Motorcycle club charity ‘poker run’
Motorcycle club charity ‘poker run’
A pack of motorcycle riders departed Dunedin on a ‘‘poker run’’ on Saturday to raise money for children dealing with heart defects.
Shawn McAvinue
New recruits swell the ranks
New recruits swell the ranks
Meet Dunedin’s newest police recruits. Three women —Janna Curson, Erin Doherty and Georgia Williams — recently graduated from the Royal New Zealand Police College in Porirua and were deployed to Dunedin.
No tracking in police cars
No tracking in police cars
Police are yet to install tracking devices in their vehicles despite the technology being used by ambulance and fire services in Dunedin for several years.
Christmas items for sale now - but is it too early?
Christmas items for sale now - but is it too early?
Shoppers are divided over whether a Dunedin retailer should be selling Christmas items in September.
Champion award for track group
Champion award for track group
A volunteer group "as fit as buck rats'' has been recognised for its work maintaining back-country walking tracks in Dunedin.
Volunteer brigade to hold open day
Volunteer brigade to hold open day
Mosgiel Volunteer Fire Brigade members have different ranks but share the same drive to help people having a bad day.
Savvy Seven's butter selling out
'Savvy' entrepreneurs' almond butter selling out
A group of "savvy'' Dunedin school pupils have launched an almond butter as part of the Young Enterprise Scheme programme.
Rolling with it
Rolling with it
Gold Star Takeaways co-owner Minnie Yan presents a battered cheese roll at her Dunedin shop yesterday.
Deep fried cheese rolls a hit in Deep South
Deep fried cheese rolls a hit in Deep South
Deep-fried cheese rolls are a hot seller in a Dunedin takeaway shop.
City’s worst spot for mobile speed camera tickets
City’s worst spot for mobile speed camera tickets
A section of a Dunedin road is on track to retain its record of producing the most mobile speed camera tickets. And it is not a record police are pleased about. Shawn McAvinue reports.
Farmers misusing trail: Doc
Farmers misusing trail: Doc
Farmers ‘‘misusing’’ the Otago Central Rail Trail have been slammed by the Department of Conservation and Otago Central Rail Trail Charitable Trust.
Speeding motorists terrorise residents
Speeding motorists terrorise residents
Residents of a Mosgiel street fear a child will be killed if the Dunedin City Council fails to install measures to slow down speeding motorists.
Residents fear harm from speedsters
Residents fear harm from speedsters
Concerns about motorists speeding in a Mosgiel street have been shared; but for police to act, witnesses need to front up in court.
Former policeman continues to serve area
Former policeman continues to serve area
A former top Taieri cop has a had a career change but continues his community work.
‘Have a go’ at the Music Awards
‘Have a go’ at the Music Awards
A call has gone out for singers to ‘‘have a go’’ as entries open for the Country Music Dunedin Awards in Wingatui.
Taking a gamble
Taking a gamble
The dream of a big Lotto win is alive and well in Dunedin, with almost $70 million being spent in five years.
'Great location' spurs idea to open taqueria
'Great location' spurs idea to open taqueria
A Dunedin businessman has expanded his eatery empire.
Fence makes for good neighbourly relations
Fence makes for good neighbourly relations
It appears the American poet Robert Frost was right when he said "good fences make good neighbours''.
Heated email over submission on ageing
Heated email over submission on ageing
A Mosgiel-Taieri Community Board member has asked the board's chairwoman if she is looking for a "bare-knuckled encounter'' over a submission on ageing.
'Dinosaur park' dreaming
'Dinosaur park' dreaming
A design project has been launched to help develop new play equipment for Dunedin's "dinosaur park''.