'Ask yourself what you can do'
'Ask yourself what you can do'
Dunk an Anzac biscuit and volunteer for the sake of your country, Otago University Students' Association members urged yesterday.
Shawn McAvinue
Porirua children’s orchestra wows SI
Porirua children’s orchestra wows SI
A former Dunedin woman has brought an orchestra of Porirua children to perform in her "old stomping ground''.
Birds of a feather flock to Tomahawk
Birds of a feather flock to Tomahawk
The Field Guide to the Birds of New Zealand illustrator Derek Onley, of Waitati, spots birds at Tomahawk Lagoon in Dunedin yesterday, as part of the Wild Dunedin nature festival.
Kites part of nature festival
Kites part of nature festival
It's all fun and games until someone loses an i.
Visitors make most of ship’s open day
Visitors make most of ship’s open day
A tour of a navy patrol ship in Dunedin attracted thousands of people yesterday.
Suspended over apron ‘strike’
Suspended over apron ‘strike’
Bunnings staff have been suspended without pay for refusing to wear their work aprons.
Bunnings workers ‘pleased’ by U-turn
Bunnings workers ‘pleased’ by U-turn
Bunnings has had a ‘‘change of heart'' and will put defibrillators in five of its stores, including Dunedin's.
Dunedin residents urged to lock houses
Dunedin residents urged to lock houses
Police are warning Dunedin residents to lock their houses for their own safety after several incidents at the weekend.
Pleased with police action after home invasion
Pleased with police action after home invasion
The victim of a Dunedin home invasion is pleased police are addressing a ‘‘serious communication issue''.
Mornington rooms ransacked, graffitied
Mornington rooms ransacked, graffitied
A bedroom has been graffitied and spray paint and clothing stolen from a house in the Dunedin suburb of Mornington, police say.
Pressure forces school zoning
Pressure forces school zoning
Neighbouring Dunedin primary schools are collaborating on a school zoning scheme designed to limit enrolments and keep classrooms numbers down.
Drug raid seizures
Drug raid seizures
Police seized a house and two motorcycles following a drug raid at a "drug-dealing den'' in Milton yesterday and another at a Brockville house in Dunedin on Thursday.
Fish and Game debate lake fishing changes
Fish and Game debate lake fishing changes
New fishing bag limits at Lake Wakatipu and opening Lake Mahinerangi over winter were floated by the Otago Fish & Game Council yesterday.
Home plans spoiled as subdivision declined
Home plans spoiled as subdivision declined
A Dunedin family are ‘‘gutted'' the consent for a controversial subdivision has been declined and shattered their dream of owning a new home.
Waihola brigade gets water tanker
Waihola brigade gets water tanker
A new water tanker at Waihola Fire Station is ready for work.
Large house fire in Invercargill
Large house fire in Invercargill
Firefighters are battling a large house fire in Invercargill.
Consulting on climate response
Consulting on climate response
The Dunedin City Council will involve the community in developing a response to climate change, a sustainability subcommittee says.
At last, some sunshine expected in Dunedin
At last, some sunshine expected in Dunedin
The dogged drizzle is set to depart Dunedin today and make way for blue skies, as lifeguards cut patrols across the city.
Pool hot on pooper’s trail
Pool hot on pooper’s trail
Security camera footage is set for review to reveal the person who deliberately defecated in the Middlemarch Swimming Pool, forcing it to close.
Liquor ban to surround stadium
Liquor ban to surround stadium
Dunedin students will be welcomed back to the city with a liquor ban that the University of Otago hopes becomes a permanent feature of Orientation Week.