Severe thunderstorm warnings for Otago
Severe thunderstorm warnings for Otago
The MetService has warned severe thunderstorms may strike North Otago, Central Otago, Dunedin, Clutha, Southland and Fiordland this evening.
John Lewis
Number of speeding drivers frightening, disappointing, police say
Number of speeding drivers frightening, disappointing, police say
Dunedin police have been startled by driver behaviour on the Southern Motorway after pulling over 18 speeding vehicles in just over an hour.
Bluff oysters in short supply after ‘chaos’
Bluff oysters in short supply after ‘chaos’
Bluff oyster supplies were thin on the ground in Dunedin yesterday, leaving many in the city scrambling for their annual fix of the southern delicacy.
News of new state houses welcomed
News of new state houses welcomed
Otago social services providers have welcomed the announcement that 17 new state houses will be built in Dunedin and Invercargill by June this year.
Warmer-than-usual autumn likely: Niwa
Warmer-than-usual autumn likely: Niwa
Temperatures in Otago and Southland are "very likely" to be above average over the next three months, Niwa climate scientists have predicted.
New state houses for Dunedin
New state houses for Dunedin
Fourteen new state houses will be built in Dunedin and three in Invercargill by June this year, Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford has announced.
Creation no pipe dream
Creation no pipe dream
Pipes from an old fire sprinkler system have been given a new life - as a pipe-cleaner man.
Motorway madness: 18 stopped in an hour
Dunedin motorway madness: 18 stopped in an hour
Dunedin Police have been startled by driver behaviour on the Southern Motorway after pulling over 18 speeding vehicles in just over an hour.
Enlarged biological imagery makes art
Enlarged biological imagery makes art
Halftone copper plates showing electron microscope images taken in the 1960s by a Scottish medical researcher are being ''morphed'' into art using an old Dunedin printing press.
Tech concern: 'Phones like oxygen for teens'
Tech concern: 'Phones like oxygen for teens'
Growing concerns from secondary school principals and parents about the impact of digital technology on teenagers and their families has prompted the East Taieri Church to organise a major educational workshop in Mosgiel.
Otago port welcomes 'royal' visitor
Port welcomes distinguished 'royal' visitor
A little taste of royalty will sail into Otago harbour today when RMS Queen Mary 2 visits Dunedin for the first time.
School stalwarts stepping aside
School stalwarts stepping aside
He maintains the buildings and stokes the boiler; she looks after the finances and filing.
Caution urged dealing with meth contamination
Caution urged dealing with meth contamination
To clean, or not to clean - a University of Otago toxicologist has warned owners of methamphetamine-contaminated houses to err on the side of caution.
Baklava, festival to student’s taste
Both baklava and festival to student’s taste
Tuseka Njoko went to the Dunedin International Food Festival yesterday with just one mission in mind - to eat a piece of baklava.
Amateur theatre award winners announced
Amateur theatre award winners announced
Tapanui was full of drama on Saturday night when the winners of the annual Otago Southland Theatre Awards (Ostas) were announced.
Tourists airlifted out after slip
Tourists airlifted out after slip
More than 300 tourists were trapped in Doubtful Sound yesterday after torrential rain brought down a slip on the Wilmot Pass.
Dunedin pride parade on wish list
Dunedin pride parade on organiser's wish list
A pride parade through the city is not quite in reach for this year's Dunedin Pride Festival, but organisers believe it is only a matter of time before it becomes a reality.
Summer looking like hottest on record
Summer looking like hottest on record
Unless the last five days of summer get unprecedentedly cold, Niwa climate scientists say this summer will be New Zealand's hottest on record.
Poet's closet rap album gets response from around world
Poet's closet rap album gets response from around world
Christian Tucker used to make fun of gangsta rappers.
Police warn students about burglary rise
Police warn students about burglary rise
Tertiary students returning to Dunedin are being reminded by police to keep their flats secure, following a significant increase in burglaries in the area.