Chick names have landed with Doc
Chick names have landed with Doc
A competition to name an albatross chick has attracted more than 2000 suggestions, including Jabba the Fluff.
Shawn McAvinue
Yellow lines lead to broken rules: board
Yellow lines lead to broken rules: board
Strath Taieri Community Board chairman Barry Williams says the number of double yellow lines painted on a highway between Middlemarch and Outram is "ridiculous'' and is making motorists break road rules.
Patrons soon able to smell the hops
Patrons soon able to smell the hops
The new $25million Emerson's Brewery in Dunedin is on track to open to the public in about five weeks.
Avocados but at a price
Avocados but at a price
A short supply of avocados has some Dunedin residents willing to pay $8 for the scarce fruit.
Aggravated robbery reported
Aggravated robbery reported
Police are investigating reports of an aggravated robbery in Dunedin.
Landmark Dunedin sign stops glowing
Landmark Dunedin sign stops glowing
The neon horse-and-rider sign on Dunedin's Meridian mall nicknamed Can't Stop has stopped glowing and galloping but it will race again.
Blind woman hit by bus in Maori Hill
Blind woman hit by bus in Maori Hill
A blind Dunedin woman was "feeling like she had been hit by a bus'' yesterday because she had been the day before.
Thefts from Dunedin vehicles 'probably linked'
Thefts from Dunedin vehicles 'probably linked'
Police believe the thefts from several vehicles around Dunedin could be linked.
Disabled victim seeking justice from burglar
Disabled victim seeking justice from burglar
A disabled Dunedin man is promising justice to the burglar who stole his communication "lifelines'' from his Northeast Valley home.
Milk tanker and truck collide
Milk tanker and truck collide
Three people were injured when a milk tanker and a truck carrying a skip collided in Eastern Southland yesterday.
Woman hit by bus, injured; driver ‘shaken’
Woman hit by bus, injured; driver ‘shaken’
A police officer attended an incident after a woman was hit by a bus in Dunedin yesterday.
Man killed in bulldozer crash
Man killed in bulldozer crash
A man has been killed in a bulldozer crash on a West Otago farm today.
Apartment block given consent
Apartment block given consent
A consent to build a 35-room apartment block in Central Dunedin has been approved but a neighbour is determined to continue to fight against the planned build.
Warning of gales for South
Warning of gales for South
Severe gales for coastal parts of Southland, Clutha and Dunedin are forecast for late this afternoon or evening, MetService says.
Boat taken in broad daylight
Boat taken in broad daylight
Thieves are targeting Dunedin homes in daylight, including making off with a boat.
Police seek pedestrian hit by car
Police seek pedestrian hit by car
The pedestrian involved in a hit-and-run in central Dunedin has not come forward, but police have found a 15-year-old boy believed to be involved in the incident.
Defibrillator not yet installed
Defibrillator not yet installed
Bunnings management appears to have made a move to install a defibrillator in its Dunedin store and train staff on how to use it.
Cars stranded, power cut as winter arrives
Cars stranded, power cut as winter arrives
Winter finally showed up in Otago yesterday after an unusually extended and balmy autumn.
Music again for former church
Music again for former church
A Dunedin couple are saving a "mess'' to give the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra a new home.
Kitten 'explosion' due to warm weather
Kitten 'explosion' due to warm weather
SPCA Otago has been inundated with kittens, unseasonably warm weather in Dunedin having extended cats' typical breeding season.