Surfers ordered to leave Long Beach
Surfers ordered to leave Long Beach
Eight surfers have been ordered to leave a Dunedin beach after they were caught by police breaking the Level 4 restrictions.
John Lewis
Motorists urged to start their vehicles
Motorists urged to start their vehicles
Motorists in lockdown are being urged to start their vehicles at least once a week to ensure they work when they are needed.
Music cheers during lockdown
Music cheers during lockdown
In what some consider hellish times, there was a Slice of Heaven in Dunedin on Saturday night.
Children chalking up lockdown fun
Children chalking up lockdown fun
Dunedin residents have chalked up a new way to keep themselves entertained during the Level 4 lockdown.
$25m school property sales
$25m school property sales
More than $25million was made from the sale of school land and buildings in Otago and Southland over the past decade, Land Information New Zealand data shows.
Three-month weather outlook mostly warmer and drier
Three-month weather outlook mostly warmer and drier
We may all be in lockdown, but the good news is the chances of being able to walk around the block without getting wet are pretty good over the next three months.
19 new cases of virus in South, first in Waitaki
19 new cases of virus in South, first in Waitaki
There's been another jump in the number of Covid-19 cases in the South, with 19 more recorded including the first in Waitaki district.
Golden weather expected to turn grey
Golden weather expected to turn grey
Soft early morning light catches autumn colours in trees in Queens Gardens in Dunedin yesterday.
Drive-through jabs just what doctor ordered
Drive-through jabs just what doctor ordered
“Can I get my drink and fries up-sized with that?” may seem to be an unusual request from a patient visiting their doctor.
Intruders ransack historic priory
Intruders ransack historic priory
Catholic Diocese of Dunedin staff are devastated after intruders smashed a wooden door at St Dominic’s Priory on Monday and ransacked parts of the Historic Places category 1 building.
Appeal to delay wage increase
Appeal to delay wage increase
About 20 Otago businesses have already succumbed to the Covid-19 lockdown and the Otago Chamber of Commerce believes more could be pushed over the edge if the minimum wage increase goes ahead.
Custody change must be in child’s interest
Custody change must be in child’s interest
Separated parents are being urged to put aside their conflicts and make decisions that are in the best interests of their children when it comes to custody-sharing arrangements during the lockdown.
MetService hits pause on Otago weather radar
MetService hits pause on Otago weather radar
MetService has halted construction of its $2.8 million weather radar in Otago as a result of Covid-19 and the country going into lockdown.
Gibbons new polytechnic chief executive
Gibbons new polytechnic chief executive
Otago Polytechnic is in “good hands” after appointing Megan Gibbons as the organisation’s new chief executive.
Pupil adjusting, but misses her friends
Pupil adjusting, but misses her friends
Giving children motivation to do school work at home can be a bit like opening Pandora’s box.
Different kind of shots judged
Different kind of shots judged
A photo of a dead possum driving a car is in the running to win an award in John McGlashan College’s annual Toby Hope Hunting Competition.
Teddy bear hunt in city streets
Teddy bear hunt in city streets
If you go down your street today, you may be in for a surprise.
Taking care is sometimes beyond words
Taking care is sometimes beyond words
Taking your work home with you is one thing, but making your work home is going above and beyond the call of duty.
Lecturer, students turn hands to sanitiser
Lecturer, students turn hands to sanitiser
Sitting on his hands was not an option for University of Otago pharmaceutical sciences senior lecturer Dr Shyamal Das.
Families encouraged to structure the days
Families encouraged to structure the days
‘‘Routines are reassuring for young people.’’ That's the message Otago principals are sharing with parents as they prepare to go into lockdown with their children.