'Tough' for events industry
'Tough' for events industry
The growing list of postponed events in the South is adding anxiety for businesspeople trying to make headway under Alert Level 2.
Grant Miller
Ravensdown drops change plans
Ravensdown drops change plans
Ravensdown has abandoned a push to adjust monitoring rules relating to its Ravensbourne fertiliser plant, following community pressure.
Caution on admissions policy welcomed
Caution on admissions policy welcomed
Student representatives are heartened the University of Otago will not be rushing into changing the way students are selected for its medical school.
Glitches on first day of Bee Card cause minor delays
Glitches on first day of Bee Card cause minor delays
Passengers on Dunedin’s buses should have a smoother ride today, as confusion related to the new Bee Card system is expected to subside.
'Teething problems': Buses late due to Bee Card glitch
'Teething problems': Buses late due to Bee Card glitch
Some buses were running late in Dunedin this morning and customers are having problems with the new Bee Card system.
Scrub fire covers hundreds of metres
Scrub fire covers hundreds of metres
Central Otago firefighters from two stations yesterday rushed to tackle a scrub fire by Gorge Creek near Fruitlands in the Teviot Valley.
King’s board backs rector over cannabis post
King’s board backs rector over cannabis post
The King’s High School board of trustees is backing the school’s rector over comments he made about the upcoming cannabis referendum.
Union aghast at plans to scrap breaks
Union aghast at plans to scrap breaks
Mandatory meal breaks could be scrapped under a National-led government, but meat workers say the plan is out to lunch.
Precautions keep sailors on ship
Precautions keep sailors on ship
Crew on a container ship who are desperate to spend time ashore in Dunedin have been "blindsided" by extra Covid-19 precautions.
Central Otago vegetation fire extinguished
Central Otago vegetation fire extinguished
Firefighters have put out a vegetation fire near Fruitlands in Central Otago.
No issues seen in rector’s cannabis comments
No issues seen in rector’s cannabis comments
King's High School rector Nick McIvor’s comments about the upcoming cannabis referendum caused an uproar, but he may be in the clear.
Polytechnic maintaining overseas brand awareness
Polytechnic maintaining overseas brand awareness
Covid-19 put the brakes on Otago Polytechnic’s drive to attract international students but marketing still includes advertising in Russian.
Making recording for funeral only solace
Making recording for funeral only solace
A Dunedin woman unable to get to her father’s funeral has taken some solace from recording a speech for it.
$250 fine for midnight lockdown breach
$250 fine for midnight lockdown breach
A Dunedin man who breached the autumn lockdown by engaging in non-essential travel was being driven to his girlfriend’s property just after midnight.
DCC’s bypassing of tender process cleared
DCC’s bypassing of tender process cleared
Plans to offer Dunedin water maintenance contracts to two large companies- bypassing the DCC's usual tender process - were reviewed legally and the Commerce Commission doesn't intend to investigate.
STA failure hits Dunedin woman
STA failure hits Dunedin woman
A Dunedin woman who had to cancel her big OE is well aware her chances of getting much of her money back may have taken a hit.
Cathedral’s congregation back after fire
Cathedral’s congregation back after fire
Planks of timber lay in a fenced-off area at the front of the church, but the fire-damaged St Paul’s Cathedral, in Dunedin, was open again.
Family says govt apology ‘like gold’
Family says govt apology ‘like gold’
A Dunedin woman whose grandson was removed from her family says a government apology is "like gold".
Gas smell prompts callout
Gas smell prompts callout
A truck battery may have been responsible for a strong smell of gas at a Mosgiel property last night.
News of father's death on eve of flight
News of father's death on eve of flight
A Dunedin woman on her way home from Beirut is heartbroken it is too late to see her father.