Stage Challenge canned as costs top expected income
Stage Challenge canned as costs top expected income
The curtain has fallen on the popular Stage Challenge and J Rock school competitions, leaving many Otago schools shocked and disappointed.
John Lewis
Request to farmers as rivers dwindle
Request to farmers as rivers dwindle
Farmers across Otago are being asked to conserve water, with some rivers across the region dropping to their lowest levels on record.
Hotter than ever as heat peaks
Hotter than ever as heat peaks
You know it's getting hot in Otago when your jandals stick to the tarseal.
Record heat at Dunedin Airport
Record heat at Dunedin Airport
Dunedin Airport has this afternoon recorded its highest ever temperature as the South swelters again today.
Hair here, gone there
Hair here, gone there: ex-Dunedin man's 'foliage' goes viral
An extraordinarily hairy former Dunedin man has shot to global fame after posting a photo online that ended up on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Total fire ban now in force
Total fire ban now in force
Scorching temperatures have forced Fire and Emergency New Zealand to impose a total fire ban across Otago and Southland.
Experience with Airbnb less than positive
Experience with Airbnb less than positive
Following several cases of holiday-makers being scammed recently by people pretending to be Airbnb staff, the company itself has now come under fire from a Dunedin resident.
Farewell to familiar faces after 26 years of parking
Farewell to familiar faces after 26 years of parking
After 26 years working as a car park attendant, Joan Howell can dispel the notion that car parks are just like men.
Programme helps students feel part of campus life
Programme helps students feel part of campus life
For nearly a quarter of the University of Otago’s first-year students, it feels like they are watching life on campus rather than participating in it.
Irish sailor has a record in his sights
Irish sailor has a record in his sights
If a strong squall broke a yacht’s 10m-high mast in the middle of the Tasman Sea, most sailors would throw their hands in the air and give up their dream of trying to circumnavigate the planet. Not Enda O’Coineen.
Third Summerland truck crash has police concerned
Third Summerland truck crash has police concerned
Another large Summerland Express Freight truck has crashed, this time on State Highway 1 south of Ashburton.
Cause of man’s injuries in Hyde unclear
Cause of man’s injuries in Hyde unclear
There are conflicting reports about how a man was injured on the main street of Hyde.
Principal vows to put her money where her mouth is
Principal vows to put her money where her mouth is
Heidi Hayward has an opportunity to put her money where her mouth is after winning a major education research award.
Students excluded for 'sadistic' flat initiation
Students excluded for 'sadistic' flat initiation
The party appears to be well and truly over for a group of students who have been excluded from the University of Otago for their involvement in a "sadistic'' flat initiation party last year.
High school orientation aims to ease transition
High school orientation aims to ease transition
For many, recalling their first day at intermediate or secondary school will evoke unhappy memories.
Rutherford St drivers monitored
Rutherford St drivers monitored
The Dunedin City Council is to investigate driver behaviour in Rutherford St, Caversham, following complaints about vehicles travelling the wrong way down the one-way street.
NZ has fifth-warmest year since 1909
NZ has fifth-warmest year since 1909
If you thought last year's weather was warmer, wetter and yet somehow drier than usual in Otago, you were right.
Man arrested after gun incident
Man arrested after gun incident
An armed man was arrested in Warrington on Friday night following an incident in Oamaru earlier in the evening.
Gun allegedly pointed
Gun allegedly pointed
An armed man was arrested in Warrington on Friday night following an incident in Oamaru earlier in the evening.
Thailand drowning shatters family
Thailand drowning shatters family
The Dunedin family and friends of Renee Hodgkinson have been "shattered" by the drowning of the 24-year-old in Thailand.