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.
John Lewis
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.
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.
Debating online — for the nation
Debating online — for the nation
Winning arguments with friends and family has never been any trouble for Isobel Fraser.
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.
Dunedin orchestra to offer digital performance
Dunedin orchestra to offer digital performance
We have all heard about people going vegetarian, cars going electric and countries trying to go carbon-neutral.
Weatherall honoured for his services to planning
Weatherall honoured for his services to planning
For someone so well organised, it was ironic Colin Weatherall’s plans of receiving a prestigious New Zealand Planning Institute (NZPI) award were shattered because of the Covid-19 lockdown.
'Lifesaving' crews rescue elderly man from flat fire
'Lifesaving' crews rescue elderly man from flat fire
An elderly man is in hospital in a critical condition with severe burns after being dragged from his Port Chalmers flat by firefighters this evening.
Minor injuries after car rolls on motorway
Minor injuries after car rolls on motorway
A driver on Dunedin's Northern Motorway has been lucky to escape without serious injury after their car rolled this afternoon.
30% loss of ice in 4 decades
30% loss of ice in 4 decades
Brewster Glacier, in the Mount Aspiring National Park, has lost about 13million cubic metres of ice over the past three years, Niwa scientists have found.