Warm hearts beat chill on Daffodil Day
Warm hearts beat chill on Daffodil Day
Chilly weather on Daffodil Day yesterday was no bar to people having their heads shaved to raise money for the Cancer Society.
Kay Sinclair
Tech allows students to see 3-D images of human body
Tech allows students to see 3-D images of human body
The amazing world of augmented reality is about to enter nursing training at Otago Polytechnic.
Young rabbis visit Dunedin on outreach mission
Young rabbis visit Dunedin on outreach mission
Two young rabbis are travelling around the South Island making contact with local Jewish communities.
Sand sausage repairs under way
Sand sausage repairs under way
Work has begun on retrieving damaged sand bags washed away from the base of a protective sand sausage at St Clair beach.
Pupils race for glory in zone-cluster cross-country
Pupils race for glory in zone-cluster cross-country
About 120 pupils from seven Dunedin schools battled for winning spots in the North Zone Cluster Cross Country at Bishopscourt Ground in Balmacewen yesterday.
New intersection layout 'Barnes Dance for cars'
New intersection layout 'Barnes Dance for cars'
Buses rule - that appears to be the explanation for inner-city road markings one Dunedin motorist has described as ``utter madness''.
PM’s coded message surprises
PM’s coded message surprises
Blind Dunedin woman Julie Woods was "blown away" this week to receive a letter from the Prime Minister — in Braille.
Thankful for contact with flood-hit families
Thankful for contact with flood-hit families
Allied Press web developer Midhun Sankar and his wife Meera are thankful a good internet connection allows them regular contact with their families in flood-ravaged Kerala.
Documentary tribute to social justice advocate
Documentary tribute to social justice advocate
Celia Lashlie was diagnosed with terminal cancer at the end of 2014: less than two months later, the 61-year-old was dead.
Building's facade being restored
Building's facade being restored
The former Cadbury Dairy building's heritage facade in Dunedin is being restored.
Havoc ham recalled after glitch
Havoc ham recalled after glitch
A paperwork compliance glitch is causing havoc for an award-winning Dunedin pork producer.
The ghosts of chocolate past
The ghosts of chocolate past
Cold, empty and silent — not even an echo of the thousands of people who used to work in the building during the past 150 years. And not a whiff of chocolate. That is today’s reality of Dunedin’s former Cadbury factory.
Author heading for Hawaii
Author heading for Hawaii
Dunedin poet, editor, art critic and journalist David Eggleton leaves next week to take up a $30,000 Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writers’ Residency in the United States.
Cadbury items find new homes
Cadbury items find new homes
Three vintage vehicles, a 500kg Easter bunny mould and other memorabilia from the Dunedin Cadbury chocolate factory have new homes.
Inspiration for youth
Inspiration for youth
Ashleigh Smith’s dream is that everyone will be accepted and respected for what they are.
Early Years Hub in struggle for funding
Early Years Hub in struggle for funding
The South Dunedin Early Years Hub will continue "in some form" for another year but lack of financial support means a doubtful future after that.
Cracking good time at Teddy Bear's Picnic
Cracking good time at Teddy Bear's Picnic
A few eggs hit the dirt, some competitors were disqualified for holding the egg on the spoon and others managed to make it to the finish line with raw egg intact.
Planting honours service men and women
Planting honours service men and women
Living memorials in the form of 20 silver beech trees have been planted in the Signal Hill Reserve to honour past and present service men and women.
Council seeks sites for more inner-city recycling hubs
Council seeks sites for more inner-city recycling hubs
Two Dunedin inner-city recycling hubs have been so successful since their installation last year the Dunedin City Council is looking for spaces for more.
Cheeky chat-up line does the trick
Cheeky chat-up line does the trick
It was a cheeky chat-up line — "I haven’t any money for bus fare; can you lend me some?" — but it worked.