Dunedin

They will write them on the beaches . . .

Following a delay caused by the recent Alert Level 4 lockdown, a large group of Taieri College year 7 pupils finally went on an English writing trip to some Dunedin landmarks yesterday.
False alarm

People were evacuated from the ANZ bank building on the corner of George St and Moray Pl yesterday after reports of a burning smell on Level 1.
Mixed emotions after trout caught

Forget the arms — it was Emma Collins’ face that got the biggest workout when she reeled in a 1.4kg rainbow trout on Saturday.
Gold medal makes good present

As far as birthday presents go, a Paralympic gold medal will take some beating.

Dunedin’s dog population on best behaviour

Dunedin’s dog population on best behaviour

Despite Dunedin’s dog citizenry growing this year, the city’s pooch population is made up of very good dogs indeed, as canine crimes are trending downwards.
OUMSA apologises for offensive jokes

OUMSA apologises for offensive jokes

University of Otago students have apologised for racist and homophobic jokes in this year’s Med Revue.
Dunedin’s heritage buildings receive $763,855 in funding

Dunedin’s heritage buildings receive $763,855 in funding

Heritage projects across the city have benefited from Dunedin City Council funding of $763,855 in the 2020-21 financial year.

Dunedin’s dog population on best behaviour

Tessa Day and Jaxon (20 months) walk their English Bulldog, Archie, along John Wilson Ocean Dr...

Dunedin’s dog population on best behaviour

Despite Dunedin’s dog citizenry growing this year, the city’s pooch population is made up of very good dogs indeed, as canine crimes are trending downwards.

OUMSA apologises for offensive jokes

OUMSA apologises for offensive jokes

University of Otago students have apologised for racist and homophobic jokes in this year’s Med Revue.

Dunedin’s heritage buildings receive $763,855 in funding

Receiving funds from the Dunedin Heritage Fund are, top row, from left: Taimex Building,...

Dunedin’s heritage buildings receive $763,855 in funding

Heritage projects across the city have benefited from Dunedin City Council funding of $763,855 in the 2020-21 financial year.

Parking tickets earn council a pretty penny

Cars parked legally in Melville St yesterday afternoon. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

Parking tickets earn council a pretty penny

Illicit parking swelled Dunedin’s municipal coffers by more than half a million dollars in the last financial year.

Former pub now a family home

The 154-year-old Clarks Junction property which formerly contained a hotel, pub and cafe, is now...

Former pub now a family home

The former Clarks Junction hotel, pub and cafe has been sold to a young family as part of a residential lifestyle block.

Biggest workshop to come down

The former fabrication shop at Hillside Workshops is to be demolished in a seven-month-long...

Biggest workshop to come down

The largest workshop at KiwiRail’s South Dunedin Hillside Workshops is set to come down as a major redevelopment of the historic site gets under way.

Dunedin pound will go for thousands

Mowbray Collectables coins, medals and banknotes director David Galt inspects an 1891 Colonial...

Dunedin pound will go for thousands

In its day, an 1891 Dunedin Colonial Bank one pound note could buy you a couple of pairs of boots, rent a 5-roomed cottage for a week, maybe even buy some top-of-the-line gold-mining equipment.

They will write them on the beaches . . .

They will write them on the beaches . . .

Following a delay caused by the recent Alert Level 4 lockdown, a large group of Taieri College year 7 pupils finally went on an English writing trip to some Dunedin landmarks yesterday.

Report finds multiple Covid protocol failures at prison

Three staff were assaulted today at the Otago Corrections Facility. Photo ODT Files

Report finds multiple Covid protocol failures at prison

A damning audit of Otago Corrections Facility (OCF) has exposed numerous shortcomings in the prison’s Covid-19 preparations.

Gathering thoughts on water a struggle

Gathering thoughts on water a struggle

A meandering discussion about reform of drinking water, wastewater and stormwater did at least finish decisively for Dunedin’s elected members.

False alarm

False alarm

People were evacuated from the ANZ bank building on the corner of George St and Moray Pl yesterday after reports of a burning smell on Level 1.

Primary school may close after 120 years

St Joseph’s School in Magnetic St, Port Chalmers, may soon close due to low roll numbers. PHOTO:...

Primary school may close after 120 years

A small Port Chalmers school may close after more than 120 years.

Gold medal makes good present

Long jump gold medallist Anna Grimaldi is greeted home by partner Felix McDonald at the airport...

Gold medal makes good present

As far as birthday presents go, a Paralympic gold medal will take some beating.

Missing Lilliput Library cared for by kindergarten

Lilliput Library founder Ruth Arnison holds a photograph of the Rotary Park Kindergarten Lilliput...

Missing Lilliput Library cared for by kindergarten

A Lilliput Library has vanished from a Dunedin neighbourhood.

Mixed emotions after trout caught

Forget the arms — it was Emma Collins’ face that got the biggest workout when she reeled in a 1.4kg rainbow trout on Saturday.

Student cheating concerns as assessments move online

Fears have been raised about the potential for online cheating at New Zealand universities,...

Student cheating concerns as assessments move online

A student who plagiarised in an essay apologising for previous wrongdoing was among more than 80 reprimanded for academic misconduct at the University of Otago last year.

Rapist’s polygraph extends distress

Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis has asked the Otago Corrections Facility at Milburn why a lie...

Rapist’s polygraph extends distress

When a Dunedin man was locked up for almost 15 years for repeatedly raping his stepdaughter, the victim and her family had no idea their trauma had only just begun.

October opening for Baxter garden

A memorial to wartime conscientious objectors appears to be completed.

Suffrage Day a flashpoint in debate over law change

Dunedin's Octagon was divided yesterday as Suffrage Day turned into a turf war between rival protest groups.

No issues at ball despite concerns

After more than two years of uncertainty, a decision on the future of Anglican ownership of...

No issues at ball despite concerns

There were no issues at Selwyn College’s ball, despite concerns about breaches of Covid-19 restrictions.

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