Two crashes on Southern motorway due to ice
Two crashes on Southern motorway due to ice
Multiple vehicles were involved in two crashes on the Southern Motorway this evening due to weather-related conditions.
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Indoor skatepark sought for city
Indoor skatepark sought for city
A Dunedin businessman who does not know a halfpipe from an ollie seems an unlikely ally for the city’s skateboarding community.
Scouts had ‘heaps of fun’ despite typhoon, heatwave disruptions
Scouts had ‘heaps of fun’ despite typhoon, heatwave disruptions
You would think a heatwave and an impending typhoon would be enough to derail an overseas visit, but for five Dunedin scouts, it was a walk in the park.
Ornithologist stepping down as region rep
Ornithologist stepping down as region rep
A Dunedin ornithologist has sung her swansong to New Zealand’s feathered friends.
Pupil does the legwork for health science project
Pupil does the legwork for health science project
A horse’s leg, home-made drones and magic wands were among the projects conjured by Dunedin’s budding young scientists.
Big reveal on way
Big reveal on way
It is curtain call for the Dunedin Railway Station as restoration on the heritage building nears completion.
Protest film set in city
Protest film set in city
Dunedin stars in a new trailer for an upcoming film about the 1981 Springbok Tour protests.
Dunedin centre stage in Springbok tour movie trailer
Dunedin centre stage in Springbok tour movie trailer
Dunedin stars in a new trailer for an upcoming film about the 1981 Springbok tour protests.
Restored roof revealed
Restored roof revealed
A temporary roof truss is removed from the Dunedin Railway Station yesterday.
Laying down her scissors after 51 years
Hairdresser laying down her scissors after 51 years on job
Mohawks, pompadours, seagulls, beehives — after half a century of cutting hair, Kathleen MacDonald has done them all.
Hope Small Press Fest will set off city scene
Hope Small Press Fest will set off city scene
A Dunedin City Council-backed literary festival, featuring publishers from around the country, hopes to spark Dunedin’s own self-publication scene.
Crime writer in her element on TV show ‘The Traitors’
Crime writer in her element on TV show ‘The Traitors’
A Dunedin crime writer has taken her talent for sabotage to the national stage in a television murder mystery show.
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Sporting eyes on city for second weekend
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Sporting eyes on city for second weekend
For the second successive weekend, the nation’s sporting eyes will be on Dunedin, and for the city’s visitor industry, "the phone has not stopped ringing".
Redress demanded by Dunedin survivor
Redress demanded by Dunedin survivor
Evidence discovered by a royal commission details a "hell on Earth" for pupils of a Catholic school subjected to depravity and sexual, physical and spiritual violence.
Pupils’ exhibition turns dreams into reality
Pupils’ exhibition turns dreams into reality
An annual art exhibition involving nine Otago Peninsula schools could help make the dreams of budding young artists a reality.
Conditions ease after wintry blast hits South
Conditions ease after wintry blast hits South
Roads are reopening and conditions are easing after a wintry blast brought snow and travel disruptions to the South.
Took car, then called police
Took car, then called police
A teenager who "stole" his parents’ car needed to be helped by police because he did not know how to get the car started again.
Woman tried to evade police
Woman tried to evade police
A woman who crashed her car into a construction site attempted to evade police by hiding in the roof of her property, police say.
Drink-driver used car as weapon, fled for alcohol: police
Drink-driver used car as weapon, fled for alcohol: police
A drink-driver who allegedly used her car as a weapon, driving it towards another vehicle, fled the scene to steal alcohol from a South Dunedin supermarket, police say.
Driver found hiding in roof after crashing into construction site
Driver found hiding in roof after crashing into construction site
A woman who crashed her car into a construction site attempted to evade police by hiding in the roof of her house, police say.