Woman loses $15k in Spark phone scam
Woman loses $15k in Spark phone scam
Police are urging Dunedin residents to be wary of a telephone scammer who managed to swindle $15,000 out of a 69-year-old local woman.
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Police hunt for driver after six hurt in Dunedin crash
Police hunt for driver after six hurt in Dunedin crash
Dunedin Police are on the hunt for a driver who left the scene of a crash in Ravensbourne Rd, which critically injured one and seriously injured three others.
Remembering Fiordland’s lost
Remembering Fiordland’s lost
Fiordland National Park is still one of the remotest places on the planet. So if someone were to wander off and get lost or injured, it would be easy to disappear. John Lewis takes a look at some of those who never came back.
Musical ‘legends’, canine friend honoured on skin
Musical ‘legends’, canine friend honoured on skin
Tracey Mains is somewhat of a late bloomer when it comes to getting tattooed.
New name, owner for store
New name, owner for store
Mosgiel's H&J Smith store is to reopen at the end of February, under new ownership and a new name.
Clothes to be sent to help Fiji
Clothes to be sent to help Fiji
A Dunedin businessman is collecting and sending babies’ and children’s clothing to Fiji in the wake of Cyclone Yasa.
Warmer-than-average temps for next 3 months
Warmer-than-average temps for next 3 months
Umbrellas may have a dual purpose for the rest of this summer - to shade from the sweltering sun or shelter from the rain.
New radar of help in recent flooding
New radar of help in recent flooding
MetService's new weather radar station near Hindon had a significant effect on how local authorities dealt with recent flooding.
Weather misery continues, concern over rivers
Weather misery continues, concern over rivers
The sodden summer looks set to continue in the South, with thunderstorms, hail and localised downpours expected tomorrow.
Chasing rainbows in the hydro canals
Chasing rainbows in the hydro canals
The quickest way to become an old dog is to quit learning new tricks.
Christmas cheer for patients
Christmas cheer for patients
Being stuck in hospital over the festive season, when all you really want is your two front teeth and to be home with family, is not everyone’s idea of a great Christmas.
Family apart celebrates together
Family apart celebrates together
Dunedin Hospital physiotherapist Felicity Brown had bought tickets to fly home to Sydney to spend Christmas with her family, but then Covid-19 re-emerged in Australia's biggest city.
‘Bubbling’ dinner a great outing
‘Bubbling’ dinner a great outing
Marie-Theressa Dobier had a choice yesterday — sit around her rest-home dinner table having Christmas dinner with "the same old people", or go out and meet some new ones.
Only one intervention in southern schools
Only one intervention in southern schools
Ministry of Education interventions in Otago and Southland schools are at their lowest since 2007.
Getting into the spirit
Getting into the spirit
Timo Morrison (9) lights a candle during the All Saints’ Anglican Church Children’s Christmas Crib service, in Dunedin, this afternoon.
Wet Christmas-Boxing Day; hope of clear New Year
Wet Christmas-Boxing Day; hope of clear New Year
Given all the wet weather lately, many southern residents might be longing for the relief with a warm, dry Christmas.
Man dies after wheelchair accident
Man dies after wheelchair accident
A Dunedin man who died after falling from his wheelchair on the Otago Peninsula has been described as a man who lived life to the full.
Higher food bank demand in South
Higher food bank demand in South
Demand for packages at some southern foodbanks is up to four times higher than during previous festive seasons, and one facility is warning the main wave is still to hit the city.
Dunedin man dies 8 days after wheelchair crash
Dunedin man dies 8 days after wheelchair crash
A man has died in Dunedin Hospital about a week after he crashed and fell onto the seawall in his wheelchair.
Steering group named for hospital build
Steering group named for hospital build
The new Dunedin Hospital build is about to move to the next stage, following the announcement of a new executive steering group (ESG) by the Ministry of Health.