Dunedin

Nothing to be alarmed about

PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH / REPORT: LAINE PRIESTLEY

Nothing to be alarmed about

Striking Dunedin firefighters wave flags and banners to the Ravensbourne Volunteer Fire Brigade on their way to the Octagon in response to a fire alarm during the hour of industrial action yesterday.

Roundabout there

Roundabout there

Contractors dig up a roundabout at the intersection of Shore St and Musselburgh Rise, in Andersons Bay, Dunedin yesterday.

Opening the secrets of chambers

Opening the secrets of chambers

Contractors take a close look at the Municipal Chambers building in the Octagon, Dunedin, yesterday.

Motorway crash injures one

Emergency services attend a crash after a vehicle was shunted into the barrier on the Southern Motorway yesterday.

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No 6 set to show its stuff

Norm Oakley gets ready to drive his family’s 1916 Dennis fire engine while Dunedin Fire Brigade...

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No 6 set to show its stuff

The sprinter is to be let loose.

28,000 visitors to city in huge cruise week

Evelyn Reed (left) and Katie Richards, from Salt Lake City in Utah, United States, enjoy an ice...

28,000 visitors to city in huge cruise week

Almost 30,000 cruise ship visitors will be pounding the pavement in Dunedin this week.

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Apology over delays in stage four cancer diagnosis

Dunedin Public Hospital. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Apology over delays in stage four cancer diagnosis

A patient at Dunedin Hospital waiting more than six months for a diagnosis of stage four cancer came as wait times for specialists were 14 times longer than recommended.

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Container storage work starts as inland port awaited

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Container storage work starts as inland port awaited

Port Otago has started work on building storage for containers and freight on the Taieri but the planned inland port is still awaiting the green light.

‘No intention to offend’ with flat tours

Showing off Dunedin’s notorious Castle St to domestic and international visitors was never meant to offend anyone, a local tourism operator says.

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Division over move-on powers

A person’s belongings lie next to a bench in George St, Dunedin. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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Division over move-on powers

Empowering police to move along beggars and rough sleepers would be "punishing the poor" and sweep Dunedin’s homelessness problem under the carpet, a city councillor says.

Former govt worker accused of protection order breach

Former govt worker accused of protection order breach

A woman says an ex-government employee doggedly pursued her after she ended their two-year relationship.

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Revenue ramps up for classic annual event

Lucinda McConnon, of Dunedin, considers a colourful cover. PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH

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Revenue ramps up for classic annual event

The latest instalment in a bookish "never-ending story" raised more than $130,000 for a Dunedin institution.

Chinese celebration ‘busiest ever’

A dragon lantern floats in the pond as the fireworks burst overhead at Dunedin’s Lan Yuan Chinese...

Chinese celebration ‘busiest ever’

It was a positive start to the Chinese New Year at Lan Yuan on Saturday night, as thousands of people attended to mark the Year of the Horse.

Crash closes lane on motorway

Emergency services attend a crash on the Southern Motorway in Dunedin this morning. Photo:...

Crash closes lane on motorway

Dunedin's Caversham Bypass Motorway was down to one lane for a short time this morning following a crash.

Festivities herald Chinese New Year

Elaine Everett, of Dunedin, takes in the festivities.

Festivities herald Chinese New Year

Thousands attended Chinese New Year of the Horse celebrations at Lan Yuan Gardens in Dunedin on Saturday.

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Romantasy a feature of new shop

Colette Palmer, left, and Jasmine Begg, of The Ink Pot, use a rolling library ladder at the...

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Romantasy a feature of new shop

Love was certainly in the air in central Dunedin at the weekend, as crowds of eager readers took the chance to peruse the city’s newest, and only, independent romance bookstore.

Cost of student living continues to rise

The price of rents on Castle St has continued to increase each year, according to students who...

Cost of student living continues to rise

Students have said they have found studying in Dunedin very expensive, and rent was "ridiculously expensive".

Rescuer in fatal flat crush to be honoured

'Exceptional courage': Rescuer in fatal Dunedin flat crush to be honoured

The man who rescued people from a fatal stairwell pile-up at a Dunedin student party is being recognised for his courageous actions.

Dozens take Three Peaks orientation run

Runners put themselves through a gruelling Three Peaks "orientation" starting at Woodhaugh St...

Dozens take Three Peaks orientation run

Dunedin's dire summer has not deterred entries for this year’s Three Peaks race, with numbers already near capacity.

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$1000 to $3000 water breach fines in draft

Water pipes wait to be laid. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

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$1000 to $3000 water breach fines in draft

A new bylaw could be needed to enable the Dunedin City Council to manage its water supply network effectively, safely and in alignment with new legislation.

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