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Snow forecast for early next week
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Snow forecast for early next week
If you have not had the chance to build a snowman in Dunedin yet this winter, your opportunity may be about to arrive — possibly for the last time this year.
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MP calls out govt inaction on homelessness
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MP calls out govt inaction on homelessness
Labour housing spokesman Kieren McAnulty yesterday slammed the government for not backing local efforts to end homelessness in the South.
Celebration to mark Krishna’s birth
Celebration to mark Krishna’s birth
Hundreds of people are expected for a celebration in Dunedin tonight marking the birth of Indian deity Krishna.
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Caution advised over degree
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Caution advised over degree
The University of Otago is joining the drive for a controversial associate psychology degree, but the actual professional future of the role remains in limbo.
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Designer Clothing Sale raising funds for refuge
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Designer Clothing Sale raising funds for refuge
Domestic violence does not discriminate. So a group of University of Otago law students have banded together to run a Designer Clothing Sale today to raise money for the Ōtepoti-Dunedin Whānau...
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Dairy fined for selling vape to minor
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Dairy fined for selling vape to minor
A Dunedin dairy has been fined after an undercover sting revealed it sold a vape to a minor.
Stolen pie flies after test drive denied
Stolen pie flies after test drive denied
A Dunedin man threw a stolen pie and bottle of coke at a car yard worker after being denied a test drive, police say.
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No parking ‘sting’, council boss insists
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No parking ‘sting’, council boss insists
The Dunedin City Council has denied targeting hospital workers with early-morning parking stings and says it has the evidence to prove it.
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Council U-turn on tree protection
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Council U-turn on tree protection
A Mosgiel man worries he will be left to foot the bill for century-old trees after a council U-turn over whether they are dangerous.
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Mosgiel child sex abuser jailed
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Mosgiel child sex abuser jailed
Mosgiel man Gerald Wedlock's sexual abuse left his young victim suffering post-traumatic stress disorder and condemned the boy to 20 years of shame
Jim O'Malley claims he's been targeted by council boss
Jim O'Malley claims he's been targeted by council boss
A war of words has erupted between Cr Jim O'Malley and Dunedin City Council boss Sandy Graham amid claims of a "hostile work environment".
Rethink of quit smoking approach
Rethink of quit smoking approach
Tips on how to stop smoking, alongside the usual images of cancer-ridden organs on cigarette packaging, may help New Zealand’s remaining smokers to quit.
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When a seat at the table brings safety and security
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When a seat at the table brings safety and security
They may just look like picnic tables, but for Dunedin families escaping domestic violence, they represent places of safety and security.
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Extinct duck DNA shows evolution pathway to ‘flightlessness’: study
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Extinct duck DNA shows evolution pathway to ‘flightlessness’: study
Rēkohu shelducks are a prime example of what happens when you spend too much time in the stress-free lifestyle of island time.
Bath St focus moves to above-ground works
Bath St focus moves to above-ground works
The underground work for an upgrade to a central Dunedin street is complete.
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DCC investigating how it could implement AI
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DCC investigating how it could implement AI
The Dunedin City Council (DCC) is exploring in detail how it can incorporate artificial intelligence into its operation.
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Evicted couple forced to keep watch over belongings
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Evicted couple forced to keep watch over belongings
The belongings of a Kaikorai couple have been dumped in a Dunedin park after they were evicted from their rental property.
Firefighters pushing for better conditions
Firefighters pushing for better conditions
Firefighters around the city are campaigning for better work conditions after talks between the union and Fire and Emergency New Zealand failed this month.
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Councillor off Albany St panel after ‘ill-judged outbursts’
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Councillor off Albany St panel after ‘ill-judged outbursts’
A councillor who lashed out at businesses has been forced off a hearings panel deciding on changes to a contentious central Dunedin cycleway.
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Refugee jailed for five years for filmed sexual assault
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Refugee jailed for five years for filmed sexual assault
A refugee who fled war-torn Iraq will now spend more than five years behind bars after filming his sex attack on a woman as her child protested.