Australia wins over three fans but not the match
Australia has at least three new fans.
Group to represent ratepayers
Group to represent ratepayers
A growing sense the Dunedin City Council should refocus, listen to city retailers and avoid wasteful spending has fuelled the emergence of a ratepayers’ association.
Drug into lung direct real bonus
Drug into lung direct real bonus
A University of Otago expert is developing an inhaler containing anti-Covid 19 drugs that he believes could be key to beating the virus.
Access to KiwiSaver welcome
Access to KiwiSaver welcome
Dunedin man Joshua Perry has welcomed a Government move to allow people affected by life-shortening congenital conditions to gain earlier access to their KiwiSaver funds.
Mention of scissors in trial questioned
Mention of scissors in trial questioned
A man who killed his associate with a cricket bat says the victim came at him wielding a pair of scissors with a “look of evil” on his face.
Enjoying good kai
Enjoying good kai
University of Otago students Maraea te Waitoatoa Golias (18, left) and Olivia Williams (18), both of Wellington, enjoy their hangi food at the University of Otago Maori Centre during O Week events...
Strength and stamina overcome youth
Strength and stamina overcome youth
Despite being more than four decades older than his tertiary student challengers, Dunedin’s Campus Cop has once again beaten the competition at an annual test of stamina.
Drug-checking at O Week now open activity
Drug-checking at O Week now open activity
For the first time at the University of Otago’s O Week, drug checking is out of a legal grey area and out in the open.
Port fleet renewed
Port fleet renewed
Port Otago has spent $500,000 switching its light vehicle fleet to electric over the past few months.
E-scooter rider collides with car
E-scooter rider collides with car
A person on an electric scooter has been injured after colliding with a car in South Dunedin.
Missing Christchurch girl found
Missing Christchurch girl found
A 12-year-old who went missing from her home in Christchurch this afternoon has been located, police say.
Confusion continues over Covid-19 contact rules
Confusion continues over Covid-19 contact rules
An evening shopping trip has ground life to a halt for more than 1200 shoppers, yet the ever-widening net of contact categories in Auckland's Covid-19 response is stirring up confusion.
The South Today bulletin: Thursday, February 25
The South Today bulletin: Thursday, February 25
The South Today bulletin: Thursday, February 25
Body found at Rock and Pillar fire
Body found at Rock and Pillar fire
A body has been found at the scene of a fire at Rock and Pillar, inland Otago, police have confirmed.
Kiwis urged to join snow workforce
Kiwis urged to join snow workforce
Ski field operators are urging New Zealanders to fill the gap left behind by international workers as the ski season rapidly approaches.
Missing Christchurch woman used bus, visited vege store
Missing Christchurch woman used bus, visited vege store
Police have again appealed for the public's help to find missing Christchurch woman Marni Sheppeard.
Catching up on weeds
Catching up on weeds
The catch-up effort to contain weeds in Dunedin continues.
Early KiwiSaver access allowed for some life-shortening conditions
Early KiwiSaver access allowed for some life-shortening conditions
People with down syndrome, cerebral palsy, Huntington's disease and foetal alcohol spectrum disorder will now have early access to money they have in KiwiSaver.
No new community cases, positive household held viewing
No new community cases, positive household held viewing
There are three new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation, and no new cases linked to the Auckland February cluster, however, there was a private home viewing at a residence with three positive cases.
Murder-accused says victim had a 'look of evil'
Murder-accused says victim had a 'look of evil'
A man accused of killing his associate with a cricket bat says the victim came at him wielding a pair of scissors with a “look of evil” on his face.