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Inaugural Gold Coast to Dunedin flight welcomed

Dunedin welcomes the first international flight from the Gold Coast Airport in Coolangatta,...

Inaugural Gold Coast to Dunedin flight welcomed

The first passenger off the inaugural flight from the Gold Coast was left stunned when she was greeted at Dunedin Airport by a media scrum and raucous applause.

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Kitten abuser no ‘Jeffrey Dahmer type’

Cory Gilliand-Dickson. Photo: Gregor Richardson

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Kitten abuser no ‘Jeffrey Dahmer type’

A man who kicked a kitten and mutilated its corpse told police he’s no Jeffrey Dahmer.

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Govt invests $76.7m in search and rescue

Associate Minister of Transport James Meager announces $76.7 million of funding for 12 search and...

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Govt invests $76.7m in search and rescue

More than $70 million in government search and rescue investment will help organisations continue to save lives, Dunedin groups say.

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Dunedin lawyer charged with doctoring invoices

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Dunedin lawyer charged with doctoring invoices

The career of a Dunedin lawyer hangs in the balance after they were charged with doctoring invoices to obtain $1600.

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Farmer guilty of severe animal abuse gets further ban

Nearly three years after her original livestock-ownership ban, Carolyn Ireland has been...

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Farmer guilty of severe animal abuse gets further ban

A negligent Otago dairy farmer has been banned from owning animals for another five years after failing to get rid of her livestock.

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All Black selection makes mum proud

New All Black Fabian Holland (centre) with brother Quinten and mum Margot at the Dunedin Rugby...

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All Black selection makes mum proud

Margot de Haas misses seeing her big boys every day, but she is quite happy the grocery bill is a lot smaller.

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5.5% rates rise set to be approved

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5.5% rates rise set to be approved

Otago regional councillors are due to approve a 5.5% rates rise today, down from an earlier projected increase of 13.8%.

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Behaviour ‘unbecoming’ of govt role

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Behaviour ‘unbecoming’ of govt role

A former Green party leader is accusing David Seymour of behaviour "unbecoming" of the role of deputy prime minister after she was targeted for her criticism of a controversial Bill.

Photography awards exhibition set to open

Photography awards exhibition set to open

Tūhura Otago Museum design exhibition manager Shanaya Cunningham puts the finishing touches to a panel displaying Craig McKenzie’s Kakariki Karaka, a previous winner of the Tūhura Otago Museum...

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Ruckus kicked up in court

A Dunedin man accused of pulling a knife on hospital staff continued his wayward behaviour in court.

Making light work

KiwiRail crews replace a light tower in Dunedin’s shunt yard yesterday.

Heritage boarding house for sale after hospital delays

The Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga category 2 "Alva House" is on the market after a...

Heritage boarding house for sale after hospital delays

A 25-bedroom central Dunedin heritage boarding house, earmarked for worker accommodation, is on the market after delays to the new Dunedin hospital build.

Full on

The Otago Boys’ High School (below) and Christchurch Boys’ High School first XVs perform their haka ahead of their clash at Littlebourne yesterday.

Man fired BB gun in courtyard

A Dunedin man shooting a realistic BB gun in his courtyard caused a scare in a central city suburb.

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Census cut puts data on homeless at risk: DCC

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Census cut puts data on homeless at risk: DCC

Scrapping the census has thrown up issues for the Dunedin City Council’s social housing policy.

Touchdown

International flights made their long-awaited return to Dunedin yesterday, as a Jetstar flight from Gold Coast Airport in Coolangatta, Queensland, touched down, linking the city&nbsp...

Deadline to comply with Healthy Homes rules looms

Hundreds, if not thousands, of Dunedin renters are living in cold, damp and mouldy houses. PHOTO:...

Deadline to comply with Healthy Homes rules looms

Time is running out for rental properties to comply with Healthy Homes rules.

A most unusual blackbird?

We have been giving winter feed for years to local birds.

Gang member jailed for 'disgusting and disturbing' rape of teen

Wiremu Johnson shielded his face during sentencing in the Nelson District Court on rape and drugs...

Gang member jailed for 'disgusting and disturbing' rape of teen

A teen has told a gang member who raped her that what he did was “disturbing and disgusting” and she hopes he can see it was wrong.

'Please do not violate it': Trump says ceasefire in place

Debris at a residential site, following a missile attack from Iran on Israel in Be'er Sheva,...

'Please do not violate it': Trump says ceasefire in place

President Trump says a ceasefire between Israel and Iran is now in place and asked both countries not to violate it, only hours after Iran launched waves of missiles, which Israel's ambulance service said killed four people.

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