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Students flip the script at Showquest
A group of students from an all-boys Dunedin secondary school have made it their mission to flip the script on the age old ‘‘boys will be boys’’ excuse.
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Hillside loses $7m funding for wagons
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Hillside loses $7m funding for wagons
The Hillside railway workshops have lost $7m of govt funding and KiwiRail says it will be looking at options for its workforce in mid-2027 when work on building wagons is set to finish.
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Call to reduce fund prompts Scrooge remark
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Call to reduce fund prompts Scrooge remark
For a moment, it seemed that ‘‘Cr Scrooge’’ had put in an appearance at the Dunedin City Council.
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Robertson, Brown on wall of fame
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Robertson, Brown on wall of fame
Joining the ranks of All Blacks, scientists and artists was a ‘‘great honour’’ for one prominent former King’s High School student.
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Archway Theatres campaign gets merch
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Archway Theatres campaign gets merch
A campaign to save the University of Otago’s brutalist Archway Lecture Theatres has expanded into physical merchandise.
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Voting around spending illustrative
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Voting around spending illustrative
Spending plans were debated and adjustments were considered on the fly. Votes came and went, not much changed. Reporter Grant Miller gives a rundown on deliberations for the DCC's annual plan.
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Unity across the aisle in support of scheme
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Unity across the aisle in support of scheme
A couple of regional councillors who usually come from very different sides of the political spectrum have come together to urge support for the total mobility scheme.
A shining star of the media scene
A shining star of the media scene
Catherine Saunders, Dunedin-born broadcaster, has died aged 83.
Maori-led disorder care ‘underused’
Maori-led disorder care ‘underused’
Despite Māori experiencing eating disorders — in some cases, at higher rates than non-Māori — Māori-led approaches to treatment pathways and national policy-making are being "significantly...
Owner hopes Rip has a ripper
Owner hopes Rip has a ripper
Leanne Pryde, of Dunedin, gets outside at Forrester Park yesterday with her 3-month-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Rip, ahead of this weekend’s Dogs New Zealand and Waikouaiti Kennel Association...
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Architecture students win big at Australasian awards
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Architecture students win big at Australasian awards
A "quietly powerful synthesis of landscape, colour and environmental stewardship" has won an Otago Polytechnic architecture student a major award at this year’s prestigious Australasian Dulux...
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Show celebrates artist’s recovery from stroke
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Show celebrates artist’s recovery from stroke
Where there is a will, human nature will always find a way.
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Hospital build kitty boosted to $2.1b
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Hospital build kitty boosted to $2.1b
There is a new number for the new Dunedin hospital — and it’s a big one.
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Stray golf balls a winner for hospice
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Stray golf balls a winner for hospice
The thwack of a golf ball being hit, followed by a salvo of obscenities and flying clubs, is music to Bill Nichol’s ears.
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Theft of L&P falls flat with tearoom owner
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Theft of L&P falls flat with tearoom owner
Corey Hondelink may be well on the way to becoming world famous in New Zealand.
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‘Not surprised’ sea lion pup killed by vehicle
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‘Not surprised’ sea lion pup killed by vehicle
The death of a sea lion pup hit by a vehicle in Dunedin comes as no surprise and it is lucky there have not been more, a conservationist says.
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Brothers attack suburb’s unkempt verges
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Brothers attack suburb’s unkempt verges
Two Ravensbourne retirees have had a gutsful of slippery pavements, blocked drains and out-of-control grass verges and have set out to fix them.
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'Excessive and unconvincing': Otago blocks OIA requests over Israel-linked tech firm
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'Excessive and unconvincing': Otago blocks OIA requests over Israel-linked tech firm
A critic of Otago University’s proposed arrangement with tech giant Palo Alto has called out the institution’s use of ‘‘commercial sensitivity’’ to block official information requests.
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Health spend not as rosy as it seems, prof says
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Health spend not as rosy as it seems, prof says
An academic specialising in health systems is worried this year’s Budget is ‘‘playing it very risky’’ with health spending over the next few years.
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Excitement greets new climbing wall
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Excitement greets new climbing wall
A long year without a rock climbing wall has finally come to an end for keen climbers at a Dunedin secondary school.