Like climbing Mt Everest for mental health
Like climbing Mt Everest for mental health
After Everest, have a rest.
John Gibb
One killed, four hurt in motorcycle crashes
One killed, four hurt in motorcycle crashes
One person was killed and two seriously injured people were flown to Dunedin Hospital by rescue helicopter yesterday after two separate motorcycle crashes only seven minutes apart in rural Otago.
Two escape serious injury after car rolls in Southland
Two escape serious injury after car rolls in Southland
At least two occupants of a car escaped with minor injuries when the vehicle rolled down a bank at Waikawa Valley, Southland, yesterday evening.
Zippy new ride to speed up surf rescues
Zippy new ride to speed up surf rescues
A new era which will include faster jet ski rescues by Otago surf lifesavers is starting, thanks to a $23,000 donation organised by Dunedin firms.
Bird show avoids big losses
Bird show avoids big losses
A Dunedin poultry club was "staring down the barrel" of a big financial loss last weekend, as Ashburton flooding meant many birds entered in a national show had to take flight.
Aspiring doctor determined to help other former refugees
Aspiring doctor determined to help other former refugees
Former Gaza Strip resident Ahmed Abusaleeq has overcome "challenging and frustrating" difficulties to navigate his way into the New Zealand university system and become an Otago medical student.
Flood of entries for photography contest
Flood of entries for photography contest
A record surge in entries put the judging panel for the Otago Museum Photography Competition under added pressure yesterday.
‘Some anxieties’ expressed
‘Some anxieties’ expressed
Some anxieties about teaching the country’s new history curriculum surfaced at a professional development hui in Dunedin yesterday.
Ashburton chorus makes most of flood stranding
Ashburton chorus makes most of flood stranding
After their trial by flood water, members of Ashburton College’s Phoenix Chorus were musically stronger when they left Dunedin for home yesterday.
Toothpaste research gets funding
Toothpaste research gets funding
Work to develop a smart bioactive toothpaste, to reduce visits to the dentist, is among University of Otago research projects funded by new Health Research Council grants.
’70s live again in Dunedin Study exhibition
’70s live again in Dunedin Study exhibition
If your foot starts tapping when you hear the soundtrack of Saturday Night Fever, there is a good chance you were alive in the 1970s and survived the experience.
Kiwis turn up in digital gamers’ battles
Kiwis turn up in digital gamers’ battles
Don't mess with this kiwi.
Wide-ranging Buddhist traditions mark birthday
Wide-ranging Buddhist traditions mark birthday
More than 30 people, representing all of Dunedin’s Buddhist traditions, walked to All Saints’ Church, North Dunedin, at the weekend to mark the Buddha’s birthday.
Rash of crashes in wet across South
Rash of crashes in wet across South
A Reilly's Towage and Salvage driver hooks up a utility vehicle to tow it up a bank on the Northern Motorway about 200m from the entrance to Dunedin yesterday afternoon.
Bird fanciers take flight in face of floods
Bird fanciers take flight in face of floods
Predicted heavy rain and flooding in Canterbury meant "heart-breaking" but unavoidable disruption to a big national poultry and cage bird show in Dunedin at the weekend.
Firefighters extinguish rubbish fire
Firefighters extinguish rubbish fire
Firefighters spent about 90 minutes helping extinguish a demolition-related fire, in a large pile of rubbish, at a property at the intersection of Tomahawk and Centre Rds, Dunedin, today.
'Delicate' rescue after crash through fence in Southland
'Delicate' rescue after crash through fence in Southland
Firefighters undertook delicate work to free a motorist with head injuries from a damaged vehicle after a car pulling a trailer went through a fence on SH98 in Southland.
Crashes prompt warning to drive carefully on wet roads
Crashes prompt warning to drive carefully on wet roads
Emergency services are warning motorists to drive to the conditions and avoid unnecessary travel after crashes in wet weather near Dunedin and in Otago-Southland.
School’s initiative breaks ‘glass walls’ for deaf pupils
School’s initiative breaks ‘glass walls’ for deaf pupils
More Dunedin deaf and hard of hearing pupils can study with "people just like me", thanks to a new Beacon School initiative at Halfway Bush.
Helping find path to tertiary study
Helping find path to tertiary study
New Dunedin-linked research aims to help counter the confusion and frustration faced by some former refugees moving from secondary to tertiary education.