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Doctor defends supplying cannabis
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Doctor defends supplying cannabis
Days before Te Kāika’s long-awaited Wellbeing Hub was opened, a doctor allegedly supplied cannabis to a patient in a carpark.
More Southerner dates welcomed
More Southerner dates welcomed
A week after a South Island train experience was announced another one has been revealed as train travel becomes more popular.
University of Otago graduands, 1pm ceremony
University of Otago graduands, 1pm ceremony
In a ceremony at the Dunedin Town Hall at 1pm today, 347 people will graduate in person from the University of Otago
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Distracted skipper whose boat sank fined $4000
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Distracted skipper whose boat sank fined $4000
The skipper of a Dunedin fishing boat who grounded the vessel while scrolling on his phone has been fined $4000.
Cool fun
Cool fun
South Otago High School pupils (from left) Jack Baxter, Lachlan McKenzie and Aiden Lyall, all 14, make the most of the hot weather at St Clair Beach, in Dunedin
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Fear contractor’s pesticide killed bumblebees at school
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Fear contractor’s pesticide killed bumblebees at school
St Leonards School pupils who were shocked to find dead bees scattered across their playground fear pesticide sprayed by an NZTA contractor is to blame.
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200kg door fell on to forklift
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200kg door fell on to forklift
Worksafe was notified after a 200kg door failed and collapsed on to a forklift at a Dunedin wastewater plant.
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Bid for grey teal to be hunted
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Bid for grey teal to be hunted
The grey teal may become a hunted bird, although it may not be for a couple of years — if at all.
Audience participation key
Audience participation key
The production company (Base Entertainment/Anthony Street) that has previously delivered polished and technical Irish shows "Celtica", and "Celtic Illusion" has this time produced an early...
Pixie Town back to charm young and old alike
Pixie Town back to charm young and old alike
Pixie Town, the department store Christmas decor from the 1930s to 1980s, returned to Toitū for the holiday season yesterday and will be on display until Christmas Eve.
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Show skating to the fore in ‘Pan on Ice’
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Show skating to the fore in ‘Pan on Ice’
Double-axels and some "Olympic-level" performances are promised for tonight's Pan on Ice show.
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Ready to graduate suitably attired
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Ready to graduate suitably attired
Grayson Westgate’s mother has promised to go "berserk" if he crosses the graduation stage today wearing running shoes with his academic regalia.
University of Otago graduands, 4pm ceremony
University of Otago graduands, 4pm ceremony
In a ceremony at the Dunedin Town Hall at 4pm today, 376 people will graduate in person from the University of Otago
Obituary: Farquhar a grand man of the sea
Obituary: Farquhar a grand man of the sea
In his early teens, as World War 2 ended, Ian Farquhar became fascinated with the parade of grey-painted ships moving up and down Otago Harbour.
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Trouble in the village
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Trouble in the village
A year-long ODT investigation into a multimillion-dollar Dunedin health organisation has uncovered a slew of disgruntled former staff members, allegations of misconduct and personal-grievance payouts.
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Former Te Kāika manager guilty of serious charges
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Former Te Kāika manager guilty of serious charges
Health organisation Te Kāika was also fighting to hide the identity of one of its senior health workers who was before the courts on serious charges.
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Questions outnumber answers
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Questions outnumber answers
A feted Dunedin charity is now under Department of Internal Affairs scrutiny. Mary Williams took a closer look at Te Kāika’s performance, governance and oversight.
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'An endless tide of threats and abuse': Rest-home worker
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'An endless tide of threats and abuse': Rest-home worker
A health worker who lost her job at Oxford Court rest-home in October says she does not know why she has now been trespassed from the complex.
Quarantine Island keeper ‘highly respected’
Quarantine Island keeper ‘highly respected’
The keeper of an Otago Harbour island is being remembered as a highly respected and cherished guardian.
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Doctorate ‘great honour’: Ellison
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Doctorate ‘great honour’: Ellison
For a self-professed "humble old Otago Peninsula sheep farmer", being awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Otago is "quite extraordinary".