Pupils plant for Arbor Day
Pupils plant for Arbor Day
New Zealand's traditional Arbor Day was marked in Dunedin yesterday by the planting of 180 native trees in Caversham's Sidey Park.
Kay Sinclair
New principals at four city schools
New principals at four city schools
Four Dunedin primary schools have started their third school term with a new principal at the helm.
Judge questions landscape architects about wind turbine
Judge questions landscape architects about wind turbine
The character and value of the landscape and the likely effects of a single large wind turbine above Blueskin Bay were the focus of a lengthy Environment Court sitting in Dunedin yesterday.
Heritage listing remains but smaller
Heritage listing remains but smaller
Carisbrook as Otago's premier sporting venue may be a distant memory, but the old turnstile building in Neville St remains solid and protected.
Former Dunedin lawyer struck off for dishonesty
Former Dunedin lawyer struck off for dishonesty
A finding that a former Dunedin lawyer dishonestly used trust money was "very serious'', the New Zealand Law Society said yesterday.
Single turbine sought for wind farm
Single turbine sought for wind farm
The backers of a plan for a wind farm near Blueskin Bay are now arguing for one turbine, not three, on Porteous Hill north of Dunedin.
Donated stole belonged to former policewoman
Donated stole belonged to former policewoman
Fur stoles were not part of the uniform when Lenore Lawrence joined the police force in 1952 - and they still are not.
Blood Donor Centre shifts premises
Blood Donor Centre shifts premises
Giving blood in Dunedin will be more comfortable for donors from this week.
Be aware of the pressures, new graduates told
Be aware of the pressures, new graduates told
Former Dunedin musician David Pine talked about the impact of pressure on individuals during a speech to law and commerce graduates in Dunedin on Saturday.
Caring for patients and their families
Caring for patients and their families
Ginny Green has been Otago Community Hospice CEO for just over 10 years. In Hospice Awareness Week, Ms Green reflects on her role and answers some questions from ODT reporter Kay Sinclair about the...
Be open to change, graduates told
Be open to change, graduates told
The importance of being open to change, and not afraid of the uncertainty generated by an increasing rate of change, was the message to university graduates on Saturday.
Lecturer brews up tasty fundraiser
Lecturer brews up tasty fundraiser
An Otago Polytechnic senior nursing lecturer is hoping her limited edition, ginger-infused Vienna lager will add some extra zing to fundraising efforts for the Otago Community Hospice.
Ex-Dunedin woman ambassador to France
New ambassador to France former Dunedin woman
With "a lifelong interest'' in things French, former Dunedin woman Jane Coombs seems an appropriate choice as New Zealand Ambassador to France.
Campaign aims at reducing falls
Campaign aims at reducing falls
Up to 20% of people aged over 80 who survive a hip fracture will be admitted to aged residential care as a result, and 27% of those in the same age group will die within a year, research shows.
Serial sex offending on boys denied
Serial sex offending on boys denied
A 71-year-old Palmerston man is denying allegations he sexually molested 10 different boys over a 30-year period.
South African to give Ethel Benjamin address
South African to give Ethel Benjamin address
One of the first judges appointed by Nelson Mandela when the South African Constitutional Court was established in 1994 will speak in Dunedin next week.
Davison conviction a 'personal tragedy'
Davison conviction a 'personal tragedy'
Sean Davison no longer faces a charge of attempted murder but says his conviction for assisting his mother's suicide was "a personal tragedy" for him, his family and the memory of his mother.
Woman stabbed, head split with axe
Woman stabbed, head split with axe
A man who split his partner's skull with an axe, exposing her brain, after the blade of a knife he was stabbing her with broke off in her chest, has admitted attempting to murder her.
Dunedin officers sentenced
Dunedin officers sentenced
Two Dunedin police officers have been given sentences of community work, reparation and, in one case, community detention, for using excessive force on an offender.
Further Swann assets found
Further Swann assets found
When convicted fraudster Michael Swann was given a long prison sentence, allowance was made for his help in recovering property bought with proceeds of his $16.9 million fraud against his former employer, the Otago District Health Board.