Arts Festival will be all New Zealand for first time
Arts Festival will be all New Zealand for first time
The Dunedin Arts Festival will be like no other this year.
Molly Houseman
No escape from elements working on prison roof
No escape from elements working on prison roof
Snow, rain, or shine. Whatever the weather, John Meegan has likely braved it while laying a new roof on the former Dunedin Prison building.
Mother and son stuck in car after line falls
Mother and son stuck in car after line falls
A Dunedin mum was in shock after what she thought was a power line fell on her car while she and her son were in it yesterday afternoon.
Dead Rockers Ball rocks Fairfield
Dead Rockers Ball rocks Fairfield
"Dead rockers are gone, but not forgotten."
Car in ditch after crash near Waihola
Car in ditch after crash near Waihola
Two cars have crashed on State Highway 1 near Waihola.
Electric buses in ORC plans
Electric buses in ORC plans
None of the Otago Regional Council’s buses are electric, and while there are moves to change this, it is not likely to happen in the immediate future.
Museum warns of ticketing scams
Museum warns of ticketing scams
Otago Museum staff are getting ready for their first After Dark party of the year, but are urging people to be careful when buying tickets for Unvalentine’s through social media.
Climate activists disrupt rail services
Climate activists disrupt rail services
Climate activists who locked themselves to tracks at the Dunedin Railway Station, blocking a train transporting coal yesterday, were targeting the wrong company, a KiwiRail worker says.
Dusky Sound documentary series unveiled
Dusky Sound documentary series unveiled
The first episode of a docu-series capturing the first exploration of Captain Cook’s anchorage point and historical shipwrecks in Dusky Sound will be released tomorrow.
Activists lock themselves to tracks to block coal train
Activists lock themselves to tracks to block coal train
Climate activists locked themselves to the railway tracks at the Dunedin Railway Station blocking a train transporting coal this morning.
Forest & Bird’s new manager ‘very much’ a firm convert to South Island
Forest & Bird’s new manager ‘very much’ a firm convert to South Island
He has only been in Dunedin for two weeks, but Rick Zwaan, who is the new Forest Bird Otago and Southland regional conservation manager, says he is a South Island convert.
Forest visitors go batty over flower
Forest visitors go batty over flower
An unusual tropical herb is flowering at the Otago Museum’s Tropical Forest.
New arrivals prove entertaining
New arrivals prove entertaining
Dunedin has some new residents and they are putting on quite the show.
Gorilla in our midst
Gorilla in our midst
A busking gorilla playing a piano accordion drew curiosity and joy from passersby in George St, Dunedin, yesterday.
Runner smashes women’s record for length-of-NZ journey
Runner smashes women’s record for length-of-NZ journey
Queenstown nurse Brooke Thomas has broken the New Zealand women’s record for running the length of the country.
Something’s weird about that dog
Something’s weird about that dog
Mandy Wennekes, of Dunedin, received quite the fright when she discovered a huge sea lion in her backyard yesterday afternoon.
Wellerman sea shanty a global hit
Wellerman sea shanty a global hit
A homegrown Dunedin sea shanty with roots in the 1830s has become an unlikely viral hit.
Truck clips mother, car; witnesses sought
Truck clips mother, car; witnesses sought
A woman escaped with bruising when a passing truck clipped her and her car as she was buckling her baby into a car seat in Dunedin on Tuesday.
Mum clipped by passing truck while buckling baby in
Mum clipped by passing truck while buckling baby in
A woman escaped with bruising when a passing truck clipped her and her car as she was buckling her baby into a car seat in Dunedin yesterday.
Sea lion brings traffic to halt
Sea lion brings traffic to halt
A large sea lion brought traffic to a halt near Dunedin yesterday after it took a seat in the middle of the road.