Lemon lovers feeling the squeeze
Lemon lovers feeling the squeeze
Lemons have been scarce in Dunedin’s supermarkets and grocers for about the past week.
Andrew Marshall
Children’s counselling service ChatBus forced to close
Children’s counselling service ChatBus forced to close
The children’s mobile counselling service ChatBus is closing its doors in the face of rising costs brought on by increasing demand.
Mounted police officers special guests at showjumping champs
Mounted police officers special guests at showjumping champs
Three mounted police officers were special guests at the Otago Show Jumping Championships, held at the weekend.
Role excites new heritage adviser
Role excites new heritage adviser
Bridging the gap between the desires of the community and the needs of developers is key to protecting the city’s built heritage.
Warrington motorhome park consent granted
Warrington motorhome park consent granted
Consent has been granted for a new private motor caravan park in Warrington, but not for the maximum 60 vehicles per night wanted by the developer.
Businesses fear street closures will cost them customers
Businesses fear street closures will cost them customers
The closure of Frederick St to cars next week has some business owners on the street predicting the loss of half their customers.
Spate of drownings highlights need for open water lessons - expert
Spate of drownings highlights need for open water lessons - expert
The spate of drownings over the holidays has highlighted the need for open water swimming lessons, a Dunedin water safety researcher says.
Give it a go: kombucha
Give it a go: kombucha
Having developed a taste for kombucha, Brighton resident Maureen Marshall found commercial products were too expensive to indulge in regularly.
Resident skeleton tickles funny bones
Resident skeleton tickles funny bones
Visitors to the Lake Waihola Holiday Park are guaranteed to see at least one friendly smile when settling in at the popular camping ground.
Slow start to New Year celebrations in city
Slow start to New Year celebrations in city
New Year's Eve celebrations were off to a fairly quiet start in Dunedin's Octagon, but by mid evening revellers had started to fill the city's bars.
New food truck to focus on balance
New food truck to focus on balance
Colourful cartoon fruits and vegetables will be bringing a message of healthy eating to Dunedin when a new food truck hits the streets in 2022.
Garden staff propagate life from a corpse
Garden staff propagate life from a corpse
It is the sweet smell of success rather than that of rotting flesh which is perfuming the nostrils of Dunedin Botanic Garden staff after the successful propagation of their corpse flower.
Fine New Year weather predicted in South
Fine New Year weather predicted in South
Blue skies and bumper temperatures are on the cards for Central Otago in the first few days of 2022 as the region welcomes revellers keen to see the back of 2021.
Boxing Day sale spending down 6%
Boxing Day sale spending down 6%
Boxing Day sales in Otago were down on previous years, according to figures released by payments provider Worldline.
Snowy to the rescue
Snowy to the rescue
The clip clop of tiny hooves is enough to make any child’s heart race at Christmas time.
Concerns about supply of carers
Concerns about supply of carers
A health boss says the Government’s mandatory vaccination order has exacerbated an ongoing shortage of trained support workers in the health care sector.
House building booming in Dunedin
House building booming in Dunedin
Dunedin is in the grip of a housing construction boom, more building consents having been issued in the year to October than in nearly 30 years.
Trust happy with proposed trail; now wants work to start
Trust happy with proposed trail; now wants work to start
Almost the entire wish list of the Dunedin Tunnel Trails Trust has made it into the plan for a cycle trail between Mosgiel and Dunedin.
Familiar Otago scenery gets the Netflix movie treatment
Familiar Otago scenery gets the Netflix movie treatment
Otago's scenic highlights play a starring role in the trailer for a Netflix movie filmed in the region, which is now on YouTube.
Trespass sign no threat to race
Trespass sign no threat to race
The owner of a piece of land through which part of Dunedin’s Three Peaks mountain race route goes and where a sign threatening to prosecute trespassers has appeared, says he's happy for people to use the track.