Aim to end abuse, neglect of children
Aim to end abuse, neglect of children
A Dunedin woman wants vulnerable children in Otago and Southland to be free from abuse and neglect so they can reach their full potential.
Shawn McAvinue
Fires suspicious: police
Fires suspicious: police
Police are investigating two suspected arsons in Dunedin on Monday night.
Fire-hit business owner debates reinvestment
Fire-hit business owner debates reinvestment
The owner of a demolished copy shop in Dunedin is deciding if millions of dollars should be invested to rebuild.
Sprinters, then slower runners
Sprinters, then slower runners
Some runners stretched while others practised explosive starts as they waited for the starting bell to sound at the Time Buster race in the Octagon.
Little Train Show fundraiser rail treat for youngsters
Little Train Show fundraiser rail treat for youngsters
Big money was raised by small trains in Dunedin on the weekend.
Perth pair connect with relatives
Perth pair connect with relatives
A couple of Australian cruise-ship passengers met some distant Dunedin relatives for the first time on Saturday.
Defibrillators easy to find by phone
Defibrillators easy to find by phone
Life-saving defibrillators are sitting idle as people nearby needlessly die, says the creator of a defibrillator locator.
Roof cut from car after peninsula crash
Roof cut from car after peninsula crash
Dunedin fire crews cut the roof from a car to free a trapped man after a head-on collision on Highcliff Rd, Otago Peninsula, yesterday.
Multisport: Fitness and nutrition outdo gear
Multisport: Fitness and nutrition outdo gear
Will shelling out several thousand dollars more on gear save Challenge Wanaka triathletes valuable seconds? Would they be lost without a GPS watch? And does the best nutrition come in powdered or potato form? Shawn McAvinue reports.
Road blocked by fallen tree
Road blocked by fallen tree
A fallen 117-year-old pine tree was still blocking a North Otago road yesterday.
Teens begin volunteering programme at SPCA
Teens begin volunteering programme at SPCA
Dunedin teenagers learnt yesterday how they can lend a hand at the Otago SPCA.
Diabetic man left alone in park dies
Diabetic man left alone in park dies
An unconscious 61-year-old diabetic man, believed to have been lying unwell on a Dunedin park bench since Sunday, died soon after St John ambulance staff arrived at the scene yesterday morning.
Shanks keeps groom waiting
Shanks keeps groom waiting
World champion cyclist Alison Shanks (30) had her husband-to-be watching the clock as he stood outside their wedding venue in Dunedin yesterday.
Airgun death sparks debate
Airgun death sparks debate
A Dunedin professor says the loophole that lets people buy ''lethal'' air rifles should be closed following the death of a teenager, but a gun lobbyist rejects his calls.
Property values remain flat
Property values remain flat
Residential property values remained relatively flat in parts of Otago last year, any increases well below the national average rise.
McIndoe maquette unveiled tomorrow
McIndoe maquette unveiled tomorrow
A maquette of Dunedin-born pioneering plastic surgeon Sir Archibald McIndoe will be unveiled in England by the sculptor tomorrow.
Spraying effort ends in flames
Spraying effort ends in flames
Ravensbourne firefighter Regan Soper douses a quad bike in Ruru Ave, St Leonards, in Dunedin yesterday morning.
New way to hit the trail
New way to hit the trail
A tetraplegic Dunedin man can now ride an electric bike on the Otago Central Rail Trail, for no charge.
Pair dobbed in over bike-slapping incident
Pair dobbed in over bike-slapping incident
The driver and passenger of a car in Dunedin both face charges after the passenger slapped a bicycle.
Pond-raised fish fingered as smarter
Pond-raised fish fingered as smarter
Fish raised in a pond on an Arrowtown estate and given to the Dunedin Chinese Garden are proving smarter than their pet store counterparts, the garden manager says. Margo Reid said a shag could eat five fish in a single dive in the jade green waters of the Dunedin Chinese Garden.