Person seriously injured at Moana Pool
Person seriously injured at Moana Pool
An Otago rescue helicopter made an unusual landing at Roberts Park in the centre of Dunedin tonight, after a person was seriously injured at the nearby Moana Pool.
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Parents decry decision to ditch holiday programme
Parents decry decision to ditch holiday programme
Parents at Dunedin's George Street Normal School have accused the board of trustees of failing to follow due process by not consulting parents in its decision to close a school holiday programme.
‘No excuse’ for rubbish at beach
‘No excuse’ for rubbish at beach
The sun is gone and sandcastles have long since been taken by the tide, but broken plastic buckets, shovels, clothing and empty drink cans remain at Brighton Beach and its estuary.
Former Dunedin principal on panel
Former Dunedin principal on panel
A former Dunedin principal will be on a nationwide independent review panel to investigate "serious concerns" about perceived insufficient staffing and under-resourcing in NZ primary and intermediate schools.
Police called after sea lion disturbed at St Clair
Police called after sea lion disturbed at St Clair
Department of Conservation staff contacted Dunedin police after a couple of members of the public began harassing a sea lion at St Clair Beach yesterday.
Hockey coach wins award
Hockey coach wins award
When it comes to playing hockey, Murray Thompson is the first to admit he is "just a hack".
Maintenance, upgrade roles for Hillside site
Maintenance, upgrade roles for Hillside site
Kiwirail management is deep in the planning stages of improvements for its Hillside workshops, in South Dunedin, which will allow it to do more maintenance and upgrade work on locomotives and wagons.
Otago swelters, with highest temps on coast
Otago swelters, with highest temps on coast
Otago sweltered yesterday as temperatures soared to nearly 34degC in some areas, and came close to bettering some long-standing MetService records.
Things heating up, Oamaru may set record
Things heating up, Oamaru may set record
Keep your sunscreen and hats handy - parts of Otago are in for a scorcher today.
Beach Energy quits South Is exploration
Beach Energy quits South Is exploration
Beach Energy Resources NZ is abandoning oil and gas exploration permits off the South Island coast, including several off Otago, raising concerns about the economic impact on the region.
Church seen in new light
Church seen in new light
Let there be light — no-one said it aloud, but nearly everyone was thinking it, as the First Church’s new outdoor lights were switched on in Dunedin recently.
Pupils take ‘pretty hectic’ NCEA disruptions in their stride
Pupils take ‘pretty hectic’ NCEA disruptions in their stride
While some in the sector have reported concerns about NCEA pupils being disadvantaged by New Zealand’s Covid-19 lockdowns, three Dunedin pupils are saying they are ahead because 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 little piece of the drought-stricken Australian Outback not because of a lack of water, but because there has been too...
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.