Sun ‘cooks’ flood-hit plain
In an odd twist of fate, nearly 100ha of an Otokia dairy farm now looks like a little piece of the drought-stricken Australian Outback not because of a lack of water, but because there has been too...
John Lewis
Cargill’s Castle trust prepares for stabilisation work
Cargill’s Castle trust prepares for stabilisation work
Activity around Cargill’s Castle is expected to increase in coming months as the Cargill’s Castle Trust prepares to lodge a resource consent to begin stabilisation and strengthening work at the Dunedin landmark.
New sports turf good for school and neighbours
New sports turf good for school and neighbours
Running, jumping, skipping, hockey and probably futsal — but definitely not cricket.
Climbing powers of migrating whitebait to be tested
Climbing powers of migrating whitebait to be tested
The return to upstream habitats and breeding grounds is a slippery slope for most New Zealand whitebait species.
Timetable change means runway runners to head into sunset
Timetable change means runway runners to head into sunset
If a distaste for having to get out of bed too early has been your last and only excuse for not participating in the annual Dunedin Run the Runway event, you have just run out of excuses.
Simple photo competition winner
Simple photo competition winner
Forget large expensive cameras.
The heat is on: parts of region roast as mercury soars
The heat is on: parts of region roast as mercury soars
Parts of Otago recorded some of their hottest temperatures so far this year as the mercury hovered around 30degC at the weekend.
Serious motorcycle crash south of Balclutha
Serious motorcycle crash south of Balclutha
A motorcyclist is in Dunedin Hospital in a serious condition after colliding with a vehicle on State Highway 1, south of Balclutha this afternoon.
Kereru put brakes on plum sauce
Kereru put brakes on plum sauce
Production of the 2021 batch of Morton Family Crib Plum Sauce is in jeopardy this year, after a flock of 12 kereru recently ravaged the family’s ripening plum tree at their Warrington holiday haunt.
Tee-off time almost here for floating harbour hole
Tee-off time almost here for floating harbour hole
No ifs, ands or putts, Otago Harbour Golf Challenge remains afloat and is expecting to reopen by the end of this month.
Restored boat to craft family ties
Restored boat to craft family ties
Keith Lennon reckons one of the best ways to keep family ties afloat is with a boat.
Mall highlights Dunedin landmarks in display
Mall highlights Dunedin landmarks in display
Wall Street Mall has become a tasting platter for Dunedin tourists.
Drones probing remote habitats
Drones probing remote habitats
Going where no man, or woman, has gone before, scientists are using drones to observe some of the most inhospitable parts of the West Coast’s remote and rugged coastline.
River turned green as part of Hands-On project
River turned green as part of Hands-On project
Senior secondary school pupils from throughout the country undertook a wide range of research programmes yesterday during the latest Hands-On at Otago week in Dunedin.
Drivers gear up for veteran car rally
Drivers gear up for veteran car rally
Phill Boult has so many fond memories of rides in his father’s 1913 Alldays and Onions veteran car, but driving over Lookout Point is not one of them.
Sun ‘cooks’ flood-hit plain
Sun ‘cooks’ flood-hit plain
In an odd twist of fate, nearly 100ha of an Otokia dairy farm now looks like a piece of the Australian Outback — not because of a lack of water, but because there has been too much of it.
Residents look at buying Camp Sutton
Residents look at buying Camp Sutton
Middlemarch residents are rallying together to investigate the possibility of buying Camp Sutton, after the Outdoor Education Trust recently put it up for sale.
Year’s weather stats point to warming: Niwa
Year’s weather stats point to warming: Niwa
Weather extremes continued to plague much of Otago and Southland in 2020 as many areas recorded some of the hottest, coldest, driest and wettest weather in their history books.
Fergus a wayward golfer’s best friend
Fergus a wayward golfer’s best friend
Any way you slice it, golf balls are going to go missing from time to time.
Solo yachtie sets sail to help others
Solo yachtie sets sail to help others
Having an end of a journey to work towards is important, but solo circumnavigator Elana Connor is finding it is the journey itself that matters most.