Person stuck in car after crashing into Waitati ditch
A person is unable to exit their car after a crash in Waitati this morning.
Dunedin
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South Dunedin rules ‘no longer reflect’ risk
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South Dunedin rules ‘no longer reflect’ risk
Development rules for South Dunedin have been deemed inadequate for managing risk from natural hazards, but no move is imminent to change them.
Family tradition ‘unstoppable’
Family tradition ‘unstoppable’
Deborah Bay residents join their friends and family in taking a midwinter plunge into the waters of Otago Harbour yesterday.
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Inland Port fast-track details laid out
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Inland Port fast-track details laid out
Water quality, impact on mana whenua and road noise will be top of the panel’s mind, as hearings for Port Otago’s Southern Link Inland Port project get under way.
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Council fails to address all of its agenda; shelves items
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Council fails to address all of its agenda; shelves items
Warnings issued about the length of the Dunedin City Council’s meeting agenda proved correct: the council was unable to get through all of it.
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NZ must speak up for international law: specialist
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NZ must speak up for international law: specialist
Amid a volatile world, an international relations and law specialist visiting Dunedin was careful to put a short-term horizon on his message for young New Zealanders.
Bright start to day
Bright start to day
Runners set out on the Leith Harbour free time trial about 9am yesterday morning, backlit by the rising sun.
Hole lot of trouble for driver in South D
Hole lot of trouble for driver in South D
A driver was left with that sinking feeling in South Dunedin early this morning when their ute become lodged in a hole apparently created by a burst water main.
Crane your neck to see crane
Crane your neck to see crane
A Liebherr LTR11200 telescopic crawler crane places the cab (inset) on one of three tower cranes starting to be assembled on the new Dunedin hospital inpatient building site yesterday.
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Cable car line remnants found during works
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Cable car line remnants found during works
Remnants of a 120-year-old cable car line have been discovered during some routine water pipe maintenance in Dunedin.
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No 'heavy stick' from council over South Dunedin properties
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No 'heavy stick' from council over South Dunedin properties
The city council has no intention of ‘‘waving a heavy stick’’ at South Dunedin property owners over proposed buy-ups for flood mitigation work, its legal counsel says.
Breaking new ground
Breaking new ground
Charlotte Chinn, 15, of Christchurch, warms up on one of the new climbing walls at Resistance Climbing before competing in this year’s National Indoor Bouldering Series on Saturday.
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Fondness for Dunedin's dinosaur park emphasised
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Fondness for Dunedin's dinosaur park emphasised
The importance of Dunedin’s dinosaur slide has been thoroughly stressed to prospective contractors for Marlow Park’s multimillion-dollar upgrade.
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Conference’s aim to kick-start law reform
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Conference’s aim to kick-start law reform
When you have significant assets or an existing family home and you get married for the second time, should your new partner be entitled to a share of them if your relationship breaks down?
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United States beckons Otago Fulbright winners
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United States beckons Otago Fulbright winners
Two University of Otago graduates are off to top universities in the United States after winning Fulbright New Zealand Awards.
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No major changes proposed in animal bylaw review
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No major changes proposed in animal bylaw review
How to keep a rooster quiet was among the questions councillors considered when it came to controlling the keeping of animals in Dunedin.
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Intersectional feminism speech qualifies for finals
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Intersectional feminism speech qualifies for finals
A Dunedin teenager has once again made it into the finals of a national speech competition, this time for her reflection on intersectional feminism.
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Climbers converge to break in new bouldering gym
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Climbers converge to break in new bouldering gym
Climbers from around New Zealand helped to break in the facilities at a Dunedin bouldering gym for its first event at its upgraded premises.
Otago Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
Otago Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
The region’s best rhythmic gymnasts showed off their talent at the Otago Rhythmic Gymnastic Championships at the Edgar Centre over the weekend.
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Rules-based order ‘more important’ than ever
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Rules-based order ‘more important’ than ever
The co-ordinator of the 60th Otago Foreign Policy School says the ‘‘rules’’ New Zealand once understood are more ‘‘at threat’’ and yet ‘‘more important’’ than in decades.