Dunedin

Dining out food waste action called for

Too much food is still being wasted, sitting uneaten on consumers’ plates, despite Covid-19 financial pressures on the hospitality sector.

Familiar faces return to breed

Familiar faces return to breed

Albatrosses have laid the second-highest number of eggs recorded at the Royal Albatross Colony.
Skull fractured in assault at party

Skull fractured in assault at party

A violent disagreement at a 21st birthday party led to a Dunedin man suffering a fractured skull, a court has heard.
ORC wants more say on South Dunedin

ORC wants more say on South Dunedin

Otago regional councillors want be more actively involved in decision-making about the future of South Dunedin.

Familiar faces return to breed

A northern royal albatross at the Taiaroa Head colony on Otago Peninsula. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Familiar faces return to breed

Albatrosses have laid the second-highest number of eggs recorded at the Royal Albatross Colony.

Skull fractured in assault at party

The Dunedin courthouse. Photo: ODT files

Skull fractured in assault at party

A violent disagreement at a 21st birthday party led to a Dunedin man suffering a fractured skull, a court has heard.

ORC wants more say on South Dunedin

ORC wants more say on South Dunedin

Otago regional councillors want be more actively involved in decision-making about the future of South Dunedin.

$5.3m DCHL loss less than expected

Competition in the sector meant operators in the industry were wary to increase menu prices but...

$5.3m DCHL loss less than expected

Hard-hit by Covid-19 disruption, the Dunedin City Holdings Ltd Group has emerged from a difficult financial year with a net loss of $5.3 million, far better than a forecast $14.6 million loss.

Orchestral manoeuvres in city’s schools

Orchestral manoeuvres in city’s schools

Dunedin Symphony Orchestra (DSO) flautist Feby Idrus plays her woodwind family instrument in a mini concert at Silverstream School, in Mosgiel, yesterday.

Diesel spill source likely discovered

Diesel boom on in the upper Harbour by Portsmouth Drive last month. Photo: Peter McIntosh

Diesel spill source likely discovered

The source responsible for up to 600 litres of diesel spilling into the Otago Harbour from a South Dunedin stormwater drain has "likely" been identified, the Otago Regional Council says.

ORC warns to conserve water

Day one of summer has finally arrived, and to mark the occasion, the Otago Regional Council has issued a warning for people across the region to conserve water.

Speeding drivers‘ bloody idiots

Two people caught speeding at more than 150kmh, while under the influence of alcohol, have been blasted as "bloody idiots".

Hear the pipes are calling

Piper Lynne Clarke, of the City of Dunedin Pipe Band, performs in The Smith Gallery, at the Toitu Otago Settlers Museum yesterday morning, to celebrate St Andrew’s Day, the Scottish National Day.

Dining out food waste action called for

Associate Prof Miranda Mirosa said businesses could help by providing doggy bags. PHOTO: PETER...

Dining out food waste action called for

Too much food is still being wasted, sitting uneaten on consumers’ plates, despite Covid-19 financial pressures on the hospitality sector.

King’s songwriter over moon

King’s High School pupil Tomuri Spicer strums his way through his latest song — Different — which...

King’s songwriter over moon

Right in the middle of NCEA exams, just when Tomuri Spicer was starting to get worn down by the pressure, a spark of excitement has re-energised him.

PM thanks Dunedin girl for ‘family portrait’

Mila Schouten Richardson with her drawing of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s family, which will...

PM thanks Dunedin girl for ‘family portrait’

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has selected an image by a Dunedin school pupil to feature on her annual Christmas card.

No rescue package in sight for sports hall of fame

No rescue package in sight for sports hall of fame

Sport New Zealand says the likely closure of the national sports hall of fame in Dunedin is regrettable.

‘I went along and I fell in love with it’

Onyx Militaires Masters marching team members (from left) Deanne Burrell, Maree Cross, Sue-ellen ...

‘I went along and I fell in love with it’

One Dunedin woman has been marching in step for nearly 45 years.

‘Answers are important to us’

Dr Mohammad Alayan outside the Al Noor mosque, Christchurch. Photo: Allied Press files

‘Answers are important to us’

Otago Muslims are not sure suppressing content from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch mosque shootings is doing the right thing by victims.