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Six new intern directors named for DCHL companies
Dunedin City Holdings Ltd (DCHL) has announced the six emerging directors selected for the 2026 intake of the DCHL Graham Crombie intern director programme.
Steve Hepburn
Obituary: Mike Boyes, outdoor education pioneer
Obituary: Mike Boyes, outdoor education pioneer
Mike Boyes was an absolute powerhouse in outdoor education, but that was only a small slice of a man who made everyone feel welcome.
Job market growth
Job market growth
Some positive news has been reported about job growth in Otago though wage increases remain tight.
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'Absolute mess': Frustration as roadworks drag on
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'Absolute mess': Frustration as roadworks drag on
Residents and businesses are running out of patience with roadworks on Milton’s main street, one labelling the whole process ‘‘an absolute mess’’.
Southlander looks on the bright side
Southlander looks on the bright side
It could have been worse.
Talented Alexandra musician's tragic death at 42
Talented Alexandra musician's tragic death at 42
Alexandra-born violinist Jenny Banks, who forged an international career in music, has aged 42 after a long battle with frontotemporal dementia.
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Fingers being pointed after plants gone
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Fingers being pointed after plants gone
A war of words has broken out in Upper Junction over the removal of native plants, a former Dunedin city councillor being accused of throwing his weight around.
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Scanners lifted into place at hospital
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Scanners lifted into place at hospital
Two key new machines have been lifted into the Dunedin hospital outpatient building.
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JTee’s Golf sold after 18 years
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Moving on after a solid 18 on the course
It has been a long, but in the end perfectly timed, sale for Ken and Helen Spittle.
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Dunedin man baffled at magnitude of energy bill
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Dunedin man baffled at magnitude of energy bill
A Dunedin octogenarian living in a small house with gas-fuelled hot water and stove has been wondering why his electricity bill is $500 a month.
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Tearooms owner all fired up about no power
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Tearooms owner all fired up about no power
McGregor’s Bakery and Tearooms owner Bernie Sugrue says if he had done what a couple of power businesses had done to him his ‘‘name would be up in red flags like people love doing’’.
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Mahinerangi wind farm expansion gains approval
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Mahinerangi wind farm expansion gains approval
Construction may be under way by the end of the year for the second stage of the Mahinerangi wind farm.
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Looking on the bright side
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Looking on the bright side
It could have been worse.
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Job growth improving in Otago: report
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Job growth improving in Otago: report
Some positive news has been reported about job growth in Otago though wage increases remain tight.
‘Very highly disruptive’ days ahead for drivers
‘Very highly disruptive’ days ahead for drivers
As the big cranes arrive and more people begin working at the new Dunedin hospital site, there are going to be changes to the roads around the site.
Parking space
Parking space
Work continues on the demolition of Oamaru House on Hanover St.
Yes to lower lake levels
Yes to lower lake levels
Meridian Energy has been given the official thumbs up to drop the water level of Lake Pūkaki hydro storage for a three-year period.
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Homeowner must pay for footpath repair
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Homeowner must pay for footpath repair
A Green Island man is looking for a break as his property rolls away from him.
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Selected birds to be given bird flu vaccines
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Selected birds to be given bird flu vaccines
Some of the country’s most prized native birds are to be given vaccinations to provide them with some form of protection for when avian flu eventually arrives on New Zealand shores.
Special herd status step closer
Special herd status step closer
Wapiti becoming a herd of special interest has taken another step forward and may only be weeks away from gaining status.