Work starts on $20m student housing complex
$20m student housing complex work starts
Work has started on a more than $20 million project to build a wooden accommodation complex for Otago Polytechnic students.
Shawn McAvinue
Safety fears for gun club members
Safety fears for gun club members
A list of gun club members in Otago was stolen from a Dunedin flat along with an arsenal of military weapons this week, a man associated with the club claims.
Fishermen prepare to defend 'culture'
Fishermen prepare to defend 'culture'
Fishermen are preparing to fight to ensure "fishing culture" along the southeast coast of the South Island does not become a tale of the one that got away.
Inquiry into Bluff house fire
Inquiry into Bluff house fire
An investigator has been called in to determine if a house fire in Southland is suspicious.
Weapons theft police priority
Weapons theft police priority
Police are investigating the theft of an arsenal of weapons from a Dunedin home.
Murder charge after Brockville death
Murder charge after Brockville death
A 47-year-old man will appear in the Dunedin District Court today charged with the murder of a man at a house in the city.
Owner curious about vintage car
Owner seeks vintage car's history
Retired Dunedin man Stephen Kidd bought this French-built 1913 Darracq car and wants to know more about it.
Nothing matches a Mini, owners say
Nothing matches a Mini, owners say
Mini mania swept through Dunedin at the weekend.
Hundreds enjoy Indian celebration
Hundreds enjoy Indian celebration
The party to celebrate diversity in Dunedin just keeps getting bigger.
Parkrun participants dressed to impress
Twinkle-toed Dunedin parkrun participants dressed to impress
It looked as if a large troupe of ballet dancers was late for a recital in Dunedin on Saturday.
False alarm at Dunedin Airport
False alarm at Dunedin Airport
Dunedin Airport had to be evacuated for about 30 minutes today in what turned out to be a false alarm.
Woman suffers head injury in crash
Woman suffers head injury in crash
A woman has suffered a head injury after a car crash in Dunedin's Cumberland St.
Proposed marine sites divide
Proposed marine sites divide
Fishermen believe proposed possible marine protection sites along the South Island’s southeast coast are too restrictive and conservation groups believe greater protection is needed.
Vehicle in river in South Otago
Vehicle in river in South Otago
A vehicle has "gone into the river" in South Otago just after 7pm tonight.
Woman seriously hurt in balcony fall
Woman seriously hurt in balcony fall
A woman was seriously injured when she fell from a balcony in Dunedin last night.
Frightening bolt from the blue
Frightening bolt from the blue
A frightening direct lightning strike at a Mosgiel retirement village yesterday ''caused havoc with the electrics'' and frightened residents and staff.
Bigger impact than imagined
Bigger impact than imagined
A colourful large-scale installation based on a Buddhist mantra is being hung at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery.
Theft planned, owner says
Theft planned, owner says
The theft of parts from an auto electrician in Palmerston was planned, the co-owner believes.
Cash taken from Countdown
Cash taken from Mornington Countdown
Police are appealing for information after cash was stolen from a Mornington supermarket and drinks from a football club in St Clair.
Dunedin cafe wins top award
Awards for country hotel, city cafe
A "quirky" Dunedin cafe and a "charming" Central Otago hotel both won national hospitality sector awards last night.