Shawn McAvinue

Children en pointe for the ballet

Dunedin dancers (from left) altar boy Matthew Lemon, flower girl Jasmine Potter and servant at the ball Asher Armstrong rehearse for the Royal New Zealand Ballet production Romeo and Juliet.

Innovation to protect seabirds wins award

Dunedin fisherman and special innovation award winner Gavin Heineman with his boat Echo in Careys...

Innovation to protect seabirds wins award

Dunedin commercial fisherman Gavin Heineman has been recognised at an awards ceremony for his innovation designed to protect seabirds.

Kereru shot in wing unable to be saved

Inoperable injuries ... St Kilda Veterinary Centre veterinarian Dr Tony Malthus holds an X-ray of...

Native pigeon shot in wing unable to be saved

A Dunedin woman rehabilitating New Zealand wood pigeons is ‘‘appalled’’ one of the native birds had to be euthanised after it was shot.

Brighton car fire investigated

A car fire in Brighton's Kayforce Rd is being investigated. Photo: Gregor Richardson

Brighton car fire investigated

A fire investigator has been requested to examine a vehicle damaged by fire in Dunedin today.

Sea Shepherd patrol boat launched

Sea Shepherd Operation Pahu campaign leader Grant Meikle launches the vessel Loki at Back Beach...

Sea Shepherd patrol boat launched

A Sea Shepherd vessel named after a Nordic god was launched in Dunedin yesterday, fresh from defending whales in the North Atlantic.

Nostalgia gets ahead of steam

Project Steam chairman John Sutherland with the P class steam locomotive P133 at the KiwiRail...

Nostalgia gets ahead of steam

Dunedin deserves its own steam engine, a group working to make it happen says.

Writers fest full of promise

Dunedin Fringe Arts Trust chairman Aaron Hawkins reads a book on the eve of the New Zealand Young...

Writers fest full of promise

Writer's block beware - the third New Zealand Young Writers Festival starts in Dunedin today.

Family, friends mourn 'one of a kind'

Difficult to grasp death

Family and friends are mourning Dunedin man Fabian Dobson after the police dive squad recovered his body from Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown yesterday.

Trout released for children to catch

Otago Fish & Game Council field officer and hatchery manager Steve Dixon prepares to release...

Trout released for children to catch

The upcoming trout fishing season is ''looking good'' but to maximise fishermen's chances, hundreds of ''lunkers'' are being released in a Dunedin lagoon and reservoirs.

Southern surf life-savers among national finalists

Surf life-saving members from Otago have been named finalists in national awards recognising dedication to saving lives and preventing drowning on New Zealand's beaches.

Time to speak up on cod

New Zealand Recreational Fishing Council life member Warren Lewis at Back Beach in Dunedin...

Time to speak up on cod

Recreational fishers in Dunedin are urging their peers to "have a say'' to help the Government create a blue cod strategy rather than letting other groups speak for them.

Vet takes up SPCA Otago role

The newly appointed SPCA Otago director of animal welfare, veterinarian Jeff Herkt. PHOTO: PETER...

Vet takes up SPCA Otago role

SPCA Otago's new director of animal welfare Jeff Herkt is preparing for "hard times'' in the job.

Vandals attack croquet club’s rooms

Forbury Park Croquet Club secretary Lynley Browne inspects the vandalised clubrooms in Dunedin on...

Vandals attack croquet club’s rooms

A Dunedin croquet club is counting the cost of extensive vandalism to its facility on the eve of its season opening.

Birthday card takes centenarian back

Wallace Price celebrates his 100th birthday with son Graeme Price and great-grandson Whetu Price...

Birthday card takes centenarian back

A birthday card given to a southern centenarian in Dunedin on Saturday sparked memories of a boyhood shared with "beautiful wahines with mokos".

Police pursue stolen Mercedes

A police pursuit of a stolen car was abandoned north of Balclutha today, police say.

Debate aims to interest young people in politics

Dunedin Youth Council member George Sabonadiere speaks at the Dunedin Youth Debate at Otago Boys’...

Debate aims to interest young people in politics

A debate in Dunedin last night was designed to engage youth with politics.

Extension for report

Extension for report

The South-East Marine Protection Forum has been granted an extension for the delivery of its recommendations to the Government.

DCC moves to halt domain damage

Saddle Hill Community Board chairman Scott Weatherall yesterday inspects an area of Brighton...

DCC moves to halt domain damage

The call for measures to stop hoons damaging grassy areas at Brighton Domain has been answered.

Writers can do without bogans

Writer Rachel Lang at the University of Otago in Dunedin yesterday. Photo: Linda Robertson.

Writers can do without bogans

Outrageous Fortune writer Rachel Lang says she didn’t have to "live next door to bogans" to write a convincing TV series about the residents of West Auckland.

Court cases bust budget

Court cases bust budget

Expensive court cases have blown out an Otago Fish & Game budget by more than 600%.

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