Nurseries busy as gardeners get stuck in
Nurseries busy as gardeners get stuck in
As gardeners across Dunedin took advantage of the sunshine this Labour Weekend, business was booming in nurseries across the city.
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Laws may face ORC discipline
Laws may face ORC discipline
Media comments about council staff have landed Otago Regional Council deputy chairman Michael Laws in hot water and could see him lose his leadership role.
‘Respected’ pilot killed in Lake Ōhau plane crash
‘Respected’ pilot killed in Lake Ōhau plane crash
A man killed in a light plane crash near Lake Ōhau yesterday morning has been described as a "very experienced" and "widely respected" pilot.
'Widely respected' pilot killed in crash
'Widely respected' pilot killed in crash
The man killed in a light plane crash near Lake Ōhau this morning was a "very experienced" and "widely respected" pilot.
DCC may turn the page on library fines
DCC may turn the page on library fines
Dunedin's tardy library users may soon be feeling fine if a plan to abolish fees for overdue items checks out.
Playground to get $100,000 makeover
Playground to get $100,000 makeover
A Caversham playground is set to be the first to benefit from new investment in the city’s play spaces.
Housing developments may be required to plant trees
Housing developments may be required to plant trees
Planting trees may become mandatory for certain new housing developments under rules being considered by the Dunedin City Council.
Just like being there - online Polyfest under way
Just like being there - online Polyfest under way
It is full stream ahead for Otago Polyfest after the event’s first online-only event began last night.
Writers hone skills at two-day festival
Writers hone skills at two-day festival
Writing can be a solitary business, but this was not so at Olveston Historic Home over the weekend.
Keen bidders attracted to tractors
Keen bidders attracted to tractors
Everything had to go at a farm auction on Saturday as a prominent Dunedin farmer called time on nearly 50 years of growing produce on the Taieri Plain.
Super Saturday reaches 100k vaccine target
Super Saturday reaches 100k vaccine target
Kiwis have smashed the government's 'Super Saturday' goal of 100,000 vaccine doses today - and Auckland should hit the 90% first-dose target in the next five days.
Mosgiel subdivision granted consent
Mosgiel subdivision granted consent
Resource consent has been granted for a 10-lot subdivision in eastern Mosgiel.
50 years of the rhododendron festival
50 years of the rhododendron festival
A Les Cleveland cocktail evening held at the Dunedin Botanic Garden’s propagation facility last night launched three days of festivities marking the 50th anniversary of rhododendron celebrations in the city.
Organisers ‘gutted’ to have to cancel Special Rigs event
Organisers ‘gutted’ to have to cancel Special Rigs event
Special Rigs for Special Kids has been cancelled for 2021 after a meeting last night described by an organiser as one of the hardest the group has ever had.
Covid breach charge for alleged Wanaka trip
Covid breach charge for alleged Wanaka trip
A 36-year-old man has been charged with failing to comply with a Covid-19 order after allegedly travelling from Auckland to Wanaka over the past seven days.
Vax support born of polio ordeal
Vax support born of polio ordeal
Left with lifelong health complications after contracting polio when he was 3 months old, a 64-year-old Cromwell man says the vaccine hesitant need to think about their future health.
Heritage questions in demolition application
Heritage questions in demolition application
Heritage values are being pitted against higher density housing as a 120-year-old High St house is set to be demolished to make way for blocks of flats.
Mt Cargill Rd speed limit to drop
Mt Cargill Rd speed limit to drop
The speed limit in Mt Cargill Rd is set to drop to 60kmh from 80kmh, but the Dunedin City Council has backed off from implementing more wide-ranging rural speed limit reductions.
Firefighters battle blaze in trees near Alexandra
Firefighters battle blaze in trees near Alexandra
Four fire crews are fighting a fire in a 50m long row of trees just north of Alexandra.
Fights outside Octagon bar spark police concern
Fights outside Octagon bar spark police concern
Police have recommended Octagon bar Vault 21 not receive a full three-year liquor licence after a pair of bar fights in recent months.