‘Real coup’ having Harcourt at school
‘Real coup’ having Harcourt at school
Working with high-profile Hollywood actors is "just another day at the office" for Miranda Harcourt.
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City band outdoes Ed Sheeran
Outdoing Ed Sheeran shocks Dunedin band
A song written by four Dunedin secondary school pupils reached No 31 in the New Zealand iTunes Top 40 chart within 24 hours of release, making them bigger than the likes of Ed Sheeran and AC/DC for a time.
Baby dies suddenly in Dunedin
Baby dies suddenly in Dunedin
A 1-year-old baby has been found dead at a house in Dunedin this morning.
Bees take wing towards bumper honey harvest
Bees take wing towards bumper honey harvest
It is still too early to say for certain, but the buzz around Otago apiarists is this year's honey production season is shaping up to be one of the best in years.
Weather radar means better storm warning
Weather radar means better storm warning
A new weather radar in Dunedin is expected to take some of the guesswork out of pinpointing damaging storms around the Otago region, such as the one in Roxburgh.
Record run of heat in Cromwell
Record run of heat in Cromwell
Cromwell is sweltering in some of the most prolonged hot weather in more than 40 years, Niwa data shows.
MBIE orders Wendy's to provide alternative holidays
MBIE orders Wendy's to provide alternative holidays
Wendy's fast-food restaurant in Dunedin is among 23 across the country ordered by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment to give alternative holidays (or the equivalent pay)...
Commanding ship exciting challenge
Commanding ship exciting challenge
The commander of HMNZS Otago, Lorna Gray, is loving every second of her new role.
Solo sailing bid in major strife
Solo sailing bid in major strife
A week into Stanley Paris’ attempt to circumnavigate the globe on Kiwi Spirit 2, all is not well.
Growth may lead to enrolment zone
Growth may lead to Sawyers Bay enrolment zone
Sawyers Bay School's roll is nearing capacity, prompting its board of trustees to investigate the implementation of an enrolment zone.
Singers ride into town on rave reviews
Singers ride into town on rave reviews
Tonight's 24 Karat Gold concert at Forsyth Barr Stadium brings together two of rock's most compelling women, who have been receiving rave reviews ahead of their Dunedin show.
Appendicitis was path to love
Appendicitis was path to love
Bob Sammes still marvels at how lucky he was to get a bad case of appendicitis.
Four pupils power into their potential
Four pupils power into their potential
Some of the big scientific questions troubling the world may be answered by four Otago and Southland secondary school pupils at an upcoming event in Wellington.
Pushing limits to perform
Acrobats challenge their limits to perform, entertain
Members of the show Cirkopolis, on in Dunedin for the next three days, say their graceful and agile work can be more uncomfortable than many people realise.
Rain leads to road paint fail
Rain leads to road paint fail
Lines got a little blurred in Dunedin yesterday after a shower of rain started dissolving the work of NZ Transport Agency road-marking contractors.
Lotto fever breaking out
Lotto fever breaking out as jackpot grows to $38 million
Lotto tickets are flying out of stores across Otago as the Powerball prize jackpots to $38 million in tonight's Big Wednesday draw.
Dunedin teen to work with MP
Dunedin teen to work with Education Minister
Rubbing shoulders with the Minister of Education will most certainly not get Nathan Farr better results in his NCEA exams.
Second principal airs concerns
Second principal airs pupil behaviour concerns
Another Dunedin school principal has publicly aired concerns about growing expectations that schools act as social as well as educational institutions.
Council urged to say ‘yes’ to Easter trading
Council urged to say ‘yes’ to Easter trading
A hearings committee has recommended the Dunedin City Council adopts the Easter trading policy following "difficult" deliberations yesterday.
Lop-ear Bun Bun La Hop melts anxiety
Lop-ear Bun Bun La Hop melts anxiety
Bun Bun La Hop’s shift starts at 9am and ends at 3pm most days.