Cars collide in Calton Hill
A Calton Hill road was closed for a short time following a two-vehicle crash this afternoon.
Dunedin
Dunedin barrister becomes QC
Eminent Dunedin barrister becomes Queen’s Counsel
Most little boys want be astronauts, or maybe All Blacks.
Damp start to phosphate ship protest
Damp start to phosphate ship protest
A pair of Environmental Justice Otepoti members battled to get their protest against phosphate carrier Federal Crimson under way as the vessel neared Ravensbourne wharf yesterday.
Steam trains could return to city
Steam trains could return to city
More than 60 years after the last locally-made steam locomotive rolled out of Hillside workshop, a Christchurch firm wants to wind the clock back and return steam power to Dunedin’s railways.
Urged to be curious and open
Urged to be curious and open
Arts and culture provide key alternative views in a world where the ‘‘whole system needs to change’’, retired arts festival director Carla van Zon says.
Science gold for Dunedin pupil
Science gold for Dunedin pupil
‘‘Is it real gold? Everyone keeps asking me that.’’
Reward for good behaviour
Reward for good behaviour
Georgia Jaques (22), of Hawke’s Bay, knew she was going to have a great graduation yesterday when she went into Dunedin cafe, Morning Magpie, with her reusable coffee cup and got a free coffee.
Emergency services to seek input from local committees
Emergency services to seek input from local committees
A series of meetings in Otago informing the public of what Fire and Emergency New Zealand local area committees would look like have painted a promising picture.
Slip blocks peninsula path work
Slip blocks peninsula path work
Work has begun to repair a slip at Turnbulls Bay, so construction of the multimillion-dollar Otago Peninsula cycling and walking connection can continue.
Pacific epic row voyage honoured
Pacific epic row voyage honoured
A plaque to honour explorer Fedor Konyukhov was unveiled in Dunedin this week.
Medical staff cautioned about boundaries
Medical staff cautioned about boundaries
All Southern District Health Board senior medical and dental officers have been warned to maintain ‘‘scrupulous adherence’’ to the boundaries between their private and public work.
Graduands celebrate on way to ceremony
Graduands celebrate on way to ceremony
Hundreds of graduands and supporters move along George St, Dunedin, before graduating from the University of Otago yesterday.
Pulsing with civic pride
Pulsing with civic pride
As the debate about future uses of the Octagon heats up, DPAG curatorial intern Milly Mitchell-Anyon’s look at how it became the heart of Dunedin is a timely reminder of the changing nature and function of the site.
Watch: Graduands march down George St
Watch: Graduands march down George St
More than 360 University of Otago graduands marched down George St today.
SDHB staff 'seething' over management's performance
SDHB staff 'seething' over management's performance
Senior Southern DHB medical staff have ‘‘seething anger’’ over the conduct and performance of the organisation’s management - and their organisation is at ‘‘teetering point’’, a veteran health unionist says.
Dunedin visit cancelled after eruption
Ovation of the Seas cancels Dunedin visit after eruption
The Ovation of the Seas' visit to Dunedin has been cancelled after almost 40 of its passengers were caught up in the tragic volcanic eruption on Whakaari/White Island on Monday.
Sentenced over MDMA scheme
Sentenced over MDMA scheme
A Dunedin student who tried to import more than $30,000 of ecstasy to his scarfie flat said he did it to make “easy money”.
Vandervis censured over staff treatment
Vandervis censured over staff treatment
Dunedin city councillor Lee Vandervis is vowing to continue using his ‘‘loud’’ voice despite being censured by his colleagues for aggressive behaviour towards a Dunedin City Council staff member.
City councillors work for trial closure compromise
City councillors work for trial closure compromise
A proposal for a trial closure of the Octagon will be reviewed following a tight vote by Dunedin city councillors.
Entonox ‘required’ in two of six cases: GP
Entonox ‘required’ in two of six cases: GP
A third of urgent cases seen at the Lumsden maternal and child hub in the weeks after it opened involved mothers who needed nitrous oxide for pain relief, newly released emails show.