Safety concerns halt lpg deliveries
Safety concerns halt lpg deliveries
Contact Energy has cut gas bottle deliveries to several customers in the past month because of health and safety concerns.
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Father of four dies in house fire
Father of four dies in house fire
A Milton father of four is being mourned after a horrific house fire tore through his Union St home on Saturday morning.
Case of hit and (mainly) miss
Case of hit and (mainly) miss
Dusk-shooters Stefan Crawley, Werner Hamman and Paul Crawley found the first morning of duck-shooting season was a matter of hit and miss - mostly miss.
J Day draws 200; no incidents
J Day draws 200; no incidents
The 25th anniversary of J Day passed without incident in the Octagon, but its supporters hope the past quarter-century has ignited debate about legalisation.
Highgate dairy robbed at knifepoint
Highgate dairy robbed at knifepoint
Police are hunting a masked assailant who robbed a Dunedin dairy at knifepoint last night.
Man held after high-speed chase
Man held after high-speed chase
A Dunedin man spent last night in police custody after a high-speed chase near Mosgiel involving a a stolen car, just days after he was bailed on similar alleged offending.
Football turf at park hope
Football turf at park hope
Football South has proposed a $3.5million artificial turf at Logan Park.
Extra staff sought for Toitu
Extra staff sought for Toitu
Cr Hilary Calvert questioned whether a gold coin entry fee could help alleviate the budgetary difficulties for Toitu Otago Settlers Museum, during the Dunedin City Council's annual plan hearings yesterday.
Aim to build facility at King’s
Aim to build facility at King’s
Otago Hockey and King's High School asked the Dunedin City Council for $600,000 to develop a "multipurpose all-weather facility'' during yesterday's annual plan hearings.
System unfair, out of step: Trustpower
System unfair, out of step: Trustpower
Trustpower has called for a review of the Dunedin City Council's rates differentials, claiming the current arrangement is unfair to the company and out of step with other local bodies.
Brasch house sale poised to proceed
Brasch house sale poised to proceed
The deadline sale of the former residence of Dunedin poet and editor Charles Brasch, is to proceed after the University of Otago decided against an 11th hour purchase.
Safety spurs camera trial (+ video)
Safety spurs camera trial (+ video)
Dunedin parking officers are trialling a body camera because of ongoing concerns about abuse and violence from the public.
Countdown work to start
Countdown work to start
Construction of Mosgiel's new $20 million supermarket will begin soon.
South Dunedin flood risk ‘an issue’
South Dunedin flood risk ‘an issue’
South Dunedin presents the "most troubling example'' of high groundwater levels in the country, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Jan Wright says.
Tributes flow for motorcyclist
Tributes flow for motorcyclist
Family and friends are mourning the loss of a "genuine'' and "decent guy'' after a motorcyclist lost control and smashed into an oncoming car in a crash near Hampden.
Boat founders in Fiordland: two men dead
Boat founders in Fiordland: two men dead
A highly-respected member of Te Runanga o Otakou is one of two men found dead after a boat foundered off Fiordland yesterday.
Motorcyclist in fatal crash named
Motorcyclist in fatal crash named
Police have named the motorcyclist who died after losing control of his bike before smashing into an oncoming car on State Highway near Hampden in North Otago.
Whiner comments 'not Downer's view'
Whiner comments 'not Downer's view'
The contractor responsible for a botched roading job, which caused damage to dozens of vehicles, has distanced itself from an employee who took to social media to call those upset about the road...
'Profiteering' from test
'Profiteering' from test
A Winton man is frustrated after finding his accommodation reservation for the coming All Blacks' test can proceed only if he accepts a second night's booking.
Tomahawk interest in former school site
Tomahawk interest in former school site
The future of the decaying former Tomahawk School may finally be decided more than four years after the Dunedin City Council bought it for $300,000.