Sea lion goes on upstream adventure
Sea lion goes on upstream adventure
A young male New Zealand sea lion is turning heads on a more than 25km swim up the swollen Taieri River.
Hamish MacLean
Pipe found to have caused bank breach
Pipe found to have caused bank breach
The breach in a Taieri River floodbank that kept the Otago Regional Council and farmers busy when the river rose with heavy rain at the weekend was caused by an old steel pipe, of unknown origin.
First-time buyers find homes
First-time buyers find homes
Despite record high prices and "immense" competition, first-home buyers are making up an increasing part of the Southern real estate market.
Some Whare Flat festival-goers stranded
Some Whare Flat festival-goers stranded
Two hundred people are stranded after the rising water of Silverstream cut off the Whare Flat Folk Festival, northwest of Dunedin, today.
Boil water notice for Naseby, Patearoa
Boil water notice for Naseby, Patearoa
A boil water notice has been issued for Patearoa and Naseby as the weekend's wild weather continues to wreak havoc in Central Otago.
Rifle found in vehicle during South Dunedin arrest
Rifle found in vehicle during South Dunedin arrest
Police have arrested a woman after she was found in a vehicle with a .22 rifle and drug utensils in South Dunedin early this morning.
Detectives’ work honoured
Detectives’ work honoured
A Dunedin crime squad was recognised for bringing three well known members of Southern district organised crime to justice, at a ceremony at Dunedin’s police headquarters this week.
Rescue effort for beloved tree
Rescue effort for beloved tree
Children have played in the branches of the Southern rata at Dunedin’s Knox Church for generations.
Ballantyne chosen for leading uni role
Ballantyne chosen for leading uni role
Distinguished historian Prof Tony Ballantyne will be Otago University's new head of external engagement.
Mackenzie Basin to have fire strategy
Mackenzie Basin to have fire strategy
A fire strategy for the Mackenzie Basin will be developed following the devastating fire that has turned up to 50 Lake Ohau Village homes to ash.
Landfill plan: Waste export cost being looked at
Landfill plan: Waste export cost being looked at
The Dunedin City Council is investigating the cost of exporting waste from Dunedin amid opposition to a proposed landfill near Brighton Beach.
Concerns about Grow Dunedin heard
Concerns about Grow Dunedin heard
Up to five new independent members could help the Grow Dunedin Partnership address concerns raised in a review critical of the partnership tasked with supporting Dunedin’s economic development.
Burnt toast sparks emergency response
Burnt toast sparks emergency response
Fears people were trapped inside a burning Dunedin house this afternoon appear to be unfounded.
Decision on energy plan needed soon
Decision on energy plan needed soon
Ongoing discussions regarding a possible new energy scheme for Dunedin will require some decisions to be made in the coming months, Southern Partnership Group chairman Pete Hodgson says.
Catch-up as whitebaiting season opens
Catch-up as whitebaiting season opens
Flooding in February wiped out many whitebait huts and stands in the South at the start of the year, so when whitebaiting begins today, many in the South will be playing catch-up, Southland...
Contact tracing, hygiene, distancing key, mayor says
Contact tracing, hygiene, distancing key, mayor says
Contact tracing will be "critical" in the coming days as Dunedin returns to Covid-19 Alert Level 2, Dunedin Mayor Aaron Hawkins says.
STV-only council elections petition
STV-only council elections petition
One system should be used for all New Zealand councils for every election and that system should be the single transferable vote, Dunedin’s Peter Barron says.
Things have changed, landfill opponents say
Things have changed, landfill opponents say
A lot of time had passed and there had been major social and environmental changes since the DCC last consulted on putting a landfill near Brighton, a parade of residents have told city councillors.
Decision behind closed doors
Decision behind closed doors
The appointment of an acting chief executive for the Dunedin City Council will be made at a public-excluded session of the council next week.
George St speed limit, dots to go
George St speed limit and dots set to go
A controversial new 10kmh speed limit and coloured dots on Dunedin's main street are likely to be removed next week.