From police college to city beat
From police college to city beat
Tears flowed as an "awesome'' police college experience came to an end, starting three "exciting'' careers in Dunedin.
Shawn McAvinue
Pig hunters call for local 'pool builders'
Pig hunters call for local 'pool builders'
The Taieri Community Facilities Trust is making a call for ‘‘pool builders’’ to get a new aquatic facility built in Mosgiel.
Youth Complex swamped again
Hub Youth Complex swamped again
Dunedin is on track for its wettest November on record as the city cleans up after flooding and slips.
Always a bridesmaid: No weddings at Southern prisons
Always a bridesmaid: No weddings at Southern prisons
South Island prisoners put love on lockdown as North Island inmates say I do.
Spider-Man car added to preschool’s fleet
Spider-Man car added to preschool’s fleet
A reluctant superhero continues to make Dunedin children smile. Warren ‘‘Poppa’’ Ockwell (82), of St Kilda, said Dunedin businesses gave him a mobility scooter, polystyrene and fibreboard and signage to build a Spider-Man car.
Figure skater turned goalie sets sights on national team
Figure skater turned goalie sets sights on national team
A Taieri girl swapped a figure-skating dress for an ice hockey jersey and has never looked back.
Clam plant harnesses sun
Clam plant harnesses sun
A central Dunedin business is investing in solar power to future-proof itself against rising electricity costs.
Grave concerns: Dunedin burials most expensive
Grave concerns: Dunedin burials most expensive
Dunedin is the most expensive place in the South to be buried.
Burial plots continue to thicken
Burial plots continue to thicken
A Dunedin City Council review of cemetery space has caused ‘‘warning bells’’ to sound, Mosgiel-Taieri Community Board chairwoman Sarah Davie-Nitis says.
Teacher's wearable art wows judges
Teacher's wearable art wows judges
A Dunedin teacher is at a career crossroads as a garment she designed has been selected for exhibition in a national museum.
Freedom parking change confuses
Freedom parking change confuses
A change to a freedom camping site in Ocean View is causing confusion for tourists.
Wine industry salutes tech company’s efforts
Wine industry salutes tech company’s efforts
Mosgiel-based technology company TracMap has been recognised for its work in the Australian wine industry and as it makes a ‘‘push’’ to get the technology in vineyards in the United States.
Dinosaur Ryder's slide dreams dashed
Dinosaur Ryder's slide dreams dashed
A "gutted'' mother and son on holiday in Dunedin are leaving the city today unable to realise a dream of riding a dinosaur slide.
Fines for leaving dogs in hot cars
Fines for leaving dogs in hot cars
New legislation gives animal welfare inspectors the power to fine people for leaving a dog in a hot vehicle.
Community project smashed
Community project smashed
A Dunedin woman who built a community project wants to ask the vandals who destroyed it one question: Why?
Fifty years of locomotives
Fifty years of locomotives
Middlemarch impressed during a celebration of vintage locomotives.
Men’s group inspires ‘peace garden’ upgrade
Men’s group inspires ‘peace garden’ upgrade
A ‘‘peace garden’’ in North Dunedin has had a face-lift. University of Otago medical student John Laurenson, of Fairlie, said he led a project to renovate the garden in Albany St.
Dunedin car painter will represent NZ
Dunedin car painter will represent NZ
A Dunedin car painter, familiar with the colour gold, is set to represent New Zealand in Russia.
Ploughing ahead
Ploughing ahead
Competitors travelled from around the South Island to take part in the Middlemarch Ploughing Match yesterday.
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.