Compilation show will celebrate musicals past
Dunedin's craving for drama in the wake of the Covid-19 lockdown will be satisfied in October, when musical theatre returns to the Regent Theatre.
John Lewis
Terrorism victim calls for return of capital punishment
Terrorism victim calls for return of capital punishment
A man left fighting for his life in the wake of the "heinous" Christchurch mosque shootings has called for the death penalty to be reintroduced in New Zealand.
Niwa puts NZ on La Nina watch
Niwa puts NZ on La Nina watch
Niwa has issued a "La Nina watch" for New Zealand, which means the country can expect reduced rainfall in the lower and western South Island over the next three months.
Change in plastics to be recycled
Change in plastics to be recycled
A reduction in recycling markets and a bid to improve the quality of recycling has prompted the Dunedin City Council to change what it will collect in its yellow-lidded kerbside wheelie bins.
Fire raises exit questions
Fire raises exit questions
Several Port Chalmers residents have expressed concern there is only one escape route in their Dunedin City Council flats, after an elderly neighbour was critically injured in a fire last week.
Professors say time for an adventure
Professors say time for an adventure
He was a young lecturer in classics, Latin and ancient Greek philosophy. She was a young history lecturer.
Kavanagh’s workarounds mean musical a shoo-in
Kavanagh’s workarounds mean musical a shoo-in
With a little help from digital technology, Kavanagh College is able to hold its major production this year, despite Covid-19 killing off all other Dunedin schools’ efforts to present their annual...
Schools go better with free lunches
Schools go better with free lunches
About 3000 Otago and Southland pupils are starting to tuck in to free lunches after 18 of the region’s schools joined the Government’s free and healthy lunches programme.
One injured in Dunedin crash
One injured in Dunedin crash
One person has minor injuries following a two-vehicle collision in the Dunedin CBD this evening.
Car goes off bridge near Hampden
Car goes off bridge near Hampden
A driver has escaped with minor injuries after their car went off a bridge into a creek near Hampden in North Otago.
Debating online — for the nation
Debating online — for the nation
Winning arguments with friends and family has never been any trouble for Isobel Fraser.
Girls benefit from grand gesture
Girls benefit from grand gesture
It was a piano movement on a grand scale when a Yamaha grand piano was delivered to Otago Girls’ High School.
Toddler run over in Mosgiel driveway
Toddler run over in Mosgiel driveway
A toddler is in Dunedin Hospital with serious injuries after being run over by a car in Mosgiel this morning.
Rug up - it's set to snow in South
Rug up - it's set to snow in South
It may pay to put an extra blanket on your bed tonight. MetService has forecast snow down to 500m overnight in Otago and Southland, including flurries in Dunedin and Oamaru.
Dog’s special detection skills outlined
Dog’s special detection skills outlined
Dogs have traditionally made the world a better place because they give unconditional love.
Heritage park idea gaining traction, team says
Heritage park idea gaining traction, team says
Plans for a Strath Taieri heritage park are building a good head of steam, as Lakes District businesses show an interest in expanding into Middlemarch.
Elderly man in intensive care after ‘horrific’ fire
Elderly man in intensive care after ‘horrific’ fire
When firefighters dragged an 84-year-old man out of his burning Port Chalmers flat and laid him down on the front lawn, his neighbours were sure he was dead.
John McGlashan principal’s PA ‘moving on’
John McGlashan principal’s PA ‘moving on’
A word of warning - the R-word is banned in conversations with Jan Owen at the moment.
Firefighters rescue man from flat fire
Firefighters rescue man from flat fire
An elderly man who had to be dragged from his Port Chalmers flat by firefighters last night is in a critical condition with severe burns.
Spate of vehicle crashes around city yesterday
Spate of vehicle crashes around city yesterday
Emergency services were kept busy yesterday afternoon, following a spate of car crashes around Dunedin.