Dunedin Railways seeking to offload assets
Dunedin Railways seeking to offload assets
Looking for a life-sized railway set? Dunedin Railways has what you are looking for.
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Car on fire in bushes off SH1
Car on fire in bushes off SH1
Emergency services were called to a car fire on State Highway 1, in Caversham this morning.
Survey uncovers Dusky Sound's historical secrets
Survey uncovers Dusky Sound's historical secrets
Archaeologists have explored three historical sites in Dusky Sound, Fiordland, for the first time.
Plans to widen road in Broad Bay causing concern
Plans to widen road in Broad Bay causing concern
There are concerns in Broad Bay on the Otago Peninsula that plans to widen a road will ruin a local reserve and cause congestion around the local boat club.
Bringing lifetime of knowledge to role
Bringing lifetime of knowledge to role
At 96, Arthur Driver is proving it's never too late to start something new.
Taieri candidates take fishers’ views on board
Taieri candidates take fishers’ views on board
Recreational fishers are calling for an extension to the consultation period for marine reserves.
Four injured, two seriously in crash near Lake Pukaki
Four injured, two seriously in crash near Lake Pukaki
Two people have been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a car and campervan crashed near Lake Pukaki.
Lockdown scuttled airport bus plan
Lockdown scuttled airport bus plan
Plans to investigate a bus service between Dunedin Airport and the city centre never started because of the disruption caused by Covid-19.
ORC spending on consultants a ‘waste’
ORC spending on consultants a ‘waste’
The Otago Regional Council has spent $6.7 million on consultants and lawyers in the past 11 months.
Surveying school given $260,000 of robotics
Surveying school given $260,000 of robotics
Hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of robotics has been given to the University of Otago in Dunedin.
Home owners struggling, curtain charity says
Home owners struggling, curtain charity says
Even home owners in the city are struggling to find a cost-effective way to heat their home.
Over 3000 knit for Operation Cover Up
Over 3000 knit for Operation Cover Up
Dunedin knitters have helped people in eastern Europe keep warm over winter for the past 20 years.
ORC may offload dam consents
ORC may offload dam consents
Consent applications to the Otago Regional Council for large dams could be processed by Environment Canterbury from June next year.
Trucking company fined for offal spill
Trucking company fined for offal spill
A trucking company responsible for "thousands of litres of blood and guts" spilling on to a Dunedin road has been fined.
Penguin safety: closing beaches not only option
Penguin safety: closing beaches not only option
Mass closure of Otago beaches during the yellow-eyed penguin (hoiho) breeding season seems unlikely.
Harry’s first day at school a big occasion
Harry’s first day at school a big occasion
There were lots of tears on Harry Finch’s first day of school.
Multiple ice-related crashes at weekend
Multiple ice-related crashes at weekend
A car which skidded on ice and plunged into the Dunedin harbour was one of eight ice-related crashes at the weekend.
'Very lucky' there was no crash or fatality: Police
'Very lucky' there was no crash or fatality: Police
A alleged drink-driver travelled on the wrong side of the road on State Highway 1, in Dunedin, before pulling over and falling asleep.
War zone nurse responds
War zone nurse responds
For one nurse, responding to the Government’s call for volunteers in Dunedin during the Covid-19 lockdown was not so different from her usual work.
Funding may turn passion into job
Funding may turn passion into job
A new funding programme is giving a Dunedin game developer the opportunity to make a passion project his job.