damage
Fast response to fire minimises damage
Swift action by volunteer firefighters and calm weather conditions meant that a fire on land near the Te Anau Lakeview Holiday Park was rapidly extinguished early yesterday.
Faulty machine sparks small fire in Cromwell
Faulty machine sparks small fire in Cromwell
Volunteer firefighters from Cromwell and Alexandra helped clear a smoke-logged commercial premises in Cromwell today.
'Suspicious' fire near camping ground in Te Anau
'Suspicious' fire near camping ground in Te Anau
Swift action by volunteer firefighters and calm weather conditions meant that a fire on land near the Te Anau Lakeview Holiday Park was rapidly extinguished early today.
Prof riding 3000km to show osteoarthritis treatment message
Prof riding 3000km to show osteoarthritis treatment message
A puncture early yesterday failed to deter Dunedin researcher Haxby Abbott from plans to cycle 3000km to raise awareness about the value of exercise in treating osteoarthritis.
‘Onora’ latest vessel to use ORC visitor mooring at Careys Bay
‘Onora’ latest vessel to use ORC visitor mooring at Careys Bay
All-aluminium expedition yacht Onora is the latest vessel to use a recently-established Otago Regional Council visitor mooring at Careys Bay.
Concern over C of E civil union advice
Concern over C of E civil union advice
The new dean of Dunedin’s St Paul’s Cathedral, the Very Rev Dr Tony Curtis, is concerned that recent pastoral advice from the Church of England on gay or heterosexual civil unions could leave many...
Lillian sings for joy at choir call-up
Lillian sings for joy at choir call-up
Dunedin music student Lillian Gibbs says becoming the youngest person to join New Zealand’s premier national chamber choir, Voices New Zealand, is a "fantastic" outcome.
Ancient Greek lens for NZ art
Ancient Greek lens for NZ art
Christchurch visual artist Marian Maguire says creating her art often involves working on puzzles, and wrestling with questions but not having all the answers.
Real-life investigation complex: pathologist
Real-life investigation complex: pathologist
Visiting Malaysian forensic pathologist Faridah Mohd Nor enjoys crime scene television shows, but knows that real world forensic science is often more challenging.
Risky tree removed from Clutha
Risky tree removed from Clutha
A big submerged poplar tree which had threatened the safety of swimmers and downstream infrastructure was yesterday removed from the Clutha River at Albert Town.
Call to fix learning, social lag in deaf children
Call to fix learning, social lag in deaf children
The academic and socio-emotional development of many deaf children consistently lags behind their hearing peers and positive change is needed, Dunedin educator Denise Powell believes.
Public lectures part of city classics conference
Public lectures part of city classics conference
About 180 people, many from overseas, will converge on Dunedin this week for an international classics conference last held in the city about 2005.
No need for NZers to panic over coronavirus, academic says
No need for NZers to panic over coronavirus, academic says
New Zealand had taken "sensible" steps to counter the spread of coronavirus, a University of Otago biochemist said yesterday.
Corporate support sought for academy
Corporate support sought for academy
A Dunedin gathering aimed at boosting rural science education has again proved successful, but organisers aim to strengthen funding through corporate support.