Unexpected gifts in return for work
Unexpected gifts in return for work
Packing for a long-haul flight from East Africa to Dunedin is challenging when you’re given a last-minute gift of a live goat and chicken, an Otago Peninsula woman says.
Shawn McAvinue
Movement on rail project
Movement on rail project
It’s full steam ahead for a stage of a project to transport an historic railway carriage and two cattle wagons across Dunedin.
Sue packs bags after 40 years
Sue packs bags after 40 years in retail
Trents Leather Goods owner Sue Brown has called time on a nearly 40-year career in Dunedin.
Buskers’ efforts not music to all ears
Buskers’ efforts not music to all ears
Dunedin buskers are hitting a bum note with some listeners.
Pedestrians ‘at risk’ on Macandrew Bay crossing
Pedestrians ‘at risk’ on Macandrew Bay crossing
A call has been made for traffic-calming measures in Macandrew Bay.
Game developers off to US event
Game developers off to US event
Three Dunedin game developers have been given grants to attend a conference in the United States.
Camping couple looking to buy land
Camping couple looking to buy land
A couple and their cat in a campervan visited Dunedin in a search for a place to call home.
Metal sculptures ‘just a bit of fun’
Metal sculptures ‘just a bit of fun’
A humble man on Otago Peninsula is transforming scrap metal to works of art.
‘Major contributors’ retiring
‘Major contributors’ retiring
Two ‘‘major contributors’’ to Fairfield School’s culture of high expectation and achievement retired this week.
Peninsula zoning ‘counterintuitive’
Peninsula zoning ‘counterintuitive’
Otago Peninsula should remain in the Dunedin South electorate boundary, community representatives say.
Dunedin hub for bus cards
Dunedin hub for bus cards
Dunedin being chosen as a central hub for a new bus payment system being rolled out in nearly 30 municipalities across New Zealand is already benefiting the city’s economy, the team driving it says.
Chairman ‘gutted’ over likely railway line closure
Chairman ‘gutted’ over likely railway line closure
Cruise ship passengers’ desire to take shorter rail journeys could spell the end of the only train service to Middlemarch.
Dunedin dad takes own path to healing
Dunedin dad takes own path to healing
A Dunedin father battling a rare brain disorder is swapping prescription pills for a more holistic approach.
Lack of free parking for clients at MSD centre
Lack of free parking for clients at MSD centre
Free parking should be available for clients visiting the new Ministry of Social Development service centre in central Dunedin, a pensioner says.
Dad takes own path to healing
Dad takes own path to healing
A Dunedin father battling a rare brain disorder is swapping prescription pills for a more holistic approach.
Booming bunnies bold as brass
Booming bunnies bold as brass
The ‘‘brazen’’ rabbit population is booming in Portobello, Otago Peninsula Community Board chairman Paul Pope says.
Mosgiel giving tree well-received
Mosgiel giving tree well-received
The Mosgiel Christmas giving tree is back.
Tech allows real-time bus info at uni, Macandrew Bay
Tech allows real-time bus info at uni, Macandrew Bay
A trial has been launched to install technology in Macandrew Bay and North Dunedin to give bus users ‘‘real-time’’ information on when their ride will arrive.
A year on the beat for Middlemarch’s one cop
A year on the beat for Middlemarch’s one cop
The sole police officer in Middlemarch is enjoying village life after celebrating a year in the job.
Savouring success in new food venture
Savouring success in new food venture
A pair of Dunedin friends have united to unchain their creativity in a new food shop venture in the central city.