Grant Miller

April fools!! So be honest, how many of you guys fell for it? The future of Forbury Park Raceway is far from settled, but the DCC's already drawing up plans for a housing settlement with a radical water feature.

Aurora allowed to recover $563.5m

Aurora allowed to recover $563.5m

Otago households will have to wear big increases in electricity lines charges in the next five years, but the price rises will not be quite as steep as Aurora Energy had wanted.

Transport vision does nothing to please

One-way traffic in Cumberland St on State Highway 1. Photo: Peter McIntosh

Transport vision does nothing to please

Dunedin Mayor Aaron Hawkins has decried a regional vision for transport as unambitious and defeatist.

Redundant lines across inlet removed; poles remain

Old power lines no longer in use were taken down by linesmen at the Andersons Bay Inlet in...

Redundant lines across inlet removed; poles remain

Power lines that once distributed electricity from Dunedin to the Otago Peninsula have been taken down and reeled in.

Smashed glass a growing hazard, say cyclists

Kimberly Smith (left) and Kitty Cresswell-Riol say Dunedin streets should be safe for cyclists....

Smashed glass a growing hazard, say cyclists

Cycling advocates say a culture of littering Dunedin streets with smashed glass should not be tolerated.

South Dunedin: Govt may back plan

Labour’s Ingrid Leary has entered Parliament as the member for the new Taieri electorate. PHOTO:...

South Dunedin: Govt may back plan

Discussions about how low-lying South Dunedin should be managed amid climate change could lead to a pitch to the Government for support.

Easter charity bike ride has last hurrah

Getting ready for yesterday’s Bronz Easter Egg Run is Steve Willis, of Mosgiel. PHOTOS: GERARD O...

Easter charity bike ride has last hurrah

An annual Easter motorcycling tradition stretching back three decades had its final run yesterday and a veteran participant made sure he was there.

Call for trains to continue throughout winter

Stephanie Lavelle-Pool and her husband Brent Pool (second from right) won a family pass to an...

Call for trains to continue throughout winter

The group that founded the Taieri Gorge Railway is calling for Dunedin trains to run through winter.

Person suffers burns at Queenstown building site

Person suffers burns at Queenstown building site

A person suffered from burns at a building under construction in Queenstown this evening.

Serious assault at Otago prison

The Otago Corrections Facility is generally working effectively but a review has highlighted...

Serious assault at Otago prison

An inmate at the Otago prison in Milton was seriously assaulted Sunday afternoon, police say.

Funding issues may curtail transport projects

Funding issues may curtail transport projects

Funding problems could put the brakes on sorely needed Dunedin transport projects, the city council has warned.

ORC rates proposal: Laws cites Govt rules

ORC rates proposal: Laws cites Govt rules

Mounting costs have forced the ORC to propose steep rates rises, and one senior councillor has warned local decision-making could be in jeopardy if central government is allowed to get away with being bossy.

ORC's huge rates rise a step closer

One of the largest rates rises ever proposed by a New Zealand council - in percentage terms - is a step closer to being imposed on Otago regional ratepayers.

Housing price caps ‘hopeless’

The Government says today's announcement would help to dampen property speculation. It will make...

Housing price caps ‘hopeless’

Government moves to restrain property investment may alleviate the housing affordability crisis, but any fix for Dunedin’s severe shortage of homes could be years away.

Residents flee burning homes: ‘we literally had seconds'

A house burns in Totara Tce, Wanaka, yesterday morning. Photo: Chris Adam.

Residents flee burning homes: ‘we literally had seconds'

About a dozen people - including several children - fled two burning houses in Wanaka yesterday as firefighters rushed to the scene.

Lead crisis response tops $800k for DCC

A shovel sits at the end of a trench in Bendigo St, Waikouaiti, where a new water pipe is to be...

Lead crisis response tops $800k for DCC

Responding to lead contamination of water supplies has cost the Dunedin City Council more than $800,000 so far.

Cultural diversity celebrated

Koffie Fugah leads the Kadodo West African Drumming and Dance New Zealand group at a gathering...

Cultural diversity celebrated

Celebrations of cultural diversity in Dunedin have got off to an upbeat start.

Investigations launched into Shotover boat crash

Five people were taken to hospital after a jet-boat crash on the Shotover River yesterday. PHOTO:...

Investigations launched into Shotover boat crash

Investigations have started into why a commercial jet-boat crashed near Queenstown, resulting in the driver and four passengers being taken to hospital.

Driver among those injured in jetboat crash

The incident occurred on the Shotover River on Sunday. Photo: Tracey Roxburgh

Driver among those injured in jetboat crash

Four of five people flown to hospital after a jetboat crash near Queenstown today have been discharged.

One in hospital after South Dunedin fire

A firefighter with caged birds rescued from the home. Photo: Gregor Richardson

One in hospital after South Dunedin fire

One person has been taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation after a house fire in South Dunedin.

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