Closest Tesla servicing 360km away in Christchurch
A Mosgiel woman was shocked when she was told she was facing a 360km road trip, each way, to repair her Tesla.
Pay issues frustrating bus drivers
Pay issues frustrating bus drivers
It's been a bumpy ride for Dunedin and Queenstown Orbus bus drivers.
Improvement to skate parks recommended
Improvement to skate parks recommended
Local skate parks may be set for a facelift if the Dunedin City Council pumps $6.5 million into city playgrounds over the next three years as outlined in a proposed plan.
Joint bid to solve problems facing live music in city
Joint bid to solve problems facing live music in city
It turns out there is nothing more rock’n’roll than district planning.
Ex High St School site cohousing project opened
Ex High St School site cohousing project opened
Resident Anthony Doesburg and Dunedin City Mayor Aaron Hawkins planted a southern rata at the official opening of Toiora High Street Cohousing project on the edge of Mornngton.
Warm, dry conditions on cards
Warm, dry conditions on cards
"Unseasonably" and "unusually" warm and dry weather may be on the way for coastal Otago residents over the next three months, as Niwa watches for another La Nina weather system.
Shift to EVs could be beneficial: academic
Shift to EVs could be beneficial: academic
Electric vehicles could soon prove a boon for farmers, tradies and others, an Otago Polytechnic automotive lecturer says.
Transplant hurdle too high
Transplant hurdle too high
The phrase "signing your own death warrant" is loosely used, but Glenn Blundell knows exactly how that feels.
Two seriously injured in city crash
Two seriously injured in city crash
Emergency services crews work to free a woman from her vehicle after a crash at the intersection of Cumberland and Howe Sts in Dunedin yesterday afternoon.
Hotel and car park vision for stadium
Hotel and car park vision for Dunedin stadium
A hotel could be built at Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium as part of an ambitious development taking the South Island’s premier stadium to another level.
Taking in Taylor an eye-opening adventure
Taking in Taylor an eye-opening adventure
Hazel Heal’s advocacy for career criminal Arthur Taylor has thrown the Dunedin lawyer into the national spotlight, and changed her life in a multitude of ways. Before the release of Mr Taylor’s new...
Took leadership of pro-Springbok tour group SCRUM
Took leadership of pro-Springbok tour group SCRUM
I was an apolitical student at Otago University when the 1981 Springbok tour was announced — looking forward to the All Blacks getting some revenge after consecutive series losses in South Africa,...
Protesting for justice in a far-off land
Protesting for justice in a far-off land
It's 1981 and I’m sitting on the road outside the Southern Cross hotel on a cold night watching my mother being trampled on by a pro-tour sup porter, writes Alastair Duncan.
Battling the Boks
Battling the Boks
It was the tour that divided the nation. Four decades on, Daisy Hudson examines the events of the 1981 Springboks tour in the South, through the eyes of those right at the heart of the action.
City link to grocery findings
City link to grocery findings
It all started with a bottle of milk in a Berlin supermarket.
Principal pleased to make a return
Principal pleased to make a return
Dunedin's Catholic Community of Learning lead principal has stepped over to the secular side, to take up the principal’s position at Mornington School.
Six60 buys flat where it all started
Six60 buys flat where it all started
The flat at 660 Castle St has been bought by the band that made it famous.
Different causes likely in water lead readings
Different causes likely in water lead readings
The most alarming lead contamination results from the testing of East Otago water probably had different causes, an exhaustive investigation has found.
New ORC team to focus on localities
New ORC team to focus on localities
A newly formed team at the Otago Regional Council will take a more integrated and holistic approach to addressing environmental issues in both urban and rural catchments.
Karitane School supply being assessed
Karitane School supply being assessed
Work is under way to assess what needs to be done at Karitane School to restore its drinking water.