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.
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'Tone deaf and greedy': Sunday parking charges slammed
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'Tone deaf and greedy': Sunday parking charges slammed
Charging for Sunday parking in Dunedin has been slammed as a money grab that will kill off centre city business.
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Judge says man who groped teen not predatory
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Judge says man who groped teen not predatory
A man who groped a grossly intoxicated teenager at a Dunedin bar has avoided jail after a judge said his behaviour was not predatory.
Maori Hill School pupils active and stylish
Maori Hill School pupils active and stylish
Tip your hat to the imagination of these Dunedin primary school pupils.
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Urinating shoplifter soaked shelf in supermarket stealing spree
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Urinating shoplifter soaked shelf in supermarket stealing spree
A Dunedin man has been jailed after urinating in a supermarket where he was shoplifting.
Car rolls after grit truck overtake gone wrong
Car rolls after grit truck overtake gone wrong
A Dunedin woman who came to grief on black ice was trying to overtake a grit truck, police say.
Guilty of possessing mosque attack videos
Govt employee guilty of possessing mosque attack videos
A government employee has been found guilty of possessing footage of the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks.
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Many books sodden after pipe bursts
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Many books sodden after pipe bursts
Countless books have been lost to frigid waters after a morning frost burst a pipe above a Dunedin bookshop.
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DCC concerned growth plan overreaction
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DCC concerned growth plan overreaction
The government’s drive to grow housing could impose Auckland-style urban sprawl as a misguided template for other cities, Dunedin councillors have warned.
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Exercise physiology students helping folk stay mobile
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Exercise physiology students helping folk stay mobile
Jeffrey Batts reckons if he can get in or out of his car without his leg locking up, he is having a good day.
Funds to buy community hub fall short
Funds to buy community hub fall short
"We tried, but could not get over the last hurdle."
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'My suffering doesn’t matter': Victim outraged as child sex offender freed early
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'My suffering doesn’t matter': Victim outraged as child sex offender freed early
The victim of an Otago sex offender says her abuser charmed his way into an early release while she suffers a "life sentence" of trauma.
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Council sports facilities plan a ‘wake-up call’
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Council sports facilities plan a ‘wake-up call’
A plan for Dunedin’s future sporting investment is a "wake-up call" about the city’s ageing infrastructure, a councillor says.
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Second chance at life treasured
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Living life to the fullest after transplant
Natalie Brown never takes for granted her second chance at life.
Cold front set to bring rain, strong winds
Cold front set to bring rain, strong winds
Spring may be just around the corner, but winter is not done with us yet.