Car in Corstorphine 'well involved' in fire
Car in Corstorphine 'well involved' in fire
A major car fire in Corstorphine this morning, is not being treated as suspicious, Fire and Emergency New Zealand says.
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Charges laid after indecent exposure at St Clair
Charges laid after indecent exposure at St Clair
A 41-year-old man will appear in the Dunedin District Court today, charged with indecent exposure, following two complaints in the St Clair Esplanade area on Sunday.
Dunedin police chase: 'He just wouldn't stop'
'He just wouldn't stop': Man leads police on Dunedin chase
Dunedin Police are praising the initiative of two truck drivers who helped bring a long-lasting pursuit to an end yesterday morning.
Police checking CCTV footage over three couch fires
Police checking CCTV footage over three couch fires
Dunedin police are trawling through CCTV footage to ascertain who started three separate couch fires in Hyde St yesterday morning.
Winner surprised, delighted with success
Winner surprised, delighted with success
A major sugar rush and the post-excitement of opening presents on Christmas Day has been captured in a photo by Andrew Clark, winning him the 2019 Magic Moments photo competition.
Pipe presents opportunity to modify garden
Pipe presents opportunity to modify garden
Is it a glass half empty or is it a glass half full situation?
Gales affect traffic and more expected
Gales affect traffic and more expected
Severe gales reaching more than 100kmh across exposed parts of Otago and Southland caused disruptions — mainly to motorists — yesterday, and MetService has warned more are on the way.
Historic building set for summer sparkle
Historic building set for summer sparkle
A historic Dunedin building will sparkle with a mix of lanterns, projections, music and performance from tomorrow until Saturday.
Disruption as ‘triangle’ turned into ‘giant roundabout’
Disruption as ‘triangle’ turned into ‘giant roundabout’
It is crunch time.
Long weekend of severe wind forecast for South
Long weekend of severe wind forecast for South
Batten down the hatches for the next few days.
Juniors push Taieri College to near capacity
Juniors push Taieri College to near capacity
Dunedin high school rolls are expected to reach near capacity in 2019, following a strong surge in junior enrolments.
Sea surface temperature rises again
Sea surface temperature rises again
If you thought swimming in the sea in parts of Otago was uncharacteristically warm last year, Niwa says it should be even better this year.
Soft plastic collection may restart within year
Soft plastic collection may restart within year
Soft plastic waste recycling could be reinstated in the southern region within the next 12 months, if all goes to plan for The Packaging Forum's soft plastic recycling scheme.
'Groundhog Day' for adventurer
'Groundhog Day' for adventurer
Fedor Konyukhov says his life is starting to feel like Groundhog Day as he rows his custom-built boat across the South Pacific towards Chile.
Hard work pays off for Timaru girl and pony
Hard work pays off for Timaru girl and pony
There is a little place in every girl's heart for Elvis Presley and ponies.
Work to repair Second Beach track begins
Work to repair Second Beach track begins
Dunedin City Council contractors have begun clearing slips which have closed Second Beach to the public for the past 18 months.
Soft plastics recycling on hold
Soft plastics recycling on hold
Soft plastics waste is likely going back into landfills across the southern region, following the removal of soft plastic recycling bins at local supermarkets.
Success and relief for pupils
Success and relief for pupils
If you thought those in their mid-to-late teens were particularly anti-social yesterday, there was a pretty good reason.
Space the burgeoning frontier for Rocket Lab
Space the burgeoning frontier for Rocket Lab
"Astronomically busy." It sounds like a terrible pun, but Rocket Lab founder Peter Beck says it is the only way he can describe the past 12 months.
Whopper salmon an anomaly in poor season to date
Whopper salmon an anomaly in poor season to date
A Dunedin salmon angler has been left scratching his head after he caught a 6.8kg salmon in Otago Harbour, despite salmon fishing conditions being "poor" this year.