Whale's head dissected
Whale's head dissected
Dunedin scientists had an exciting opportunity to learn more about the rarely examined Arnoux beaked whale this week.
Rebecca Fox
Fishing prospects good after flat spell
Fishing prospects good after flat spell
For the first time in three years, Otago Harbour fishermen are feeling positive about their summer fishing season.
Plan to end sea lion kill limit criticised
Plan to end sea lion kill limit criticised
A Ministry of Fisheries proposal to drop the sea lion mortality limit in the Auckland Islands squid fishery is "both bizarre and draconian", the New Zealand Sea Lion Trust says.
Spring temperatures above average
Spring temperatures above average
Spring in Otago was sunny, windy and wet, the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (Niwa) says.
Self-proclaimed 'fittest man' wins competition
Self-proclaimed 'fittest man' wins competition
Ben "Speedy" Thompson has shown there could be some truth to his self-proclaimed title of being the "fittest man in Dunedin".
Mooring dolphin fails
Mooring dolphin fails
The mooring dolphin (at right) was broken when the Kakariki with a tug passed the moored Mount Owen (pictured) in strong southwest winds at Ravensbourne fertiliser wharf earlier this week.
Cooler November
Cooler November
While Middlemarch recorded the country's highest November temperature of 29.5degC, most of Otago found the month cool and wet.
City goes a bit balmy
City goes a bit balmy
Summer started with a blaze of sunshine in Otago yesterday with Dunedin airport recording the highest official temperature in New Zealand - 29degC at 4pm.
Shark spotted off Dunedin coast
Shark spotted off Dunedin coast
Barbara Blake, with her dog Rupert, looks out into the surf from John Wilson Ocean Dr, Dunedin, from where she and her husband saw a white shark yesterday morning.
Summer days: Central hotter, coast 'warmish'
Summer days: Central hotter, coast 'warmish'
The official first day of summer has arrived, and sunny weather has been enticing Dunedin residents out of winter woollies and into togs.
Conditions too tough: Oceana Gold
Conditions too tough: Oceana Gold
Oceana Gold has appealed to the Environment Court claiming some conditions imposed on the resource consents to expand its Macraes Mine are "unnecessary and onerous".
In search of the small five
In search of the small five
British zoologist, photographer and presenter Mark Carwardine rates New Zealand as one of the best places in the world to view wildlife calling the country a "wildlife hotspot".
Ministry water guide described as 'crock'
Ministry water guide described as 'crock'
An Environment Ministry's guide to implementing the national policy statement for fresh water management has been described by the Otago Regional Council as a "crock" and full of inconsistencies.
Patronage of bus service encouraging
Patronage of bus service encouraging
Patronage of Queenstown's new public bus service is showing strong growth, indicating it should be able to become a commercial service.
ORC says sea level rise not a 'disaster'
ORC says sea level rise not a 'disaster'
Although South Dunedin and coastal communities need to be made aware of the risks of sea level rise, tsunami and groundwater inundation - the ball was now in their city and district councils' hands.
DCC may run Dunedin's buses
DCC may run Dunedin's buses
There is good news and bad news for those keen to see a change in management of Dunedin's public transport system - delegating it to the Dunedin City Council is to be investigated, but the public will not get a say for a least a year.
Reports show Otago coast's vulnerability
Reports show Otago coast's vulnerability
Two reports detailing the vulnerability of parts of Dunedin and Otago's coastline to groundwater inundation, rising sea levels and tsunami will be considered by the Otago Regional Council today.
Artist chalks up another success
Artist chalks up another success
Dunedin artist Jasmine Middlebrook has won the City of Dunedin Art Awards for 2011.
Lotto promo car winner 'taking the money and running'
Lotto promo car winner 'taking the money and running'
A retired Taieri man is "taking the money and running" after winning a Lotto Father's Day promotion of a choice between a high-performance Ford or Holden car.
'Hocken' building to go on historic register
'Hocken' building to go on historic register
While the University of Otago's former Hocken building might "polarise" opinion, the award-winning modernist building has received category one registration with the Historic Places Trust - and becomes one of the youngest buildings to receive that registration.