Otago Boys’ thrilled by cadet sword gift
A Dunedin high school has been given a cadet sword as a symbol of service by an old boy.
Man found not culpable over sex tape
Man found not culpable over sex tape
A government employee who made a sex tape with a woman he met through his work has been cleared of criminal culpability.
Durban poet awarded literary residency
Durban poet awarded literary residency
A South African poet has been awarded the Dunedin City of Literature residency.
Just a little off the top
Just a little off the top
Workers deconstruct the 118-year-old Dunedin Gasworks Museum brick by brick on Thursday morning.
‘Crazy’ to win Shakespeare dress award
‘Crazy’ to win Shakespeare dress award
A young dressmaker impressed judges at a Shakespeare festival with her transformable Victorian design.
Campaign ‘journalism at its best’
Campaign ‘journalism at its best’
The Otago Daily Times has won four awards at the Voyager Media Awards, including metropolitan newspaper of the year.
Stalwart of Otago rugby remembered
Stalwart of Otago rugby remembered
Otago rugby stalwart and one-test All Black Tuppy Diack died in Dunedin yesterday.
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Govt gives Mosgiel port $8.2m
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Govt gives Mosgiel port $8.2m
Regional Development Minister Shane Jones says he does not want to "get caught in the middle of a cockfight" between two competing inland port projects despite the government financially backing...
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Hillside reopening sign of ‘belief’
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Hillside reopening sign of ‘belief’
The return of Hillside Workshops is a statement of the government’s "belief in the city of Dunedin", deputy prime minister Winston Peters says.
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Rare diagnosis sparked university goal
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Rare diagnosis sparked university goal
How would you react if you were diagnosed with a rare degenerative muscle disease which will lead to a loss of muscle co-ordination, fatigue, vision impairment, hearing loss, slurred speech and...
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Re-elected president of Law Society
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Re-elected president of Law Society
Lawyer Frazer Barton has departed his Dunedin legal firm and been re-elected president of the Law Society just weeks after being cleared by its standards committee inquiry.
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Working to prevent ‘gut-wrenching’ loss
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Working to prevent ‘gut-wrenching’ loss
A Trio of grassroots organisations have teamed up to save a North Dunedin community hub from being swept from under their feet.
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‘Boy racers’ spark fear of accident
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‘Boy racers’ spark fear of accident
A beachside road in Dunedin had been labelled a "racetrack" once the clock strikes 3am, as boy racers descend on the usually quiet neighbourhood.
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Historic cottage for sale after nearly 120 years
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Historic cottage for sale after nearly 120 years
An historic wooden cottage which has been in the same family for nearly 120 years has been placed on the open market.
Paramedic worried for unsafe driver
Paramedic worried for unsafe driver
A critical care paramedic almost wiped off the road by a woman driving in the wrong lane on Three Mile Hill Rd says it is only a matter of time before she is involved in an accident.
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Decline in cruise ships ‘disappointing’
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Decline in cruise ships ‘disappointing’
Cruise ship advocates have been taking their case to the government after reports of another quiet season looming.
'Shame!': Peters greeted with protest at Hillside
'Shame!': Peters greeted with protest at Hillside
Protesters greeted Winston Peters with cries of '"shame" at Dunedin's Hillside Workshops and swarmed his vehicle as he left.
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Violent rapist freed 3 years early from prison
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Violent rapist freed 3 years early from prison
A rapist whose jailhouse beating led to another prisoner’s death has been paroled with nearly three years remaining on his sentence.
Fleeing driver hits 180kmh on southern motorway
Fleeing driver hits 180kmh on southern motorway
A Dunedin driver who fled from officers at speeds of about 180kmh on the southern motorway can expect a visit from police today.
10,000 NZers may have lost vision due to toxoplasmosis
10,000 NZers may have lost vision due to toxoplasmosis
Otago University researchers estimate 40,000 New Zealanders are affected by ocular toxoplasmosis, a parasite spread by cats.