‘Damaging’ gales to buffet South
Updated 1.47 pm
MetService has upgraded its wind watch to a warning for Dunedin and the lower South Island from 3pm today, forecasting severe gale southwesterlies gusting to 130km/h in exposed places.
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Council votes to get behind Nuggets, Hoiho
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Council votes to get behind Nuggets, Hoiho
Call it an assist — but the Dunedin City Council has offered $50,000 a year for the next three years to help keep the Otago Nuggets and Southern Hoiho basketball teams bouncing.
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Stolen knife last of crimes for jailed man
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Stolen knife last of crimes for jailed man
Ten months of crime came to an end when a man was caught strolling down a central Dunedin street with a stolen 21cm kitchen knife, a court has heard.
Unlicenced driver blew nearly three times over limit: police
Unlicenced driver blew nearly three times over limit: police
A 64-year-old Dunedin man caught driving nearly three times over the legal breath alcohol limit has never held a New Zealand driver's licence.
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Lucky to be alive, attack victim says
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Lucky to be alive, attack victim says
A man has been jailed for attacking a 20-year-old, leaving him with a fractured skull and brain bleeds.
Port Chalmers near-miss 'could have been far worse'
Port Chalmers near-miss 'could have been far worse'
A near-miss incident at a railway yard at Port Chalmers is a reminder that things cannot return to the "bad old days" of non-compliance and even workplace deaths, the railways union says.
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Sentence lengthened for failure to comply
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Sentence lengthened for failure to comply
A meth dealer will spend more time in prison for refusing to leave his cell and explain where he got $45,000 cash and a vintage motorbike.
Man carrying knives arrested
Man carrying knives arrested
A Dunedin man carrying six knives allegedly threatened a St Kilda woman early yesterday before pulling a blade on police.
Outreach initiative marking 10th visit
Outreach initiative marking 10th visit
Tūhura Otago Museum may have become a victim of its own success.
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Dunedin residents facing 10.7% rates rise
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Dunedin residents facing 10.7% rates rise
Dunedin residents face a rates rise of 10.7% and councillors have been warned planned capital spending is so high it could be a struggle to deliver everything.
Number of those diagnosed with HIV continuing to decrease
Number of those diagnosed with HIV continuing to decrease
Despite two children being diagnosed with perinatally acquired HIV in 2024 — the first cases in New Zealand in more than a decade — the latest research shows the incidence of people being diagnosed...
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Countries agree on seabird protection
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Countries agree on seabird protection
The 13 member countries of the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (Acap) have agreed to engage with the fisheries that are decimating seabird numbers, the Department of...
Eligibility query over new role for Bush
Eligibility query over new role for Bush
The appointment of a New Zealander to take charge of a troubled state police force has hit an unexpected speed bump — laws needed to clarify his eligibility.
Speech contest winner gets ‘heart-warming’ response from peers
Speech contest winner gets ‘heart-warming’ response from peers
Receiving a roaring haka was a "heart-warming" moment for a Dunedin secondary student who took top honours in a Māori speech competition.
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Wildlife capital status gets boost from council
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Wildlife capital status gets boost from council
Dunedin's status as the wildlife capital of New Zealand is more secure thanks to $1.2 million in council backing to expand pest elimination efforts, a leader at Predator Free Dunedin says.
Ablutions solution for historic toilet block
Ablutions solution for historic toilet block
The Dunedin City Council has cleaned up an exposed crack undermining a historic Dunedin toilet block.
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Cafe closed, life savings gone and $491k in debt
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Cafe closed, life savings gone and $491k in debt
A failed cafe has cost a Dunedin businessman his "entire life savings" and left his company owing nearly $500,000.
School didn't go to police over major theft
School didn't go to police over major theft
A Dunedin secondary school decided not to contact police after discovering a staff member "misappropriated" almost $365,000 over five years.
Students band together for foodbank drive
Students band together for foodbank drive
A Dunedin foodbank has been overwhelmed by a combined collection by Catholic schools from across the city.
Med school training great then and now
Med school training great then and now
While many things about the training at the Otago Medical School may have changed over the past 150 years, many things remain the same.