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.
Shawn McAvinue
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.
Waiting for improvements to Mosgiel intersection
Waiting for improvements to Mosgiel intersection
A project to improve a Mosgiel intersection has stalled.
Party time in Middlemarch
Party time in Middlemarch
The Strath Taieri Lions Club are holding a street party in the town on Sunday.
Soldiers who started fire still welcome
Soldiers who started fire still welcome
The welcome mat remains out on a farm near Middlemarch to the soldiers who accidentally started a fire on a windy night.
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.
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.