Molly Houseman

PM urged to step in over Central Otago airports

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Photo: Getty Images

PM urged to step in over Central Otago airports

Community groups in Wanaka have written to the Prime Minister asking for central government to step in and put a stop to a proposed airport expansion at Wanaka and a new airport at Tarras.

Students’ bar granted longer hours for O Week

OUSA said the behaviour of the man who removed the rainbow flag during the event at Starters Bar...

Students’ bar granted longer hours for O Week

Starters Bar in Dunedin will be allowed to stay open until 3am on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday during Orientation Week.

Blood tests won't answer lead contamination question - scientist

The Waikouaiti water treatment plant, raw water reservoir, and treated water reservoir.

Blood tests won't answer lead contamination question - scientist

Blood testing is likely to do nothing to clarify the source of lead in the East Otago drinking water, an environmental science specialist says.

Body on beach still being investigated

Whareakeake Beach. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Body on beach still being investigated

Police are continuing to investigate after a body was found at Whareakeake Beach (also known as Murdering Beach) in Dunedin.

Elevated lead level results 'not unexpected'

Southern District Health Board medical officer of health Dr Susan Jack. Photo: Peter McIntosh

Elevated lead level results 'not unexpected'

Waikouaiti residents are being reassured the small number of elevated lead level results are not unexpected and another public meeting will be held early next month.

Second incident adds to gull toll

A red-billed gull at Taiaroa Head. PHOTO: CLARE FRASER

Second incident adds to gull toll

An investigation into the mass killing of protected seabirds at Taiaroa Head is progressing "favourably" in regards to finding those responsible, police say.

U-turn means pupil can keep cornrows

Lewis O’Malley-Scott will be allowed to keep wearing cornrows at King’s High School. PHOTO:...

U-turn means pupil can keep cornrows

A Dunedin teenager is relieved he is now allowed to wear cornrows to school, but still does not feel the cultural significance of the hairstyle has been understood.

King's change stance on pupil's cornrows

Lewis O'Malley-Scott with cornrows sitting beside his sister Ori. Photo: Supplied via RNZ

King's change stance on pupil's cornrows

King's High School have changed their stance on Lewis O'Malley-Scott's cornrows and decided he will be allowed to wear the cultural hairstyle to school.

Body found near Long Beach

A body has been found near Long Beach in Dunedin.

Person freed after mobility scooter crash with car

Firefighters worked to free the person this morning. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Moderate injuries in crash between car and mobility scooter

A person has suffered moderate injuries and had to be removed from their mobility scooter after colliding with a car in Dunedin this morning.

SuperGold free bus travel to be limited

All buses now have huge front destination lettering to allow visually-impaired people to see...

SuperGold free bus travel to be limited

Bus fares for SuperGold card holders will no longer be free at all times from next month.

Memorial services tricky with restrictions

Dunedin woman Sue Walthert, who has now had to cancel two memorial services since her mother died...

Memorial services tricky with restrictions

Talking about death is what has helped Dunedin woman Sue Walthert to grieve.

Hospice staff and volunteers taken touring in style

Otago Community Hospice staff and volunteers, along with their families, get ready to set off on...

Hospice staff and volunteers taken touring in style

Otago Community Hospice workers were treated to a Sunday drive in style at the weekend.

‘Steady pace’ sets Run the Runway record

‘Steady pace’ sets Run the Runway record

Jonah Smith wasn’t feeling "fresh" but it didn’t stop him breaking the record.

Vehicles believed involved in more seabird deaths

A car doing a burnout so that the tires spin smoke and smell of rubber. Photo: Getty Images

Vehicles believed involved in more seabird deaths

Two more birds have been found dead on the same Dunedin beach where three birds were earlier found dead or fatally injured and surrounded by vehicle tyre tracks.

Young have fun in the sun

Dunedin's weather did not disappoint the 320 children, aged 2 to 6, who took part in yesterday’s Stride, Ride and Slide at Logan Park, as temperatures reached over 20degC.

Mayor mum over SDHB contradiction

Dunedin Mayor Aaron Hawkins has refused to be drawn on a challenge to his earlier claim the SDHB advised the city council not to go public when lead contamination was found in Waikouaiti-Karitane water.

House bus blocks two lanes of SH1

Police were called to the crash on Highsted Rd last night. Photo: Supplied

House bus blocks two lanes of SH1

A house bus has jackknifed on State Highway 1, north of Dunedin, and is blocking two lanes.

Fashion exhibit praised as inspiring

Fashion exhibit praised as inspiring

Brazen, chic and defiant. Those are the words being used to describe a fashion exhibition coming to the Otago Museum this month.

Councillor fears Queenstown at risk of becoming 'boarded-up ghost town'

The danger for Queenstown is a skills drain, as people move away in search of work. Photo: ODT...

Councillor fears Queenstown at risk of becoming 'boarded-up ghost town'

Otago regional councillors are apprehensive about contributing to a proposed $200million spend on transport projects for Queenstown, if the resort is at risk of becoming a "boarded-up ghost town".

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