Fire in Sommerville St, Dunedin
Fire in Sommerville St, Dunedin
About 7.45pm on Wednesday, October 6, a house in Sommerville St caught fire. Pictures by Mark Cowden. By Mark Cowden from Dunedin, NZ.
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Puppies explore world
Puppies explore world
Two puppies will go up in the world today as they learn how to use escalators and lifts around Dunedin.
Caution urged as motorway opens
Caution urged as motorway opens
Dunedin's key northern route has now re-opened but motorists are urged to take care as the aftermath of an overnight storm plays havoc with southern highways.
Paddock talk: Cycleway a real opportunity
Paddock talk: Cycleway a real opportunity
The announcement that the Alps to Ocean Cycleway will go ahead has been greeted with enthusiasm in the rural communities through which it will pass.
Intriguing portals to an earlier world
Intriguing portals to an earlier world
Much art draws on the past, however innovative its means may be. But some is more specifically focused on it.
Rugby: Otago Colts beat Wellington
Rugby: Otago Colts beat Wellington
Otago Rugby colts contest the lineout against Counties at Puekohe. This was the third match of their short North Island tour. They convincingly beat Wellington last Wednesday, lost narrowly to...
Athletics: Victory puts Rowley in select group
Athletics: Victory puts Rowley in select group
Kerry Rowley (Caversham) joined elite company when she won the 108 year-old Port Chalmers to Dunedin road race on Saturday.
Container washes up on Harwood beach
Container washes up on Harwood beach
A 40' shipping container was blown into the harbour at Port Chalmers on Wednesday evening 22/09 and eventually washed up on the beach at Harwood. By Kevin Black from dunedin, new zealand.
Hockey: Southern close to upsetting leader
Hockey: Southern close to upsetting leader
Auckland preserved its unbeaten record heading into the National Hockey League semifinals tomorrow, but needed a controversial last-minute Mark Laurence penalty stroke to salvage a 2-2 draw with Southern yesterday to do it.
Athletics: Ariki considering brawnier challenge
Athletics: Ariki considering brawnier challenge
Ariki's trail-blazing third place in the recent Portland Challenge relay in the United States has left the team with a chance of going back next year with some heavyweight backing.
Dunedin North Intermediate School Supports Christchurch
Dunedin North Intermediate School Supports Christchurch
After the Christchurch earthquakes, students in Room 13 at Dunedin North Intermediate were role playing the event. They did this activity so well that they realised very quickly how the people in Christchurch must be feeling.
Athletics: Wreford smashes record
Athletics: Wreford smashes record
Timaru runner Sam Wreford produced a dominant run to smash Paul Allison's 1993 record in the Dunedin marathon yesterday.
Athletics: Runners' safety serious issue
Athletics: Runners' safety serious issue
Ian McDonald has the power to stop traffic - literally.
Athletics: Walk simply another obstacle to overcome
Athletics: Walk simply another obstacle to overcome
Dunedin walker Sharon McCombe has had to deal with several ups and downs in her life, and walking yesterday's half-marathon was just another hurdle along the way.
Athletics: Palmer puts quake chaos behind her to set record
Athletics: Palmer puts quake chaos behind her to set record
Christchurch has not been kind to Kellie Palmer over the past week following the earthquake, but victory in the half-marathon yesterday went some way to mending frayed nerves.
Athletics: International feel to contest again
Athletics: International feel to contest again
There was again a strong international flavour to the Dunedin marathon yesterday.
Athletics: Wreford looks one to beat
Athletics: Wreford looks one to beat
It would not be a marathon without a passing thought on the man who unlocked the secrets and mastered the art of long-distance running.
Port damage may be $50m
Port damage may be $50m
Damage to the Port of Lyttelton from Saturday's earthquake and the hundreds of aftershocks has been estimated at $50 million, with months, if not years, of restoration work needed.
Athletics: Race walkers to line up in expected record field
Athletics: Race walkers to line up in expected record field
Organisers are prepared for another record field at the Dunedin Marathon on Sunday.
Insiders Dunedin entry - Good Morning
Insiders Dunedin entry - Good Morning
Only a Dunedin surfer knows the feeling.