Go-ahead for Green Island Shed
Go-ahead for Green Island Shed
St Peter Chanel Church has given approval for a shed to be built on its land in which residents of the wider Green Island area can share life skills.
Shawn McAvinue
One board for, one neutral on, pokie proposal
One board for, one neutral on, pokie proposal
Poker machines were a hot topic at two community board meetings last week.
Community boards allocate funding
Community boards allocate funding
Community boards have decided how to manage the $10,000 the Dunedin City Council gave them to distribute each year.
Awaiting repair
Awaiting repair
The digital display on the Mosgiel Clock in Gordon Rd remains broken as a part is sourced from Europe.
More 65-plus work full-time
More 65-plus work full-time
The number of New Zealanders working full-time beyond the retirement age has increased significantly in the past five years and is expected to double again by 2036.
City locust farm wins NZ award
City locust farm wins NZ award
After tasting his first locust, Dunedin man Malcolm Diack knew he had a winning business idea.
Trump line hijacked in pool bid
Trump line hijacked in pool bid
Mosgiel is no stranger to taking inspiration from Americana. First it was the Hollywood sign and now its Donald Trump's campaign slogan.
Violence prevention meeting
Violence prevention meeting
A violence prevention meeting will be held in Middlemarch tomorrow as police inquiries into online attacks on social media continue.
Accounting firm backs initiative
Accounting firm backs initiative
A Mosgiel accounting company knows every dollar counts.
'Tick of progress' meets opposition
'Tick of progress' meets opposition
Submissions have closed and a hearing has been scheduled on a bid by BP to redevelop its service station in Mosgiel to include additional facilities such as a car wash and cafe.
Car rebuilt for charity event
Car rebuilt for charity event
A Mosgiel man has rebuilt his Cortina in time to raise funds for ‘‘a good cause’’.
Cat management views 'irresponsible'
Cat management views 'irresponsible'
A Dunedin cat owner has slammed a call to fence cats.
Fate forced decision to take over family business
Fate forced decision to take over family business
A Mosgiel funeral director is retiring 50 years after having to make the sudden decision to leave school and take sole charge of the family business.
Stops out to raise awareness of suicide
Stops out to raise awareness of suicide
A Dunedin paramedic is training to complete a nearly 250km multisport event in a bid to help lower the suicide rate.
Pet rescues part of firefighters’ lot
Pet rescues part of firefighters’ lot
Mostly cats but also dogs, horses and birds feature among animals Dunedin firefighters have been deployed to rescue in the past five years.
Trust grants $10K for Green Island projects
Trust grants $10K for Green Island projects
The Otago Community Trust is funding the cultivation of flavoursome fruit and lifelong learners in Dunedin.
New pet doesn’t get their goat
New pet doesn’t get their goat
A Dunedin woman has accepted an orphan goat into her home, slapped a nappy on it and given it a nightly sleeping spot in the marital bed.
Dunedin lights back on after outage
Dunedin lights back on after outage
Street lights are back on in Dunedin after a widespread outage was reported on Thursday night.
Council slammed after flooding
Inadequate flood protection irks residents
Residents are slamming the Otago Regional Council for inadequate infrastructure after yesterday’s heavy rain resulted in more flooding on the Taieri.
Chief vet wants cats contained
Chief vet calls for cats to be contained
New Zealand Veterinary Association chief veterinary officer Helen Beattie is making a stand on the nation’s cat problem.