Project launched to laud excellence
Project launched to laud excellence
A call has been made for nominations to recognise Taieri people who have achieved excellence in their field and brought credit to the area.
Shawn McAvinue
Clydesdales to pull antique plough
Clydesdales to pull antique plough
A steel plough forged in Mosgiel more than a century ago will feature behind a pack of Clydesdales in Middlemarch this weekend - possibly for the final time.
More women drivers tick 'yes'
Female drivers more likely to donate organs
More women than men in Dunedin have indicated they are willing to give their organs if they die.
Council faces persistent wynd
Council faces persistent wynd
A battle to name a road in a new East Taieri subdivision has taken another turn.
Fairfield fitness classes supported
Fairfield fitness classes supported
A new fitness class set to launch in Fairfield next week has been given a funding boost.
Local woman insists 'Mosgiel is a town!'
Local woman insists 'Mosgiel is a town!'
A Mosgiel woman is "disgusted'' how her hometown has been portrayed in some parts of the media.
Community support worker helps up to 13 people a day
Community support worker helps up to 13 people a day
Top Types celebrates people for the good they do in the community; This week, Shawn McAvinue talks to Royal District Nursing Service community support worker Robyn Ruddell.
Thin 'cheese roll' bread in peril
Thin 'cheese roll' bread in peril
Sandwich bread sales in Dunedin could soon be toast.
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.
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.