Record entries for flower show
Record entries for flower show
Good weather and friendly rivalry combined to create a record-breaking Blueskin spring flower show.
Rebecca Fox
Final flooding solution sought
Final flooding solution sought
The latest moves to find a solution to flooding at State Highway 1 at Hilderthorpe need to be the last, Otago Regional Council chairman Stephen Woodhead says.
'Refugee' coming home to lead Otago Boys'
'Refugee' coming home to lead Otago Boys'
Otago Boys' High School old boy Richard Hall is the new rector of his former school.
Call for cheaper bus fares
Call for cheaper bus fares
Calls for public transport to be more affordable and accessible for the ''walking poor'' dominated yesterday's public transport hearing.
Tahuna maintains quiz-winning tradition
Tahuna maintains quiz-winning tradition
Tahuna Intermediate made it eight years in a row when one of its teams won the year 7 and 8 Otago Daily Times Extra! current events quiz at Bathgate Park School in Dunedin last night.
Voting matters thread of display
Voting matters thread of display
By yarn bombing the Esplanade bollards at St Clair, a Dunedin woman hopes to turn people back on to voting.
Ambulance service turns 50
Ambulance service turns 50
In 1964, 10 men volunteered to get an ambulance service running in Mosgiel, the ambulance was kept in a local garage and they attended about 200 calls a year.
Public insight into visual impairment
Public insight into visual impairment
Putting on glasses which simulate visual impairments has opened many people's eyes to how difficult everyday activities can be for those with vision problems.
June warm but winter not a record-setter
June warm but winter not a record-setter
An ''exceptionally'' warm June and a late warm spell failed to produce another record-setting winter, Niwa has confirmed.
Planned bus route change draws 200 submissions
Planned bus route change draws 200 submissions
A proposal to change the route and frequency of a bus service to Brockville has led to about 200 submissions being made to a proposed transport plan.
Water discharge problems blamed on old infrastructure
Water discharge problems blamed on old infrastructure
Old town infrastructure has been partly blamed for water discharge and take non-compliance which has caused environmental effects.
Stall holder now running the show
Stall holder now running the show
Six weeks ago Jakkii Goody, of Napier, swapped from being a stall holder to running the Great New Zealand Craft Show, which is on this weekend in Dunedin.
Bye, bye blackbird
Bye, bye blackbird
It is bright, airy, warm, sheltered from the wind and gets afternoon sun.
New approach to dairy inspections
New approach to dairy inspections
Dairy farmers who fail to improve their systems to protect the environment and those in catchments with degraded water quality will face more inspections from the Otago Regional Council this season.
August month for many weather records
August month for many weather records
The combination of northwesterly winds and the foehn effect which hit the South Island at the start of August combined to produce record-breaking temperatures, Niwa says.
ORC voting change bid fails
ORC voting change bid fails
A push by a councillor to change the Otago Regional Council's voting system for the 2016 local body elections has been derailed due to his need to catch a plane.
More details required for septic tank policy
More details required for septic tank policy
An inspection regime for septic tanks is likely to be needed but more information will be required before the Otago Regional Council sets a policy, chief executive Peter Bodeker says.
Septic tank rules could get tougher
Septic tank rules could get tougher
Tougher rules governing septic tanks in at-risk areas of Otago could be looming after a discovery leaking tanks could be contaminating the region's underground water supplies.
Head and deputy retire this year
Head and deputy retire this year
Balaclava School has been ''home'' to Sally Direen and Wendy Lamond for more than 20 years.
Charity collectors move into eftpos age
Charity collectors move into eftpos age
Student flatmates (from left) Rupert Wockner, Josh Harris and Josh Micallef (all 20) collect for the Otago-Southland Cancer Society's Daffodil Day in Dunedin yesterday with the help of an eftpos machine.