Tim Miller

$1millon playgrounds upgrade project halfway through

Dunedin City Council project manager David Natta tests out the flying fox at the Ralph Ham...

$1millon playgrounds upgrade project halfway through

Dunedin's playgrounds are nearly halfway through a million-dollar upgrade but it's too early to say if the city will be getting a new jungle-gym.

Extremely localised snow hits Dunedin

Extremely localised snow hits Dunedin

Lights, snow, action.

Possible firearm reported at scene of fight

Police search a car parked in Craigleith St yesterday afternoon after reports of a group of men...

Possible firearm reported at scene of fight

A Dunedin man has described the fearful moment he rushed his young family inside after seeing a man carrying what appeared to be a gun striding up a quiet suburban street.

Men wanted after possible gun seen during fight

Police are looking for a group of men after one was seen carrying what was thought to be a gun during a fight in a North East Valley street.

Council set to debate climate emergency declaration

Dunedin could become the latest city to declare a climate emergency.

Laying a complaint goes 'beyond a joke'

A Rio-class ship at Port Chalmers last year. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Laying a complaint goes 'beyond a joke'

Beyond a joke - that is how one Otago Harbour resident describes her experience making a complaint about noise coming from Port Otago.

Group considering crowdfunding to secure Foulden Maar

Foulden Maar near Middlemarch. Photo: Kimberley Collins

Group considering crowdfunding to secure Foulden Maar

A crowdfunding campaign is one option being mulled by the group behind the movement to save Foulden Maar, as attention shifts to securing the paleontological site in public ownership.

Restoration in progress

Scaffolders remove a gantry from the historic S.F. Auburn building in Princes St yesterday, as part of the ongoing restoration work on the building which was gutted by a fire.

Film industry stretching into bigger stride

English actress Imogen Poots will star in a a remake of a 1974 cult horror film Black Christmas,...

Film industry stretching into bigger stride

The arrival of a Hollywood production company in Dunedin is the first sign the city's film industry is entering a new phase, the city's film co-ordinator says.

Murder on campus: Otago Uni students to feature in Hollywood horror

The University of Otago and its students will star in a Hollywood horror film which is set to start filming next week.

Dunedin to feature in horror film

English actress Imogen Poots will star in a a remake of a 1974 cult horror film Black Christmas, set to be filmed at locations in Dunedin. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

Dunedin to feature in horror film

Dunedin and the city's University of Otago are set to feature in a new Hollywood horror film.

'Less than $10k to strengthen church'

Less than $10,000 to strengthen church, engineer says

A Dunedin engineer campaigning to save the Highgate Presbyterian church from demolition says it would cost less than $10,000 to fully strengthen the nearly 100-year-old building.

Call to help fund memorial to conscientious objectors

The trust behind a planned Dunedin memorial honouring conscientious objectors is seeking public support.

Talks on Foulden Maar fossil site significance

Foulden Marr, near Middlemarch. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

Talks on Foulden Maar fossil site significance

A series of public meetings will highlight the international significance of the Foulden Maar fossil field and why so many scientists are campaigning to save it.

Suspected scooter rider hurt in South Dunedin

One person is being treated for moderate injuries after a traffic incident in South Dunedin this morning.

Council now formally opposed to expansion of mine

The Dunedin City Council is now formally opposed to the expansion of a controversial mining project near Middlemarch.

A small matter of consent

Robert Scott says he would laugh if the matter wasn't serious.

Club shut 48 hours as penalty

A Dunedin nightclub will have to shut for 48 hours this weekend after allowing a patron to become intoxicated earlier this year.

Giant muffler may be answer to ships’ generator noise

Port Otago will investigate the possibility of retrofitting a large silencer to the exhaust of...

Giant muffler may be answer to ships’ generator noise

A large silencer may be the answer to stopping the shipping noise keeping many Otago Harbour residents awake.

Geoscience Society fears loss of fossils

A pit at Foulden Maar, near Middlemarch. Photo: Gregor Richardson

Geoscience Society fears loss of fossils

It is inevitable thousands of new species of fossil will be lost forever if a controversial mining plan near Middlemarch goes ahead at the scale proposed, a group representing geosciences in New Zealand says.

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