Aid effort great learning experience
Aid effort great learning experience
Having a herd of 5 and 6-year-olds wandering around a supermarket without grizzling about the lack of lollies in the trolley is rare.
John Lewis
Brewer a double champion
Brewer a double champion
For the first time in the history of the Society of Beer Advocates (SOBA) national homebrew competition, a Dunedin brewer has won both the champion beer award and the champion brewer award.
Help speeds up salvage
Help speeds up salvage
A usually quiet and remote beach at Heyward Point sounded more like an engineering workshop this week as the burnt-out remains of a former fishing boat were salvaged.
Woolf Fisher Fellow ship adds up to $10,000 researchtrip
Woolf Fisher Fellow ship adds up to $10,000 researchtrip
When Sue Scott received a handwritten letter in her work pigeonhole, she took a brief look at it and almost discarded it as rubbish.
Steepest street beats penny-farthing rider
Slick gradient too much for penny-farthing rider
It was a hill too far for Oliver Briggs.
Rail union's strike notice withdrawn
Rail union's strike notice withdrawn
Strike action that threatened the cancellation of six train excursions during a cruise ship day has been withdrawn by the Rail and Maritime Transport Union.
Baldwin St residents asked for ideas
Baldwin St residents asked for ideas
Baldwin St residents, local business owners and tour operators have been asked to come up with suggestions on how the long-awaited public toilets scheme should be implemented.
Presbyterians assemble, induct new moderator
Presbyterians assemble, induct new moderator
The Presbyterian General Assembly began in Dunedin last night, with the induction of the church's new moderator - the Rt Rev Richard Dawson.
Desire to beat diabetes spurs fundraising effort
Desire to beat diabetes spurs fundraising effort
Since Keisha Hollands was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes nearly three years ago, all she has been able to do is live with the condition and work through the challenges it presents.
Speech, drama work recognised
Speech, drama work recognised
A Dunedin private speech and drama teacher has become only the second person in New Zealand to receive the Speech Communication Association Fellows Award.
Homebrew champ 'absolutely stoked'
Homebrew champ 'absolutely stoked'
You seldom hear of winners being described as "stout, sweet, dark and moreish".
Raising funds a marathon effort
Raising funds a marathon effort
For beer buddies Wade McClelland and Brendon McIntosh, "running" used to be an obscene word.
Trawler returns to open sea
Trawler returns to open sea
For the first time in years, Melilla 203 left Otago Harbour on Saturday.
Your mission: sample a variety of craft beers
Your mission: sample a variety of craft beers
Rather than wandering the myriad bar stalls looking for the best brews at today’s sold-out Dunedin Craft Beer & Food Festival, you can now let your fingers do the walking on a new mobile phone app.
Woman went missing as son-in-law fished
70-year-old woman found
A woman reported missing near the Taieri River yesterday had wandered off while her son-in-law was distracted by his fishing, police say.
Just doing it for the Cancer Society
Just doing it for the Cancer Society
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That’s what the men at Dunedin company Vision will be thinking at their topless car-wash fundraiser.
Paper yields to keyboard in exam trial
Paper yields to keyboard in exam trial
For centuries, pen and paper have been the basic tools for sitting school examinations.
Powerless pump pushes water uphill
Powerless pump pushes water uphill
The laws of gravity dictate water flows downhill, but Otago Polytechnic student Pat Wall's self-built hydraulic ram water pump defies those laws.
Carpal tunnel surgery 'one stop shop' wins challenge
Carpal tunnel surgery 'one stop shop' wins challenge
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) release surgery is to be streamlined in the Southern District Health Board as a result of the 2016 Southern Innovation Challenge.
NZ’s luckiest city in grip of Lotto fever
NZ’s luckiest city in grip of Lotto fever
Dunedin is in the grip of Lotto fever - including a city couple who landed a life-changing $13.3 million prize in August and are back for another crack at the big one.