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Celebrating ‘fresh’ Dunedin Sound
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Celebrating ‘fresh’ Dunedin Sound
A compilation album of contemporary music produced by the Dunedin City Council is receiving mixed reviews before it is recorded.
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Highest demand for halls
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Highest demand for halls
The University of Otago’s residential colleges are bursting at their seams next year, as the institution tries to find the best way to accommodate everyone.
NZDF moving from hall to new headquarters
NZDF moving from hall to new headquarters
For more than a century the Kensington Army Hall has been a hive of activity for the New Zealand Defence Force’s operations in Dunedin.
35kg of cocaine worth $12.25m seized in Dunedin
35kg of cocaine worth $12.25m seized in Dunedin
Customs officers have seized an estimated 35 kilograms of cocaine, with a street value of up to $12.25 million, from a shipping container at Port Chalmers.
‘Extraordinary’ writer recognised
‘Extraordinary’ writer recognised
An award-winning Dunedin author has received a Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement.
Chairs of boards chosen
Chairs of boards chosen
Dunedin City Council’s community boards have decided on the people who will chair their meetings.
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Authorities oppose longer Bottle-O hours
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Authorities oppose longer Bottle-O hours
Some heavy-hitters are lining up to oppose the extension of hours of a prominent bottle store in Dunedin’s student quarter.
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Otago research bound for Saturn’s largest moon
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Otago research bound for Saturn’s largest moon
Courtney Ennis’s research is about to go where no human’s research has gone before.
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Festival chance to share ‘love of beer’
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Festival chance to share ‘love of beer’
A humble brewer from Glenorchy is looking forward to sharing his meticulously crafted labour of love at the Dunedin Craft Beer and Food Festival over the next two days.
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Fireworks behaviour ‘disturbing’
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Fireworks behaviour ‘disturbing’
"Disturbing behaviour" in Dunedin’s student quarter put emergency services at serious risk and represents a disappointing uptick of poor behaviour in the area, officials say.
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Albany St report ordered
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Albany St report ordered
An urgent report is being prepared by Dunedin City Council staff about a contentious planned cycleway.
Holiday park celebrating centenary
Holiday park celebrating centenary
The Dunedin Holiday Park & Motels is marking a centenary, and its owners want the public to share their stories of the place.
Polytech to teach hundreds of students based in China
Polytech to teach hundreds of students based in China
Otago Polytechnic has signed up to a joint venture to eventually teach about 1200 Chinese students a year.
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Nurses under pressure
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Nurses under pressure
Dunedin's under-pressure emergency department is still waiting to fill positions, but a war of numbers is being fought by both the nurses’ organisation and the governing health body.
Dunedin pensioner who blacked out aided by Good Samaritan
Dunedin pensioner who blacked out aided by Good Samaritan
An injured pensioner was whisked away from his crashed car by a vigilant member of the public before an ambulance arrived.
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Portfolio structure will work better: Calvert
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Portfolio structure will work better: Calvert
A "cumbersome" relic of Otago Regional Council’s previous term has been replaced by a governance structure critics say lacks detail and leaves mana whenua out of the conversation.
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Service commemorates ‘dark day’ in country’s history
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Service commemorates ‘dark day’ in country’s history
Dunedin residents from all walks of life made time to gather together and remember a "dark day" in New Zealand history.
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New cameras to make roads safer
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New cameras to make roads safer
Drivers with a heavy right foot may soon start receiving speeding tickets from a new type of speed camera being installed around the southern regions.
Belief Tomahawk blaze was started by fireworks
Belief Tomahawk blaze was started by fireworks
Fireworks are believed to have started a large vegetation fire at Tomahawk Lagoon last night.
Making the best of it
Making the best of it
Otago Girls’ High School Japanese teacher Bronwyn Thomson gives blood while taking part in a half-day strike yesterday