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Couple’s WW1 medals for auction
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Couple’s WW1 medals for auction
George and Harriet Simeon are quite unusual in that they both served in World War 1 and lived to tell their respective tales.
John Lewis
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Discovery of goose ‘golden’
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Discovery of goose ‘golden’
While it may not lay golden eggs, the discovery of an "Old Mother Goose" in an ancient St Bathans lake bed is proving just as valuable.
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Grads pay tribute to late classmate Jock Davies
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Grads pay tribute to late classmate Jock Davies
Wearing sandals, jandals or gumboots with a suit and tie or a formal dress may not seem appropriate footwear for an Otago Polytechnic graduation.
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Engineer balanced job with study to graduate
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Engineer balanced job with study to graduate
Life has been one long bridge over troubled waters for Jennifer Churchouse over the past three years.
Speeding driver arrives home to find police
Speeding driver arrives home to find police
After failing to stop a young driver for allegedly travelling at excessive speed in a 50kmh zone, police officers went to his house and waited for him to come home.
Pair allegedly robbed woman
Pair allegedly robbed woman
The alleged broad daylight theft of money from the pockets of an unconscious woman lying in the Dunedin CBD has landed two men in the Dunedin District Court.
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Restored biplane to return to the skies
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Restored biplane to return to the skies
The first thought that went through Glenn Thompson’s mind when he opened the shipping container door was: ‘‘I thought there was supposed to be a Tiger Moth in here’’.
Speeding drunk driver arrives home to find cops waiting
Speeding drunk driver arrives home to find cops waiting
After failing to stop a speeding young driver Dunedin police officers just went to his house and waited for him to come home.
Unconscious woman 'robbed of large sum' in Dunedin CBD
Unconscious woman 'robbed of large sum' in Dunedin CBD
An alleged brazen, broad daylight theft of money from the pockets of an unconscious woman lying in the Dunedin CBD has landed two men in the Dunedin District Court.
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Settled conditions tipped for autumn
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Settled conditions tipped for autumn
Autumn has arrived and the leaves are turning brown and overnight temperatures are starting to drop.
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Cannabinoid gave relief: pain study
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Cannabinoid gave relief: pain study
For those with endometriosis, medicinal cannabis may offer "life-changing" relief from chronic and severe pelvic pain, new research has found.
Person dies after falling on track
Person dies after falling on track
The body of a person killed in a fall on the Skyline Track in the Wānaka area has been recovered by helicopter.
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Growing it out to support those living with cancer
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Growing it out to support those living with cancer
Fundraising can be a truly curly activity, but Daniel Lewis reckons there is no need for it to be a knotty affair — you just need to sit back and let it grow.
One dead after fall on track near Wānaka
One dead after fall on track near Wānaka
A person has died following a fall on the Skyline Track, in the Wānaka area, this afternoon.
Arthurs Point fire no longer a threat
Arthurs Point fire no longer a threat
A large vegetation fire that initially threatened housing at Arthurs Point, near Queenstown, has now been extinguished.
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Support for foundation heartfelt
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Support for foundation heartfelt
Out of nowhere, lying in bed, Karen Broad’s heart started to "race and flutter" again.
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Airports unhappy with domestic monopoly
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Airports unhappy with domestic monopoly
While Air New Zealand does not see the lack of airline competition in New Zealand as a problem, Dunedin Airport and many other regional airports around the country do.
NZ facing 'severe shortage' of neurologists
NZ facing 'severe shortage' of neurologists
Continuing growth in the number of New Zealanders with multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease and stroke means the country is facing a "severe shortage" of neurologists.
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Tūhura wins ‘Museum of the Year’ award
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Tūhura wins ‘Museum of the Year’ award
What Tūhura Otago Museum may lack in size and resources, it makes up for in passion, creativity and drive.
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Sale provides a year’s worth of reading
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Sale provides a year’s worth of reading
Frank McCarthy openly admits he was illiterate until he was nearly 10 years old.