Mastering volunteering
Mastering volunteering
Alyson Manning (left), of Dunedin, learns details of her role as a volunteer for the New Zealand Masters Games from organiser Sylvie Brosnahan at the Edgar Centre yesterday.
Food prof and Pavlova author dies
Food professor and Pavlova author dies
Former University of Otago food anthropology professor emerita Helen Leach (ONZM) has died in Christchurch, aged 80.
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Flying flag for hatching of 1000th albatross
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Flying flag for hatching of 1000th albatross
Dunedin's mayor says she will raise a flag to mark the 1000th chick to be hatched at Taiaroa Head and celebrate the city as an "icon of wildlife throughout the world".
Changing up bathroom space
Changing up bathroom space
Work to replace the toilet block near the railway pedestrian overbridge in central Dunedin has begun.
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Ong’s complaint ‘insufficient’
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Ong’s complaint ‘insufficient’
An 11th-hour discussion with an independent investigator could determine whether a Dunedin city councillor’s complaint about "discriminatory remarks" goes any further.
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Post shop operators condemn closures
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Post shop operators condemn closures
The addition of two more NZ Post outlets to be closed, in Oamaru and in the Octagon in Dunedin, has shocked the store’s owners, who have vowed to fight the "ratshit" decision.
Peninsula walker takes a tumble
Peninsula walker takes a tumble
Emergency services rescue a patient after a fall near the Soldier’s Memorial in Highcliff Rd on Otago Peninsula.
Prominent Dunedin man has sex charges dismissed
Prominent Dunedin man has sex charges dismissed
A former Dunedin lawyer and recipient of a Queen’s Birthday honour has had serious sex charges against him dismissed.
Driver 'rammed and punched' in Dunedin road rage
Driver 'rammed and punched' in Dunedin road rage
Police are hunting an angry Dunedin driver who allegedly rammed another car and punched the occupant in the face after exploding into a fit of sudden road rage.
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Champ wasn’t expecting to win
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Champ wasn’t expecting to win
In basketball circles they say "white men can’t jump".
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Year of the Horse celebrations take shape
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Year of the Horse celebrations take shape
Preparations are under way to bring in the Year of the Horse with authentic Chinese lanterns in Dunedin.
Plank-waving pensioner sows panic in Dunedin street
Plank-waving pensioner sows panic in Dunedin street
An intoxicated pensioner waving a knife and a plank of wood around in a Dunedin street caused a passing pedestrian to flee into a nearby address.
Teen's banner day goes bad after dobbing dad steps in
Teen's banner day goes bad after dobbing dad steps in
A teenager has been dobbed in by his dad after being caught on camera making off with a Dunedin restaurant's $1600 custom-made banners.
Cars banished in Town Belt trial
Cars banished in Town Belt trial
The closure of a 1.8km section of Dunedin’s Town Belt for three months has started.
Axe falls on Otago post shops
Axe falls on Otago post shops
Nine of Otago’s community post shops - including seven in Dunedin - are to close.
ORC alters survey format in quest for more responses
ORC alters survey format in quest for more responses
A $50,000 random ratepayer survey should help the Otago Regional Council focus on the public’s priorities, the chairwoman says.
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Owner forced to close due to surgery complications
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Owner forced to close due to surgery complications
Health complications and surgery wait times have forced the owner of a Dunedin second-hand clothing store to give up her dream job.
Duty free cost NZ $96m tax revenue
Duty free cost NZ $96m tax revenue
Duty-free tobacco sales in NZ international airports means up to $96m of tax revenue has not made it to key parts of the country’s health system, including programmes aimed at reducing smoking, new research shows.
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Vice-chancellor takes aim at ‘unsustainable’ funding model
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Vice-chancellor takes aim at ‘unsustainable’ funding model
A radical shake-up of how universities are funded is desperately needed, the University of Otago vice-chancellor says.
Vigilante killer ready to live ‘a normal life’
Vigilante killer ready to live ‘a normal life’
An Invercargill man involved in a vigilante murder says he now wants to attend church and live "a normal life".