Rain needed to assess drainage
Rain needed to assess drainage
Water is draining away at Brighton Domain but it is too soon to tell if remedial work has fixed the problem, Saddle Hill Community Board chairman Scott Weatherall says.
Shawn McAvinue
Picnic table, planting from funds
Picnic table, planting from funds
The Saddle Hill Community Board meeting on Thursday was the last of the financial year and it had about $2500 to spend in its project fund.
Glaucoma treatment pioneer feted
Glaucoma treatment pioneer feted
A Dunedin professor who invented the first drainage device for glaucoma has been honoured at a function at the Otago Museum.
Winning sad song sung with a grin
Winning sad song sung with a grin
Dunedin boy Campbell Landrebe struggled to keep the smile from his face after winning the overall junior title at the New Zealand Gold Guitars in Gore.
In with the new and crowd goes wild
In with the new and crowd goes wild
Bands can be criticised for playing too much new material at a concert but Six60 did just that in Dunedin on Saturday and the crowd enjoyed every minute.
Sevens: Mixing it with the boys gets tougher
Sevens: Mixing it with the boys gets tougher
A Dunedin schoolgirl is glad the boys she plays rugby against are no longer scared of her.
Colombian port woes foil plans for ice show
Colombian port woes foil plans for ice show
The show Sleeping Beauty on Ice scheduled for Dunedin and Christchurch next month has been cancelled due to a shipping error in Colombia.
Baby unexpected bonus for touring couple
Baby unexpected bonus for touring couple
A Dutch couple touring New Zealand have had an unexpected bonus.
Senior police, staff honoured
Senior police, staff honoured
Among the accolades for five police staff at a Mosgiel ceremony was a peppering of puns by a top Taieri officer.
Stars of future on show
Stars of future on show
Future rugby stars are set to shine at the 54th annual Taieri sevens tournament on Sunday.
Fabric craft fundraiser exceeds expectations
Fabric craft fundraiser exceeds expectations
People were shoulder-to-shoulder at the Mosgiel fabric bazaar and smashed the organisers' fundraising target for child literacy.
Supermarket building project on track
Supermarket building project on track
The ''nerve-racking but exciting'' build of a new supermarket in Green Island is on track for an opening early next year. It will employ up to 60 staff.
So you thought 'Hamlet' was long
So you thought 'Hamlet' was long
Reading the William Shakespeare play The Winter's Tale in the 86-Hour Shakespeare Marathon at Fortune Theatre Studio in Dunedin yesterday are Cheryl Amos (left) and Julie Edwards.
Chimney topples, smashes grandstand roof
Chimney topples, smashes grandstand roof
Strong winds toppled a brick chimney at Forbury Park in Dunedin yesterday, smashing a hole in the grandstand roof and damaging seating.
Boom wakes residents as lightning strikes
Boom wakes residents as lightning strikes
Some Dunedin residents woke to a ''massive boom'' as lightning struck a power transformer in Tainui yesterday.
Knitted blankets destined for Nepal
Knitted blankets destined for Nepal
A fabric bazaar in Mosgiel was the base camp for children to knit blankets for Nepal earthquake victims.
'Magnificent show of support' for book sale
'Magnificent show of support' for book sale
The cash register at the Star Regent 24 hour Book Sale rang to the tune of nearly $70,000.
Bear necessities catered for
Bear necessities catered for
A battered teddy bear, Terence, sustained minor facial injuries on Saturday and was treated at a Dunedin hospital.
Artists still making their marks
Artists still making their marks
A playful fantail inspired a Polish artist to paint a huge mural in Dunedin.
Drivers injured in collision at Allanton
Drivers injured in collision at Allanton
A 69-year-old woman's leg was broken in a two-car collision on State Highway 1 on the Taieri Plains yesterday.