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DCC signals possible 10.5% rates increase

"... there are some things we have no control over, such as the increasing maintenance costs,...

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DCC signals possible 10.5% rates increase

A rates increase of 10.5% could be coming for Dunedin residents, as bigger council budgets are needed for water services, roading and footpaths and an extra stadium bill.

Only five ‘warm’ days all summer

Members of the public battle the rain near the Octagon in Dunedin in late December. The city’s...

Only five ‘warm’ days all summer

If you thought Dunedin’s weather was lousy this summer, you were not alone.

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Staff left in dark as owner leaves NZ

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Staff left in dark as owner leaves NZ

Dart Engineering owner Regan Williamson is living in Canada, leaving workers in the company’s Queenstown and Dunedin businesses emotional and unsure of their futures.

Flippin’ wreck

Flippin’ wreck

A crushed car body blocks the footpath and cycleway in Thomas Burns St, Dunedin.

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New fast-food outlet on way for South D

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Popeyes set to open in South Dunedin

Fried chicken fast-food giant Popeyes has been given the nod for a Dunedin store.

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Inland Revenue shift to new premises

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Inland Revenue shift to new premises

Inland Revenue Te Tari Taake site leader Emma Butler stands outside the government department’s new offices in the Mataukareao building in Great King St yesterday.

Sensitive adaptation of Lawrence novel

Cast members in Keith Scott’s adaptation of D.H. Lawrence’s The Fox, (from left) Caitlin Gordon,...

Sensitive adaptation of Lawrence novel

D.H. Lawrence’s The FoxGlobe TheatreThursday, March 26 In 1918, two women struggle with a farm that’s too much for them and are plagued by a fox that steals their hens.

Green-fingered, house-proud: but no harm in looking

Tania Candy looks at a sculpture by artist Brad Jackson during the 2026 Home and Garden Show at the Edgar Centre yesterday.

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Alexandra man region's 'worst drink-driver'

Dunedin officers operate a roadside testing station along Anzac Ave. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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Alexandra man region's 'worst drink-driver'

An Alexandra man who almost caused a crash in a parking lot has been labelled Otago’s worst drink-driver after being found to be more than seven times the legal limit at 9am.

Work to get rid of of invasive sycamore continues

Halo Project's Source to Sea project manager Alice Macklow holds a sycamore tree on Blueskin Rd...

Work to get rid of of invasive sycamore continues

Work continues to get rid of sycamore trees around the Mt Cargill area, but that is only the tip of the iceberg, say those doing the work.

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Community service for deceased estate burglar

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Community service for deceased estate burglar

A Dunedin man who burgled the deceased estate of a recluse who made international headlines has been sentenced.

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Two new NPD fuel stations coming

A new NPD station at Mosgiel is due to open in the next couple of months. IMAGES: SUPPLIED

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Two new NPD fuel stations coming

The chief executive of one of the biggest self-serve fuel companies in New Zealand says there is unlikely to be a demise of staffed fuel stations in the future.

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Conman wrecks countless lives

Dalliston Dias has repeatedly been hauled before the Disputes Tribunal and been ordered to refund...

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Conman wrecks countless lives

Dalliston Dias fled the country this month amid intense scrutiny from Immigration over treatment of the workers at his Dunedin-based painting business.

Colours of faith

Colours of faith

A man daubed in colours participates in "Lathmar Holi" celebrations at Barsana, Uttar Pradesh, India, yesterday, which marks the triumph of good over evil.

Paramount wins bid

Paramount wins bid

Netflix bowed out of the Warner Bros. Discovery sweepstakes yesterday, conceding the prize to Paramount Skydance.

Thousands leave US

For the first time in about 90 years the United States has seen more people moving out of the country than moving in.

Obituary: a legacy of love and leadership

Tony Hanning wearing his Papal Knighthood of the Order of St Gregory the Great medal. Photo:...

Obituary: a legacy of love and leadership

A great educator, a gentleman, servant leader and a man of faith is how Tony Hanning is remembered by his family and all those whose lives he touched, and they were many.

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Former piano teacher caused boy ‘indescribable terror’

Christopher Todman was found guilty of historical indecency charges from when he was a piano...

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Former piano teacher caused boy ‘indescribable terror’

A former Dunedin piano teacher has been found guilty of more sexual offending against young boys.

Embarrassing defeat for Starmer as Greens take seat

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's Labour has suffered an embarrassing election defeat to the left-wing Green Party in an area of Manchester it had dominated for almost a century.

'National security threat' identified

Ronndog Keefe pleaded guilty to 13 charges, including distributing objectionable child...

'National security threat' identified

Warning: distressing content. A Hawke's Bay man who distributed "repugnant" videos and images showing the sexual abuse of children, and who planned a mass killing, can now be publicly identified.

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