Pupils ready to fine-tune skills at annual camp
Pupils ready to fine-tune skills at annual camp
Seven musicians will represent Otago and Southland in the National Secondary Schools’ Brass Band this year.
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Otago leads way with free bus fares
Otago leads way with free bus fares
Otago will be among the first in the country to receive free bus fares.
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Port-to-port pathway named
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Port-to-port pathway named
Otago Harbour’s shared pathway has been officially named Te Aka Ōtākou.
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School strike action ‘starting to bite’
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School strike action ‘starting to bite’
Continued strike action by secondary school teachers is "starting to bite" and Otago principals say they are being forced to juggle what they offer to ensure pupils get a proper education.
Bewildered driver awoke in paddock
Bewildered driver awoke in paddock
A woman driving to Dunedin woke up in a paddock with no memory of how she got there.
Driver falls asleep, wakes in paddock
Driver falls asleep, wakes in paddock
A woman driving to Dunedin had a lucky escape when she woke up in a paddock with no memory of how she got there last night.
New homes to meet ‘urgent requirement’
New homes to meet ‘urgent requirement’
Kāinga Ora is working with developers to build or buy 20 new houses in Mosgiel to meet the "urgent requirement" for public housing in the Otago region.
Support from company provides step up
Support from company provides step up
You can make anything out of plastic, even a career.
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Bus depot set to relocate
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Bus depot set to relocate
Go Bus Transport is poised to move from its Princes St depot, in Dunedin, but no agreement has been reached that Kāinga Ora will build houses on the site.
Student knits never-ending scarf
Student knits never-ending scarf
World Wide Knit in Public Day may be an excuse to spend the day knitting for some, but one Otago Polytechnic student did not need a special day assigned to knit.
Photo mushrooms into a winner
Photo mushrooms into a winner
A photo of two tiny mushrooms captured on a "routine walk" was the overall winner at the 2023 Tūhura Photography Competition announced at the Otago Museum last night.
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Museum ‘thrilled’ to house Rarotongan oars
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Museum ‘thrilled’ to house Rarotongan oars
They have been in her family for more than 100 years, but Linda Wheeler feels it is time four traditional Rarotongan oars go home.
Ceremony welcomes citizens
Ceremony welcomes citizens
After five long years and an expensive process the Sululoto family are proud to call themselves New Zealand citizens.
Leaders of the future travel to Wellington
Leaders of the future travel to Wellington
Ten young leaders from the wider Otago region flew to Wellington yesterday and will be rubbing shoulders with politicians, entrepreneurs and community leaders at a leadership retreat.
Club taking on ‘100 tramps for 100 years’
Club taking on ‘100 tramps for 100 years’
The Otago Tramping and Mountaineering Club (OTMC) is turning 100 in October and members are celebrating for 12 months by going on 100 trips.
‘Fantastic’ timing for winter blast
‘Fantastic’ timing for winter blast
A wintry blast bringing 20cm of snow to Queenstown’s skifields is "fantastic" timing ahead of opening dates next weekend, the head of NZ Ski says.
Midweek chills expected
Midweek chills expected
Bronwyn Leishman, of Stirling, takes her dogs Jeffrey (left) and Coco for a walk along Tomahawk Beach on a fresh King’s Birthday Weekend morning yesterday.
Dancers and pipers show their best
Dancers and pipers show their best
Dunedin hosted the top Highland and national dancers in the country and the creme de la creme of the solo piping world at the annual New Zealand Highland and Dancing National Championships over King’s Birthday Weekend.
Chocolate maker hoping idea will fly
Chocolate maker hoping idea will fly
Dunedin chocolate brand Ocho is hoping its chocolate will take off to new heights by being selected as an in-flight snack for Air New Zealand.
Majority want park replaced
Majority want park replaced
A "runty old" skateboard park in Mosgiel may be replaced as part of the Mosgiel Taieri Community Board’s recreation area management plan.