Shock at Kavanagh College principal's death
Dunedin's Kavanagh College staff, pupils and friends are in shock at the death of principal Tracy O'Brien last night.
John Lewis
Nails on roof mistaken for shots, battery for bomb
Nails on roof mistaken for shots, battery for bomb
The sound of a man hammering nails on a roof spurred a Dunedin resident to report multiple gunshots to police this morning, as the city remains on edge.
Dunedin pupils fearful about going to school
Dunedin pupils fearful about going to school
The grip of terror on Muslim pupils in Dunedin is so strong that the majority did not turn up for school yesterday.
'We are praying and hoping he will come back'
'We are praying and hoping he will come back'
Staff and parents at the Dunedin An-Nur Early Childhood Education and Care Centre are praying its owner will survive after being shot in the Christchurch terror attack.
Building evacuated after battery mistaken for bomb
Building evacuated after battery mistaken for bomb
A large battery left in a corridor of Dunedin's Ministry of Education building in Moray Pl, was mistaken for a bomb by a well-meaning staff member, sparking a police response this afternoon.
Father critically injured, son killed in attack
Father critically injured, son killed in attack
The Dunedin early childhood centre owner who was critically injured in the Christchurch terror attack which left his son dead is still fighting for his life in Christchurch Hospital.
Call for school first aid lessons
Call for school first aid lessons
If someone collapsed in the street, would anyone in your family have the CPR or first aid skills to save them?
Teachers' course on specific learning disability
Teachers' course on specific learning disability
A group of Dunedin teachers will become pupils again for two days next week when they attend a Speld NZ introductory course on children with specific learning disabilities.
Growth spurs plan to add classrooms
Growth spurs plan to add classrooms
A burgeoning roll at the Dunedin Rudolf Steiner School has prompted its board of proprietors to begin a fundraising campaign to add several new classrooms.
Weather turns during rower's record run
Weather turns during rower's record run
Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov is about to set another record this week, in his round-the-world rowing bid.
Concern at increase in St Kilda rescues
Concern at increase in St Kilda rescues
A tsunami of water rescues at St Kilda Beach over the past two years is worrying Surf Life Saving New Zealand.
Record numbers try their skills
Record numbers try their skills
A major record tumbled at this year's Weet-Bix Kids' Tryathlon in Mosgiel, but it did not involve the fastest time or speed of a competitor.
200 Six60 tickets not real
200 Six60 tickets not real
About 200 concertgoers were refused entry to the Six60 concert at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday night when they tried to enter with "fraudulent tickets".
Car crashes into building in Palmerston
Car crashes into building in Palmerston
A car has crashed into a building in Palmerston after colliding with another vehicle on the main street.
Stuart St disruption nearing end
Stuart St disruption nearing end
Traffic disruption from the central Dunedin power cable upgrade on Stuart St is coming to an end.
Students flocking to their own bar
Students flocking to their own bar
A heart in the student quarter has been restarted.
Rapsey children youngest to walk length of New Zealand
Rapsey children youngest to walk length of New Zealand
After walking up to 30km a day for the past six months, you could forgive the Rapsey family for being a little fidgety.
Dunedin aurora flights unlikely
Dunedin aurora flights unlikely
Flights to the aurora australis on the edge of the Antarctic are unlikely to be run from Dunedin again in the foreseeable future, organisers say.
Temporary rector for King's High School
Temporary rector for King's High School
King's High School's board of trustees will appoint a temporary rector later this week, to fill the leadership void that will be created when present rector Dan Reddiex departs and his replacement...
Summer shapes up as being one of New Zealand's hottest
Summer shapes up as being one of New Zealand's hottest
As the last of the 2018-19 New Zealand summer weather statistics trickle into Niwa's computers, climate scientists are predicting it will be one of the top five hottest summers on record.