John Lewis

Children draw landfill line in the sand

Pupils from Big Rock School and Little Rock Preschool gather with local residents and iwi on...

Children draw landfill line in the sand

More than 100 pupils from Big Rock School and Little Rock Preschool joined local residents and iwi on Brighton Beach yesterday to send a message loud and clear - they don't want a landfill in their back yard.

More wild weather on way for South

Forecasters say Canterbury could get snow down to 300m. Photo: File

More wild weather on way for South

A "significant weather event" is set to bring more wild winds, heavy rain and snow to the South in coming days.

Trio of teen fire starters identified

Dunedin Police have identified three youths who allegedly started two fires in the Green Island area earlier this week.

Bloomfield’s response ‘a bit unreal’

Columba College year 13 pupil Hannah Clarke displays a video message sent to her school from...

Bloomfield’s response ‘a bit unreal’

Columba College pupil Hannah Clarke took a long shot and struck gold.

Mt Aspiring College wins Showquest competition

Mount Aspiring College Showquest on Screen Otago/Southland regional competition winners (from...

Mt Aspiring College wins Showquest competition

Appreciating the importance of the simple, the beautiful and the post-lockdown world we now live in, has won Mount Aspiring College the Otago-Southland regional Showquest On Screen competition.

All for one and onesies for all

St Mary’s School pupil Stani Cherkun (10) celebrates the move back to Alert Level 1 with fellow...

All for one and onesies for all

It's not unusual to see skeletons littering the domain of carnivorous animals like tigers, leopards and cheetahs.

Long and short of law comical contrast

Police senior prosecutor Tim Hambleton (left) and lawyer James Collins outside the High Court at...

Long and short of law comical contrast

Although Tim Hambleton is a relatively diminutive 1.65m tall, the police senior prosecutor has always had a large presence in the courtroom.

Alcohol ‘tragedies’ inspire single

University of Otago singer-songwriter Alex Dykes is about to release his first single about the...

Alcohol ‘tragedies’ inspire single

The chorus line is: "You took it too far again, I swear this happens every weekend; you sleep on the floor, instead of the mattress on your bed."

Balclutha driver four times over limit on motorway: police

A driver bound for Balclutha had their journey cut short on Dunedin’s Southern Motorway, after she was found to be more than four times over the legal breath alcohol limit.

Night in cell after false 111 call

A 54-year-old man has spent the night in a Dunedin police cell after making a false call to emergency services.

Bells sound welcome for toroa

Port Chalmers School pupil Jimmy Hill (9) rings the school bell at 1pm yesterday to herald the...

Bells sound welcome for toroa

One by one, the royals are arriving back in Dunedin.

Many small things make a big difference

Broad Bay School pupil Aibhilinn Woodman-Shinnors (7) with some of the 10,000 bread bag tags the...

Many small things make a big difference

Greg McLeod is surprised when he finds envelopes in his mailbox these days.

Severe gales to hit region again

A windblown tree at Slope Point, Southland. Photo: Getty Images

Severe gales to hit region again

Severe gales are set to return to the southern region from tomorrow.

Severe gales set to buffet South again

After wreaking havoc last week, severe gales are set to return to the southern region for the start of the working week.

Aim to delay consumption of alcohol

School pupils are being introduced to alcohol at an increasingly younger age, making them more likely to develop poor drinking behaviours later in life, research shows.

Will first in be first served?

She has cute freckles, despises long walks on the beach, but absolutely loves fishing with friends, long-haul travel and watching the sunsets at Taiaroa Head.

Great Kereru Count on

A band of kereru sit in a blossom tree in Dunedin in 2015. PHOTO: MICHAEL ANDREWES

Great Kereru Count on

Keep an eye on the sky for flying white singlets.

Dunedinite’s medal goes for high price

The WW1 Distinguished Conduct Medal, awarded to the late Sergia Wesley Lockwood, of Dunedin....

Dunedinite’s medal goes for high price

A rare World War 1 medal, awarded to a Dunedin man for courage and determination under heavy enemy shell fire, has fetched $650 more than the asking price at a recent auction.

'Alarming' increase in complaints

'Alarming' increase in early childhood care complaints

Complaints about Otago and Southland early childhood education centres (ECEs) have more than doubled in the past year, Ministry of Education data shows.

Otago Girls’ jubilee postponed due to pandemic

Otago Girls High School. Photo: ODT files

Otago Girls’ jubilee postponed due to pandemic

The Covid pandemic has forced a change in plans for the Otago Girls’ High School 150th jubilee celebration.

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