$23,000 timepiece not quite going like clockwork
$23,000 timepiece not quite going like clockwork
A new $23,000 Mosgiel clock is ''overstating'' temperatures by up to 10degC, says Mosgiel Taieri Community Board chairman Bill Feather.
Shawn McAvinue
'It was heading straight for us'
'It was heading straight for us'
An out-of-control Subaru station wagon jumped a kerb, crashed through a fence and dropped to stop vertically "on its nose" with its young female driver and three passengers...
Anti-Chinese Government leaflet sparks racism fears
Anti-Chinese Government leaflet sparks racism fears
A Christchurch-based right-wing political party has delivered anti-Chinese Government flyers in the South as it prepares to form Otago branches.
$12m bill for quad bike mishaps
$12m bill for quad bike mishaps
Quad bike-related claims cost the Government nearly $12 million last year and, despite extended safety campaigns, riders continue to die.
Hospital lounges get digital TV
Hospital lounges get digital TV
The digital television upgrade has been rolled out in Southern District Health Board hospitals but patients will have to move to their ward's lounges to watch it.
Longevity attributed to daily walk
Longevity attributed to daily walk
A daily walk up a Mornington street is the secret to longevity, a Dunedin centenarian says.
SDHB relying on 'deficit support'
SDHB relying on 'deficit support'
The bottom line of the Southern District Health Board balance sheet is in the red as the members get set to request $11.9 million of ''deficit support'' from the Minister of Health.
'Grim' outlook for Dunedin man
'Grim' outlook for Dunedin man
A bowel cancer charity and a Dunedin man whose disease was detected too late to cure want the Government to commit to a national screening programme.
Seclusion noted at hospital
Seclusion noted at hospital
A surprise visit by inspectors to a Dunedin mental health ward to see if patients were exposed to ''torture and other cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment'' revealed ''reasonably high'' use of seclusion rooms.
CEO gets more authority
CEO gets more authority
The Otago Regional Council has ''clarified'' the chief executive's authority to initiate and withdraw prosecutions. Councillors voted at Regional House in Dunedin this week on the amendment of its delegations to the council chief executive.
Colortronics staff hired
Colortronics staff hired
Two Colortronics print shop staff in Dunedin have been offered full-time employment despite $200,000 of work falling through after fire gutted their former workplace.
School of lantern fish created in North Dunedin
School of lantern fish created in North Dunedin
A school of 70 fish lanterns were fashioned on Saturday for the Dunedin Midwinter Carnival on June 22.
Sounds of Scotland
Sounds of Scotland
More than 200 bagpipers and dancers descended on Dunedin for the New Zealand Piping and Dancing championships on Queen's birthday weekend.
Study looks at burnout
Study looks at burnout
A Dunedin student returned from Uganda pregnant and surprised what her research on youth worker burnout revealed.
'Warmth and light' brought to chilly night
'Warmth and light' brought to chilly night
Dunedin Rudolf Steiner School and Kindergarten pupils (from left) Grace Cunningham (11), Gabriella Oswald (11), Sofia Barriga (12), Zoe Degas (12) and Benny Holloway (12) sing on a lantern walk in Dunedin last night.
OUSA top communicator wins national PR award
OUSA top communicator wins national PR award
A Dunedin communicator has beaten McDonald's to a national public relations award.
Aerosmith concert draws noise complaints
Aerosmith concert draws noise complaints
A classic rock song claims Rock'n'Roll aint noise pollution but several Dunedin residents disagree and have complained about the loudness of the Aerosmith concert on Wednesday.
Long-serving rural firefighter killed
Long-serving rural firefighter killed
A long-serving rural firefighter died when the four-wheel drive vehicle he was driving rolled south of Oamaru.
Goobah comes in from the cold after 16 months as stray
Goobah comes in from the cold after 16 months as stray
Dunedin cat Goobah is pleased to be curled up warm after 16 months as a stray in the cold.
Mayor says dairying workers 'abused'
Mayor says dairying workers 'abused'
Clutha Mayor Bryan Cadogan has accused the dairy industry of ''abusing'' young workers.