Tasered Brockville man pepper-sprayed in hospital
A Dunedin man tasered by police was also pepper-sprayed after allegedly acting up while receiving medical care for the tasering.
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Suspicious fire started outside student flats
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Suspicious fire started outside student flats
A suspicious fire which left two student flats uninhabitable started outside the three-story building, investigators say.
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Video of alleged rape part of ‘plan to extort’: businessman
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Video of alleged rape part of ‘plan to extort’: businessman
A Dunedin businessman says a video of him allegedly raping a woman was taken as part of a ‘‘long-term plan to extort’’ him.
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Spa pool to close for months
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Spa pool to close for months
Significant tile failure has forced the spa pool at Mosgiel’s aquatic centre out of action for up to six months and prompted an independent report, the city council says.
Otago just holds onto place in top 200 unis
Retaining place reflects uni staff’s ‘dedication and quality’
The University of Otago has retained its place within the top 200 universities in the world in the latest QS rankings.
Pensioner carrying groceries across five lanes of traffic hit by truck
Pensioner carrying groceries across five lanes of traffic hit by truck
An ill-advised walk across Dunedin's one-way system landed a pensioner in hospital.
Placing possums in the spotlight
Placing possums in the spotlight
The spotlight is back on those gritty creatures who lurk at night and turn up in the most unlikely of places.
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Students taking steps to raise funds for World Vision
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Students taking steps to raise funds for World Vision
After feeling moved by the effect of climate change on a small Pacific Island nation, a group of Dunedin secondary school students felt compelled to go the extra mile to support its people.
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Defining final-year moment
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Defining final-year moment
No, it was not the seagulls — the loud squawks piercing the sea air were made by a cluster of Dunedin secondary school students.
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Dunedin man's drugs addressed to dead grandma
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Dunedin man's drugs addressed to dead grandma
A Dunedin man tried to import class-A substances to his mother’s home in the name of his dead grandmother, a court has heard.
Rules-based order focus of policy school
Rules-based order focus of policy school
Some of the world’s top foreign policy specialists will be in Dunedin next week to discuss New Zealand’s position amid the faltering international rules-based order.
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DCC to apply climate policy consistently
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DCC to apply climate policy consistently
Climate risks are set to be considered in Dunedin City Council decision-making more consistently, as moves are made to ensure infrastructure is resilient long-term.
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Working to solve ‘food resilience issue’
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Working to solve ‘food resilience issue’
A community-led programme will wield economies of scale to support local growers and boost Dunedin’s food resilience, an organiser hopes.
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Opening new cafe ‘a big leap for sure’
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Opening new cafe ‘a big leap for sure’
A hospitality newbie who quit her job to launch a cafe in a roadwork-plagued street says she is staying optimistic amid the cost-of-living crisis.
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Site readied for apartments
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Site readied for apartments
A 36-unit apartment building is set to be built on the corner of High and Clark Sts, and more than half of the units have already been snapped up.
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Minister's museum remarks show ‘ignorance’
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Minister's museum remarks show ‘ignorance’
Tūhura Otago Museum has labelled a government minister ignorant and ill-informed over her suggestion regional museums and galleries are not primary destinations for travellers.
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Millennial saint relic to visit Dunedin
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Millennial saint relic to visit Dunedin
Excitement is building in the Catholic community ahead of the arrival in Dunedin of a relic of the first millennial saint.
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Hospital ‘Band-Aid’ solutions decried
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Hospital ‘Band-Aid’ solutions decried
A former head of Health New Zealand’s infrastructure department says he is sick of ‘‘Band-Aid’’ solutions to bring Wakari Hospital up to modern standards.
Dunedin pedestrian hit by truck in serious condition
Dunedin pedestrian hit by truck in serious condition
A pedestrian hit by a truck while crossing the road in Dunedin this afternoon was taken to hospital in a serious condition.
One seriously injured in SH1 crash
One seriously injured in SH1 crash
Firefighters assess the scene of an accident on State Highway1 between Green Island and Fairfield yesterday.