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Crash that left driver critically injured ‘quite chilling’ to watch

A person was taken to hospital in a critical condition after a car rolled into a paddock near...

Crash that left driver critically injured ‘quite chilling’ to watch

A witness was "quite shaken up" to view the aftermath of a crash in Outram that left the driver in a critical condition.

Driver illness cancels buses

Choosing to drive less or stop driving completely might mean exploring public and community...

Driver illness cancels buses

A raft of driver illness has caused dozens of bus cancellations across Dunedin this week.

Stumps removed to make way for ash plots

Stumps removed to make way for ash plots

Tree stumps have been removed from an area of the Portobello Cemetery.

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Tenants paying extra day of rent, mother says

If prospective students can no longer afford to rent, they won’t come, and those that are here...

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Tenants paying extra day of rent, mother says

A Dunedin mother is warning prospective student tenants to read the fine print or else face an extra day’s rent at the end of their stay.

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‘Honour’ to be made society fellow: Prof

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‘Honour’ to be made society fellow: Prof

Prof Cilla Wehi feels like she is now standing among the giants of the ecology world, after being elected as a Fellow of the British Ecological Society.

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Three NZ universities taking part in exchange pilot

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Three NZ universities taking part in exchange pilot

Travel-hungry Gen Z university students who are sick of the sight of Wellington or Auckland can now study for a year at the University of Otago as part of a new exchange programme.

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Consultation not affected by schedule changes: CEO

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Consultation not affected by schedule changes: CEO

A rearranged meetings schedule will not jeopardise a full public consultation period about the Dunedin City Council’s annual plan, councillors have been told.

Into the rhythm

Queensland adult skating team Evolution rehearse at the Dunedin Ice Rink yesterday. Photos: Peter...

Into the rhythm

The Dunedin Masters Games began yesterday, tennis and ice skating catching the eye of photographer Peter McIntosh.

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Moana Pool upgrade work expected to come in $3m under budget

Moana Pool is off-limits during the lockdown. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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Moana Pool upgrade work expected to come in $3m under budget

The Dunedin City Council is anticipating a $3 million saving for upgrade work to Moana Pool.

Suspect-catching chef puts company in liquidation

Glenn Manning has put his barbecue-style food truck The Smokin’ Que in liquidation. PHOTOS:...

Suspect-catching chef puts company in liquidation

A Christchurch chef who helped police catch a suspected car thief has put his business owing $247,000 in voluntary liquidation.

Victims mourned

Victims mourned

Spain's King Felipe (left) greets a relative of a victim of the deadly derailment of two high-speed trains in Adamuz during a funeral mass in memory of the victims

Media granted judicial review over suppression in Tom Phillips case

Media granted judicial review over suppression in Tom Phillips case

Media organisations have been granted a judicial review of reporting restrictions that were made in the Family Court regarding the Tom Phillips case.

Parents, teen boys found dead in Perth home

'Tragic and devastating': Parents, teen boys found dead in Perth home

A man and a woman and their teenage children are dead in what police are treating as a double murder-suicide at an affluent suburban Perth home.

Obituary: Church leader profound, caring

A charming, compassionate man of faith, Donald Phillipps. Photo: Linda Robertson

Obituary: Church leader profound, caring

John Wesley, one of the founding fathers of Methodism, exhorted the faithful to love God with all one’s heart, mind, soul and strength and to love one’s neighbour as oneself.

Parents mourn daughter killed in landslide

Sharon Maccanico. Photo: Supplied/NZ Police

'Loved by all': Parents mourn daughter killed in landslide

The parents of a young teen missing after a landslide tore through a Mount Maunganui campground say their "hearts are broken".

Monster Northland slip 'still moving'

A monster slip blocking Russell Rd, northeast of Whangārei, is still moving. Photo: Supplied /...

Monster Northland slip 'still moving'

A monster slip blocking the main access route to a series of towns on Northland's east coast is still moving, complicating efforts to reopen the road.

Weatherston blames 'uncontrollable rage' for killing

Clayton Weatherston in the dock for sentencing at the Christchurch High Court in 2009. Photo: ODT...

Weatherston blames 'uncontrollable rage' for killing

Clayton Weatherston, jailed for 18 years over the harrowing stabbing murder of Sophie Elliott in Dunedin, has today been denied parole in his first appearance before the board.