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Bid to steal car done in instalments
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Bid to steal car done in instalments
A Dunedin man is worried nothing will stop a pair of youths who have tried to steal his car three times.
Laine Priestley
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Set-up lets staff 'drill, drill, drill’
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Set-up lets staff 'drill, drill, drill’
A helicopter strung up on the side of an aircraft hangar is more than just a lovely wall feature.
Cath lab petition handed over to MPs
Cath lab petition handed over to MPs
After months of street campaigning for Dunedin Hospital’s catheterisation lab to be open 24/7, a grieving widower’s hard work has been handed over to the city’s MPs.
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Cuts to technology subjects anger teachers
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Cuts to technology subjects anger teachers
A government plan to gut food and technology as a school subject will fail children who do not learn nutrition and life skills at home, teachers say.
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Good weather brings dragon boat recruits to harbour
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Good weather brings dragon boat recruits to harbour
Sunny skies and a glass-like harbour drew in a huge crowd for a Dunedin dragon boat team’s callout to possible recruits.
Man charged with murder over death in Andersons Bay
Man charged with murder over death in Andersons Bay
A man has been charged with murder after the death of a person at a Dunedin property yesterday afternoon.
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Those just ‘surviving’ hurt most by change
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Those just ‘surviving’ hurt most by change
A Queenstown family left with almost nothing each week after paying their bills says government changes to social housing will make the ‘‘nightmare’’ of getting by even harder.
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Student entrepreneur impresses
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Student entrepreneur impresses
Olivia Priemus may still be at school, but she is already thinking about her taxes.
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Students thanked after finding stolen dough
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Students thanked after finding stolen dough
A slice or two of pizza is on the menu for a group of tertiary students after they found a Dunedin pizza parlour’s open cash drawer lying in the street.
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‘Blood everywhere’: dog attack victim scared to go out
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‘Blood everywhere’: dog attack victim scared to go out
A dog attack has left a Dunedin man too scared to leave his home.
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Buoys on beaches for DIY rescue
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Buoys on beaches for DIY rescue
As Dunedin lifeguards pause on their patrols for winter, public rescue equipment has been brought in for beach-goers to use to save a life.
Pizza parlour robbers leave dough behind
Pizza parlour robbers leave dough behind
Photos have emerged showing a wad of cash sitting on the ground after the botched robbery of a Sal's Authentic New York Pizza store.
Photos: Dunedin pizza parlour robbers leave behind the dough
Photos: Dunedin pizza parlour robbers leave behind the dough
Photos have emerged showing a wad of cash sitting on the ground in north Dunedin after the botched robbery of a pizza parlour.
Owner ‘quite lucky’ as teens on spree fail to steal car
Owner ‘quite lucky’ as teens on spree fail to steal car
A Dunedin man is counting his lucky stars after he almost fell prey to a pair of car-thieving youths on a city-wide campaign of chaos.
Oops: Passing driver causes crash at scene of crash
Oops: Passing driver causes crash at scene of crash
A crash on Dunedin's Southern Motorway possibly proved to be too interesting for one motorist who braked heavily and caused another crash while driving past the scene.
Grandmother's windscreen smashed in car theft spree
Grandmother's windscreen smashed in car theft spree
A pair of youths accused of a citywide car stealing spree were caught after allegedly brandishing a weapon at a person in Mosgiel and smashing in a grandmother’s windscreen, police said.
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Duo pull heat-winning song out the bag
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Duo pull heat-winning song out the bag
A last-minute songwriting rush has paid off for a Dunedin secondary school musical duo.
Final push in petition for catheterisation lab 24/7 operating hours
Final push in petition for catheterisation lab 24/7 operating hours
A petition in honour of a grieving widower’s late wife to open Dunedin Hospital’s catheterisation lab 24/7 has surpassed the 7000 mark and is looking for one final push today.
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Paramedics prove their stuff during high-pressure session
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Paramedics prove their stuff during high-pressure session
Southern helicopter paramedics were put through their paces yesterday during an intense medical training featuring hyper-realistic human mannequins and deer heads.
Family lose everything in blaze
'They’ve only got the clothes that are on their backs': Family lose everything in blaze
Horrified children watched from the car as their remote South Island farmhouse burst into flames seconds after their mother opened the front door.